The Camera is Rolling

Today I woke up like I always do, to the sound of a little boy calling out for us to get him up. Today was different though. After hearing him I heard the "beep" from a video camera and Scott saying, "July 24th, 2010, a day in the life."

I had forgotten. He was filming. Yes, that is right. My artsy fartsy husband has been filming our life from the moment we woke up. That is some really scary footage if you ask me.

It's all part of a you tube project. Here's the link if you're interested.

It calls for compelling footage of your life on July 24, 2010. I don't know that waking up, making muffins, eating with friends, book club, lunch, and the rest of our day is that compelling but we'll see.

I do know that I was filmed at 6:54 this morning and I think I deserve wife of the year for that.

Too much!

I've been thinking a lot about how much technology we have in front of us all the time.

You see, we have a desktop, a laptop, an IPad, 2 IPhones, and 2 Televisions all in one fairly small house. We don't need to move but a few feet to reach the next gadget. The worse part is, we reach a lot. I've caught myself eating lunch with the little guy while I check my email. I wonder what he thinks. I'm sure he wishes I was talking to him instead.

I've decided to put down the phone or computer while I'm with him. We are both happier that way.

I read an article a few months ago discussing the possible effects of technology on children. It discussed possible links to ADD, discussed the effects on communication skills, and on intellect. I'm a little scared of what this technology is going to do to the next generation...even to our generation.

Anyways, here is a clip I caught this morning from Kathie Lee and Hoda on the Today Show. We decided that our kitchen table is going to be a cell free zone. I'm working on making Sundays unplugged too...I'll let you know if we get there.

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Just Beachy

My honey and I just got back from fabulous trip to Grand Cayman. We were celebrating my upcoming 30th birthday and it was quite the celebration. We had so much fun! Niether of us had ever been to Grand Cayman and we were so pumped that we made such a good choice. It was a much needed vacation. Although we missed our little guy so much we were so glad to be away just the two of us without any other distractions. Everytime we vacation we are reminded of how important it is to spend time with just each other outside of our normal day to day lives....and what better place to do that than the Carribean!

We didn't take too many pictures this trip which is really shocking if you know Scott. The main activities there are water activities so once you take one beach picture you have taken them all. Here are a few we did take.

Scott and I at dinner at the wharf.

I fed the Tarpons at The Wharf. Yes, I was the only one older than 21 doing it but I couldn't resist feeding those nasty fish.

The sunsets were the most beautiful I have ever seen. No, I don't know why this is underlined and I can't fix it.

Lunch at Rum Point. We rented a car and Scott did a terrific job driving on the wrong side of the road. We only went the wrong way on a one way street once. Way to go honey!

This was the view from our hotel room. Not too bad!

Looking out from our hotel at the beach. We stayed at the Westin.

We went on a fabulous tour to Sting Ray City with a group called "Fat Fish Adventures." If you are ever going to Cayman I would totally recommend doing their Sea Doo tour. It was the highlight of our trip. We got to enjoy a half day of jetskiing in the Carribean, Sting Ray City with a tiny group, Snorkeling, a little tour of the island, and ended the day at a beachside bar with the group before we jetskiied back to the van. It was perfect. The guides were hillarious and even made the van ride fun!

Here are just a couple of the 20ish sting rays that joined us for a feeding. They were so soft and very interesting. The water is that clear everywhere. We were about 15 miles out from the land here.

Here is a picture of Scott holding a sting ray at Sting Ray City. I held one too but one pic is enough.

Our Sea Doo.

Kaibo. The beachside bar they brought us to.

Our last breakfast there before we left for home. We were ready to see our little man.

We loved Grand Cayman. Let me know if you ever need any suggestions for a trip there!

Getting Ready

We're getting ready to leave for our trip to Grand Cayman and we are so excited! We've had a sick boy on our hands for several weeks and he's finally over it so it is time to vacay! I'm kind of freaking out because there is a 30% chance of storms every day that we are there. The picture they show on weather.com just makes me mad because the sun is just barely peeking around the clouds...it just looks negative. I'm hoping it's just a little "Island Rain." You know, the kind that happens for like 30 minutes or so here and there and the sun comes out in between. We're praying hard for good weather, and for safe travel, and that we survive without getting our little boy's bear hugs everyday, and that my mom remembers how to Skype so we can talk to him.

This is what I'm going to miss...

Isn't he the most precious thing in the world!

Now off to pack!

someday

Scott laughs at me all the time because I enter every sweepstakes I see. I just can't help myself because someone has to win it, right? I'm almost ashamed to admit that I haven't been entering daily like I usually do for the new HGTV home. That is about to change because the more I look at it, the more I love it!

Here is a pic

Isn't it just perfect! It's not the "Dream" house that they do each year, it's actually the "Green" house. That would normally kind of annoy me but for some reason that makes it that much better this time. It's just outside of Cape Cod which is a huge bonus for me because I'd be so close to family. It also has the perfect front porch for sipping my morning cappuccino and it comes with a car which is great because we currently only have one! What more could a girl ask for. So, I will begin entering daily through June 4th and I'll let you know if I win. If you win and you found out about this from me I definitely think I should be your first guest in the home...or you could at least give me the car.

Parenthood

Scott and I absolutely love NBC's new show, "Parenthood." We love it so much that we have basically dropped two other shows and watch this instead. Let's be honest, "American Idol" is just not doing it for me this year and "24" is kind of depressing (are quotations what you are supposed to use around tv shows or is that just magazines?).

Every member of the "Braverman Family" is so easy to relate to. I've found myself laughing and crying all within a matter of minutes. Plus, they are raising awareness for Autism having a charachter with Asperger's Syndrome.

Here's the huge cast

Can't you just picture youself fitting right into their family too?

If you haven't been watching you can catch up on the 4 or so episodes you missed on hulu. I think you'll like it just as much as we do!