I started the morning off today with a special treat for myself: a decaf Pumpkin Spice Latte and a pumpkin cream cheese muffin from Starbucks. YUM! Then I relaxed and watched a lot of post-election coverage which I enjoyed because the Dems have taken over the House. WOO HOO!! Now Bush has to be more accountable.

The other breaking news I'm SO EXCITED about: Brit and K-Fed are broken up! FINALLY...what the hell took so long! Yes, I listen to bubble gum pop...it's a guilty pleasure. I think Britney's life went down the toilet after she married this guy. Now she's back and I have a feeling this divorce is going to do great things for her career. Let's see...

OK...so the movie preview last night was TERRIBLE. The story's premise is interesting: the story of the man who killed Jesse James. Sounds interesting right? It is, except the way the movie moved (over 2.5 hours BTW) was so SLOW!! The dialogue was slow, there were a lot of unnecessary scenes, and it wasn't really action-filled like I thought it was going to be. There has to be some major editing done before this movie is worth going to; and even then, I say wait for the DVD. Unless you like Westerns, but even then, it wasn't that good. I'll tell you what was good: the sets, the costumes, and the acting by Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, and Sam Rockwell.

The other annoying part had nothing to do with the movie. I'm not sure if it's me being pregnant, but the littlest things get on my nerves these days. Yesterday during the preview, these women sitting behind us were eating sunflower seeds and all I kept hearing was the hulls popping. Then we heard plastic bags opening, Capri Sun juice pouches crunching, and to top it off...I smelled Wet Naps that they were using to wipe their hands! What the hell dude?! They had a full on meal back there. And they were opening more food right when the movie was about to end. What I can't tell is: Was it annoying because I'm pregnant and have no tolerance right now; or was it that the movie was boring so my mind was focusing on something else?; or was it truly annoying? Feel free to leave me comments on this issue :)

On a less complain-y note, I'd like to tout the effectiveness of a product that my sister-in-law Carrol sent me for my birthday. It's Ole Henriksen's Muscle Comfort Lotion. WOW do I love this stuff. I put it on my back in the morning after my shower and in the evening before bed and it soothes and relaxes my back, really. It has peppermint in it and it feels tingly and cool about 2 minutes after I put it on. My back feels really good and mind you, I don't believe in stuff like this very often. Thank you Carrol!! This is a wonderful treat you sent me.

And as you probably guessed...no baby yet!