#32, #33 & #34

Last Saturday my roommate Holly ran a half marathon. She is such a rock star!! I wanted to help her "carb load" the night before, so I made a big spaghetti dinner.

The sauce turned out great. 3 jars Classico Tomato & Basil then I added sautéed onions & mushrooms and some browned sweet Italian sausage and hamburger. We also had linguine noodles because I like them better than regular spaghetti noodles. To finish it off we had some amazing homemade garlic bread.

Great food and even better dinner party people. There ended up being 10 of us and everyone helped get the dinner ready and clean up. It was a lot of fun.

After dinner we moved the party downstairs and watched X-Men and X2 and I stayed up later that night than I had in years. I don't feel like I should see 3 am again anytime soon.

Fast forward a few days later and we watched X-Men: The Last Stand. I love all of these movies! They all have some great action and as the movies progress there is some seriously good character development. They make me laugh, hold my breath, and even cry.

Bet you can't guess my favorite X Man...

#31

I also watched this movie the evening of my sick day last week. I love the idea of developing super powers. I like to think about which one I would want, lately I always would pick teleportation. How cool would it be to be able to travel in a blink of an eye?

I really like the brother / sister dynamic between Johnny & Susan. You can feel the love but the surface shows lots of frustration and annoyance.

I also like Doctor Victor Von Doom. He plays an excellent villain.

So which power would you want?

#29, #30 & a sick day

Last Tuesday I woke up with a horrible stomach ache. I napped as long as possible and then I decided a movie would be a great distraction.

I started out with Daredevil - it is corny and mostly ridiculous but the shining spot is Elektra.


And the natural next movie to watch was Elektra. So much better!

If you haven't seen either one...please skip Daredevil. But keep in mind I'm loyal, even when the acting is bad.

#28

This past Saturday, my friend Cali & her 3 year old daughter came over to help me with my movie goal.

What a fun time!! We had popcorn, brownies and Limeade for the treats. I got Piper a new purple dress and she wore it for the whole movie.

I love the muppets. They are very funny, especially the older movies. I love how they incorporate so much music and dancing.

My favorite quote comes from Miss Piggy - to Nicky (Charles Grodin)

"You! It was you! Kermit was right! You're a phony. You're a phony! Yes, you are! And you know what, you can't even sing! Your voice was dubbed!"

February 2012

My month long goal for February was to read my scriptures every day. I didn't make any other restrictions....it could be just one verse, just so I opened them every day.

One word - FAIL

I read every day but one. I was so disappointed in myself that next morning when I realized that I hadn't read the day before, I almost quit for the month. But after a good conversation with a inspired roommate, I proceeded to finish out the month.

I wish I was better at doing all the things that seem to come so easily to those around me. I feel quite often that I struggle with simple things.

I am thankful for the friends I have that help encourage me to be strong. I hope that I can always find the strength to pick myself up and try again.

#27 Miss Pettigrew

I watched this movie last Saturday night. I told you...lazy day, filled with movies and naps:)

This movie brings out the hopeless romantic in me. I think that Delysia is caught up in some horrible life choices, but I love how at the end of the movie she has some clarity of thought and chooses love.

I also love the idea that Guinevere has this adventure and ends up after a crazy day, engaged to a handsome, good man.

Favorite Quotes -

Joe: You didn't take me. I took you.

Joe: I've been looking for you all night, and I believe, all of my life. If you'll have me.

Michael: Pure and simple, I want you to marry me, and it's a one word conversation...

Guinevere: Not everything comes along just when we want it. There are times when decisions just have to be made, or you certainly will miss out.

Guinevere: And that is why you must not waste a second of this precious life. Listen to me. Once I too had ambitions. Not your grand ones, simple ambitions. Marriage, children and a house of our own... A good, solid man. You would call him dull, no doubt, but he smiled whenever he saw me and we could've built a life on that. Your heart knows the truth.. Trust it.

I love this movie. I cry every time I watch it. Do you have any favorite chick flicks?

#26

I watched this last Saturday afternoon. I'm a pretty big fan of Tim Burton's claymation films.

My favorite quotes -

Victor: I've got a... I've got a dwarf, and I'm not afraid to use him!

Pastor Galswells: [holding the dead off] Begone, ye demons from Hell! Back to the void from whence you came! You shall not enter here! Back... back... back. Skeleton: Keep it down, we're in a church!

Maggot: If I hadn't just been sitting in it, I would say that you'd lost your mind!

Bonejangles: I love a woman with meat on her bones!

#24 & #25

Last Saturday I was so lazy. I started the day by watching these two beauties. I really enjoy the silly premise that there is a secret government agency policing alien activity on our planet. I can imagine that some people I know could easily be aliens. It would certainly explain a lot :)

The music is fun. Will Smith is attractive and Tommy Lee Jones is brilliant.

I can not wait till the third movie comes out this summer. Want to go see it with me?

Crime Shows

On February 22nd, I decided that it was time to take a break from watching my new favorite guilty pleasure. Sometimes, especially for someone with a vivid imagination, watching too many crime shows can really get to you. Too many fictional scenarios of kidnappings & murders, get me to start thinking how possible those same things are in my life.

For instance, I decided to go on a walk in my neighborhood and as I was enjoying the fresh air & beautiful sunny day, I also noticed that the creepy man walking toward me could easily be cast as an "evil" man in a crime show. As he came closer I felt my whole body tense...

(I know that if anything ever happened to me that would require a "fight or flight" reaction, I would have to FIGHT. I know better. I can't even consider the flight option because I am out of shape and hopelessly clumsy.)

Of course he walked by me, as most east coasters do, without even making eye contact. I almost started to laugh at how ridiculous I am, but then I felt someone run up behind me and I just knew that I was about to be part of my worst nightmare. I immediately separated my feet shoulder wide, bent my knees in the most secure stance I could and simultaneously brought both my hands up in fists (thumb on the outside) in front of my face. Thinking the whole time that I would get in one good hit before I went down.

Turns out that it was just a runner. Not the creepy man coming back to kill me.

I don't think the runner was worried, he was fast, and way past me before he turned around to stare / shake his head.

But as I took a deep breath and continued my walk I decided two things -

1. I should always walk with a friend (just in case).

2. I need to stop watching crime shows.

So I decided that I will give up watching Medium for 47 days. I'll miss Alison, Joe and the kids but I know that Netflix will save my spot and they will be there waiting when I'm ready to start watching again. Plus this opens up a lot more time to watch some movies :)