Surprising Discovery!

Many of you have probably seen the P&G Olympic commercial.  I love the song playing in the background and when I googled it, I not only found it, but three others that I loved as well!

All of these songs are instrumental  With heavy piano.  I love piano music and I've always wished I could play.  So that might be why I'm so taken with these songs.  And they are PERFECT to listen to right before bed, or when you just need to take a second to "be still...." Very soothing.  I've linked them below and encourage you to check them out and let me know what you think. All songs are performed by the same artist: Ludovico Einaudi.

Divenire (the song used in the Olympic commercial)
Andare
Primavera 
Nuvole Bianche

Rookie Blue Renewed!

Next summer won't be boring!

It was announced Saturday via Rookie Blue's official twitter page that Rookie Blue has been renewed for a fourth season!

Like the previous seasons, the renewal news comes after the third episode and before the fourth episode airs! And I loved the fact that the news came on June 23rd which was the season two premiere date last year!

So happy for the entire cast and crew!!! Congratulations to everyone involved....Can't wait to see what the rest of season three holds, and what season four has in store NEXT summer!

Rookie Blue: 2.03 "A Good Shoot"

We've been having internet issues and are having some work done on Wednesday so I wanted to get this up before Thursday's episode (never mind the fact that I could have written it during the two week hiatus we just had, but enough about my procrastination skills)....

* I thought Andy and Sam were freakin' adorable in this episode (even if if was the lightest Andy/Sam episode so far this season) what we did get was so cute!

* The scene with them in the truck and Sam belting out "Personality" was priceless, and the reaction when Andy was telling him to stop the truck...."What? What? What happened?" as he looks around and squeals to a sudden stop! And that grin as he watches hop out and jog toward the ice cream truck when "it's not even 9 a.m." That look. That smile. I loved it!

* As a whole, I thought the entire episode was a lot tighter and more focused than the previous two of this season. I loved that everyone was focused on the same case and fighting to clear Dov's name.

* Travis Mine was incredible.  I especially loved the scene where he was going back over the details of the shooting with Traci...Just a great scene with the two of them!

*Andy going all "bad cop" with the store clerk and the look on Sam's face as he watched and listened to her... kinda like, "Whoa! Where did THAT come from!" And how he totally went along and played good cop....Trusting her instincts.  Still, his facial expressions were hysterical!

* The scene at the park was tense.  And I think that was the most we saw of Oliver all episode, which made me sad.  I LOVE Oliver!

* I think overprotective Frank is kinda sweet, but I'm still not impressed with his overall attitude so far this season.  And I don't think Noelle will last an entire episode behind a desk

* I got the goofiest grin on my face at the sight of Sam waiting outside the locker room for Andy, like it was totally a habit.  And then....We got our first PDA....A hand hold as they walked out together!  Granted, they did when no one else was around, and it was a casual, yet so natural move....I LOOOVED it! Experience indeed!

* I think this is far from over for poor Dov, but it'll be interesting to see where the writers take it.

*It'll be interesting to see Traci in a detective role, and how that affects her relationship with Jerry.

Alrighty, I think that covers my highlights!  So glad the two week hiatus is over and ready to see what Thursday's episode has in store!  Thanks for reading!! :-)

Great Read!

This book is great! It's a bit choppy in terms of flow, and there are a lot of excerpts taken from a message board people posted on after Nat's accident.  After awhile, those experts seemed like filler (there were so many of them) to me, and I think that was one of the things that messed up the flow of the book in my opinion.

All that aside though, Nate's story is a great testament to the power of prayer, and the healing that our God can (and does) do! Check it out if your in the mood for a little reading this summer! 

Starbucks Secret!

Lately, when I've gone to Starbucks, my white chocolate mocha's haven't been near as sweet as I like them. No matter how much I tell them, "I like it really sweet, so please add extra white mocha..." It hasn't been sweet.  I was at a loss as to what more I could tell them.  Today, I figured out the secret:

WHOLE MILK (not 2%) and extra white mocha.....PERFECTION!

Rookie Blue: 3.02 "Class Dismissed"

YIKES! My apologies for just now getting this up!  There are a whole host of reasons why this is late but nobody really cares about that.  Since it is so late though, and I have to work tomorrow, I'm going to make this post REALLY short and will probably come back and add more later.  For now, here ya go!

*LOVED the first scenes with Andy and Sam!  The way he says "McNally" as he leans in to kiss her and then ends the conversation on a whisper....Too cute!

*Loved that they are partnered together and when Sam boosted Andy over the fence, my heart did a little dance.  Also thought it was cute how he checked her shoulder.

*I think Sam and his sister might have been in foster care at one point.

* The scenes with them inside the school were intense!  Loved Sam talked the guy down, and how worried Andy seemed as Sam went out unarmed with Andy covered him.  She seemed to go limp once the gun was secure.

*The interrogation room scene left me confused.  Have no idea where Sam's head was then and didn't no if I should do a happy dance, or be worried.

*Same thing with their ending scene. Left me feeling uneasy.

* Not sure I'm liking Frank yet this season.  I do think it's very cute how protective he is of Noelle and their baby! Loved them seeing the ultrasound!

* I don't like the new guy.

* My heart broke for Oliver!!!  WHO could get OLIVER of ALL people out of the house???

*Chris and Nash cracked me up as well as Dov.  And it was nice to see Traci and Jerry walk out together and remind the audience that they are indeed a couple!

Okay folks, that's all I have for tonight!  Again, sorry for the delay and hopefully my thoughts on tomorrow nights episode won't take near as long to get posted!

Thanks for reading! :-)

Rookie Blue:3.01 "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"

I thought the premiere episode was well worth the LOOOONG wait!

* Andy skydiving....Huge kudos to Missy given the fact that she's scared of heights and did it anyway!

*Brooding Sam is still funny!

* Sam holding the sign "Dummy" at the airport with that very stoic look on his face made me laugh out loud! And the fact that he never took his sunglasses off the entire time made it even better!

* Sam referring to Nash and Epstein as "NashStein" was hysterical!

* Loved how calm and soothing he was with the woman in the car, and how he got her to calm down when she thought her son was missing. Great scene!

*William Shatner--AWESOME!

* I constantly flip flop on whether I love or hate Gail on a given episode.  This time it was half and half. I've never totally warmed up to her character and I can't decide if she loves or hates Andy which leaves me conflicted even more!

* Noelle, I heart you!

* Frank seemed like he was in a bad mood the entire episode except for when he was talking to Noelle in the hallway.

* OLIVER!!!!! I just ADORE OLIVER! We didn't see enough of him in the premiere! :-(

* Would have like to have seen where Traci and Jerry stood.  More interaction with them would have been nice.

*Interesting that Luke wasn't in the premiere.  I guess since and Andy are done, that he will be around less now.

* I like Nick so far!

* I LOVE Sam in that red shirt!

* The ending was great!  Loved how Sam and Andy just sat on the couch staring at the end, like, "Okay, now what do we do?" Both of them looked sorta nervous, but the sweet kiss to close out the show was PERFECT! I REALLY hope the show gives them a REAL shot and doesn't break them up by the end of the season, because honestly, that's what everyone is expecting (myself included) and I'd like to be wrong where this is concerned.

I'm ready to see what the season has in store! No doubt, it'll be heck of a ride, but I'm READY for it! :-)

Rookie Blue: Consolidated Blog Entry

Instead of moving each post over and giving it a separate entry, I've consolidated most of them and put them in this ONE entry.  My episode commentaries for the two episodes I have done (and the third episode when I get it typed up) will each have their own entries. All other "Rookie Blue" entries after this one will be a separate post.  This consolidated post is a one time thing to help save me some time. :-)

Season 3 Cast Photos:

Photos courtesy of SpoilerTV. All other cast photos can be found HERE!

I LOVE the first cast photo! However, I miss everyone else....Matty, Mel, Noam etc...Interesting how Sam is included and he's the only one that's NOT a rookie....Hmmmmm.... ;-)

And the one of Sam and Andy over in a corner by themselves as the rest of the gang handles the crime scene....I'm loving the subtle (although, not very) message that seems to be sending!

One final thought: What's up with Missy's bangs?

PROMOS:

Ben Bass Joins Twitter:
Follow him: @BenBassOfficial 

A Decision About My Rookie Blue Blog

I've had this nagging thought about my Rookie Blue blog.  I know a lot of you don't watch the show and could care less about it or what I have to say about it.  That's cool.  It doesn't hurt my feelings.  It's a big reason why I started my other blog.

That being said, when I created THIS blog, I wanted a place where I could put anything and everything I wanted to share in ONE place.  I blog mostly for myself, it's my outlet, and believe it or not, I do go back often and re-read my blog posts....It helps me remember great times, helps me see how far I've come in different areas of my life, and also helps me see in a sense, of where I'd like to go.

"Rookie Blue" is definitely a show I'm passionate about.  In fact, I haven't liked a show as much as I like Rookie Blue in a long long long time!  I LOVE talking about it to anyone that will listen, and even if nobody reads any entries I write about it, *I* like going back and re-reading them later and thinking, "Oh! I remember how I felt when that happened!" or "I'd forgotten the Andy gave Sam that look.....I'll have to re-watch that episode now!"

One of the my issues that lead me to my decision is the fact that, I like everything being in ONE PLACE!  I haven't really cared for my Rookie Blue thoughts being in a separate place apart from this.  If I were writing about the show to TRY and attract attention of LOTS of people, perhaps that might justify keeping it giving it a blog all of it's own, but I'm not, I write about it, because *I* want to, and if other people get a kick out of it, great!  If not, that's fine too! This blog encompasses all parts of my life....And let's face it....Rookie Blue is a part of that! 

So, I've made the decision to close down "Rookie Ramblings" and move my first two episode commentaries over here (haven't done the third one yet).  I will also post anything "Rookie Blue" related that I feel like posting here as well just as I have done in the past.  If you don't watch the show and don't care to read the entries, then feel free to skip it (it's not like I'll know one way or the other unless you comment) but I feel good about this decision and hope all of you understand.

Thanks!

State Softball Tournament 2012

4TH PLACE!!!

Last weekend the KnockOuts traveled to Beaumont, TX to play in the State softball tournament!  They placed 4th out of 59 teams!

They also played what was their most nerve wracking, nail biting, most exciting game EVER Saturday afternoon.  Playing a team that won all of the last forty five games they had played as a team.....Until playing our KO'S!  We beat them by ONE run (the runner had to slide into Home to make it) in the last second (literally) of the game!  It was INCREDIBLE!!!  I think that's the most excited WE as fans have EVER gotten!  Ultimately, that team went on to place just above us in third.

It was such a fun weekend!  The girls played so hard all weekend with one game on Friday, two games on Saturday, and three back to back games on Sunday!  It left the girls wanting more, and the fans wanting more as well!  No doubt our summer will be full of Softball!