Worlds Apart

Happy Father's Day to any dads that stumble across my blog for today. I hope that the month of June is treating everyone well. As usual, the summer Texas weather is being rambunctious and we are having an incredible lightning storm right now. I naturally cannot sleep with the sky illuminating every five seconds so I thought I would type out a quick entry.

I do have a movie review for today: The Family Stone. This movies sucks. I almost cannot bring myself to give it a proper review because of my extreme hatred for the movie. In order for any movie to be effective, it needs characters that are multidimensional and that the viewer can relate to and feel for during the film. Sarah Jessica Parker's character was easy to despise due to her obnoxious compulsions. The problem is that it was too robotic, no one would want her at their family Christmas and I would never be able to deal with her after some of the crap that spewed forth from her mouth. The Stone family was equally despicable. Who would want to be part of them? There wasn't enough background between the family itself to really suffer along side them knowing that their mother was dying. (By the way, it isn't really all that obvious in the film.) The only redeeming quality of the film was Claire Danes because she looked stunning. So without further ado, I award this movie 1/2 a heart out of 5 hearts. Not to mention the movie was so bad it has thrown me into a funny funk all day.

On the homefront I am being tormented by the fact that my husband is countries away and cannot find the time to call or to send a small email to let me know that he hasn't fallen off of the earth. Grant it, he has been doing a good job of calling everyday even though the cell bill will be outrageous, but he spoiled me in doing this. Now I lay with the house phone and my cell phone on the pillow next to my head as I attempt to sleep in hopes he will call. I also run to my computer every 20 minutes or so to see if I have received any emails. I know he has read mine because he checks them every day, a little courtesy is all I ask. Just let your wife know about all the fun you are having without her miles and miles away...(no bitterness here:)). I'm not angry...he he he

Seriously, I am jealous that he is traipsing around Europe, but that is all right because in one week we will be together in Rome. Ah...I can hardly wait. I might even be inclined to jot down a couple of blogs once I'm over there. Till then I hear a Tylenol PM calling my name.