Satellite Virgin- the Trilogy

I know, I know, but I just can't help myself.  This show sucks me in every time!  There are almost always empty beer cans used as some kind of decoration and the brides dress, if not entirely camo, has camo on it somewhere.  And though I generally find him annoying, Tom Arnold does a great job of hosting it.  I'm a country girl, so I've been expose to plenty a redneckisms; but this show never fails to surprise me.  Sometimes you can tell the couple beefs it up for the show.  But then you get those legit couples that are truly redneck.  Like the 40 year old bride who lost her teeth the day of the wedding and her Mom offered to let her borrow her's (don't worry, the wayward dentures were soon located).  So if you need a little redneck/hillbilly/white trash entertainment click on over to CMT's My Big Redneck Wedding- you won't be disappointed.

Thursdays have been TV night in our family for a while.  Josh & I record the NBC Thursday night line up and then watch it after the kids go to be.  The Office was always our favorite.  But now it has a new contender that may soon surpass it in my book.  Parks and Recreation is super funny.  All the characters are so unique & the actors are awesome.  Plus Rob Lowe is in it, and ever since Wayne's World Ive thought he is so handsome, "Hi Rob".  Anywho... this is the show I look forward to on Thursdays now.  The scenarios are classic, and truly the character development is one of the best since the office.  Check it out, I promise you'll laugh.

I heart Throwndown With Bobby Flay.  In fact I think I heart Bobby Flay, or his cooking at least.  Once in New York I went to one of his restaurants (that has since closed down) and had this lamb shank that I swear I can still taste.  You know something's good when ten years later you still taste it.  The premise of the show is Bobby finds a cook that is known (at least in their area) for a good dish.  It could be Philly cheesestakes, chicken fried steak, apple brown betty- whatever.  So Bobby secretly tries to make the same dish only better.  Then the Food Channel sets up a pretend cooking class or taping for the locally famous cook.  While this poor person (so nervous already I'm sure) is trying to display their talents for their famous dish Bobby pops up and challenges them to a "throwdown".  The two cooks go at it making the same dish & then a non-bias panel of judges from that area blindly tastes both dishes & decides the winner.  This show grabs me in every time.  First I like watching Bobby cook.  Second I learn new methods and recipes to make dishes.  Third I like how his competition isn't famous people.  He'll find Joe Shmo from Nowhere, Texas who can make amazing biscuits and challenge him.  I love that it gives real cooks, in real life a chance to get recognized.  Fourth, look at the stinkin' graphic for his show, it's so cool!  I'll watch it just because of the graphic (I'm very aesthetically persuaded).  Plus, it's always fun to see who wins.  Good job at a great show Bobby.  Now please send me some of your lamb shank with rozoto as made in your Bolo restaurant... please!

Hope all my well informed and professional TV reviews helped ya'll.  I know you really needed my opinion about this matter.  If there's a great show that I didn't mention that I should have shout it out in the comments section below.  Happy veggin' out.

Satellite Virgin Continued- UPDATE

I love all the conversation sparked by my Bachelor post.  It seems I've started a flood of admitting ladies who watching the cheesy show.   I'm glad I could help in this first step of the healing process- admitting. But I'd like to share a little tid bit with ya'll.  For all the ladies that have said, "I watch that too", I'd like to point out that their husbands/boyfriend watch it with them.  And if your man is anything like mine, he's very vocal while watching.  I.E. "Dude, you need to get rid of her.", "That girl is crazy!", "She will not age well.",  "I bet she'll age well."  Point being: men you can no longer hide!  The jig is up, we know you like the bachelor as much as us girls.  That's right, I'm calling you out Josh, Beau, Keith, & Buck.  

Ladies, feel free to add on to this list in the comments section.

P.S. I can't believe he didn't get rid of Ashley, that girl (& her family) is crazy!  I think Chantal's parents' house is what kept her around this week.  I'm rooting for Emily, she's the most grounded & "normal" (as my husband puts it).

P.S.S. Men, don't bother calling me to let me know that you in fact do not watch the bachelor.  I will not believe you.  You might as well join us girls & admit that you watch this wonderfully American, time wasting, reality show.

Satellite Virgin Continued

For those of you who know me I'm sure this one is a shocker, but I'm hooked.  I watch The Bachelor, and I like it!  I got hooked on this back when we lived in our old house and didn't have satellite.  We had a whopping five channels to choose from.  With slim pickens' on shows my Monday night television watching was dedicated to The Bachelor (or Bachelorette).  I use to "phone watch" it with my sis-in-law Booba.  We'd text back and forth the whole show- "He needs to get rid of her."  "She's psycho!"  "I bet he picks her."  And ya want to know something else- my husband watches it with me (and so does Booba's husband).  We take bets on who will be proposed to at the end, and comment on who is crazy, over dramatic, hyper emotional, etc.  It's mindless TV at it's best and I love it!  When I watch this I'm truly veggin' out.

    

    The Bachelor- Brad Womack           My Bro- Gabriel Womack

I'm more interested in this season more than ever before because the Bachelor's last name is Womack, which is my maiden name.  He also hails from Texas and my Womack side of the family is from Oklahoma- not too far away.  So the chance that we're related is there.  Plus he's a twin, and I have twins.  And lastly, he oddly reminds me of my little brother Gabriel.  Does anyone else see this?

Now I know more of us are Bachelor fans than we'd like to admit.  If you watch it you've got to give a shout out in the comments post.  Let me know who else I can phone watch this with!

Satellite Virgin

Since living at my parents house on our family ranch I have been introduced to the world of satellite TV.  Of course I've encountered this phenomenon at hotels or visiting family; but I've never lived with it.  Therefore I've experimented with many new shows.  Over the next few days I'm going to share some of my favs with you.

Let's start w/ HGTV's show Sarah's House.  I dig this show, a lot.  The premise is that this designer, Sarah, buys old houses and fixes them up (generally cottages or farm houses).  Every season is a new house. First of all it's always been my dream to find an old farm house and spruce it up, so the show hooks me right there.  Secondly, I love this lady's style.  She blends shabby chic/farmhouse with contemporary- beautiful.

The host is pleasant enough.  She's Canadian, so I catch myself listening to her accent a lot.  Almost every episode the contractor gets something up like a wall, tile or chimney and has to tear it down at her request (poor guy).

She also spends an exorbitant amount of money that I can't even comprehend on bathtubs, fabric, & tile.  So I live vicariously through her interior design expenses.  Lastly, she has this funny little assistant guy Tommy who reminds me of a boy in our church.  So I watch him intently- hello bizzaro twin guy.

This show is a good source of decorating inspiration and ideas.  Even though she has a huge budget she still gets a lot of stuff from flea markets and antique shops- just my style.

I like getting fresh ideas for my someday fixer upper.  So, if you need a new show to get hooked on.  Or your house needs some decorating inspiration.  Or if you want to watch bizzaro twin guy to the guy at my church guy.  Then tune into Sarah's House on HGTV.

*check out more pixs on her Canadian HGTV website

Movie Review: True Grit

Last night my honey & I got to go to a movie & dinner (in that order, I love late night dinners... makes me feel real cosmopolitan).  We went & saw True Grit, and I loved it!  Never mind that I'm a complete sucker for westerns- this movie was great.  I highly recommend it, but don't take your youngins because it still is a western & people need to die in westerns.  Especially bad guys, lots of bad guys have to die in a good western.

Now I am a big fan of the original True Grit starring John Wayne as well.  So I suggest you see both.  Other than having the same story line it is like watching two different movies.  The old one is a great 1960's western with classic John Wayne swagger & line delivery.  The new one is written by the Coen Brothers & has great one liners & dark humor (I have to say I laughed a lot at not generally so laughable situations) and all the actors were amazing- especially Matt Damon, he's handsome & a stinkin' good actor.  So take a night to sit in & curl up with a good western done two different ways... you won't be sorry.

Now I feel compelled to read the book.  But I'm currently reading a book & I'm a quarter of the way through & it's taken me 3 months to get there.  So I'll let you know how reading True Grit goes, but don't hold your breath.

Adios!

The Middle

Last Spring I discovered this show on ABC called The Middle.  The first episode I saw was the Mother's Day episode & I laughed out loud the whole time- because it is so true (you'll have to see it to believe it)!

The show is about an average, middle class family from Indiana.  But the fun part is that it is narrated by the mom, so it has that wonderful motherly perspective about kids, her husband, job, & life.  Some of my favorite lines (as best I remember them) are:
"Your confusing Mother's Day with Father's Day.  Father's Day is great because a mom is running it."

"I eat at the counter standing up.  I've been reading the same magazine article for a week.  No on wants this vacation more than I do!"

This show to me is more realistic look at motherly life than those "Housewives of Beverly Hill/Alanta/New York etc" (they aren't even really house wives anyway).  It's a fun look into daily  life that I know any mom can relate to & hopefully it will bring out the humorous side of those "annoying" daily moments we have.  If nothing else you'll get to sit & watch TV & laugh a bit.  The Middle airs on Wednesday nights.  You can also watch it online or rent the first season from Hastings.  Make sure you watch the Mother's Day episode from the first season, you'll be rolling!

Has anyone else seen this show or love it like I do?  In my heart it has take the place of The Office (Sorry Michael).  Maybe I'll host The Middle moms party in the near future.

Movie Quote Winner!

Congrats to Sarah S. on wining her own person copy of "A Christmas Story"!  Email me at j.yphotography@yahoo.com to claim your prize.  Nice work, enjoy :)