Friday, March 19, 2010

Fantastic Friday

So, what am I excited about this Friday? Several things.

1) Scrapbook club meets tonight. It's a chance to hang out with the girls and work on a scrapbook layout. If you've ever been interested in paper crafts, check out my buddy Ellen's blog Stamperiffic.

2) After scrapbook club, I'm going to go home and watch Who Do You Think You Are. If you haven't heard of it, each week of the series explores genealogy by exploring a celebrity's roots. When I saw the show's teasers during the Olympics, I wasn't sure about it. I'm not a big celebrity-follower, so did I really care about watching famous people find out who their ancestors were? But I am interested in genealogy and finding my own family history so I gave it a try. I haven't been disappointed.

The first two episodes dealt with Sarah Jessica Parker and Emmitt Smith. Watching these individuals discover their family history is like watching history come to life. It's a reminder that those who came before us were more than just names on a page, they were living, breathing people with joys and sorrows, heartaches and victories, and a story to tell. Just like us.

So if my pregnant self doesn't fall asleep on the couch at 9 p.m., I'll be watching this well-crafted show. And if I do fall asleep, the DVR is set, so I'll watch it tomorrow.

3) Last, but certainly not least, The Punkin is spending the night with Mammaw and Grammy tonight. So I get to sleep in tomorrow. Hallelujah. It's the little pleasure that matter the most.

Have a great weekend. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I'm planning to enjoy mine.

UPDATE: I was wrong...Who Do You Think You Are actually comes on at 8! I obviously have never watched it when it was actually on (the miracle of a DVR!). But I did manage to watch it Friday at 9 and stay awake. It was really, really good. I cried several times.

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