Lucky Lady

So, over the weekend I saw The Vow, which was actually much better than expected.  Better in that it didn't make me want to come home, curl up in the fetal position with a bottle of wine and weep over being alone.  (And you know the world scorns the idea of being alone in February on a whole other level...)  The movie was almost realistic (now there's a word you don't hear very often in association with romantic films), in that it wasn't so absurdly far-fetched and happily-ever-after perfect that I couldn't help scoffing at the ridiculousness of it all.  In short, I liked it!
But, I digress...
The point of this post is not to ramble on about the reality of The Vow, but rather an idea I began to explore while watching The Notebook earlier this afternoon.  The point is this:  Rachel McAdams is, quite possibly, the luckiest girl on the planet.  Am I right?  I mean, let's take a look:

Mean Girls

The Notebook

Wedding Crashers

Red Eye

The Family Stone

The Lucky Ones

State of Play

The Time Traveler's Wife

Sherlock Holmes

Morning Glory

Midnight in Paris

The Vow

First off, the girl can rock practically any look out there.  Short hair, long hair; blonde hair, red hair, brown hair, pink (!) hair... nails it every time.  Lots of makeup, little makeup; high fashion, sweater-and-jeans... doesn't matter.  Vitnage threads, 80s glam, preppy chic, funky hipster... she makes them all work.  Who does that??
Second, let's take a look at the guys she's had on-screen make-out sessions with.  Going way back to Mean Girls, there was the gorgeous Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Barrett):

That same year, there was the now-immortalized The Notebook, where she got to mack  the rugged Noah (Ryan Gosling) as well as the polished Lon (James Marden):

Next up was Wedding Crashers, in which she was engaged to the beautiful Sack (Bradley Cooper):

Fast-forward a few years to The Time Traveler's Wife, in which she starred alongside the hauntingly handsome Henry (Eric Bana):

In Sherlock Holmes, she played the legendary Adler to Robert Downey Jr's Holmes:

And most recently, in The Vow, she's been torn between a life she remembers with Jeremy (Scott Speedman) and Leo (Channing Tatum), the husband who's trying to make her remember the life she's forgotten.  Poor, poor girl.

Finally, the girl is FLAWLESS.  On the red carpet, doing interviews, in magazines, running errands... she is absolutely beautiful.  I mean, look at her:

 
I even Googled "bad picture of Rachel McAdams" and this is about the "worst" I could find:

Seriously??  That's a "bad" picture of her?  I shudder at what would come up if I someday became famous and someone Googled "bad picture of Lauren Springer."  Horrors.
So, yeah... Rachel McAdams is one lucky lady.

Happy Sunday, my friends!  I'm off now to get supper ready before the Grammys a.k.a. The Return of Adele.  Can't wait!

Note to Self

Like practically everyone else on the planet lately, I have gotten very into Pinterest.  Although it's full of clothes I can't afford, food I'll never cook, houses I'll never build, projects I'll never finish, and workouts I'll never do, I love it anyway.  I could just browse and browse for hours!
One of the things I love most about it is finding cool notes of inspiration, or "truths," as I call them.  This is one I discovered tonight.  When my blogging lacks direction or is wholly uninspired, perhaps I'll write a few of these myself.
Tonight, for example, I might say...

Dear Self,
Don't change into what you think they want.

This Song

Let's talk about Blake Shelton's Honey Bee.  Am I the only girl who is in love with this song?  The incorrect grammar doesn't even bother me, and we all know I'm nothing if not grammatically correct.  If some boy threw a few lines of this chorus my way, I'm fairly positive I'd swoon right there on the spot.

Girl, I been thinkin' 'bout us

I know I ain't good at this stuff

These feelings pilin' up won't give me no rest

This might come out a little crazy

A little sideways, yeah maybe

I don't know how long it'll take but I'll do my best

If you'll be my soft and sweet

I'll be your strong and steady

You'll be my glass of wine

I'll be your shot of whiskey

You'll be my sunny day

I'll be your shade tree

You'll be my honeysuckle

I'll be your honey bee

Yeah, that came out a little country

But every word was right on the money

And I got you smilin' honey right back at me

Now hold on 'cause I ain't done

There's more where that came from

Well you know I'm just havin' fun, but seriously

If you'll be my Louisiana

I'll be your Mississippi

You'll be my little Loretta

I'll be your Conway Twitty

You'll be my sugar baby

I'll be your sweet iced tea

You'll be my honeysuckle

I'll be your honey bee

Your kiss just said it all

I'm glad we had this talk

Nothing left to do but fall in each other's arms

I coulda said I love you

Coulda wrote you a line or two

Baby, all I know to do is speak right from the heart

If you'll be my soft and sweet

I'll be your strong and steady

You'll be my glass of wine

I'll be your shot of whiskey

You'll be my sunny day

I'll be your shade tree

You'll be my honeysuckle

I'll be your honey bee

If you'll be my Louisiana

I'll be your Mississippi

You'll be my little Loretta

I'll be your Conway Twitty

You'll be my sugar baby

I'll be your sweet iced tea

You'll be my honeysuckle

I'll be your honey bee

I'll be your honey beeeeeeeeee

Oh, and if said boy was dressed like this (take special note of the Ray Bans, of course) while he sang it, well, that'd be it for me.

Happy Thursday, honey bees.

Hey Good Lookin'

Happy 200th post to... well... me, I guess.  But thanks to you for coming along for the ride!  How fitting that the 200th post of this humble blog would be in tribute to a people who drive me crazy but I can't help but love, make me laugh and make me cry, baffle my mind and keep me hoping for something wonderful... that's right, MEN!!!
Last night I shared with you some of my picks for Most Beautiful, and tonight I'm focusing on the boys.  Settle in, because this is the fun part!

Eddie Cibrian

Shemar Moore

George Clooney

Zac Efron

Mario Lopez

Paul Walker

Matthew McConaughey

Leonardo DiCaprio

Ryan Reynolds

Bradley Cooper

Patrick Dempsey

Matt Damon

Denzel Washington

Jesse Metcalfe

Gene Kelly

Brad Pitt

Robert Redford

Cary Grant

Doug Pickett

That is some mighty fine eye candy, if you ask me.  Yummy.  Who's the hunk you can't believe I left out?