We enjoyed this movie quite a bit. It was nonstop action for the first 45 minutes. I decided to make Margaritas once the action slowed, but before I was done, it was nonstop action again. This movie received mixed reviews, but I’m not sure why–I thought it was pretty good for what it was, a CIA-based action/thriller. The only negative was the whole shaky cam thing. I don’t know why this is the new norm for film making.
transformation
We’ve been doing a little work in our living room in anticipation of the holidays. For years now, we’ve been trying to decide what to do with the fireplace mantel–originally we were going to replace it, but then I thought “why not paint it?” I did just that last weekend (in dark gray) and it looks great–certainly easier and cheaper than installing a new mantel.
I also bought three small bookcase/tables that we grouped together at one end of the couch. And, I have new blinds on order for the living room and dining room and the windowsills will be getting a coat of paint before they are installed. Brian’s also going to be wrapping up the trim in the living room. That should just about do it for those two rooms.
21 jump street
This movie was pretty funny. Dumb, but funny. It did not appeal to me when it first came out, but then I read a number of positive reviews about the movie, so I added it to our Netflix queue. I’m glad I did. Plus, Johnny Depp and Peter DeLuise (from the original 21 Jump Street television show) had a hilarious cameo. As a side note, the movie shares pretty much nothing in common with the original series.
thanksgiving
We spent Thanksgiving with Brian’s family this year. His sister and her crew were in, too. After having some great food and wine, it was nice to hang out and chat all afternoon. Even though we just saw them last weekend, we didn’t get to talk much at the baptism due to the short nature of our trip and the general activity level at the dinner.
We stopped at my parent’s on the way home to pick up some pie. My grandmother made 4 pies (note: there were 6 people at dinner). Needless to say, there was some pie left over, so I felt it was my duty to remedy that situation.
baptism
Brian’s sister had her 4th child this summer (this time a girl!) and the baptism was today, so we headed in that direction yesterday afternoon. We spent the night in a creepy little motel in Milford PA and then drove to the church in the morning. After the service, they had a nice, catered dinner at their house. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to stay very long as it was a long ride home (and also a school night).