so much for going to bed early

it's 1 AM. I got ready for bed around 8 pm. Simon was sleeping and the older boys were out with Daddy getting last minute supplies for their Pine Wood Derby cars. For some reason my husband found it necessary to buy a digital scale so he can weight the cars and then weigh them. (You will understand when you have a boy scout or two.)

While they were melting metal with a blow-torch and pouring it into the bottom of their cars, I decided to open up my 2010 blog book and try to finish it. Here I am 4 hours later still working away. It's finished, but I am making sure it's JUST the way I want it. And Aaron is still working on the cars so why not just stay awake?

In the background, My Best Friend's Wedding is playing. I've "watched" it twice in a row. I love Cameron Diaz. And Dermot Mulroney. He's got a deep, sexy voice and he makes a really handsome groom. I can watch this movie over and over and over. It reminds me of my senior year of high school. Michelle Carr and I spent months in Stephanie Kawa's basement scrapbooking our childhoods while watching Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and My Best Friend's Wedding. To this day, we still repeat lines (and act out dance moves) from these two movies... Those were the good old days. Stephanie was investigating the church and we had some wonderful conversations. We also laughed like I've never laughed before. I really miss those girls. It's been years since I've seen them. Tonight while "scrapbooking" and watching one of our favorite chick-flicks, I felt like a teenager again.

I've also been reflecting on what happened today. I made dinner with two of my dear friends who live just down the street from me. We made pizza while Dan in Real Life played in the background. We talked and laughed and I felt exactly like I did back in high school-- only this time we had kids running around and happened to be making dinner for our families. There will be a time when we will go our separate ways, and I just know I will long to be with them again. I ache just thinking about my friends who have moved away... Natalie, yes-- I am especially thinking about you! Every stage in life brings new friendships and I am so grateful for THIS time in my life. I have absolutely loved living in Vegas and meeting the wonderful people who live here.

Anyway, while spreading cheese and pepperoni's on our homemade dough, we talked about movies that we can watch over and over and over. Besides the ones I've already listed, I told them I LOVE to watch Bandits whenever I am folding clothes or working on a project that doesn't allow me to look at the screen. Have you seen it? If not, I would recommend it. It's hilarious. I also love While You Were Sleeping, Ever After, Sweet Home Alabama, Fools Rush In, Count of Monte Cristo, A Walk to Remember, Napoleon Dynamite, In Her Shoes, Can't Buy Me Love, Pretty in Pink and ANY musical-- it doesn't matter which. And of course, anything by Jane Austen. What movies MUST I add to the list?

Aaron is finally finished with the cars. The big race is tomorrow. He is excited and said he wishes he could start over and make something really awesome. I love the kid in him. It doesn't come out often, but when it does it's endearing. He's brushing his teeth now, so I am going to shut it down. What's up with my rambling lately?