Loved it or tolerated it?

So I saw Twilight on Saturday night. Cari & Mark were kind enough to watch the kids for Kenny & I , even though they had spent all morning with them.
We got to the theater early, got good seats and snuck in some yummy treats. I was really stoked to see the new Harry Potter trailer. Can't wait til next June!
Then the moment arrives. The movie starts. Kenny leans over and asks a few questions to sort the storyline out once or twice during the movie (shh, Kenny, just read the book next time!). Two hours later the movie ends and I sit there, wondering, did I like it?
Two days later, my answer is yes, I liked it, but didn't love it. Robert Pattinson grew on me as Edward, but I wish he didn't have "big" eyes in every scene. It was like he was trying to adjust his contacts. Kristen Stewart did a good job as Bella too. I can't say I was too fond of the actor who played Charlie. He didn't seem to capture the character enough for me. Taylor was a good choice for Jacob and the actor who played Mike Newton spot on! And did anyone else think Jasper looked like Edward Scissorhands?
There were some cheesy parts and some really good parts. But, the one thing that really bothered me was the hospital scene. Maybe it is just because I am a nurse, but couldn't someone have fixed Bella's oxygen tubing for crying out loud?! First, it was on completely wrong, second, in half of the shots it the tubing was in front of her eyes. It nearly drove me CRAZY!!! I wanted to reach out and fix it so badly.
I will buy the movie when it comes to DVD, I will see it again when it comes to the dollar theater (that's when Wendy wants to see it). I won't give it 4 stars, maybe 2 3/4 stars. Twilight fanatics will probably ream me for this post later. I still love the books and can't wait for the sequel. I just hope they capture more of the essence of New Moon.

America Agrees!!

So, did you see who People Magazine voted as Sexiest Man Alive?............Hugh Jackman!! He definitely gets my vote!

Playing catch-up

So, I have been the worst blogger lately. We have done a lot of fun things, but I have been so lazy I haven't posted anything. Here is a glimpse of what has been going on at our house since Halloween or so.

Micah's Birthday Party:

Witches night out at Gardner Village:

Carving Pumpkins:

Halloween:

I have one picture of Micah in his Peter Pan costume. That's it for Halloween, what a bad mom! Hopefully my sister can get me a copy of the pics she took and I can update this post later.

Didn't know I did that

Sorry and thank you to everyone who left me comments on my last post. I didn't realize I turned on the moderate comment option and I never saw that comments were left. To be honest, I thought no one loved me enough to leave comments anymore, sniff, sniff. Now I know it was my own stupidity! Hopefully I have fixed it, keep your fingers crossed. And thanks again everyone!!!

Busy times or lazy times

Sorry for the lack of posts. I think I have been in the lazy fog lately. I check all your blogs, just neglect to update mine.
Life is pretty much uneventful. Working to pay off bills. My new mantra is located above the title of my blog. I need to remember to pay off bills before buying a new pair of shoes, what can you do with 36 pairs of shoes anyway?! :0)
You always hear the stories about being led to the scriptures during hard times and the scripture ends up being exactly what you needed, right? Can't say this had ever really happened to me until today. Frustrated with money, or lack there of, I opened the conference edition of the Ensign to Elder Perry's talk on living simply. I loved the quote I now have above. Now I need to make it stick.
My love to you all. I think about you often, even if I don't post a comment.

SMILE!