Bump in the Night

I can’t be the only one who has been watching TLC’s Long Island Medium recently. The season finale was this past Sunday and I already can’t wait for the next season to start. {Waiting for new seasons is so painful! I can’t even believe how far away the next season of The Bachelor STILL seems!} Anyway, back to the Medium. If you haven’t seen the show, it’s about this lady, Theresa Caputo:

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She’s a medium, not a psychic. So, while she can’t read your palms and tell you the future, she can talk to people who have crossed over. I know there are tons of skeptics in this world, and many even on the show, but I’ll tell you right now, I’m not one of them. Do I believe everyone who might say they’re a medium? Absolutely not. But, I definitely believe that it’s possible and that a very small percentage of people here have that gift to communicate with our loved ones on the other side.

Theresa’s got the long finger nails, the thick Long Island accent, and she’s definitely not afraid to walk up to a stranger in public and “read” them. She’ll pass along sweet messages that often times help people heal and let go of their departed loved ones. She says she could be anywhere and the spirits will get so loud that she can’t even concentrate! Can you imagine?

My brother and I have always been pretty intrigued by all those paranormal shows, you know, like Ghost Hunters. So, it’s not uncommon that when he and I get together, we mention one of those shows or something we saw. I admit, when I started living alone out in Utah, I couldn’t watch those shows anymore, otherwise, I never would have been able to sleep. Even with the lights on. Believe me. I tried.

However, this past weekend I mentioned to my brother how the Long Island Medium makes those spirits so much more personable and not scary at all. Somehow we got from that nice, pleasant topic to him telling me the story of the shadows they have seen in his apartment and me recalling how I had felt someone tap my back earlier that night… when NO ONE was behind me, only a staircase.

Now, when conversations like this take place or, say, I went and saw one of those Paranormal Activity movies {which I will never, EVER watch} this is what happens to me:
Rewind to this past weekend
I sit there in bed with the lights off and with my eyes shut {duh, because why would I want to SEE what lurks in the night?}
My mind can’t help but to replay the scary topics of conversation, mainly the mention of those supposed shadows.
My heart starts racing.
I suddenly hear the sound of a cartoon dog barking from the other room {it was my niece’s toy}
But, at the time, this was my reaction:

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I will never understand why that dang toy starts going off in the middle of the night. This wasn’t the first time…

That said, the Long Island Medium is about as much “spirit” as this scaredy-cat can handle! Does anyone else watch it? What are your thoughts on mediums, or are you perhaps one yourself? ;)

Not only am I blogging here today, but I’m also guest posting over at Life is aMAYESing! Head on over there to keep me some company while I talk about {and share pictures of} some of my favorite vacation locations :) Be sure to go leave Lia Joy some love while she’s vacationing in Las Vegas!