Saturday Musings

1. Last night Adam and I went to dinner and a movie. We had a great discussion regarding politics. Usually we are similar in a couple things, but vastly different in other areas. For instance, he votes based off of which candidate the NRA recommends-- me, not so much. But, last night if you were sitting at another table, you would have overheard him saying "crap, I think I'm a democrat". Music to my ears! Welcome! I did inform him that, according to many, he has now signed his soul over to the devil and his membership in the church could be called into question.


2. You may be asking, "How did you go to dinner and a movie since your ridiculous babysitting friends moved?" Well, we have been swapping with some friends for the past couple of weeks (thank you Amy W. for the suggestion). It is great. There are 3 of us and you drop your kids by 6:30 fed and ready for bed and pick them up by midnight. We were able to get right into the restaurant and headed over to the theater to see Burn After Reading. It was HILARIOUS. (I know- again, I've already got my ticket to Hell.) I'm a big Coen Bro. fan, so that was part of it, but seriously- Brad Pitt and his dancing was brilliant. After the movie we headed back to pick up the kids and we were able to talk to the other 2 couples (well the boys were in one room and the girls in another) for a bit. We talked a little politics, plastic surgery, schools, etc.. it was a great night.

3. Lulu started school this week. She has really enjoyed it. I was worried, because her favorite little friend switched schools this year, but I think it has helped that she is in the same classroom and she knew several of the other children. However, I have no photos, because I was a BAD mother.

4. Hurricane Ike has come and gone. I have gotten several phone calls from my family, making sure everything is okay. Usually their question is met with laughter. I've obviously lived in the South too long. (Yes, I would be one of those people that didn't evacuate and stayed put.) We got some rain, but nothing compared to tropical storms/depressions in NOLA. We also got a little wind, nothing major. We were pretty lucky, but unfortunately lots of our Texas neighbors can't say the same. Please remember to keep them in your prayers. There is nothing good about hurricanes.


5. Can you believe I've made it a whole 2 weeks without mentioning my opinion of Gov. Sarah Palin? (Do you still call her Governor, even though she isn't really one anymore)? I know.. I've been a terror on other blogs, but I thought on my own blog, if I couldn't say anything nice, I wouldn't say anything at all. I guess I would just have to say "heaven help us!" Drill Baby Drill- Really? This is the slogan you are going with.

Two fantastic Movies

A couple of weeks ago I played hooky from work. I usually work for my real estate agent on Mondays (I work as her administrative assistant- it isn't as glamorous and you would think), but she has been out of town and her kids were needy so she asked me not to come. WOOHOO. I didn't find out until too late to let Ms. Greece know so I took the chance to go and see a couple of movies. I know- a little extravagant, but so worth it. The first Monday it was just little old me, so I went to see Mamma Mia. LOVED IT. Except, I don't love the singing Pierce Brosnan. I've never seen the play, so the only information I had was from the previews. I'm sure if you have seen it, you have the same feelings, but I am DYING to go to Greece. It was gorgeous. A girlfriend of mine was uncertain if she wanted to see the movie, because of its less than stellar view of morality, but I thought they did a great job wrapping it up without glorifying anything. Really- if you haven't seen it.. you should.





I got out just in time to hop in my car and drive to one of our indie theatres to see The Visitor. If you have a chance to see this little delight you won't be disappointed. It was fantastic. I would argue it is a bit political (like Wall-E), but only a little in your face . It is about a man that owns an apartment in NYC (although he lives in Connecticut) and comes down to give a lecture and finds that someone is living in his apartment. It turns out to be a couple (the woman is from Senegal and the man is from Syria) that was duped into renting what they thought was a furnished apartment. The story is about their unlikely friendship. I will forewarn that it is a bit heartbreaking. I was really enjoying it, until 38 minutes before the movie ended the power went out. They weren't going to be able to get it fixed until after 5 pm so I asked one of the workers how it ended. She gave me a brief synopsis and I went home. I actually got online and read the ending, which turned out to be a good thing, because I learned quickly how BRIEF her synopsis was. I probably should have just gone and seen it again (they gave us all free passes), but if there is one thing to know about me- I'm impatient. I'm so impatient that I read the end of the book (ala Harry in When Harry Met Sally), because I cannot wait to find out how it ends. Therefore it is a good thing I found out the ending. Again, if you haven't seen it I would HIGHLY recommend it (in SLC you can probably see it at the Broadway).