The journey between here and there

So my mother just called me and is asking that I go up there for Christmas. This is how the conversation went…

Mom: I want you to come up for Christmas. Come on the 23, 24 and 25
Me: Oh, I thought you were working over Christmas?
Mom: Well, I want you to come for Christmas anyway.
Me: while you’re working?
Mom: well, I’ll be around the 23 and 24
Me: Well, we usually go over to Ryan’s parents for Christmas Eve. Why don’t you take the Greyhound and come down here for Christmas for those 2 days?
Mom: *sigh* Ok… I’ll tell you the reason why I want you to come down…
Me: Huh?
Mom: There’s a tenant of mine that is living in the house and he’s (she whispers this) doing witch craft on me!
Me: Witch craft?
Mom: Yes!
Me: How did you come to that conclusion?
Mom: (talking in a hushed tone) Well, I got this lump on my neck… it’s gout. I’ve been to the doctor and had all these tests done. I go for more tests in the new year. I called your Aunty and Grandma and they told me that the guy living in my basement is known for doing witch craft and HE has cast this spell on me and that’s why I have this lump on my neck. They say I need to kick him out of the house or else he will do more witch craft on me.
Me *sigh* Well… why do we have to come down? Why don’t you just tell him he has to get out then?
Mom: Well, because I’ll tell him he has to get out because my daughter and her kids are coming to stay for Christmas!
Me: Why can’t you just SAY that I’m coming so he will get out?
Mom: I can’t LIE!
Me: We’ve already made plans for Christmas. It’s not that I don’t want to come down, but you just don’t have the room with all your tenants for us and you know the kids, they are rowdy and crazy. I wouldn’t want to upset them or wreck your house.
Mom: ok.. just come down for 1 day.
Me: Mom it’s a 6 hour drive both ways. That’s a long drive to haul 5 kids and then only stay for one day. If we came up I’d like to stay for a weekend at least.
Mom: I just need you to come up so I can tell him that there’s not enough room for him.
Me: Why can’t you just tell him to get out without having to give him an excuse?
Mom: I can’t! I don’t want him to do more witch craft on me! You Aunty and Grandma told me to get rid of him as soon as possible!
Me: *sigh* Mom, how about if we come in the New Year
Mom: NO! You have to come over Christmas! This way I don’t have to mail your gifts, they are fragile anyway.
Me: Do you really believe he is doing witch craft on you? Isn’t this caused by a virus or something?
Mom: Your Aunty and Grandma told me he is KNOWN for this!
Me: *sigh* Do you have a lump on your neck still?
Mom: No, well, it’s gone down… but if I don’t get rid of him it will come back!
Me: We’ve just already made plans for Christmas and you really don’t have room for us mom.
Mom: Fine. I’ve got to go then. *CLICK*

This just makes me laugh, yet it is so frustrating to me… she’s so superstitious it drives me crazy. I mean, if she wanted us to come up just so she could see us I’d be alright with that… but she wants to use us as her excuse to chase this guy who is a tenant out of her house whom she thinks practices witch craft on her? *sigh* Why couldn’t I have been born into a normal family? Why?!?

New interview with Tom Welling! Tom Welling in a French magazine

"I don´t find Clark is this good and straight. As a matter of fact, what makes him interesting is that he is very human. He constantly battles with moral questions and tries to sort out the good and the bad. Clark´s choices sometimes have devastating consequences for the people around him. He bears quite some fault, and that´s why I think he is far from perfect. And fortunately so, because it is quite boring to play such a type of role. I am therefore not yet tired of this character."

 
"Doing love scenes bothers me a lot! Kissing actresses whom I regard as my friends makes me feel uneasy. It´s an intimate thing, and now that I am married I feel like I´d cheat on my wife. Fortunately, my wife Jamie knows how fastidious and not at all romantic it is to shoot these scenes. So she´s not worried about it."

"Basically, it is very easy to identify with Clark. The main motivation of the character is his desire to be normal. Yet he slowly discovers that normality doesn´t exist. That´s exactly what you feel when you grow up. At school you may look like everybody else, fit in, not being considered a zero or someone bizarre. But when becoming an adult, you realize that everything is a little crazy and that normality is a myth."

"During two shoots, it happens often that I pick up something from the abundant mail that the Smallville production receives. Contrary to what everyone believes, I get more mail from boys rather than girls. In general these are very nice letters, in which they ask me for advice, tell me their secrets, or ask me indiscreet questions about the girls on set. It´s not boring!"

"I really don´t lead the life of a star. I devote my time to my wife. Now and then Jamie and I go out to have a drink with friends. Numerous shows are produced in Vancouver, and so it happens regularly that I meet some buddies there. I got to know Jensen Ackles when he played Jason Teague in Season 4. Now he is on Supernatural here in Vancouver. Together with Michael Rosenbaum we often visit the set of this show. Michael, Jensen, Jared Padalecki and I play golf together, and we frequently meet for a beer after work. That´s cool enough, but we also find ways to play pranks on each other to interrupt the monotony…"

"I don´t have much free time when shooting Smallville. It took quite some time for my wife and me to get used to that, but now we´ve got there. It has become normal for me to leave early in the morning in order to work 12-14 hours on set. That belongs to my daily routine now. I have done this for six years, nine months each year, and I don´t complain. There are much harder jobs than this. I worked at a construction site before becoming a model and then an actor, and that´s not more of a repose."

"Whenever we can, we receive groups who dedicate their work to young patients suffering from rare diseases. These are always magic moments in which we can bring some happiness to these children, who thus instantly forget their condition. We show them the set, make them meet the cast and crew, and they leave with their heads full of sparkles".

**** Holy Hell! He’s the most amazing man I have ever read about. He’s so well spoken, articulate, kind, sweet and devoted. His wife is so unbelievably lucky…. you know what the funny thing is… I bet that he thinks he is the luckiest man in the world to have her. He’s so amazing… This people is the REAL SUPERMAN. He embodies this character heart and soul in real life as well on Smallville. I just LOVE his personality. He’s just phenomenal! As much as I’d love to switch places with his wife, I wish the two of them all the best and I hope that one day they will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary together…. true love …. awww… Tom Welling is the Prince Charming of my dreams. He is beautiful inside and out.

To Whom It May Concern:
Re: Customer Service at the Gap

I am absolutely glowing after shopping at the Gap at Chinook Centre on Friday, November 09, 2007 . The staff was incredible. Tory, Heather and a couple of other staff members (I’m sorry I couldn’t remember their names.) went above and beyond for all the customers at the Gap.

I had been at the mall for two hours already trying on clothes. I walked into Gap only planning on buying a pair of jeans for $40 and I came out spending $155. Everyone was so helpful, polite, professional, informative and kind. I went into the change room to try on some jeans and Heather helped me find a pair that fit fabulous. She helped me understand why style suited my body, what size I should wear and the different dyes in the jeans. She was so incredible, friendly and funny. She gave me a tip on where I should go to have my pants hemmed.

I was about to check out when I wandered past some shirts for sale. I decided to try them on in the fitting room. This time I had the TORY EXPERIENCE. Can I just say right now, that this man deserves a raise and you need to do everything you can in order to keep him. I’ve never, ever had a fitting room experience like this one. Wow! He introduced himself and showed me into a fitting room. He was so friendly, warm, charming and humorous.

After a few minutes, he knocked on the door and asked if I needed any help. I asked him what he thought of the shirt and if it was suppose to fit like it did on me. His eyes lit up and he explained in detail why I should go a size smaller. He was never negative and only spoke of the positives. He showed me where the shirt was too loose. He was so complimentary. He was very polite and professional. He asked if I minded that he touched the shirt so he could show me what he was talking about. He was so sweet and outgoing.

I am still blown away by his helpfulness and sincerity. It wasn’t just “Oooh ya, that looks good on you.” Like you hear most fitting room attendants say… Oh no… Not with Tory… With Tory it was “that looks amazing on your body because of this, this and this” or “Can I find you something that I think will look amazing on you?” or “I think this shirt will look even better because you have a hour glass figure.” Or “You really should flaunt your body, not hide it because you have a great body.” When he did bring me a shirt and I tried it on he gushed, “This shirt was made for your body type. This really accentuates your curves. You look gorgeous!” Or “Wow! I love that color on you!”

I think my head grew 10 times the size while I was in there. What really impressed me is that he told me the item of clothing looked good and then he followed up with WHY it made me look good. He would point out why something didn’t fit well and then go grab something that would look better.

I am very observant and can tell when someone is not being sincere with me. You can see the sincerity in Tory’s eyes, his voice and his face. He was very sincere when giving someone a compliment. I was there for a good hour trying on clothes and I listened to him talk to all the women that came through the fitting room. He was so charming, sweet, funny and incredible with all the women that came in regardless of their size or what they looked like. He helped each one of them find something that would suit their individual body type. Every single woman left that fitting room glowing after being in there with him for 5-10 min. “Thank you so much!” they would say as they left.

If more fitting room attendants were like Tory, women would be lining up and spending hundreds if not thousands in the store for that kind of service and attention.

As I was checking out, he came up to me and thanked me for shopping. When I thanked him back he told me “it was a pleasure.” WOW…I am awed by his professional, informative and sincere behavior. Tory has the entire package in a great employee and has excellent customer service skills. He has the looks, the body, the fashion sense and the personality that make him indispensable. He should be training the staff on how to treat customers in a fitting room. I think your sales will sky rocket.

Thank you for a shopping trip that I will remember for a long time to come. I will definitely be back to shop at the Gap and I will tell everyone I know to go to the Gap in Chinook in Calgary for the great clothes and to have the Tory Experience in the fitting room. Thank you Tory! You made my year!

Sincerely,
me

This is the letter I sent to Gap to show my appreciation of Tory. He kicks serious ass! I’d LOVE to have him as a personal shopper. I told him that too… I gushed on about him while I was there telling him that his wife was very lucky, that he was so nice and blah, blah, blah. I made him blush. It was cute. He’s so sweet and cute… like ‘ooohhh puppy dog cute’ ya know? He wasn’t like Tom Welling hot… like the holy hell I want to grab you, haul you into this change room, rip off your clothes and have my way with you… but he was cute, so sincere and so sweet.

I had the best time at Chinook all by myself. Holly hell.. I need to go out on my own more! I loved not being harassed all night by, “Can w go now? Are you finished yet? Another store? The movie is starting soon. I just want to go. Is this the last store? sure, it looks good, just get it so we can go. ”

That’s what the hubs says when I want to go shopping. It’s so frustrating… so I wandered the mall looking for a Christmas dress
but couldn’t find anything that didn’t make me look like I belonged on the corner of 3 & 4th.

So finally I wandered into Gap… I’ve never ever been in a fitting room and been that doted on in my life. The guy was amazing. The most sweetest, professional, smart, great fashion sense, amazing guy worked in the fitting room! I thought he was gay for awhile but WOW…. his wife is so lucky! I was trying on a pair of size 4 jeans… they said it was way too baggy, so I got into a 2, they said it was still a little too big… So I got a pair of size 1’s that fit awesome!

I’m still blown away by his helpfulness and compliments… “you have a gorgeous figure. You really have an amazing body.” and
blah, blah, blah… Holy hell… just the constant compliments… Wow! But it wasn’t just, “You look gorgeous, he was pointing out why something fit well or why something didn’t fit good. I knew he wasn’t hitting on me either, he was so nice and sweet to ALL the women no matter what their size.

I talked to the manager and told her to give him a raise. All the women were just glowing after being in there with him for 5 min. I spent 1 1/2 in the change room while he gave me outfit after outfit to try on. Seriously… if more people were like that… Women would spend $10000 in a store. What really baffled me was that he was sincere… really sincere. I can totally tell when someone is just giving me a line and oh my gosh. I was putty in his hands. Wow…

LOL… i think the next time I feel down or feeling like crap about myself, I’m just going to go shopping when that guy works there. I’m just going to call up and ask for him. I asked him if he would come Christmas dress shopping with me cuz he has such a great sense of style. Seriously, I think I’ll call up and offer him $50 to go with me for a couple hours to try on dresses. I just want him to go shopping with me to help me find clothes. I have a hard time shopping because I just never know if something is fitting right. I do know what looks good, but it’s always hard to find things for me cuz usually all the stuff that are size 4 or 2 are gone.

Can I just say that I LOVE my Gap long and lean jeans! I’m still in shock that I fit a size 1. They fit perfect. I thought I was a size 4 or 2. Hmmm… well, I’m glad I’ve gotten back down to my high school size before having 5 kids. I’m so pumped! Next goal… cute lil abs.

How much do I love this song? Lots. When I’m all alone I blast this loud and hard. I love how the beat rattles the windows and makes the floors tremble. I love feeling the song pulsing through my body. It’s my favorite song at this moment.

Ok… I was very excited about the Bang and Burn episode because Wentworth Miller’s shirt would be coming off and it looked like finally he would be getting out… It’s been a long time since we’ve seen him shirtless and the story line is getting boring to me. So yippee, it’s going to be an excellent day right? WRONG!!!

All I see is this:

Courtesy of The First Church of Wentworth Miller

THAT is NOT enough!!! I don’t care about his back! I was really upset over this whole escape plot bit. It was just retarded. Michael runs back into the prison takes off his horribly disgusting GREY long sleeve shirt … he’s shirtless.. yummy… it’s the back…ok, I’m loving the back. Love how the muscles ripple… ok… I’m still waiting for him to turn around. He rummages through clothes…. waiting for the turn…waiting…waiting…. Out of all the clothes on the bed he grabs… ANOTHER GREY LONG SLEVE SHIRT!!!! HOLY SUGAR HONEY ICE TEA!! I screamed at the TV… “NNOOOOOO!” WTF!!!!We can’t work another color? No sexy black? No red? No blue? GREY!?! WHY GREY? WHY out of all the color schemes and colors of the rainbow GREY …. AGAIN!!!… and DON’T try to tell me it’s now got 2 red stripes to make it look all original… Oooohhhh… way to mix it up wardrobe department!

I’m PISSED!!!! He should have just gone shirtless like Whistler did. Whistler does have a nice bod. I would have LOVED to see the tat again after such a long time. Just to have him with just the tat, hands behind his head kneeling… Holy smoker pants Batman! That would have been so sexy… Women everywhere would have just screamed and fainted right then and there. AND when he got dragged out, maybe we have the shirt off for a couple more episodes until he gets tossed back into the clink again then he can rummage through and find himself another damn shirt… COME ON WRITERS!!! Throw the women a bone here…

I want to see a little of this:

I’m not asking for much here…

I HATE that stupid grey long sleeve shirt. I understand why they do it because they don’t want to show the tats and blah, blah, blah. I don’t care about the reasons, it’s just ridiculous and EVERYONE else at Sona is wearing t-shirts or they are topless. Maybe I need to get a petition going to have Went topless for a couple of episodes. This story line just seems to drag and drag. It’s like the story is just spinning it’s wheels and is going nowhere. To top it off, I find out that THIS GUY is NOT WENTWORTH MILLER, but just some body double. Went was shooting some other scenes. *AAAHHHHH!!!* That makes me even crankier. BOOOOOOO, BOOOO, BOOOO! I want Went! Not some DOUBLE! I want the real thing! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! CHEATERS! YOU SUCK! The doubles head and neck is a little bigger than Went’s anyway. His shoulders seem a little more broader than Went’s as well. I noticed. I’m very observant people. Very. That and I also noticed once pics were posted of it frame by frame that the fingers were not the same. Went’s are like super long. I’ve never seen fingers that long in my life. They are very distinct. The other girls over at the church noticed it too. We noticed oh powers that be. Use the real MAN. Imitation sucks monkey butts!

*ugh* I need to go shoot a monkey now.

But first I’m going to make myself feel better by looking at some pics of the REAL Went.

Le sigh… I love the smile and the blue steel.

This pic makes me want to climb up, straddle him, and start a trail of kisses on his neck downward. Gah! This such a ‘hop on’ pic. Love it!

Baby it’s cold outside. Come on over, I’ll warm you up and make you sweat!

Ryan has been gone for 15 days this month for training in Winnipeg, Ohio and Red Deer. It has been really nice just to do my own thing and run the house however I want. I LOVE being by myself. I thought I would have a hard time with it, with the 5 kids and all, but nope. I’m having a BLAST!

I sleep right in the middle of the bed and stretch out. I sleep so much better, I never get woken up in the middle of the night, I love having the bed to myself.

I keep trying to convince him that we should have separate rooms and just get together for conjugal visits every night then I can go back to my own bed. He doesn’t like the idea, but I think it’s freakin’ brilliant!

I didn’t even miss him and didn’t even care if he called. Is that bad? Hmm…. maybe. I just went on with life. Everything was so smooth. I wasn’t as stressed out or upset. I had the kids to bed by 7:00 or 7:30pm every night. It was just so relaxing. He house was tidy, everyone did their chores. It was wonderful!

When he would come back he would ask if I missed him… “Nope…. sorry. I like being by myself.” He would get this hurt puppy dog eyes and make me feel just a smidge bad, but not a lot… I was just telling him the truth.

“When are you going away again?” I ask.
“End of November.”
“I’ll make sure all your laundry is done so you can pack.” I smile. “Have fun!”
“I’m going to miss you. I hate being away.”
“Shut up! You’re lucky you get to go away for awhile. I’d be off exploring, seeing and doing. I WISH I could leave!” I reply.
He’s such a homebody. He hates having to leave the house. Weird!

Every time he leaves he looks around as I’m busy tidying up.
“Why is it that every time I leave you clean the house from top to bottom?” he asks.
*sigh* “Look, I’m trying to make it look good for when my sexception arrives. Now get the hell out! He’s gonna be here in a couple hours.” I say grinning mischievously.
“Who’s that?” he asks his eye brows wrinkle and he eyes me suspiciously.
“Tom Welling! Remember? Now I love you. Be good. Goodbye.” I laugh and say as I push him out the door.

The door closes and I breath a sigh of relief… Now if I could only cast some sort of spell on Tom to have him magically appear at my doorstep, I’d be oh so happy. If only….

Lawd almighty this pic is just so HOT. Just makes me want to run over, rip his clothes off and do naughty things to him. Mmmmm…

Here I am by the driveway of Hatley castle.

This is directly opposite the castle. Behind me is a Unniversity of Victoria. I would be looking at the front of the castle.

This castle is huge, so this is the first half of Hatley castle and main entrance

The main entrance and the 2nd half.

This is the back of the castle.

This is a pond that is in the Hatley gardens next to the castle. We wandered around the gardens because the castle was closed the 1st time we went on Saturday. The gardens are very beautiful. We were the only ones there. When we took the tour of the castle, the tour guide said the garden was haunted by Lord Dunsmuir’s son. I didn’t see the ghost. Bummer.

This is a pic of me looking at the stream that runs through the gardens at Hatley castle where Smallville and Xmen were/are filmed. I loved being here! The very thought that Tom may have wandered these paths and been at this very spot made me giddy like a little school girl… *SQUEEE!* I wish sooo bad I could have seen him. Unfortunately, no Tom Welling encounter. *sigh*

I’ll post more pics when I get around to it.

Ryan comes downstairs with a proud and happy look on his face.
I eye him suspiciously…. “What?”
“I just had the best crap of my entire life just now!” he smiles as if he’s solved world peace.
I sigh… “I really don’t think I needed to hear that.”
“I’m just so happy right now!!! I just had to share it with someone.”
“Thanks for sharing… next time call your father.”

He is non-combative, noncompetitive, and somewhat of a pacifist. Welling will give something up rather than fight for it. He may seem weak-willed or ineffectual, for he does not have a powerful ego drive for personal achievement and material advantage, or for winning at the expense of someone else. Being first, being best or being on top does not mean much to Tom Welling, and he can be quite happy in a supporting role, working for the benefit of others or for a cause that he believes in.

Tom Welling is gentle and impressionable and is motivated by less mundane and less tangible things than most other people. He may have difficulty formulating clear, definite personal goals and making his way in the world. Tom has many dreams, high ideals and a strong mystical or religious impulse.

Tom Welling also has a creative imagination and can successfully apply himself to art or music. Tom Welling has a sensitive physique and he needs to maintain good regular health habits in order to build strength and stamina.

He has passionate convictions and will fight for them when challenged. Tom Welling is willing to dedicate a great deal of his energy and strength to an important cause, and he will act decisively on his beliefs, rather than simply espousing them.

Sometimes Welling gets so involved, and identifies so much, with his ideas that he cannot really be receptive to anyone who opposes him philosophically.

He is capable of overcoming tremendous odds, and of enormous self-discipline and focus. When Tom Welling sets his sights on achieving something or is presented with a thorny challenge, it is his capacity for streamlining, making do with very little and sailing through tough times that enables Tom Welling to ultimately triumph.

Tom Welling has a beautiful soul, is aesthetically inclined and has a love of fine arts. He may want to be involved in a career where art, acting or beauty is paramount. His parents are supportive and Tom is likely to have a harmonious home and business life.

He is mentally alert and can explain his position clearly and unambiguously so that others can understand it. Always ready for action, Tom Welling has courage and determination and the ability to retaliate in the proper manner.

I was at home the other night in the middle of my dinner when the phone rang.

ME: Hello.

AT&T: Hello, this is AT&T .

ME: Is this AT&T.?

AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T …

ME: This is AT&T.?

AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T ….

ME: Is this AT&T.?

AT&T: Yes! This is AT&T, may I speak to Mr. Byron, please.?

ME: May I ask who is calling.?

AT&T: This is AT&T.

ME: Ok, hold on.

At this point I put the phone down for a solid 5 minutes thinking that,
surely, this person would have hung up the phone. I ate my salad. Much
to my surprise, when I picked up the receiver, they were still waiting.

ME: Hello.?

AT&T: Is this Mr. Byron?

ME: May I ask who is calling, please.?

AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T …

ME: This is AT&T.?

AT&T: Yes, this is AT&T …

ME: The phone company.?

AT&T: Yes, sir.

ME: I thought you said this was AT&T.

AT&T: Yes, sir, we are a phone company.

ME: I already have a phone.

AT&T: We aren’t selling phones today, Mr. Byron. We would like to offer
you 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

ME: Now, that’s 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day?

AT&T: (getting a little excited at this point by my interest) Yes, sir,
that’s right! 24 hours a day!

ME: 7 days a week.?

AT&T: That’s right.

ME: 365 days a year.?

AT&T: Yes, sir.

ME: I am definitely interested in that! Wow!!! That’s amazing!

AT&T: We think so!

ME: That’s quite a sum of money!

AT&T: Yes, sir, it’s amazing how it adds up.

ME: Ok, so will you send me checks weekly, monthly or just one big one
at the end of the year for the full $52,560; and if you send an annual
check, can I get a cash advance.?

AT&T: Excuse me.?

ME: You know, the 10 cents a minute.

AT&T: What are you talking about.?

ME: You said you’d give me 10 cents a minute, 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, 365 days a year. That comes to $144 per day, $1008 per week and
$52,560 per year. I’m just interested in knowing how you will be making
payment.

AT&T: Oh, no, sir. I didn’t mean we’d be paying you. You pay us 10
cents a minute.

ME: Wait a minute, how do you figure that by saying that you’ll give me
10 cents a minute, that I’ll give YOU 10 cents a minute? Is this some
kind of subliminal
telemarketing scheme.? I’ve read about things like this in the Enquirer,
you know.

AT&T: No, sir, we are offering 10 cents a minute for .

ME: THERE YOU GO AGAIN! Can I speak to a supervisor please.?

AT&T: Sir, I don’t think that is necessary.

ME: I insist on speaking to a supervisor!

AT&T: Yes, Mr. Byron. Please hold.

At this point, I begin trying to finish my dinner.

SUPERVISOR: Mr. Byron.?

ME: Yeth.?

SUPERVISOR: I understand you are not quite understanding our 10 cents a
minute program.

ME: Is This A T &T.?

SUPERVISOR: Yes, sir, it sure is.

ME: (I had to swallow before I choked on my food. It was all I could do
to suppress my laughter and I had to be careful not to produce a snort.)
No, actually, I
was just waiting for someone to get back to me so that I could sign up
for the plan.

SUPERVISOR: Ok, no problem, I’ll transfer you back to the person who was
helping you.

ME: Thank you.

I was on hold once again and managed a few more mouthfuls. I need to end
this conversation. Suddenly, there was an aggravated but polite voice
at the other end of the phone.

AT&T: Hello, Mr. Byron, I understand that you are interested in signing
up for our plan.?

ME: No, but I was wondering - do you have that “Friends and Family”
thing because I’m an only child and I’d really like to have a little
brother…

AT&T: click……..

It’s nice to see superman spoofed in a comic. 

I loved the first batman with CB. Christian Bale did an amazing job! I can’t wait for the second one! I hope it will be just as good as the first. I loved the action!