So, I think I'm a movie critic.

While Robert was gone, he asked me to keep a list of movies to watch when he get's back. This list has been directed specifically to him, but with the weekend coming up I thought it might be useful to my 3 followers. :)

Duplicity- Julia Robert’s/Clive Owen. Really Good!!! Confusing but had an Oceans Eleven feel. Very well done and worth seeing!

Taken- Awesome!!! You could pick it apart if you wanted, but it was a great action show and had a long lasting effect.

A Haunting in Connecticut- It had the quality of “A Haunting” television series… Very “B” grade, but it had enough to the story that it was worth seeing.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- This movie was fantastic. It was so well done!!! Kind of long, but I liked that about it.

Knowing- Nicholas Cage.- Really good.

State of Play- It was slow and very realistic. Which I usually like, but I didn’t love this movie. Maybe I missed something.

Tropic Thunder- Not my choice to watch, but even Ben was disappointed in the humor. Looked much better than it actually was. Very Blah for the all star cast.

X-men Origins-Wolverine- I haven’t seen the X-men movies, but I really liked this movie… for a superhero kind of movie.

Terminator Salvation- Okay, I should have LOVED this movie. With Christian Bale and being a terminator movie, but it wasn’t fantastic. The Story was weak, but the movie was made well. 

Star Trek- Don’t laugh… Okay, I have never seen a start trek movie, and don’t remember ever even seeing a full episode of any of the star treks, but I liked this movie…. Even more than terminator salvation (eek)

Angels and Demons- Need I say more? It was great. I think I liked Davinci Code better, but I think I’m the minority that thinks that. Angels and Demons was fantastic.

Twilight- aweful. I had my issues with the book, but throw in bad acting….

The Taking of Pelham 123- Denzel Washington and John Travolta- Entertaining, but has some weak spots. Worth seeing.

Up- a Pixar cartoon. I was skeptical because the story was really strange, but it was cute and made me laugh.

Land of the Lost- Will Ferrell- This was so stupid, but really funny. Worth seeing.

Paul Blart Mall Cop- Ben wanted me to tell you it was good, but it was painfully bad. Stay away.

The International- I was excited about this move. Looked like it was done really well, etc…. I fell asleep I was so bored and Ben said it never really got good.


Public Enemies- Okay, let me set you up for this. When I saw the previews for this movie I immediately gave it the title of “my favorite movie ever” It looked so good. I was very disappointed, but you’ll want to see it just don’t have high expectations like I did 

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince- Need I say more?


District 9- This movie was insanely awesome. I have never seen a story line like this before.

Paranormal Activity- I’m not saying anything except to watch this alone in your bedroom. 

2012- Worth seeing, but overly coincidental, and they should have been dead 500 times so it stops being scary.

Brothers- I don’t think they could decide which way they wanted the story to go. War issues, family issues, etc??? It was a bit random… and Toby Maguire (spiderman) is sooooo ugly!!!

Sherlock Holmes- Brilliant. I loved it!!!

The Fourth Kind- This movie claims to have actual footage that they incorporated into the movie. So, if you believe that, it could possibly be one of the scariest movies ever!

New Moon- Okay, now that my expectations are low… it was enjoyable. Still I hate this series, but this one was better than twilight.

It’s Complicated***R***- This was usually not my type of movie, but it was sooooo funny and had Jim from the office in it. I love Meryl Streep and Steve Martin so the movie was going to be great. 

Avatar- This movie has been all the rage. Everything is Avatar. It was what you would expect… maybe a little disappointing. It is very long, but probably worth seeing.

The Lovely Bones- This is a very artsy dark movie that was set in the 70’s. You probably wouldn’t like it.

Defiance- A really good prisoner of war movie. Based on a true story.

The Box- This was weirder than Stephen King on drugs, but it did have a good story.

Amelia- Based on Amelia Earharts life, but I was surprised to like her less than before I saw the movie. I thought the idea would make you believe she was America’s sweetheart, but she was more of a self absorbed slut. The movie was done very well, though, and I loved the time period.

Saw VI- You just have to see it…. You can’t not see a saw 

17 Again- This was actually surprisingly funny… it’s a teeny bopper movie. Also, I think Zack Efron’s character in the 80’s looks like dad when he was a teenager. Mom thinks so too. 

Drag Me to Hell- This movie was done very poorly but I still liked it. Ben couldn’t get past how corny it was.

Sweet Tea

Last summer I was spending $3 every weekend to get the sweet tea at the farmers market. I finally decided, I needed to come up with one on my own. It turned out perfect. You'll have to try it yourself.

Combine:
3/4 cup ice
1 1/3 cup water
3 1/2 Tbs organic sugar ( I got it at smiths in the organic section)
3 1/2 Tbs fresh squeezed lime juice

After squeezing the lime juice, quarter each half of the lime shell and add 4 quarters (1/2 a lime worth) to the drink.

Add 4-5 rinsed mint leaves.

Cover and shake until it's a little frothy!!!

Childhood Movie Memories

I was shopping the other day and stumbled upon this version of Alice in Wonderland. What a blast to the past this was. I'm sure i watched it a hundred times.



Got me to thinking...

The Canterville Ghost



Mr. Boogedy



Does anyone remember these movies?

Day trip

A couple of weekends ago, Ben and I decided to go on a day trip instead of doing something productive around the house. He found this place in Salt Lake Called Gilgal. I had never heard of it, but my understanding of it is that it used to be someones backyard and this man created all of these stone sculptures. After he died, his backyard was made into a public park for anyone to see. If you weren't looking for it you would never find it. It's tucked back behind some old houses, but it's very interesting. Makes you wonder what inspired him to spend so much time to do this.




Afterward, we stopped at Moochies sandwich shop that was featured on the food networks Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives. Ben got the Philly Cheesestake and I indulged in the Meatball sub. They were both great! Turned out to be a really fun cheap day trip!

The things he puts up with

My Laundry room

I wanted to post my laundry room because I think it's so cute. I used a dark blue metallic paint that I love, and sassed it up with a zebra rug and the curly decals.





Did I mention the crowns on the doors? These were originally gold hooks I found at Alice Lane furniture. I cut the hook off and sprayed them silver.



It's just a little more fun to do laundry now.

Crystal Magnets

Well, mom and Bets requested a close up of my crystal magnets so......

My favorite commercial

This commercial makes me laugh every time. Don't you just love men? :)

My 2nd project of the day

I'm really excited about this. The top picture is from Pottery Barn. I spotted it several months ago and wanted to copy it. I was lucky enough to find the frames at a yard sale a few years ago. I think I paid a dollar for each of them. Stole pictures from a book on the bargain shelf and.... voila!

Stupid or Cool?

I "decorated" the side of my fridge today. LOL What do you think? I used some left over decals, that I love, and decided to break my rule of "less is more" and use them again. (I originally bought them for my laundry room, which I'll post later) I love that they are the same color as the fridge so it's very subtle. That's not all I did, though. My mom gave me a House Beautiful magazine that had JEWELED magnets. I loved that idea! So, for less than $10 I made 20. Not bad eh?

Unbelievable

I will admit right off the bat that I believe there should be a punishment when there is a crime. So, all you bleeding hearts out there can stop reading now. I was just informed by a client of mine who had recently spent some time in jail that it wasn't that bad because there is a new "CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM AND ALL THE MEALS WERE RESTAURANT QUALITY" Are you kidding me? I had a frozen dinner for lunch today that I had to pay for myself. I'm feeding the guy who broke into someones house restaurant quality food that he doesn't even have to pay for? How does this kind of thing happen? If they're getting college credit too, watch out. I'll be the person stealing your car.

Lunch

Okay, so my friend Lyndsey and I went to Zupas for lunch yesterday. As we're getting to the register there is an older man and his daughter behind us. The dad was being cute trying to push his way ahead of her, and she says "No, dad, I brought you here I'm paying" Well, I just don't know when to keep my mouth shut, so I said "Do you want to pay for me too?" She said "yes I do" and pushed herself ahead and paid for both mine and Lyndseys lunch. I was mortified!! I was hoping today that I would be over the embarrassment, but.....it's going to take more time. Good thing we didn't order dessert :)

Mom's Cooking Class

Okay, so I enjoy reading other peoples blogs when there is a picture. So... I scanned through the pictures I have access to right now and found the one from the cooking class....thus, a blog is born. It was so fun. My mom hosts a cooking class every month or so for the ladies in the ward. This last month she went all out. Prime Rib..... need I say more. I have never been a fan in the past, but this was roasted with the most amazing seasoning. Delish!!! None of that barely cooked, stick it with a fork and hear a Moo stuff. :)

Before the party ended we all posed for a picture with Roberto. For those of you who haven't met him, he is filling in for Robert while he's gone.

Robert's Birthday

Robert's birthday was back in August, but it was so funny I had to blog about it. I have this picture on my desktop. Robert is on the left and I'm on the right. The fight was brutal. Obscenities like "kung pow chicken" and "fried rice" were being thrown out like it was nothing. The fight lasted about.....20 seconds. Screaming and hopping backwards (I later learned) is not a good strategy. Look at him, though, I didn't have a chance.

The Body Museum

A couple weeks ago Robert, Lyndsey, Ben, and I went to the body museum up in Salt Lake. It was really amazing. Not for everyone, though, I do have to say. We had all gone to the haunted houses together a few weeks earlier and on the way there I was feeling more scared about THIS. For those of you who haven't heard about it... They are REAL bodies. There weren't very many full bodies, maybe 10 or so. Most were displays with different organs, but that wasn't as interesting to me. It was so amazing to see how everything goes together. They mentioned how compact the body is and I was surprised by how small the organs were in full size adults. When you start thinking about everything that fits into such a small area it is really amazing. It was really quiet and dark in the museum and everyone was very respectful. It was like being at a cemetery. Afterwards we went to Rodizio Grill for dinner. I know, we're sick. Too many of the meats reminded us of what we had just been looking at. Robert even ate a chicken heart which was actually on display in the museum. Gross.

Canada Cruise!!!

Well, I had to talk about the most amazing vacation ever. I can't put it off any longer. Ben and I went on the first Dr. Laura cruise ever. Now, whenever I mention "Dr. Laura" everyone thinks your poor husband, so if your thinking that right now, all that tells me is you haven't given her a chance. If you really listened to the program (knrs.com from 1:00-4:00) you would be feeling sorry for ME. She is an advocate for men. She is just wonderful and was hosting a cruise starting up in Vancouver and ending in San Diego. It was amazing. First of all, I couldn't believe the service. It was beyond expectation. To give you an idea... I got home and needed to use the little girls room and the first thing I thought was "I'm going to have to change my own toilette paper roll" I was spoiled to say the least.

Our ship was perfect. Spotless for one thing and only a few years old. None of that tacky 70's stuff. I had heard it was smaller than most, but I loved that about it. Everyone was so friendly and because the ship wasn't too big you would actually see people more than once.

The first day of the cruise I was just wanting to find Dr. Laura. I didn't have much luck. I had pretty much given up for the time being when Ben and I walked into the dining room just as she was walking out with her bodyguards ( I wasn't expecting that) I was in awe. She came over, gave me a hug and Ben a high 5 and continued walking. I could finally start enjoying the cruise. I don't get star struck about anyone. Actors, Athletes, etc are all over paid drugies who don't have a clue to what love or loyalty is. Dr. Laura has values.

My first blog

I've never been one to chat, instant message, text, or e-mail but I think I need to join the rest of the world, so here is my attempt. Did it take anyone else 3 hours just to get the background right? Anyway, I'm determined to figure it out on my own. I think I'm a 77 year old in a 27 year old body. Technology scares me. Lyndsey (friend/co-worker) and I are convinced we're the last people in America without an ipod. Is there anyone else out there?