April 8, 2008

Greetings from cool Santa Cruz. Even though spring is here it still feels like there is a winter cold pattern coming through. The sun does continue to shine though, always a good thing! I want to recommend a movie that Craig and I watched last weekend. I usually get my movies at the library so the selection is often dependent on what is available at that time. Fortunately, last week there was a fairly good selection. I happened to pick up a movie called Rudy. At first glance I was not sure that I wanted to watch it because it was about Notre Dame football. The main issue is that I am not a football fan. I am relatively familiar with Notre Dame football because I grew up about 30 minutes from South Bend, IN where the Fighting Irish play. But I did not go to any games. After perusing the other movies that were available I decided to keep Rudy. I am glad that I did. It was one of the best movies I have seen in a long time! The basic message is if you have a dream, follow it. Do whatever it takes to make that dream come true regardless of what your family, friends or teachers say. Believe in yourself and you can make it happen. I will tell you that by the end of the movie Craig and I both had tears of joy in our eyes. We were truly moved. So, for your next weekend family movie I would highly recommend getting Rudy, you will be pleasantly surprised!

On another note, I want to put some shout outs to my fellow blogger friends. Katherine Kodama is a long-time friend and has an amazing talent for art. She also has a blog and website, please check it out! She is going to be showing her work in Chicago by special invitation. Go Katherine. Katherine is also an expert blogger. She was kind enough to share her knowledge of blogging.

I also want to put a shout out to my new friend Nicole Gaitan. She is an awesome personal trainer and sports nutritionist in Santa Cruz. She too has a blog and a website! She is full of energy and has great ideas for helping you get in shape.