I Love Me Some Haley

From the first time she sang "Fallin" by Alicia Keys weeks and weeks ago, I knew Haley had a killer voice. You hear me? KILLER.

The judges have been hating on her all season. She hasn't been getting a ton of buzz. They've been overly hard on her and have not been recognizing just how good her voice is! Yes, she needs help with stage presence but THE GIRL CAN SING.

I will only be satisfied if a girl wins. I am okay with Haley winning. I am okay with Lauren winning. I am NOT okay with James being the winner. The person I am most irritated with is He-Who-Holds-His-Microphone-Like-A-Flute-And-Sings-Out-Of-The-Corner-Of-His-Mouth.

Plus, it's been a long time since a girl has won the show. And the two boys that are left bug me to no end.

I feel like I'm the only person on this planet who loves Haley. Anybody else? DOES ANYONE ELSE RECOGNIZE HOW GOOD SHE IS?!?!? She is SO GOOD!!!

I would also like to take this time to point out that Lady Gaga is indeed, absolutely insane. Her wig last night seemed to be made of panda hair.

Confession Session

1. After listening to Mandisa share her joy on the radio this morning about how she has lost 120 lbs., I promptly pulled into the Kolache Factory and purchased TWO sausage and cheese kolaches for breakfast. And they were sooooo good.

2. On Sunday, I made a yellow cake with cream cheese frosting. Problem is, as soon as I put the cake in the oven, I realized I forgot to spray the pan with Pam! The cake still tastes ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS but, sadly, it looks like a hot mess since it didn't come out of the pan all the easily. Grant and I are still eating it though.

3. My big bad day from last week and the reason I'm in a rental car is because I was in a wreck. Yup, I was. And it was my fault. I rear-ended someone. It wasn't all that bad of an accident (her truck was pretty much fine) but I hit right in the sweet-spot and it is costing alot of money to fix my car. I feel horrible about stuff like that. I mean, clearly it wasn't intentional, and I wasn't on the phone or anything, but I hate that I'm costing us money.

4. I really don't like being the more expensive spouse.

5. There are some BIG THINGS on the horizon for Jen the Newlywed. NON-PREGNANCY RELATED things. Things that make me very happy. Things I hope to share with you soon! (I repeat: Not. Pregnant.)

He May Be Weirder Than Me

Scene: It's 8:15am on Saturday morning. Jen has just woken up, rolls over, and sees her husband laying next to her, just waking up...

Jen: (yawns) Good Morning....

Grant: Good Morning.

Jen: How did you sleep?

Grant: Um, very Bob Seger-like.

Jen: (blank stare) What does that mean?

Grant: (bursting into song) LIKE A ROCK!!!!!

Jen: Wow.

If You Weren't Completely Convinced that I'm Weird, This Should Settle That For You

So, I'm a bizarre human being.

And sometimes I find a new hobby or activity that most people wouldn't find all that entertaining but I JUST LOVE IT.

A few weeks ago, someone posted this little activity on facebook called "How to Create An Album Cover". The directions were simple:

1. Go to wikipedia and click "Random Article". The title of whatever article comes up is the name of your band.

2. Go to http://www.quotationspage.com/ and click on "Random Quote". The last 4 or 5 words of the 5th quote on the page is the title of the album.

3. Go to flickr.com and click the "Interesting Uploads from the Past 7 Days" page. The 3rd photo is the image for your album cover.

4. Go to http://www.picnik.com/ and put them all together.

Now, here's where I get weird. I did ONE of these and I was hooked. I MAKE THEM ALL THE TIME NOW. Especially when I'm in a bad mood or something. I make them and they make me laugh. Here are just a few of the assortment I have created:



I know, I'm a weirdo.

The Rental

I am currently driving a rental car.

I was hoping I could get something fun for a few days. Something chic, like a sports car.

Or maybe something sporty, like a little SUV.

You know, just a little fun for a few days while my car is in the shop.

But, instead, I got a station wagon.

So sexy.

Things I Learned About Myself Yesterday

1. When you start off the day crying, you should probably just stay home.

2. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS have caffeine before you get your day started. You can't function without it.

3. Don't leave the house in the morning without spending some time in prayer, reading your Bible, or both. You have to have perspective.

4. Sometimes we all have to learn our lesson.

5. Sometimes that IS NO FUN AT ALL.

6. Sometimes something that's not a big deal brings up a whole bunch of junk that is a big deal.

7. I don't like to be a burden to other people.

8. Before I turn to God in my times of sadness, I turn to food. This needs to change. He needs to be my first place I turn to, not my last resort.

9. Sleep makes everything better.

10. At some point,I should've just declared May 3, 2011 as a failure and gone home and gone to sleep until it was May 4. There are sometimes that you just have to surrender.

11. Submit to the fact that you've lost all perspective and things aren't really that bad but now you've been crying so long that you're just all together a mess.

12. Hugs from the husband are very, very helpful.

13. Pray more.

14. Surrender to the ugly cry.

15. Tomorrow is coming.

And now that it is tomorrow, I can say with a BIG SMILE on my face that today is SO much better than yesterday, God is good, and everything is going to be a-okay. :)

Today Is Not Going Well...

Oh, man. Today has not been a good day.

Even before 8am, today has not been a good day. I'm not going to get into why.

What I will tell you is that on the way to work, I immediately started thinking about all the things that make me feel better.

What makes Jen feel better when she is not doing so well?

Well, this video for one thing:

And also the following, because I like to eat my feelings:

God bless carbohydrates. Amen.