Tonite, we all piled into our car and took the sisters to see that gorgeous showhome from Sunday. They loved it too! I’m still loving it. If someone would love to just be a philanthropist and help a loving family, I’d say thank you in a heartbeat. **sigh**. Again, I had nothing critical to say about the house–except that I’m not the one living in it. At least they make a slightly smaller, yet similar version of the same house, floorplan and all. A girl can pray & dream, right??
I caught some of the Oprah Show today. I sorta wished I could’ve been in the audience today. It was her Favourite Things show for 2007. She had some neat items there. But, I’ve gotta be honest, some of the items just seems incredibly frivolous. For example, the most expensive gift. It was a side by side (because I’m lacking proper wordage right now) fridge, retailing at $3799 (making it the most expensive fave thing in the history of this annual listing process). The fridge had a built in lcd hd tv screen (than a screen should be at that price, if you ask me) with options for dvd & tv hookup. The other door had a radio and a digital picture frame. It also had a button to show your local 5 day forecast & display 100 recipes. The thing that got to me was that she didn’t even open the actual fridge side! Up to now, I’m still wondering how much room is in the fridge and what kind of holding capacity it has. Will it hold my huge casserole dishes and my big pots? Do the shelves slide out? Are some of the compartments adjustable? Is the lighting bright? Pot lights, perhaps? Really, why would I need a tv screen in my fridge. Does this mean that for movie nites or after dinner or whenever, the family pulls up chairs into the kitchen to watch the fridge…I mean the tv?? That being said, I’m not knocking her favourites list. She’s entitled to like and share whatever she chooses. But the audience was going n-u-t-s for this gift. I just didn’t see the hype over it. It’s totally one of those things that I’d have to receive from someone else as a gift.
I caught some of the “after rose” Batchelor show today. It just reconfirmed one thing for me–there truly is no need to watch that show. I’m glad that I haven’t been following it religiously throughout the season. The concept just seems kind of silly to me. Put up your best impression for 6 weeks, in public (because this is not a private competition–in fact, you’re living with your competitors!), and try to fall in love with a stranger, hoping that he’ll ask you to marry him after 6 short weeks. But in real life, we tend to scoff at that kind of story. If I came and told people close to me that I met some stranger and we were kinda dating and then we were getting kinda physical and even looking as though we were having sex…and all this he’s also doing with another handful of girls right in front your eyes….then told you that I think I’m in love with him, and then he proposed to me— Would you not just tap me upside the head??? I did appreciate tonite, though, how this dude stood his ground. Even though he didn’t elaborate much on his reasons for turning down both girls, he was firm on his choice and isn’t acting all regretful about it. We won’t ever be able to know or understand everything that happens to us this side of heaven, but things do happen that are beyond our control. I still think it’s kinda funny that he chose neither girl.
Alrighty, on that note, there’s lots to think about as I head to bed. I’m off to see that house in my dreams. It’d be neat to see how the Dream Sabrina decorates the place…LOL. But in thinking ahead to decorating a home, I’d have to evaluate which pieces of furniture are actual necessities and which I’d just choose for the sake of choosing to fill up space. Am I’m buying a piece because I need it and have realistic use for it or am I buying it for the name, or because it’d make that room look a certain way?
Oooh..I’m getting my hair done tomorrow–yay! Stay tuned for pics…