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{May 28, 2014} Invincible…I La La La Love this movie!

I know I’ve already done a review of this movie, so it won’t be a review.

This is a great movie. It’s a true story of a regular guy, Vince Papali, a 30 year old bartender in South Philadelphia. He plays football with friends here and there and they encourage him to try out for the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976 when new coach, Dick Vermeil, holds open tryouts.

This is not a spoiler alert, if you haven’t seen the movie…there wouldn’t be a movie if he didn’t make it. (Who’s going to watch/make a movie about a guy who tries out for a football team and doesn’t make it?)

It’s not an easy time for anyone, the steel workers are on strike, times are tough all around when he makes the team, it gives everyone in the bar something to look forward to, maybe have hope.

He faces the idea that at any moment before it’s official, he could get cut from the team, the uncertainty of the future, the other players never making him feel welcome because he was a walk on and not a draft pick, his wife having left him at the beginning of the film, friends not sure if they are going to ever work again.

The entire movie was filmed in what seemed like sepia, very soft lighting, lends to the mood and feel. The soundtrack is great, all 60s and 70s songs that speak to tone of the film.

Bottom line is this is a great movie that I own and still have to watch every time it comes on TV. (Guess why I’m telling you about it) Every time I watch it, it affects me in the same way. I get goosebumps at the same time, chills, weepy, nervous, excited, amazed, it doesn’t matter how many times I have seen this movie, I will continue to react the same way.

(It doesn’t hurt that Mark Wahlberg is pretty to look at, come on, I’m still a girl!)

If you haven’t seen it, I recommend it. It’s a feel good movie, you have to smile when it’s over.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445990/?ref_=nv_sr_1

{May 26, 2014} Where did the time go? What a day!

The day started a little too early.

Jymy decided to start scratching at the bedroom door and crying at what I thought was 8:50am. Not so, it was not even 7am, really? Well, now we were both up at that point. Relaxed, did some stuff around the apartment, laundry, showered, dressed.

About 9:45, I left to meet my friend, EA and her new baby boy, TJA. What a doll baby!! We went to Mimi’s Cafe, quite yummy and a great time catching up, it was really good to see her and meet her son.

After that, I headed back to the apartment, finished packing and all of a sudden it was time to head to the airport. We had to stop at the post office, but that only took a few minutes of a detour.

The flight was scheduled to leave at four, yeah right. I got to the gate, the plane wasn’t even there, so I got some lunch, eventually got on the plane, we took off about 4:20 or so, got in to Detroit and KS picked me up and drove me to the hotel.

We got here about 9:50, I said hello to everyone and got caught up, I gathered my things and then headed up to my room, I’m not sure what happened but it was after 11 when I got to the room and now it’s almost midnight. Where did the time go?

Here’s hoping you have a great week!

{May 25, 2014} It’s a Marvel movie… You sat through the credits, right?

There is always a scene, possibly two, at the end of every Marvel movie. How do people not know to stay?

Maybe when the first Iron Man movie, produced by Marvel, came out, people didn’t realize there would be an extra scene at the end of the movie that you have to sit through the credits for. But we are 10, I said TEN Marvel movies into this and people are still getting up and leaving after the credits?

I don’t care how badly you have to go, you stay for those scenes! They are insights into the next movie, what might be happening in the future and so important. And something to talk about and “be in the know”.

Besides, they’re cool. And sometimes make you gasp and say “Oh!” Or “oh my!” Very important!

Yes, I know, your life will still go on, your destiny will not be altered because you missed a scene…or will it?

But come on people, you have friends don’t you? Don’t they tell you to stay? Friends don’t let friend miss the extras!

{May 21, 2014} You can’t be dead Neo, you’re the one!

Can you tell what movie was on when I got back to the hotel?

Please tell me you said The Matrix!

Did you want to take the blue pill or the red one?
Would you follow Morpheus?
Would you follow the white rabbit?
Believe the oracle?
Eat a cookie?

“Do you know how to fly a helicopter?” “No, but I will.”

Did you think Neo was the one? Or did you know?

So…I was compelled to watch it and it brought back memories of the first time I saw it and it was good. The second movie wasn’t bad, but the third one, you can keep that one, not interested, unless we were doing a Matrix marathon and you kind of have to watch all of them, or else it’s not complete.

Final thought…everyone else wore leather, why didn’t Neo ever wear leather?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

{May 20, 2014} When it comes on tv, I am compelled to watch, what about you?

There are certain movies that I just have to watch when they come on TV, I might even own them or have seen them over 100 times, I have to watch.

Aren’t there movies that you can’t turn away from that no matter how many times you’ve seen them, you have to watch them? No matter how old, although sometimes, when they are on TV, they’re chopped to pieces and the language is dubbed, it’s hard to watch but you give it the old school try. Maybe they’re so old the technology is outdated, but they are from your childhood and they bring good memories, maybe where you were, who you were with you first saw it.

Here are a few of my favorites that I must watch if they come on:

Star Wars [IV, V, VI]
Die Hard [the original and sometimes #2]
Beverly Hills Cop [definitely 1, sometimes 2, I say that as i am sitting here watching #2]
Sixteen Candles [I think this is mostly chicks, but I could be stereotyping]
Have you noticed that there is a scene they put on TV that isn’t on the DVD or VHS [now I’m dating myself!]. It’s the scene in the lunchroom where Jake Ryan finds Samantha’s ‘sex test’
Rocky
War Games
Moonstruck [again, chick flick]
A Few Good Men
Pride and Prejudice
Coming to America
Terminator [the first one]
Groundhog
Day
Caddyshack
The Abyss
The Princess Bride

I could go on, but I might run out of room. Those are some of my favorite must see’s [and you know as soon as I publish this post, I’m going to think of a few more!]

{May 17, 2014} It’s time to go back to Michigan

I slept in again..until 8am, hold yourself back!

I got up, said good morning and then headed out with ACS for a dump run. They don’t have trash pickup at their house, so once a week they take trash and recyclables to the dump. Sometimes MGS likes to go and help, today the girls were very busy playing with all their new stuff from papa, so I went with ACS to the dump. We made two runs, one was trash and plastics, we came back for the cardboard.

On the way back to the house after the first run, we stopped at a farm stand and got some apple cider donuts, you know the ones with the sugar and cinnamon on them? And when they’re warm..oh boy! When we brought them home, GES and dad said the same thing I did, how much we loved them and they reminded us of when we were kids and went apple picking and then got the donuts after, ah..memories.

After the two dump runs, I got some work done, then I headed up to the New England Running Store to meet RG and try on some new sports bras and found one that fit and held me in perfectly! I got a few other things and then headed home for lunch with the family. That was nice, the rain had finally stopped, the sky cleared up and it got nice and toasty, we were able to sit outside on the deck for lunch, felt good to sit in the sun.

A little more work and then it was time to shower, get cleaned up, pack and get ready to head out. The nice thing about today was it was very laid back and relaxed, no rush to get anywhere.

About 3:30 I said goodbye to LaLa and GES then dad and I headed out to the airport. It was nice to have some one on one time with my dad.

We got to the airport, said goodbye and off I went, looking forward to the next visit.

I got back to Detroit and KS picked me up, we went to dinner, enjoyed some laughs, checked into the hotel and here I sit talking to you!

{May 16, 2014} Just another day in Boston, yeah right!

The day started very early, about 6:15, when the birthday girl, MGS, came in to say hello.

That’s a wee bit early, add to that the fact that I had taken a Zyrtec and it knocked me out! I have to tell you that I didn’t come out of my fog until late today!

So, MGS came in to say hello and I tried to stay awake. She left and then EJS came in to say hello, I could barely keep my eyes open. I was disappointed in myself because usually when they come in in the morning, I get up to spend time with them.

I passed out again and got up just as EJS was getting on the bus and she said to get mommy “Why does Auntie J sleep so late when she’s here?” (8:00 is late, awesome!)

I got up, got dressed, GES headed to a dentist appointment Abe I straightened things up, the cleaners were coming. When she got back we went to get some brunch and a little shopping done.

We got back and then both got some work done and at the same I made a batch of brownies for MGS’ birthday at school. We headed out to school to celebrate her birthday in hey classroom.

After Brown brownies and singing, we headed to do some return and get some extra shopping done.

All of a sudden, it was time to meet the rest of the family at the Cheesecake Factory, where MGS wanted to go for her birthday dinner.

We got there and Poppa and La La were waiting, they had picked up EJS and when ACS got there with MGS it was time to site down.

Everyone was glad to be together and had a really great time at dinner. For dessert, there was Cheesecake and singing happy birthday.

After dinner, it was home for presents, stories and bed..ahh. And now that everyone is asleep, It’s my turn, goodnight!