June 27, 2006

Wish Upon a Star:

While watching The View this morning, Star Jones Reynolds announced that she will be leaving the View. This came as a surprise to the audience, viewers and all of her co-anchors as well. She stated on the show, “I’m not sure what the future holds, but I’m absolutely sure Who holds the future.” She will be leaving mid-july, a few months before Rosie O’Donnell begins filling in for Meredith Vieira Sept. 5th. There is no word yet if Star will be replaced, and there is rumor that she may possibly be starting her own talk show.

Baby Blues:
When will we see baby Suri? The question has come up quite frequently as it’s been almost 3 months since her birth. Tom Cruise is waiting for the highest bidder to purchase a photo of his daughter, but so far that’s only been 3 mil. Brangelina’s baby Shiloh got 4 mil. (which was donated to African charities) so of course, 3 mil. isn’t quite enough for Tom.

Patsy Ramsey, mother of JonBenet Ramsey, dies at age 49 of a recurrence of ovarian cancer. She was diagnosed in 1993, and became a popular media figure after the 1996 slaying of her six year-old beauty pageant daughter, JonBenet. Patsy found a ransom note on their back staircase Dec. 26, 1996 and her husband John found his daughter dead in their basement 8 hours later. The case remains unsolved, but suspiscions are flying again with Patsy’s death.

Kevin Richardson says bye-bye-bye (sorta) to the Backstreet Boys... And they were still together?!

BLACK is the new Blonde?

....Britney thinks YES.

On a HAPPIER note:

The Kidman-Urban wedding, appeared to have gone without a glitch! The couple is now off honeymooning in the South Pacific at an exclusive resort.

I didn't have to report for Jury Duty today, PTL!! (sorry Ashley...)

But while the jury was out, clearly the Fashion Police have been on the prowl. Jude Law and Lindsay Lohan have been CAUGHT. Their bond has yet to be determined.

FYI: The President has an IPOD.

I hope you all are fabulous and enjoyed your weekend full of travels!! North Carolina misses you...and so do I!! Thanks for all the updates on your adventures, stay safe and have a blast!

Count Down until Meredith returns from Italy/Switzerland: T-minus 4 days!

June 22, 2006

Happy Birthday

Lauree!!

Wedding Bells:
So, the story goes...Keith and Nicole are planning to marry this Sunday in Syndney, Australia. Melissa and Hayley, you should probably consider it a field trip!


Heatbreak Hotel:
J-Timberlake and Cam-Diaz have split. J-Tim supposedly claimed he just wanted to be single for awhile.

Baby Rumors:
More Reese/Ryan babies coming our way?!? The jury is still out on that one...it appeared that way, but now Reese is suing a tabloid for claiming that she was pregnant. So maybe not.


Speaking of 'jury'...I have jury duty on Tuesday. ew. no worries though Ashley, I'll fill you in on that one.

FYI: According to a recent KLOVE broadcast, reports are in, the most courteous city in WORLD, not just the United States is...New York City.

Well I'm off to the lake for the weekend (gettin' out of the county, watch yoself!)... just another family reunion. So here's hoping that my mom's cousin shows up in his 'jorts'. (he wears them every year, cut-off jean shorts, no need to bring a swimsuit, just jump right in they dry out. eventually.) mmkay, nothing really to report here, but i hope you all are well, I miss you all and can't wait to see you soon! Until our next updates...peace out homies!

June 20, 2006

Canes take the Cup!!!

Stanley is in the HOUSE...and will be hanging out in North Carolina for the next oh...year. The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 in game 7 on Monday night. Several festivities are planned to celebrate in Raleigh, including a parade around the RBC center tonight with live music and presentations (and a chance to meet the players, hellooo Cam Ward), plus a parade Wednesday afternoon starting at St. Mary's school and heading downtown on Hillsborough Street. You should really try to make it out. They're even passing out foam hockey pucks. I also hear (from a very reliable source in Seattle) that the Canes players will finally shave their superstitious facial growth, and collectively place it in a 'pillow' to auction off for charity. scratchy. Mike Commodore's mop will also be donated, and he is allowing the highest bidders the opportunity to actually CUT his hair. So vote now. Well that's about all the caniac-ness you'll be getting from me...well until the season starts back up again (in about 46 days). Season tickets anyone??


Soo....that's about all the CRUCIAL news for now...more later kids!

June 18, 2006

Where’s Waldo this week?!

(behind the older lady in the beautiful fushia top & skirt)

How about they now have an interactive Where’s Waldo game, with the whole point and click deal. What happened to the books?!

So while you all are off traveling the world, you can count on me to be in one trusty location! Know that I am praying for you all and completely jealous and amazed by all of YOUR stories and travels! Not too much to report on, but here’s an little more of what you’ve been missing from the dirty south!

Beauty Roles:
Ashlee, attempting to look more like big sis, Jessica:

According to US weekly, Ashlee has had a nose job, jaw softening and lip plumping, along with using the same hair stylist as her sister, all to appear more like her...watch out Nick??

Babies R Us
Matt Damon and his wife Luciana gave birth to their first baby girl, Isabella last Sunday in Miami.

Britney Spears is reportedly contemplating having her next birth in Namibia. This is after Angelina and Brad returned from Namibia with their baby Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. According to People magazine, Shiloh was born at the Cottage Hospital in Swakopmund, Namibia:

Recent photo of the new daddy and Shiloh:

Sports: The Canes aren’t able to “Ward” off the Oilers yet

The Carolina Hurricanes suffered a tough blow Saturday night in game 6 at Edmonton. Carolina lost 0-4 to the Oilers. Carolina’s center, Doug Weight viewed the game from a box seat, after an injury in game 5, but they saw a return to the ice of one of their leading scorer’s Erik Cole(26) after a neck injury in March. The teams are tied at 3 games each, and the Canes are hoping for an end in their favor, back home, with the Stanley cup Monday night in game 7.

Some crazy caniacs…I think they’re from Argentina, Ashley maybe you’ve seen them?

Family news:

Mom is back from Mexico and this is my souvenir:

…maybe they have these in YOUR country?

SO...I ran into grandpa at the mall in Burlington the other day. He was walking laps waving at random children with his new addition: a cane. I asked him why he was using a cane he claimed it was for balance. He proceeded to tell me all about his recent BINGO activities and swim lessons at 6am. He then described to me that he saw a man in the middle of Chick-Fil-A with his computer (he didn’t know there were such things as ‘laptops’) and how was it possible that he wasn’t dropping his crumbs into his computer. So anyway, after running into grandpa I decided to take advantage of the Belk’s Father’s day sale and purchased a few necessary items (too bad Old Navy, Target and Michael’s weren’t having a father’s day sale as well.)

And the winner is...
Supposedly the 101 million dollar power ball lottery was won by someone from North Carolina. Maybe it was your mom?

Fill-er-up...

RIIIGHT….but gas prices are down slightly at $2.67 a gallon(at Sheetz in Mebane).

Now Playing at Graham Cinema: Failure to Launch ($2)

FYI: The mayor of Mebane is Glendel Stephenson (we learned this in 3^rd grade) isn’t he cute??

Ok so nothing exciting…I know, but remember where I am, and I’ll get back to you on that one! I love you all and happy travels!!

June 16, 2006

Hello all my abroad and Seattle friends!! I’m counting the days until each of you return! I miss you and love you all greatly, and have so much fun reading about your adventures and discoveries in your respective countries! So, in order to keep my sanity (since I haven't left the country, much less the county) I have created a blog to keep you all updated on what's going on in America...in case you haven’t heard. So here's what's up so far:

A defiant Britney Spears takes on the tabloids:

Britney, did an interview on Dateline NBC, that aired last night. She tried claiming all the tabloid stories were wrong: she and Kevin are fine, she’s doing her best to be a good mom, and she is NOT a redneck.?? I think more people would have taken her seriously if she wasn’t chomping out some gum, had taken time to brush her hair and tuck in her “treasures”, especially since she is like 6 months pregnant!

Watch-out McDreamy, here comes McDaddy!

So, I was reading the newspaper, well the magazine that comes in the middle of the newspaper, and this was the top story. So Chris O’Donnell you know, the hot new vet, Finn, that Meredith is dating on Grey’s?! Yep, so he’s got 4 kids (the youngest, Finley, is 3mos.) I mean naming his son after his character, how cute is that!! What an absolutely adorable story, his wife was a kindergarten teacher, and they take all the kids to church and bribe them with a doughnut afterwards if they’re quiet. Talk about melting your heart.

Weather: Sunny Skies for Father’s Day

Now that we’ve gotten enough rain to last us awhile…things are warming up and looking clear for the next few days! I hope all of your daddies aren’t missing their daughters too much, and get the chance to enjoy their Father’s Day! Praise the Lord that He has shown us a glimpse of His love for us through our wonderful earthly fathers!!

Compliments of Hurricane Alberto

Alberto came through Wednesday, dropping an average of 5-6 inches of rain in the triangle. Several major roads were closed because of flooding. Ashley and Melissa, you could have practiced those mad canoeing skills! There was also flooding in several other surrounding counties. Crabtree creek decided to become a LAKE, flooding out the mall. The mall closed at noon Wednesday, but reopened noon Thursday, however several stores remain closed due to water damage. Good thing Hello Kitty lives on the second floor!

Lower level parking garage

Gas Station on corner of Glenwood & Leadmine

You know, the road behind the mall that we take to get to the food court.

Sports: Strong Hurricanes headed towards Alberta

The Carolina Hurricanes, weren’t able to close out the Edmonton Oilers in game 5 Wednesday night. The Canes lost in overtime 3-4. The Oilers, intercepted a pass during our power play and scored the winning goal. The Canes arrived at their hotel in Edmonton this morning, and are hoping to settle the series in game 6 Saturday night, and bring Stanley home to Raleigh!

Cam, the man, denies a goal in the third period.

FYI: Did you know that you can buy a 4-pack of seasoned salt from Bojangles' website?

Okay so hopefully, if you weren’t, now you’re caught up on the American headlines, and I’ll leave you with some parting thoughts and…

Visions of home…

…only 2 more months and we’ll be back…

…to get CRUNKED about our…

…YAY!!!

No clue here kids...

This should be fun!