Movies here, Movies There, Movies Movies Every Where!

Let's start with the only movie currently in theaters shall we?

1. ParaNorman


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Went to the movies by myself to see this last weekend (yes I was the creeper alone in the back of the theater who didn't have a kid with them) but I swear this was not a kid movie! I mean it did have a great message for kids about not bullying anyone for being different than you, BUT the adult references in this movie...I'm pretty sure the kids in this day and age can decipher them. There was a reference to an adult video store, a kid watching sex and violence on tv and to one character being gay. However, after saying all that I actually enjoyed this movie! Claymation is a little weird, but I kept laughing through the whole thing! And even today I remembered a part and started laughing at my desk...my co-workers probably think I'm crazy :)

...Now on to the movies I netflixed and recorded off HBO (sadly I don't have HBO any more boo)

2. Monte Carlo



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Was this cheesy? You bet! But I liked it anyways. It's one of those movies you watch when there is nothing else to do or nothing else to watch on the television. It's one of those movies you watch just because you like one or two of the actors in it. It's one of those movies you watch because you figure there are going to be some cute boys in it...ha ha.
3. Water For Elephants

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So if you know me IRL or have been reading for a while you would probably guess that I wanted to watch this movie because of Edward Robert Pattison. Well you would be wrong...ha ha! I am a huge fan of Reese Witherspoon (who just had her baby boy yay!) and will watch anything she is in. (side note...I'll pretty much watch anything Kate Hudson acts in as well). I enjoyed this movie and loved the elephant in it! I love elephants almost as much as I love penguins. I hated the Ring Leader character in the movie and was so happy to how his story ended :) It's worth the watch if you have time.

4. Soul Surfer

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This movie was another feel good movie like Dolphin Tale. It was all about the girl overcoming her horrific accident. I actually missed the first 15 minutes of this movie, but I found clips on YouTube and caught up after the movie was over. And really I didn't need to see those to still enjoy the rest of the movie. Oh and this is also the movie Carrie Underwood decided to make her acting debut in.  And if you're wondering...the girl the movie is based on is now a professional surfer...you go girl!

5. Colombiana

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This movie was bloody and violent and good! Zoe Saldana can kick some butt and move like a cat. This movie is all about revenge and how far you will go to get it. If you decide to watch this movie, watch it at night. I swear it makes a difference!

6. Lockout


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Interesting movie. I mean totally predictable, but the concept of having a jail up in space is pretty cool. This movie was without any huge named celebs. Well at least they aren't well known to moi. Sometimes it's refreshing to see movies where you don't automatically know how the actor is going to play the part. And the main guy in the movie is really sarcastic, so I enjoyed that aspect...ha ha.

7. Wings (1927)



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I think this is the last silent movie on my Oscar list! Well except for the Artist that won last year which I'm still confused on why someone decided to make a silent movie in this day and age. This movie was about dreams, friendship and unrequited love. These movies are really long and hard to pay attention to, but at the same time you have to pay attention because you need to read the scenarios in between scenes to know exactly what is happening. For example...trying to fold your laundry with your back to the tv is not helpful...ha ha. But if you get a phone call you don't have to pause the movie because you won't miss any of the dialogue...ha ha. So I guess there is a silver lining to silent movies :)

The Nail Files: Ombre

I'm sure we've all seen the ombre craze going on in the blog-o-sphere and on Pinterest. Well I decided I wanted to give it a go!

Not too shabby! I like the fading effect and of course I had to stick with my basic black nails (I swear I'm not goth). The colors I had were the black (pinky), the charcoal (ring finger), the silver (index finger) and white (but I didn't actually use plain white). To get the fading effect I used a tooth pick to mix the charcoal and the silver together for the middle finger and then attempted to mix the white and silver together to get a very light grey for my thumb, but it turned out more white than anything.

Now...I never did look at a tutorial so I wasn't sure how to paint on the colors I mixed together. So what did I do? I grabbed a cheap-o paint brush and went to work. Well by the time I got to my thumb nail (I started painting my pinky nails and let each nail dry before I moved on) my paint brush was as hard as a rock! I tried rinsing it off in the sink and then 'lightbulb' it's nail polish use nail polish remover. Sadly nail polish remover did not work and I ended up throwing the paint brush away. So I didn't know what else to do besides use one of the brushes from the polishes. I made sure to dab off as much mixed color as possible after so that I wouldn't ruin the normal color. Then I was done and ready for bed...ha ha. So there you have it...my great journey into ombre nails :)

*sorry for the bad iphone pictures...I tried to spruce them up with instagram and camera+ ha ha

The Lucky One

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I've been wanting to see these muscles this movie for a while and thanks to Erica's mom I finally got to! A little back story...Erica's mom asked Erica if I had seen this movie and if I would want to borrow it before she even offered it to Erica...guess who her favorite is??? Ha ha I'm just kidding...but thank you thank you thank you for letting me borrow this movie...I loved it!

This is the ultimate chick flick. I mean it's not The Notebook, but it's pretty darn close! The chemistry between the characters was there and in my opinion Zac (I like to pretend I'm on first name basis with celebs) definitely broke out of the High School Musical/Teen heart-throb mold.

If you haven't seen this movie go rent it now! Or buy it...whatever...ha ha. I almost want to buy it so I can watch it again make the boyfriend watch it...I'm such a sweet girlfriend :)

Eric Church 2.0

If you recall several months ago I went all the way to Oklahoma to see my man, Eric Church, perform with Brantley Gilbert and Drake White (read about it here). Well I traveled all the way to OKC because at the time he was not coming to H-town. Well guess what??? H-town was put on the tour schedule and I couldn't pass up a chance to see him in my home town! Plus to make me not sound so crazy he was coming with 2 different opening acts, Kip Moore who I hadn't seen before and Justin Moore who I saw and liked in Baton Rouge. This time I got on my computer right when tickets went on sale and got seats in row 1!! I was beyond excited. So please, sit back and enjoy the overload of pictures I took this past weekend :)

Kip Moore - He was pretty Good...I didn't know very many of his songs, but I didn't really care because he gave me a high five!! Yep! He walked off stage and into the audience! I was happy happy happy :)

 

 

Justin Moore - He puts on a good show! In case you're wondering, him and Kip aren't brothers ha ha. I had to ask myself.

While singing Grandpa...everyone took out their cells...it was so pretty

And now please enjoy...Mr. ERIC CHURCH!!!!

A little JD during his song Jack Daniels!

Hope you enjoyed! I know I did!!

Fall Burlap Wreath

I made a burlap wreath!! I love how they can transition in to any season! All you have to do is change out the ribbon and the decor (if you have decor on it). I forgot to take pictures of the making process, but it's not that many steps...

I bought 3 burlap rolls from Michaels (in the wedding section), then folded them into 3 inch folds and rubberbanded each folded roll so that they would start to crease.

I took a goldish wire hanger and made it into a circle (like the ornament wreath) but this time after I un-twisted the top part I straightened out the hook part.

Then I strung all the burplap on and used pliers to re-twist the hanger together.

Twist and spread out the burlap and you're done!

Since tomorrow is the start of the fall season I decided I wanted some fall decor on the wreath and found the two felt pupkins at Hobby Lobby. I hot glued a saftey pin to the back so that when fall is over and if I decide I want something else on there I can easily remove the pumpkins! Genius...I know! Ha ha...jk.

September Meal: Baked Halibut with Spaghetti Squash

So a little back story...my family does not buy fish from the store anymore, except tuna. I know weird. A few years ago my dad and brother decided to go fishing up in Canada and brought home a lot of fish that when we ran out they booked another trip. We eventually ran out again and so off they went for a third time to catch our fish...ha ha. This time my brother ended up catching a 60 pound halibut and when they got back my dad gave me a few fillets...yay! Halibut is probably my favorite fish because it doesn't taste fishy. Anyways...back to the food...

Once again I decided I wanted to try a healthier starch option and had seen spaghetti squash being used in the blog-o-sphere so I decided to give it a shot! (I had to even go back to the store for it because the first time they were completely out!)

This is by far my favorite fish seasoning. I believe you it hails from Williams Sonoma.

I rubbed the fish down with a little bit of olive oil then generously sprinkled on the potlatch seasoning. Then I popped it in the oven for 25 mins at 350 degrees F. I cooked it for 25 instead of 20 because one piece was really thick and still a little frozen.

The fish came out great! As did the broccoli, but the spaghetti squash...not so much. I followed directions I found on pinterest that said you could bake it like a potato in the microwave instead of waiting forever for it to be done in the oven. So I poked the squash all over and stuck it in the microwave for 10 mins (the directions said 8 but I was like ehh I like 10 better). Turns out 10 might not have been enough. What little I could get out was still crunchy and I was very confused on what all was considered the seed area. I mean I saw the seeds and could pick them out one by one, but the part around them was really soft unlike the outer part so yeah...whatever...ha ha.  I still ate what I put on my plate with a little but of garlic salt and Parmesan cheese. Overall the spaghetti squash was way more edible than the cauliflower incident.

Nautical Baby Shower Card

I used my Wall Decor and More Cricut cartridge for this cute little sail boat for a baby shower we had at work last week. I love how it turned out!

I wasn't sure what size boat I would need, but since the first one I cut out was really small... I ended up putting it on the envelope.

Looking back through pictures of my cards I noticed I hardly ever take pictures of them from the right side so I decided to switch it up!

Movies, Movies, Movies

Once again I have lots of movie reviews for y'all! 4 out of the 5 were watched within 24 hours...ha ha...I promise I do have a life outside of movies and TV.

1. Happy Feet 2

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This one wasn't as cute as the first one, but I still liked it! I mean it's about penguins, how am I not going to like it?!?! There are some new characters this time including a puffin and krill. Also, I didn't realize this until I looked up the movie poster, but P!NK replaced Brittany Murphey as the penguin Gloria. Since it had been so long since I had seen the first Happy Feet I didn't even notice while watching. 


2. Eat Pray Love

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So this movie was just about as boring as the book I never finished...ha ha. And it was a ridiculously long movie. However, since I never read the Bali part I paid more attention because it was all new material. Honestly, I could have gone my whole life without watching the movie, but since I had read part of the book I wanted to see if the movie would be better. Guess I found out my answer.

3. Dolphin Tale



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This was a good, heart warming story. So heart warming in fact that I went to seewinter.com. Not much else to say other than I think you should rent it, netflix it or record it when it comes back on TV (I think I recorded it off HBO).

4. Lawless



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This was good and violent and bloody. Yet, when I was telling my mom about it she asked if it was a comedy...ha! Far from it. But some parts do make you laugh. It's about three brothers and their moonshining business during prohibition. It's probably one of the best movies I've seen in the theater recently.

5. The Possession



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I was so ready to be scared/freaked out, but I wasn't. This was nowhere near as good as the original Exorcist. This movie claims to be a true story of what happened to a family over 29 days. It all starts from a box that the little girl finds at a yard sale. I actually like the little girl as an actor. She was in a show, The Firm, that I became addicted to last season until it got canceled.


Beef and Beans

I can't believe I've never posted this recipe! It's probably the easiest thing to make! All you need is a pound of beef and a can of these...

Brown your meat with whatever seasoning you like...I usually use the Salt Grass Steakhouse steak seasoning, drain the grease, place pan back on stove, add your beans and stir everything together until the beans are hot. Serve on top of chips or in a tortilla and top it off with some salsa! There you have it...one of the easiest and quickest weeknight dinners.

What I've Been Watching

I've seen 4 movies recently...2 in theaters and 2 rentals. Normally I would do a post for each of these, but I thought I would change it up a bit.

1. Hit and Run

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Run far away from this movie...or at least wait for it to come out on netflix. Luckily, I went to the very first showing so it didn't cost me an arm and a leg to watch this disaster. While I like the actors in this movie, this movie just did nothing for me. It felt more like they all just got together and were like "hey let's make a movie and not try that hard." However, I did chuckle a few times so I guess it wasn't a total loss.

2. Premium Rush

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Not bad. We saw this over labor day weekend up in OKC. We all agreed this was a decent movie and rated it about a 6 out of 10. You have to pay attention to when the movie flashes the times because it jumps around a lot. The thing that bugged me the most was the guy that played the cop...Michael Shannon...the way he talked bugged the heck out of me. Again, I would suggest waiting for this to come out for rent.

3. Julie and Julia

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I've been waiting a long time to watch this movie. I would always forget to add it to netflix and then last month, August 15, was Julia Child's 100th birthday and one of my favorite sweet shops, Ooh La La, had a special going for her brownies so I grabbed one of those and added the movie to netflix and had a plan to celebrate her birthday for her. However, netflix didn't have the movie as watch instantly so I was going to have to wait a while until I found that it was coming on TV so I could record it then...yay!

I thought it was cute, but I don't think I could handle much more of Julia Child, she/her voice was annoying. And the haircut for Julie bugged me. However, I thought the movie was made well and loved all the lines about her blog...funny how a little ol' blog can take over your life.

4. Warrior

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I've saved the best for last! Why, oh why didn't I feel the need to see this in theaters. I like fighting movies and I like Tom Hardy (ok I really just started to notice him in This Means War but whatever) so why did I wait so long to see this. I absolutely loved this movie (and I loved that it was on watch instantly). I loved that I didn't know what was going to happen or who was going to win. I even got goose bumps at one point!  I thought all sides of this movie had great story lines. Also, I would like to give a shout out to Elizabeth for telling me about Tom Hardy being in this movie.

There you have it...all of my most recent movie adventures all wrapped into one! Have you seen any of these? Or are the any movies you think I need to see? Let me know!!

Happy Labor Day

I did it! I finally made a yarn wreath!!! Using yarn didn't really bug me, but what did was the straw wreath. The straw wreaths aren't all nice and smooth all the way around. They are bumpy, lumpy and messy. But in the end I'm pleased with how the wreath turned out.

I used navy, bright red and white yarn and a navy ribbon to hang it. The stars are from white textured cardstock and I used my Cricut to cut them out. I just have sticky tape on the back of them right now...I need to think of a more permanent solution eventually.

Hope everyone is having a fabulous Labor Day!