2010 movies I already love you...

There are sooooo many movies coming out this year that I'm super excited about! My list is so long I'm not even really sure where to begin, but....


Currently out right now that I want to see is When in Rome and the Lovely Bones. I'm a sucker for chick flick movies like When and Rome so of course it's a must. As for the Lovely Bones...I listened to the audio book a few years back and I have a feeling it's going to be much like My Sister's Keeper was. Great books, but hard to watch and not cry your eyes out.

Movies to come....Dear John, Valentines Day, The Wolfman, Shutter Island, Alice in Wonderland, The Back Up Plan, Remember Me, She's Out Of My League, The Bounty Hunter, The Runaways, Grown Ups, Last Song, Repo Men, Iron Man 2, Robin Hood, Sex & The City 2, Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Salt, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time, Letters To Juliet, Knight & Day.....I mean really the list goes on and on!

Movies at the top of my list include:

Dear John
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989757/

Valentines Day

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817230/
I mean could they have possibly packed any more top actors and actresses in this movie?!?!?

Alice In Wonderland

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1014759/
I'm a huge fan of Tim Burton films and I'm postive that this will be nothing short of amazing!

The Runaways

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1017451/
Love, love, love the music and I think this movie will be FANTASTIC! Super excited doesn't even begin to describe what I am for this movie!

And of course last but not least...
Twilight Saga: Eclipse

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1325004/

I wish I could say that you will be able to find me in the theaters on each opening day, but sadly that probably won't happen.

2010 you were supposed to be different...better...

2010 was supposed to be a new and better year for me....or so I had planned. But as we all know things don't always go as planned. One of my biggest plans for the year was to start school and now it looks like that plan will either be put off for a while or won't happen at all.

On January 15th my brother had gone out to celebrate his 29th birthday. Around 2 in the morning he was in a horrific car accident that almost claimed his life. By the grace of God he pretty much walked away. He was transported to Washington Regional in Fayetteville where we learned that he had a concussion, dislocated both hips, broke his neck, broke his pelvis, fractured his left hip, broke the bones on top of his left foot and cut his right leg down to the bone. He was driving my dad's classic chevy pickup and totaled it. He hit a metal stoplight pole dead center, causing the engine to get pushed up into the cab of the truck. He should have been pinned in the truck but some how the driver side door got pushed open and he was thrown into the street. Three people drove passed the accident and not one person stopped. I will give them credit for calling it in, but how do you not stop to make sure someone is ok, alive or if they need help?!?!? How do you not stop?!?! I can't imagine what it must have been like for him while he laid there yelling for help.... How is it that I know these details you may ask...coming from a small town you end up knowing most of the people in town. The dispatcher who received the calls and dispatched the state trooper to the scene happened to be a close friend of the family and told us the details.

Since that night he has been transported to another hospital over a hundred miles from us and has gone through surgery to repair his hip and pelvis. He will have to wear a neck brace for the next 3 months to repair his neck and won't be able to walk for the next 3 months either. After the 3 months is over he will have to go through rehab and learn how to walk again.

So for the next few months my time and energy will be going to the family. Helping everyone get back on track. School at this point is not much of an option....important thing is that my brother survived and no one else was involved in the accident.

OH how things change...

Since I was a little girl, I have planned my "wedding" multiple times. I have dreamt of what colors, themes, bridesmaids and decorations I wanted. Every last detail was thought of. Sadly this same thought process has gone for my friends weddings too :) Back before Chase placed the beautiful engagement ring on Brittany's tiny little finger, wedding ideas had already taken place in my head. (haha don't judge...it's called a best friend being prepared) Originally, way before Chase came into the picture Brittany had always talked about how nice it would be to have a beach wedding. So I of course had multiple ideas and locations planned out. Since then the theme of Brittany's wedding has changed to Rustic (side note...I'm in love with this idea more so than the beach wedding). Although the theme has stayed the same since this beauty came into the picture....



the location has not! There has probably been talk of about 3 to 4 different locations. Annoying as this is, it's very typical during the wedding planning process. Now that we are officially in 2010, the location is for sure set and will not be changing again. Brittany and I have truly jumped on board the wedding planning process and have started finalizing all details. So for those of you that read my blog (all two of you ha) get ready because it's all wedding from here on out!

I've been bad...

I've neglected my blog most of December! I had many times where I thought I would blog but everytime I thought about this I either couldn't get my thoughts together or the topic was a little to personal for all the world to see. But today was the day to get back to my blog. What shall my topic be....what everyone is blogging about right now of course! New's Years Resolutions.

2009 was a horrible horrible year for me! Without going into too much detail the year included MAJOR back surgery for my dad that almost killed him, a break up from a long distance relationship, many many finacial struggles, a divorce in the family and really the list goes on and on. I can however say that I survived it all! 2009 sucked! I hated it with a PASSION, and I only hope that 2010 proves to be a better year and there are definitely steps that will be taken on my part. I spent my entire year of 2009 trying to fix everyone around me and their problems. This is not a bad thing, as it's good to help the people you love. Therefore I do not regret it, but this year I will focus a little more on myself and the things I need to do to make myself happier and healthier along with making things happier and healthier for Cohen.

I plan to work towards starting school, work out more (yeah yeah I know everyone says this at the beginning of the year) but one of the biggest and will be the hardest to tackle....making myself a healthier and happier me for DATING... Yeah I said the dreaded "D" word. For multiple reasons I have avoided dating. Those reasons including the above mentioned LDR, of course recovery time after the LDR, and then excuse after excuse as to why I couldn't/shouldn't. Having a child (who without a doubt is my entire world) I am very protective and guarded over mixing my son and dating. With the LDR he probably met my son a total of maybe 3 times in a time period of probably a year and a half. I feel very strongly about keeping my son shielded from that world. I will not have his childhood memories include multiple dating partners with mommy. So because I feel so strongly about this I've found it a lot easier just to not date or even think about dating. This year I will change that. I don't need someone to complete me, I am perfectly comfortable in my own skin to be on my own. But I do know that it would be nice to have someone and that I do deserve to be happy.

So here's to school, working out, dating and being a happier healthier me!