A sick day

I'm sitting on my couch on a dreary Wednesday because I took a sick day today. I have not been feeling well lately and it's annoying because I can't quite put a finger on what it is. It is the "extremely tired, achey, headache" illness, whatever that is.

Anyway, Monday night I watched the Golden Globes for the first time in a long time. I used to be into all those award shows throughout high school and college, but have gotten away from them more recently. I'm actually surprised I watched the whole thing because I haven't seen nearly as many new movies as I would have liked to see this year.

While I was watching though, I was struck with a few things that reminded me that celebrities are really just people.

When Reese Witherspoon's category was up for best actress I think...and I'm blanking on the movie it was for (the Johnny Cash one), they kept showing shots of her waiting to see if she won. Her husband, always been a favorite of mine, was clearly showing his support for her. When she went up on the stage to accept her award, she thanked lots of people...and then thanked her family. She said the award wouldn't mean nearly as much if she didn't have her husband and kids to share it with. The camera showed Ryan Phillipe and he had a glistening of tear in his eye....and I just knew how in love with each other they were.

I guess we get so used to hollywood couples not making it very far because they get together, get married not long after that, and divorce not much longer after that. When you see a real moment, one that gets captured and you realize just how much in love they are, we're reminded that they can just be everyday people.