Utah - July 2012

   

At the end of July I went to Utah with double purpose - to see my sister's munchkins and to go to Laura Hanna's wedding.

Laura was beautiful and it was fun to wear the matching dresses with the girls.

I had outings with my sister (pedicure & ice cream), my neice (craft store), and my nephew (Toys R Us).  We also went to swimming lessons (three times) and to see the Lorax movie (dollar theater). 

It is always good to see the family and it was such a fun bonus to join in Laura Hanna's joy :)

#55

This is one of my favorite Tim Burton movies.

"Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept."  He really gets things messed up, but the good thing is that he has friends to help him get things fixed.

The music is brilliant and the boogie man is my favorite character.

Happy Halloween (in July)!

#54

I just love this movie!  The music, the dancing, the sass - all good.

Every time I listen to the music or watch the movie, I can't help but sing along. 

I was a little worried about the re-make being as good as the old one with Ricki Lake, but it was great.  Two Thumbs Up!

#52 & 53

 

Still in July, watching too many movies, I enjoyed both of these 80 style flicks.

Seriously, they are both weird, but I like them.

Thoughts?

#51

I love this movie. I love the idea of finding a secret passageway to another world and to be able to share the adventure with those closest to you.

My favorite quote is from Mr. Beaver -

[Mrs. Beaver is packing food before they flee from the wolves]
Peter Pevensie: What's she doing?
Mrs. Beaver: Oh, you'll be thanking me later. It's a long journey, and Beaver gets pretty cranky when he's hungry.
Mr. Beaver: I'm cranky now!

#50

One word - Aliens!

Favorite quotes -

[Hiller opens the spaceship, the alien screams, Hiller smacks him in the head]
Captain Steven Hiller: [beat] Welcome to earth.

Captain Steven Hiller: I ain't heard no fat lady!
David Levinson: Forget the fat lady. You're obsessed with fat lady. Just get us out of here!

Julius Levinson: It's the White House for crying out loud, you can't just go up and ring the doorbell.

David Levinson: A toast, to the end of the world.

#47, 48 & 49

   

July was a good month for movies.  I was borrowing my Mom's small TV/DVD player and I watched a lot of movies in bed, when I should have been sleeping.

I love pirate movies - they are full of action / crazy creatures / hot men.  Do you sense a theme in the movies I enjoy?  I've heard many people say that they only like the first one, but I love all three.

#45 & 46

 

I watched the first four movies last year for my birthday weekend.  The next two sometime in July.  It's fun watching the kids grow up and even though Harry has such an attitude, I still want him to win :)

Maybe I'll watch the last two this year for my birthday.

#44

The end of June was a good time.  I'm a fan of all movies X-Men.

Great action!  Victor scares me quite a bit, but I'm sure that is what the writers intended. 

This movie breaks my heart and makes me cry, every time. 

But how cool is Wolverine??  Is he your favorite of the X-Men??

#43

I watched this one toward the end of June.  This is the last movie I ever watched with my cat, Tory.  Every time I miss him, I break it out and reminisce.

I'm a pretty big fan of end-of-the-world kinda movies.  This one gets me every time they draw the line across the U.S. map.  All I think is that, all of my family is above that line.  We would all die!!!!

Good thing it is just a movie.  Love it!!

#42

We also watched this fun one in Chicago.

Lots of girly moments, clothes - makeup - boys - romance.

Funny quotes include -

Jenna: Wait, listen to me. I'm 13!
Lucy: Jenna, if you're gonna start lying about your age, I'd go with 27.

Young Jenna Rink: I don't want to be beautiful in my own way. I want to look like these people.
Beverly Rink: Oh those aren't people honey, those are models.

Lucy: OK, you can wipe the doe-eyed-Bambi-watching-her-mother-get-shot-and-strapped-to-the-back-of-a-van look from your face.

#39, 40 & 41

    

When I was in Chicago, I had a lazy day and I stayed in my pajamas the whole day.  I watched these three awesome action flicks while Deana and her sister went to an amusement park.

These 3 movies are full of exciting action, beautiful men and amazing far off places.  It may seem silly to you, but these movies inspired me to have the courage to go to Egypt.  I remember thinking that someday I would see these places with my own eyes. I thought that I would be an old lady when I finally got the chance to go, but fate intervened and I went in 2010.  Now I want to go everywhere:)