Bloggy Friday

Here's something I don't think I've really mentioned to anyone: I'm a little bit addicted to mommy blogs.

Have you ever read a mommy blog? They're just what they sound like - moms blog about the cute (and gross) things their kids do, they talk about their husbands and marriages, that sort of thing. And I LOVE them. "Become mommy blogger" is one more thing I've added to my list of Things I Must Do When I Have Children. (List also includes quit job to be stay-at-home mom, enroll any and all daughters in dance classes as soon as they can walk, and dress children alike for my own personal enjoyment.)

So for today, I've compiled a little linkspam of mommy (and daddy!) blogs that I love.

The first one I started following is Pacing The Panic Room. The author, Ryan, writes about his and his wife's adventures as they get ready for the birth of their first child. The thing that drew me to this blog first was the photography. Ryan is a photographer and he takes the most awesome belly pictures of his wife every week. This is the most recent:

Awesome, yes? I think so. :)

That blog led me to Attack of the Redneck Mommy - and I admit I only looked at this one because of the title, heh. I haven't had time yet to go back and read more than just the most recent posts, but I plan to. This lady is hilarious, y'all.

From that one - you see the pattern here, right - I found my absolute favorite mommy blog, The Spohrs Are Multiplying. This blogger, Heather, writes some of the funniest stuff I have ever read - just the way she puts things is awesome. And there's lots of pictures and videos of her little girl, Madeline. This may possibly be the cutest baby ever:

Don't you just want to squish her? I do! Sadly, Maddie passed away in April - she was a preemie and had been dealing with lots of health problems - and Heather has been writing about this experience too. It's heartbreaking and beautiful all at once.

While cruising the archives of that blog, I found moosh in indy. Talk about adorable kids! Check out this one, affectionately referred to as The Moosh:

So, you may ask, what is the draw? Why read blogs about the lives of people I don't know and will probably never meet? Well I'll tell you. First of all, I think I like mommy blogs specifically because pretty much my number-one goal is to be a mommy myself. I've got the whole maternal instincts thing going on, I love little kids, I suffer from raging baby envy. I think that's why mommy blogs in particular appeal to me the way they do. But beyond that, when you read these blogs, you come to feel like you do know them. Maybe you see similarities to yourself, or to someone you know. So then their story isn't just theirs, it becomes universal. It could be anyone's story. You find something you can relate to, or see that someone else has gone through something you may have gone through. I think it's safe to assume that everyone who might read this knows about the relationships that can be formed across the miles via the Wonderful Interwebz, so that's why I like blogs.

Plus all these bloggers are awesomely talented writers and really really freakin' funny. They're just fun to read.

And now you know what I do at work! ;)

No, wait, this is important.

We haz New Moon set pics. From Italy. Those of you who have read teh book - you know what that means. Look at this.

Hey, did you happen to notice that Robward isn't wearing a shirt?

See, he took it off himself.

And here's his back. Just ... cause.

Stupid watermark.

Just for good measure, how about a profile shot?

Now we've all seen Robward's lack of shirt, yes? Are you sure? Because this is important. Like, just in general.

And I have to compliment whoever picked out those shoes. Teh Les approves of those shoes.

As long as the sparkle (speaking of which, the little black dots crack me up) is better than the first time around, I'm thinking this movie is going to rock my socks.

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Plus - did you see Robward sans shirt??

Pics from the awesome gallery at www.edwardandbella.net!

Just cryptic enough to make you mad. Plus pictures!

Okay ... let's get hypothetical for a minute.

Let's say you agreed to do something, but then you were plagued with second thoughts and worries and fears and whatnot. It isn't necessarily something that might hurt you or anything, nothing like that, but - what do you do?

And then let's say that someone you're very close to is in a situation that you don't feel good about. Your instincts are telling you it's not going to end well, but that's all you have to go on - a feeling. You're not sure it's bad, you just have this feeling that it might be. What do you do there?

Now that I've been all vague - pictures! I found these all over the Internets and they're too good to keep to myself.

I am so ashamed of my reaction to this

Okay, my babies: the New Moon poster was unveiled yesterday. I didn't have much hope for it because I heard it was pretty plain, but I have to say I LOVE IT. Take a gander:


My jaw dropped when I saw it, but that's not the part I'm ashamed of. Here's the part I'm ashamed of: although I love Edward with the intensity of a thousand suns, my eyes went straight to the yummy that is Taylor Lautner, bless his little furry heart. (That boy don't look no stinkin' 17 years old, can I just say.) So here was my initial reaction:

Well hello there, Taylor! How YOU doin?

Mm-hm. Mmm-hmmm. Mmmm-hmmmmmm.

Oh, hi Rob. Yeah, you look nice too, sweetie.

That is an awkward pose you've got going on there, KStew. (I say that as if it's something new and exciting. *slaps forehead*)

OH TAYLORRRRR ...

I am ashamed. During the sparkle-less parts of this movie I'm going to have to keep a continuous loop of all the times Jacob is an asshat in Eclipse running through my mind so I don't totally jump ship. Don't revoke my Team Edward card, k? Please? I'll do better, I promise.