TV Time!

If that title instinctively made you sing "T-shirt time, t-shirt time" a la Pauly D- we're on the same page! Would you like to play a special edition of "What's On My DVR"? I thought so! I love TV and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Yesterday I read an article where Oprah said she thinks TV has been reduced to mind numbing trash, which is why she created her own network. Granted, I love OWN and their inspirational and thought provoking shows. But sometimes I just want to have my mind numbed! Especially after a 9 hour day at work.

We have 3 dvrs in our house, and they've become segmented. The bonus room has "our" shows, living room "sarah" shows, and bedroom "trash tv". Otherwise we'd encounter real problems on busy tv nights, like Wed or Thurs. That, and I love watching Jersey Shore before bed, so that's pretty much the only thing that's on the trashy dvr.

Now before you judge, I don't watch all of these shows every day they're on. Otherwise I'd never get up from in front of the TV. I generally watch shows a couple days late (except for The Bachelor), and I'll always catch up on Saturday mornings. The beauty of watching on the DVR is that you can cut out 1/3 of the run time by FF through commercials. Yeah, I've got this down to a science.

Our Shows

Glee

The Office

30 Rock

Modern Family

Outsourced

Police Women of ____ (we like them all)

Saturday Night Live

Mad Men

Private Practice

Gray's Anatomy

My Shows

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (it ended too soon)

The Bachelor

Jersey Shore

Rachel Zoe Project

Anything HGTV

Millionaire Matchmaker

Selling New York

NATE BERKUS!!!!

Do you have any favorite shows right now? Or how about shows that you can't wait to return

(Mad Men and Army Wives- hello?)?!?

Bridget Jones Diary...3?

Great news ladies! I just read on Yahoo.com that Renee Zellweger and the cast will begin filming Bridget Jones 3 in the fall. I loved both 1 and 2, and especially Pride & Prejudice for which they are based. Who else is excited? I'm hoping it'll be out next summer. Read the deets here.

Bachelorette Recap: Finally!

*Disclaimer: this is a ridiculously bad picture of Reid. He's way cuter now than he was in the beginning of the season. I think he worked out a lot during the home town visits*

Thank goodness Jillian finally got rid of Wes! Okay, so I just watched the episode last night. I totally agree with what she said, though, that she needed to let him go on her own notion. But seriously- WHAT A JERK! My jaw was literally hanging open while I listened to his monologue in the exiting limo. It was like watching a trailer at the end of the movie; I seriously couldn't believe the things that were coming out of his mouth. I digress...

So the three that remain are Ed, Kiptyn, and Reid. Ed leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I don't like the way he left Jill for "work", and I'm concerned that he's likely to do it again if she were to choose him. Kiptyn and Jillian have a lot of fun together and I can potentially see them working out. But I just get this great feeling with she's with Reid. He sort of reminds me of her in the Bachelor: we didn't see a lot of him in the beginning, but their connection is great now. During the rose ceremony, I could not get enough of the way Reid was looking at her! They definitely act like a couple who's in love. So there you have it: my winning pick is Reid.

Ps: Is anybody else obsessed with her outfits? She wore the cutest clothes during the Bachelor, and they just keep getting better on the Bachelorette. I was loving her yellow skirt, and I'm thinking about trying to find one like it at Forever 21. What about this little beauty?

CMT Awards

So many things to say about the CMT Awards already.
1. Why didn't I try and get tickets for the red carpet/show?'
2. Julianne Hough's dress is seriously blowing my mind
3. Taylor Swift's collaboration with T. Pain is probably the hardest I've laughed in awhile
4. Kellie Pickler makes me miss North Carolina
5. Where was Carrie Underwood? I didn't see her on the red carpet and it's strange that she didn't present/perform. Anybody know the answer to this?

I'm finishing dinner and watching the rest of the show (on DVR obviously, you know I can't handle commercials!). I'll post pictures of my favorite outfits tomorrow.

Bachelorette TV Show

My last post got me thinking about my fav TV show- The Bachelorette. I've never really watched in the past, but Jillian won me over during The Bachelor. I think she's got such a fun, spunky personality. Obviously she's beautiful, but I think its the inner beauty that makes her a great catch. This season should be a lot of fun. After last week's episode, here are my comments, thoughts, and predictions.

Jake: commercial pilot; date w/private Martina McBride concert; my #1 pick for JillWes: wrote Jill a song; might have ulterior motivesTanner P: what's with the feet?Kiptyn: like him; but why is his name Kiptyn?Mike: baseball camp owner; fun loving; good match for JillJuan: thought he was nice at first, can't stand him now; Mr. SE is positive he prefers to date men

As the guys narrow down, it'll be easier to pinpoint who the top contestants are. It's hard to have camera time when there's so many guys left. Jillian was really quiet and hung on the back burner until there were about 15 girls left- then she shot to the top. It'll be interesting to see what happens Monday. And wasn't there something in the preview about some of the contestants having girlfriends?

Grey's Anatomy Season Finale

Did anybody watch Grey's tonight? Can we please get some comment action started about the season finale!!!!

Happy Mother's Day

To all my readers who are moms, to children or furbabies, Happy Mother's Day! I wanted to post my gift to Mama SE earlier, but sometimes she reads the blog. Obviously I'm a little short on cash, hence the unemployed almost-new grad, so I had to do something inexpensive. Enter Taylor Swift "Fearless". Her song "The Best Day" really hits home for my relationship with my mom- especially the part where she's 13. I won't even get into those details, middle school was awful. Anyways, my mom and I have transitioned from a disciplinary parental relationship to a friendship over the past four years I've been in college. Not so much a friend that we'll get drunk together, like some parents I know. But more of just somebody that I can talk to about anything. I think it's really great when parental relationships reach that point of maturity.

Anyways, back to the gift. I printed off the lyrics to "The Best Day" on really thick paper (with something pretty from DaFont, of course), along with burning a copy of the actual CD. Also, Taylor has said some really sweet quotes about her mom- in reference to the fact that she dedicated the song to her. My mom was SO excited and surprised. She said it was the best gift I'd ever given her. Here's the new music video for the song. We love you moms!

I Gave In!!!

I couldn't resist anymore and I finally gave in. Am I now a Twitter user? No, but I feel like that might be coming on soon. I bought The Shred!!! This DVD has been getting rave reviews from Amazon (1,000+) and bloggers all over. There's a beach bachelorette in my future, along with plenty of days at the pool. Let's get this body out of the winter fats and into a bikini!

Word on the street is Jillian will kick your butt...BUT I don't care. I want someone to yell at me to keep going. I'm really scared slash excited at the same time. Maybe I should do a before/after shot of myself like Jenny Craig. Maybe, but I don't think I'll post it online....anybody have reviews or advice for the DVD?

Private Practice Season Finale

Readers, do any of you watch Private Practice? Tonight's season finale was out of control!

Can we please get some discussion going on this topic? I'm dying to get somebody else's feedback on this episode. K and I were literally screaming at the TV towards the end of the episode. Any predictions for the season opener? I can't wait until fall! Honestly, I have so many questions:

• Will Dell be able to keep Betsy?
• Is Naiomi leaving the show (she's taken another job)?
• If Naiomi stays, will she admit that she still loves Sam?
• Will Noah stay with his wife and leave Addison alone? Or will Addison give in again?
• Will Pete go to Violet's house and save her?

Invisible Children: Rescue Me

Check out this video describing Invisible Children. The children in Uganda don't have a voice, so we need to bring it to the media's attention. Write letters, send emails, and call your representatives. I'm not normally into political/social protests- but this is something that I wholeheartedly support! These children need us to fight on their behalf. Attend the RESCUE ME event on April 25th- they're all over the country.



www.invisiblechildren.com

The Proposal

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Here's a little teaser for The Proposal, featuring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds

Martha Update

Some of you might be wondering where the Martha Weddings Episode update is. And the answer is, it won't be appearing. You all know how I love Martha, especially her wedding issues. I'm sad to report that I thought the weddings episode was less than fantastic. In her defense, she did feature Vera Wang- goddess of bridal fashion. Other than that, I was less than enthused. There was way more inspiration to be found during a day of surfing the web.

Did you see the episode? And if so, were you disappointed?

Katie's New Haircut

Not really a hair-cut per se, but Katie Holmes is rocking a fantastic new hair-do! She's traded in her signature bob for silky extensions- I love it! Which one do you prefer?

The Next Bachelorette

As announced last night, Jillian Harris will be the next Bachelorette! The 29 year old interior designer will be great to watch- and girls all over America are rooting on her side. We're super excited to see her season, which premiers on May 18th.

Bachelor Finale Recap II

Let's get down to it. After introducing both Melissa and Molly to his family, Jason Mesnick proclaims that he is falling in love with two women. Problem: he can only pick one. During the final rose ceremony, Jason tells Molly that "he could never let her go" BUT he's going to have to. Okay, if you could really never let someone go...you wouldn't. Molly tells Jason that he's making a mistake and she doesn't want to see him hurt again (foreshadowing?).

After Molly's limo pulls away, Jason hurls himself towards his balcony and proceeds to sob. He's clearly going through some really intense feelings towards the one that he just let go. The Bachelor pulls himself together, and quickly becomes more jovial at the thought of Melissa's approaching limo.


This looks like it's going to play out like every other season of the Bachelor/Bachelorette: host falls in love with two final contestants, one leaves with their heart broken. Jason tells Melissa that he's finally able to tell her "I love you" and the two share in an extremely romantic proposal. Melissa obviously says yes and the two celebrate their engagement, including Ty, by jumping into the pool.
Fast forward 6 weeks to the "After the Final Rose" episode...
Chris Harrison reveals that it hasn't been smooth sailing for the happy couple, and Jason has an announcement to make. He will be breaking up with Melissa, citing the two experienced a change in chemistry since the show ended. Melissa comes out, excited to talk about their relationship and upcoming marriage. Newsflash: you're about to get dumped. A shocked Melissa takes Jason's news in stride and calls him a bastard, giving reasons why this is a) out of the blue 2) he's a jerk. I think all of America agrees with her.

After Melissa storms off the set, Molly comes on to do her "After the Final Rose" interview. She thinks she'll be talking about moving on after The Bachelor and get a couple questions answered from Jason. Chris asks Molly whether she is still in love with Jason, and she nervously replies that "yes, the feelings never went away". She has no clue that he's not still with Melissa.

Jason comes out and he and Molly exchange an awkward hello since this is their first meeting since being dumped in New Zealand. Molly learns that Jason broke off the engagement with Melissa because he's still in love with her. Molly holds her composure while obviously dealing with the shock of this announcement.

She confirms again that she's still in love with him, but in typical Molly fashion isn't too quick to take him back. The two exchange a heartfelt kiss, and Molly says that things aren't going to slide this easily without them having a long talk.

Will this couple finally last? Who knows. But Molly could definitely benefit from the move to Seattle, becoming a buyer for Nordstrom's corporate headquarters. Sounds like a plan to me.

Final verdict: we're happy for Molly, feel bad for Melissa, and Jason is officially the biggest jerk in America

I Will Now I Won't: Bachelor Finale Recap

Today is super busy, but you can be sure I'll do a Bachelor Finale recap! Picture from here. I've got plenty to share and I hope you'll give your comments and thoughts too.

Bachelor Recap: The Women Tell All

Last night was The Women Tel All episode of The Bachelor. This is my first season of watching The Bachelor on a regular basis: admittedly, I've watched every. single. episode. Maybe some of them even twice when a friend missed the DVR episode.

Originally I thought that Melissa was going the distance, but Jillian came to the forefront with a potential threat to win. On the families episode, Jason and Jillian appeared like a couple that had been married for a couple years! I found Molly's family to be quite awkward and I'm pretty sure her mom is a former teacher judging by the picture she made Jason draw. They've been pretty public with the fact that Melissa's family wasn't comfortable with the "public-ness" of the process.

In New Zeland I really thought that Molly would be gone and Jillian and Melissa would continue to the final show. C and I literally screamed when Molly was given the rose instead of Jillian. True to her form Jillian remained a soldier and didn't break down until she got in the limo. She is so classy and I truly hope to see her as the new bachelorette.

Like I said before, I'm not well versed on past seasons of the Bachelor- but I would like to make a prediction for the end. It'll be Melissa. It seems like they try to show preview clips that throw you off, so they're taking the issue with her parents and blowing it out of proportion to make us think she's not going to win.

Image from "I Love Green Beans"
There's a great Bachelor blog online, I Love Green Beans, and she has way more experience than I do regarding predictions for the end. The chart at the top is from her site and it chronicles how far each girl went i the process.

So in the end I think it'll be Melissa, and the next Bachelorette will be Jillian. Until the Bachelorette comes out, could she at least move to Nashville and be my personal shopper?

Pictures from Here

Quick Notes on the Oscars

Right now I'm watching the Oscars. This experience is especially enjoyable because I started watching 30 minutes after it started and now I don't have to watch commercials. Have I mentioned that I love my DVR? The event is still going on and there are so many lovely dresses tonight that I'd love to comment about. Tomorrow there will be more pictures available, but now we'll have to work with what Perez gives us.

Honestly, the first outfit I wanted to post was Angelina's black sheath and jade earrings. I'm still kind of upset about the whole getting with Brad while he's still married thing, so I won't. Her strapless dress had the most gorgeous neckline and the green earrings and bracelet really offset the simplicity of the gown.

Freida Pinto is probably one of the prettiest people I've ever seen. Seriously, while watching Slumdog Millionaire I was so entranced by her beauty. It's been great to see her at the last couple awards shows, as she does formal so well. Here's a clip of her dress from Perez. This color is always beautiful, and I love the flow of the dress. It's young and classic at the same time.

As an end note- Freida and costar, Dev Patel, are rumored to have a real life romance. How perfect; their on screen chemistry was undeniable.