Pit & Peak

The weekend is finally here and I am starting to feel a little better, just in time to work all weekend long!

Today I am linking up with Allie and Brin






PIT:

Pit of the week was waking up sick with the flu/cold. Well the flu part is done but I am now stuck with a runny nose and a cough. Plus I have to work all weekend. PIT!

PEAK:

Brent and I decided that when he has spring break from teaching, we are going to go on vacation somewhere. Not sure where, but the fact that we are going to go somewhere is great! We are also tossing around the idea of finding another couple to go with us!



 

My First Blate!

 This weekend I had first blate (blogger date) with Jen.

I met Jen via blogging obviously and we became instant friends.
We have a lot of things in commons and get along very well.
It's hard to explain to people prior to this blate how you can be friends with someone you've never met. Jen and I text and email all the time. So we decided we needed to meet up.

So we met at the Woodbury Cafe in Woodbury MN.



It was dangerous territory I walked in to. The Packers were playing the Vikings that day and there were plenty of people in purple! Luckily I wasn't haggled by anyone but Jen's boyfriend ;)

We exchanged Christmas gifts. Here is some of my loot.








These are some cute owl decorations






2 books that I can't wait to start reading



Clip light and some slippers
There was also a few owl ornaments however I put them away in the Christmas box already.

I can't wait to hang out with Jen again in 2 weeks, a girls weekend/sleepover, holla!!



 

 

Guest Blogging Today, Go check it out!

Short and sweet today because I am guest blogging over at Kim Latte and a Prayer



She is currently headed to her honeymoon and am wishing her lots of fun and relaxation!
So stop on by her blog and check out my guest post!
Stop back tomorrow and see my first blate that I had this past weekend!

Book Club Friday

Well finally, it's here, the weekend, I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am that the weekend is here! I am doing some fun stuff this weekend so I can't wait for it to get here! (Particular Saturday!)

Anywho, I read the book


 I cannot begin to tell you how awesome this book was! It was such a light fun read! I finished it in 2 days. I love Mindy Kaling. She is super funny as well. Her book was about her growing up and where she is at now in her life. Again a light read. If you watch her new show the Mindy Project or watched her in the Office you know she is nothing like Kelly Kapoor!

Happy Friday ladies!!







 

Movie Review

 If you haven't learned by now I am a huge movie watcher.
So I thought I would share some that I have seen recently and what I thought.

We will start with,

Argo




Great movie. I would give this movie an A.
I didn't know how this movie would end even though it was based on a true story. I think all the actors did a great job especially Ben Affleck.
Affleck helped produce this film. The man knows how to make some good flicks! A must see for sure

Lincoln.



Daniel Day Lewis is nothing short of phenomanal in this film. I'm a huge history buff and love learning about history. I really liked this movie because it didn't focus on the killing of linking rather then one of his big rolls in life which was the 13th amendment. My favorite president of all time is Kennedy however after seeing this movie (inspired by true events) made me appreciate Lincoln much more. He truly was a great man.
Grade: A



Looper.


First off I had a hard time looking at Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who is an amazing actor) because of what they did to his face! They tried making him look like Bruce Willis, younger. This movie was confusing at times for me and I kept asking my husband questions to make sure I understood it correctly. Glad I didn't pay to see it in the theaters but thought it was descent.
Grade: B/C

Savages.


I thought this movie was awful. I couldn't wait till it was over. It had some great actors in it like Jon Travolta, Selma Hayek, and Blake Lively. I thought it was just a weird movie. It started out really well but then took a weird turn.

Grade: F

One for the Money.


I read the book before I saw this movie and I loved it! Stephanie Plum's character in the book cracks me up! I like Katherine Heigel as an actress. However this movie was eh...I just don't think she fit the part...or maybe the movie over all just didn't seem like a right fit.
Grade: C

Pitch Perfect


I bought this movie with out seeing it first. Which as we all know can be scary. But it was a good choice because I loved this movie! It was like Glee and Bring It On combined. So funny and I loved the singing! I even bought some of the music from the soundtrack! 'Fat Amy' or Rebel Wilson makes this movie. She is just a riot. Those who have seen the movie, this is my favorite quote of hers, "woomp there it is" Anna Kendrick did a great job as well.
Grade: A/B

Well ladies that's it for movies, I also just wanted to say I started the show Parenthood last night (watched 6 episodes, about 45mins each episode) and I am in love with this show! Darn you Netflix for having 3 seasons online!


One more day of work and then it's the weekend, I can't wait!!







 

Christmas Gifts

So I meant to do this post shortly after Christmas but as you can tell.
So I thought I would share some of the gifts I got for Christmas!

Cake Pop Maker
Cake Pop Mix




I have yet to use this gem but I can't wait to use it...I went to Kohl's the other day to try to find a recipe book but couldn't find one.

Magic Mike DVD


The amazing Spider Man DVD


Fuzzy Socks


Owl Christmas Ornaments


Infinity Scarf


Nail Polish OPI Nicki Minaj


Gift cards, slippers, koozie, keruig, etc.

What were some of your gifts?






 

New Year, New Goals!

Happy 2013!
I have some new goals for the year that I want to try to do.
Of course things like eat healthy, lose weight are on there but let's be honest...it's probably not going to happen!

1.) Blog More



I really want to blog more. I go in these spurts where I blog one week almost every day, and then I will go a week with out. If i could just set time aside this could be possible!

2.) Pinterest Craft Projects



I love finding projects on Pinterest that I would like to do. The thing is I rarely do them. But I want to do them!

3.) Make fleece blankets for each of my nieces and nephew!


These are so easy to make and they are something that they can have for a very long time!

4.) Save! Save! Save!
Although I feel we are comfortable with our finances it never hurts to save for money!

5.) Read more books! Set a goal of 25 books for the year?!



Those are some of my goals for 2013.
Now I'm off to watch the Rose Bowl. Hope my beloved  Badgers can win this year! 3rd times a charge right?!