I knew if I left that Halloween background up, it would eventually be good again ;)

Hey there! 

How've you been?

Me, I've been good.  I only GRADUATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ya, that's right :)  I am officially DR. Skogen and Scott is officially relieved!

Whew, I thought it would never happen but I buckled down and spent the last year writing, re-writing, formatting, defending, and publishing my dissertation.  It's about a really awesome cellist, Laszlo Varga, and his multi-cello ensemble writing.

The official title is:

The Multi-Cello Ensemble Writing of Laszlo Varga: A Study of His Arrangements for Multi-Cello Ensemble of the Adagio con Variazione for Cello and Orchestra by Ottorino Respighi. 

did I sound nerdy enough? Good :)

Anyways, since it is done, we have been up to some really cool things, including starting paperwork for adoption!  Scott and I are excited to announce that we are going to adopt! So if you know anyone that is looking for a great adoptive couple, please tell them about us.  We have lots of love to give and it is about time we had our own child to spoil (no worries to all of our nieces and nephews we will of course still spoil you-it is too much fun!)

With that, we will be updating this blog and starting a separate blog specifically focused on our adoption process/journey/adventure...I like adventure, let's go with that.  We are busy working on it now, with the help of Scott's sweet sister. 

We also won a credit to this great blog designer http://733design.blogspot.com/ who will use her talents to make it amazing!  How cool is that?!!

So please spread the word and check back as we update you on the cool things we have been up to and as we get our adoption adventure blog going.

P.S.  Can I say how happy I am that it is time for pumpkins again!

Fall Favorite Gift Exchange

I participated in my first blogging gift exchange and it was fun!!

It was set up by Every Crafty Endeavor, who has a great blog full of cute craft ideas - go check her out.

We were each paired up and told to assemble a box of goodies that represent what we love most about Fall.

Oh my word, where to start?!? I love so many things!

Of course I had to start with PUMPKINS, as most of you know my obsession with them!

{an obsession that may or may not have resulted in a fender bender, because I may or may not have been distracted by the BEST pumpkin patch ever- that's all I'll say on that ;)}

What would the crisp cool days of Fall be with out a daily Hot Chocolate fix [read: addiction]

You know I had to include some hot chocolate in the box (the good kind too)

I had so much fun putting my box together. I shopped, I gathered, and I even crafted!!!

shocked ya a little on that one didn't I? yup I craft some cool stuff now; I've got some skillz

or at least I like to think I do ;)

My blogging swap partner was Laura who has the cutest family and some mad sewing skillz.

I will post what I sent after she has gotten it so that I don't spoil the surprise

No worries though because look what came in the mail today!!!

My box from Laura, and it is A-MAZ-ING!!!!!!!!

Check it out: I'm soooo excited!! What is inside?

GOODIES!!!!!!!!!

Here it is all spread out, I just can't stop looking at it all!!

First she gave me the recipe and ingredients for some delicious s'mores bars.

If you have ever gone camping with me during Girls Camp then you know I LOVE s'mores!

I am excited to try this recipe out and think I will make it for our next game night with these cool people/fellow sugar addicts :)

I have a collection of Halloween socks and these will be perfect to add to it! I will wear them on the first day in October this Friday, what a perfect way to kick off a month of Halloween :)

And my FAVORITE item of them all: This Oh So cute Apron that Laura Made!!!!!!

Check out the adorable fabric!

Did you see the gorgeous ruffles!!

I love the Halloween theme!

And don't forget to notice the cute polka-dot pocket!!

I have already tried it on and it looks PERFECT!

I'm thinking I may have to wear this everyday, whether I am cooking or not.

Just sayin' you may come over to find me grading or practicing in this apron; a little dissertation writing in it even. I'm telling you it is sooooo cute it works for everything!! :)

I am in love!

Laura,

Thank you for the beautiful gifts!! I appreciate them greatly and think you are quite talented at sewing!!

I can't wait to wear my socks and apron [I do have to grade later, it will be worn ;)] and can't wait to try out my new recipe!!

It has been fun getting to know you through your blog and I look forward to continue building a friendship :)

I hope you like your box too, though I'll warn you, my crafting skillz are no where near as cool as yours!

I hope you all enjoyed checking out the cool swap! What was your favorite item from the box?

Hello Again!

Well, it has been a long time since my last post.

And by long time of course I mean a year and a half ;)

I promise the time was not wasted, in the last year I've been to:

NYC (several times)

Arizona

California

Wilmington

and my favorite trip ... Scotland!!

by the way Nessie is real and I've seen her!

I've been to one sisters wedding (Scotland) and am getting ready for another sisters wedding.

I've met Oprah!

It's true, she put her hand on Scott's shoulder and asked him how he was.

He was good :)

I've watched and photo stalked

Lauren Graham

Oliver Platt

Christopher Walken

and

Angela Lansbury

in several Broadway shows.

(no worries, the photos were at the backstage door afterwards, with the rest of the crazy fans...yes, I totally recognize I was one of them...but it was so much fun!)

My hard drive crashed and then my computer had to be rebuilt. Thank goodness for friends who are computer geniuses!

I've sorted through most every box, bag, and paper in the great housecleaning of 2010 in an effort to de-clutter.

and

are you sitting down for this one?...

I've been working on my DISSERTATION!!!

I know, even I didn't know if that one was going to happen. But it is happening and soon I will be done!! I can't wait!

For now I'm just glad to be back and hope you are too :)

Fun Giveaway!

My dear friend Katie is doing a give away over at her site MiaMoo designs. She makes the best hair clips and headbands for babies and adults. You have to be one of the first three to leave a comment on her giveaway post so hurry over there. Then make sure to post about it to your blog! I've already left the first comment, as I've had my eye on this headband!

Only two spots left!

Either way check out all of her cool/cute creations and buy something great!

P.S. I showed you my favorite, leave a comment telling me which item on the site is your favorite.

Enjoy!

Blog Surfing

Growing up in Southern California, I always wanted to learn how to surf. I just never had the opportunity to do so. However that dream is still there. One day I am going to learn. Hmmm, maybe a trip to Hawaii is in order to take some surf lessons ;)

Anyways, I have become very skilled at blog surfing. I start on a blog I like and then look at links they have to other interesting blogs, which in turn leads to more links and more interesting blogs. You get the picture.

While blog surfing off of Tip Junkie, I came across this great blog: The Pretty Neat Company

I am hooked! I love this blog. Why, because it is creative and the focus is on organization.

wait, before you laugh....

Yes, I am NOT organized

I am what you may call "organizationally challenged"

Well, to give myself some credit, let me say "selectively organized"

When it comes to work, I am very organized. When it comes to music, again, I am very organized. Even the folders on my laptop are organized. But that is it, the organizational buck stops here.

At home, I am a MESS! Yup, I can admit it, I am the least organized person I know when it comes to my house. My office: a pile of boxes and books {has great potential though}

It is not an unclean mess, I clean and scrub, I just clutter. Piles of paper, laundry, and projects abound. Granted each item has it's own organized pile - no dissertation papers in the sock pile ;)

I dream of a clutter free house, I aspire to have one, one day I will too - you all will see.

Until that day comes (after this last semester of school-finally) I put up with my piles, knowing the end is in site.

That is why I love this blog! The lady runs a company where she will come and organize a space for you. Even better, she will decorate the space as well!! Her site has all sorts of great tips and suggestions. She even shows examples of some of the houses she has worked on, as well as her own. If I could, I would fly her up to my little neck of the woods and hire her to give my house a complete organizational makeover!

Check out this post, where she describes how she organizes all the paperwork that comes into her house.

And look at this before and after for this clients room:

before

after

Amazing right! Give her blog a glance, and let me know, because I need the help, what are some great organization tips you have- I need them!

Sincerely,

Disorganized in NC

CHRISTMAS!!!

Can I just say that I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!

I love everything about the season; Christmas music, Christmas movies, Christmas cheer, Christmas shopping!! Does it get any better than this! It is a time in the year when traditions are cherished, people go out of their way to extend joy to one another, and thoughts turn to family and friends.

It's time to bake all the things we save just for this time of year: fudge, peppermint bark, sugar cookies, gingerbread houses (ok so I don't bake the last one but I did try to make one a few years back that may have tilted a lot - ok ok, so it did tilt a lot. It is alright though, I said it was because I am from CA and so I built my rendition of a gingerbread house after an earthquake-whew, good save right?!)

I love to wrap presents and think lots of wonderful thoughts about the person who will receive it. I imagine their excitement at the possibilities of what is to be found under all the beautiful Christmas wrapping as they look at it under the tree. Will the shape/size/weight of the package give away it's contents? How much thought went into each one, the joy of opening it, and what the expression is on their face as they open each gift.

Traditions are a favorite part of the Holidays for me as well. I love to think about traditions we had as children: going to Disneyland hotels Dancing Waters show, walking behind the waterfalls and visiting Santa to tell him what we wanted that Christmas. On the way home we would see who could count the most Christmas lights.

Christmas Eves began at our house with a big brunch, which always included the 12 days of Christmas glasses and some Martinellis Apple Cider. Close family friends came over and we ate and exchanged gifts. The nights were spent at my grandpas house with family. The fireplace would be aglow, while my grandma had the table set festively with name cards for each guest at their seat. After dinner we would gather around the Christmas tree and exchange gifts for each other. The best part of the night was when Santa Claus himself would come and visit!! He would pull open his big red sack and pull out one gift for each of us. We would then watch him go and look for his reindeer in the sky, always a contest to see who saw it first.

The night before Christmas would be one of excitement and anticipation for the next day. My sisters and I would try our hardest to stay awake and listen for Santa's sleigh bells and the sound of the reindeer on the roof. We never snuck out in fear that Santa wouldn't leave anything if we caught him, so we remained glued to our beds with glee, hoping he liked the cookies and milk we set out for him. (we even left carrots for the reindeer)

Christmas morning always began early for us kids :) We would usually sneak out of our rooms at 5 in the morning and to see what Santa had left for us. His gifts were never wrapped. The stockings, no longer on the fireplace, would be full and placed in front of a pile of gifts. We would look through our piles and the contents of each stocking, joyfully showing each other what we received, all the while remembering exactly were everything sat. When we were done we would put it all back the way we found it, go and wake my parents up to come and see what Santa had left, and then pretend like it was the first time we ever saw them (so not to ruin the surprise for my parents!). We would then open our gifts as a family, one at a time in order to enjoy everyone's reaction to each individual gift, and to express our awe at how much thought the giver had put into each one.

Christmas day was filled with lots of visits and food. We would visit our good friends the Myers for lunch and a gift exchange, and then end the evening at my grandmothers house. Her tree was always covered in tinsel and set up in the front hallway. It was the first thing you saw when you walked in the door. I think there may have even been a nativity set up but really all I saw was that great tree! After dinner we would gather around her fireplace, warm and lit up, and exchange gifts with aunts, uncles, cousins, and of course grandma. It was the perfect way to end the day. There was always a feeling of love and the joy of family to make the day complete.

Over the years, traditions changed. People passed away or moved and we had to create new traditions. On of my favorites was spending each Christmas Eve watching A Christmas Carol at South Coast Repertory. We would then go out to dinner at Foscari as a family. Christmas morning we still woke up early, only this time after opening our gifts we had our big brunch on Christmas day. We would then spend the evening at the Myers having dinner and playing trivial pursuit. According to my memory the girls always won (this is according to my memory and may not be an accurate portrayal of what really occurred-just sayin')

Today Scott and I are making our own traditions, it changes a little each year. This year: Christmas Eve Taco night with my sister and sister in law, followed by Christmas movies. The Christmas day brunch with NC family and friends is still on, this time we are hosting! The 12 days glasses will still be there, as well as some fudge and Martinellis. Then there is the new tradition of looking for the pickle ornament, and thanks to Shannon, the red pepper ornament in the tree for extra gifts. Afterwards we are having a relaxing Christmas with our good friends Gina and Thomas playing some Seafarers of Catan.

I'd love to hear about your favorite Christmas traditions/memories. Please leave a comment about it.

Merry Christmas!!!

FIRE in the Frozen Fish section!

This is no joke folks. Little did I know that when I made a quick trip to the grocery store, it would be anything but ordinary! Here's what happened:

I was talking on the phone with my friend Gina, on my way home from work, when I decided to pick up a much needed item {cookie dough :)} at the grocery store.

I was paying careful attention to keeping up my conversation, while looking around the store for my much needed addiction, I mean purchase, when something caught me by surprise...

A FIRE IN THE FROZEN FISH SECTION!!!!

{at which point I ask, how do you like your fish; grilled, or charbroiled}

The fire was on the inside hinge of one of the glass doors. When I first saw it, it was about one foot in length, creeping north to the ceiling of the section. It must of been electrical since sparks were flying all around, inches from the Gordon Fisherman's fish display, poor Gordon.

Of course I would like to think cooler heads prevailed and that I calmly got the attention of the nearest worker, informed them of the fire, and quickly got out of the way while they put the fire out.

Unfortunately there was a witness to what really happened, Gina. Yes, my phone conversation came back to shed some light on the true order of events.

Here is how it really went down:

1. As I walked by the glass door I noticed the flame, however it was a little shocking to see, not really on the normal agenda of grocery shopping. Needless to say, I may have been in shock somewhat.

According to Gina I interrupted our conversation with the following:

and I quote

"Is that a fire?

That IS a fire?

That can't be a fire?

Is that really a fire?"

Yes I am embarrassed to admit, it took a while to sink in, disbelief was prevalent, and I may have said this all at a very loud volume.

2. Another costumer walked by with his son and heard my, ahem, crazy exclamation and confirmed that it was in fact a fire.

We decided to go for help, I ran one way, he the other. He found someone first. I on the other hand just looked crazy running around the store saying "There is a fire in the frozen fish section!"

3. Two workers came to the scene, only to experience the same shock that I had. They just stood and stared!

Thankfully the other customer had the calm head and ordered the workers to grab a fire extinguisher.

By this time the flames are now running the entire length of the door!

{Smoked Salmon anyone?}

When the worker came back with the extinguisher it was obvious he did not know what to do, so our calm other customer grabbed it from the boys hand, opened the door and sprayed. He then had to open the door next to it and repeat the process.

It worked! The fire was out!

Disaster averted!

As I sat and stared at the scene before me, trying hard not to breath in the copious amounts of smoke that had taken over that section, I realized this:

-I may not have been the one who was calm

-I was not the one who found a worker first

-I wasn't even the one who knew what to do

-I definitely didn't put the fire out saving all nearby from near disaster

however

I was the one who first saw the fire and drew attention to it, therefore...

I SAVED THE GROCERY STORE!

The End

Still Working and Katie's Creations

Just a quick note.

The dissertation is coming along! I'm not gonna lie, it is hard, time consuming, and I still need a couple of good weeks of work. However I am finally getting to the point where I am having fun as I work on it and all my research is starting to come alive in my work. Just a couple more weeks and it will be ready to turn in the first draft! First you ask? yes, unfortunately it will go through many drafts until it is perfect but that is OK, once the first draft is in, the hardest part is over. Keep praying for me, we all know I need it!

As a fun treat for you all, I am providing the link to my dear friend Katie's new site MiaMoo designs! She is very creative and makes the cutest clips for baby and toddler girls (plus some might be really cute for older girls as well - oh yes, once you see them, you will want one!) So in time for you to start your Christmas shopping, or in order the have the coolest birthday gift that will have everyone at the party asking where on earth you got such darling accessories, here is the link: http://miamoodesigns.blogspot.com/

Katie I am proud of you and excited to buy these for my niece and all my friends little girls!

10 years later!

Wow! I decide to start a blog, get you all reading, and then leave you hanging for 5 weeks, ouch! So sorry! Well, it's not that I don't love ya'll (yes that's right I said ya'll!) It has just been one of those crazy busy summers. We've had a few adventures, some going away parties, and I am feverishly working on my dissertation! The downside, no time to post, the upside, I have tons to blog about!

So, when I need a break after a long day of research and writing I will try to catch you up on all of our fun adventures!

Girls Camp!!

So for our friends and family we have a lot to blog about! We have been busy and have made sure to take lots of pictures and notes on our activities for you. Only problem is that Meaghan has to go to Girls Camp tomorrow so the posts won't go up until Friday.

Wish her luck at camp. Actually one of the girls mom who went last year gave her a great gift for camp; a shirt that says "I Don't Do Drama" so true, so true. Thanks!!!

Until Friday - then the posting party begins!

Happy Father's Day!!

Just a note to our three dads, (yes I said three, Scott has two! I just love it!) We love you and hope you have a great Father's Day! Thank you for all that you have done for Scott and I over the years, we love your support, friendship, and visits! :D Basically, you rock! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the celebration of you! (and the fact that you have us as kids! hehe)

Wilminton Day 2- Shopping!

After the beach we decided it was time to go shopping! By "we" of course I meant Heidi and I, the boys had no choice :)

So we drove into downtown Wilmington which is quite beautiful with all of the old buildings. There are even older cobblestone style streets from back in the day!

I just love this building, it is a restaurant and you can have your own private balcony to sit on, very scenic.


Scott needed some new sunglasses, his were older and scratched. So he found a really great pair at a new surf shop in town. He's just so handsome!

It was a hot day so we got some homemade ice cream at Kilwin's Ice Cream shop...mmm!

We saw a bridal party taking pictures against this wall, and let me tell you, it was quite striking! The contrast of the black and white of the party against the wall was amazing, I wish I got one while they were still lined up.

This is so true! I found this shirt in one of the stores, I guess there is truth in advertising!

If we ever move to Wilmington, here is where Scott will work!


They film a lot of tv and movies out here and we caught them in the middle of filming something! Doesn't matter if we are on the West coast or East, we can still find a movie set!

The boys got sick of shopping (I just don't understand) so they decided to go sightseeing. They explored an old battleship that is rumored to be haunted...no worries they didn't see any ghosts but they loved the ship!

While they explored we shopped, and we were great at it! There are lots of fun stores; vintage stores with great finds, local artists with tons of talent, and just about anything else we would want!

After some shopping we practiced our photography. Here is Heidi taking pictures:

This is what she was photographing, apparently it is pretty famous in Wilmington, I'm not gonna lie, I really don't know why it is famous:)

One of the few places where you can watch the sun rise over the ocean in the east and set over the river in the west!

I just loved this boat it reminded me of the river boat at Disneyland! haha, I love Disneyland!

Heidi and I happy after all our shopping finds!

Scott and I have decided that we love Wilmington and need to go for another visit sometime soon! It was such a fun weekend. After dinner we hopped back in the car and headed home. Thanks to Heidi and Alex (and his parents) for a great weekend!

On a last note, a little piece of info on Wilmington: the cape is known as Cape Fear. Alex informed us that the level of the sea floor in the area changed quite often, sometimes deep sometimes shallow. It made it a dangerous place to sail in and many ships were shipwrecked here, so sailors became afraid of the area, hence Cape Fear. Cool huh!

Wilmington Day 2- Relaxing on the Beach

On our Second (and last day) in Wilmington we decided to hit the Beach!!

Now I'm not gonna lie to you, I do not tan. I know, shocking right, I'm sure many of you had no idea! :) But don't worry, I've come to grips with this reality and took proper precautions, such as:

An Umbrella

Thank you Alex for setting it up

And of course sunscreen, which was applied librally. What spf you ask? Why 60 of course, we have to protect that gorgeous skin!

Scott making sure his farmer's tan stays in tact!

Heidi and Alex, can you tell they grew up here, look at those tans!

Scott and I
So there I sat, under an umbrella with 60 sunblock on, wearing a hat and a sundress, pretty much completely covered up. I am proud to say I only got a very little red:)

The Beach!!! Just as nice on the East Coast as the West!

The day was beautiful, a little humid but the wind picked up and kept things cool. I don't think we will ever get over how warm the water is out here (you know it is bad when people refer to the temperature of the water as "bath water!") Today was not so bad though, the water was just cold enough to cool down but not so cold that we couldn't enjoy it.

The boys spent the first two hours surfing on the worlds smallest waves, but they were oh so cute in the process! Heidi and I sat on the sand reading the second book from the Twilight series and catching up on our latest "The Hills" gossip.

For our last hour we all got in the water and had a great time. Each of us tried boogie boarding, Heidi and Alex caught some great waves. However the star of the day was Scott. At this point the waves finally picked up and we found out that Scott is a pro body surfer! Who knew!! He would ride every wave in and we couldn't quite keep up!

I think the beaches out here are so picturesque with the plants growing out of the sand and sand dunes everywhere. Here is an example:

Here I am at the end of the day, no tan but a whole lot of freckles! Got to love those Irish genes (thanks dad!)

(un-oh, no make-up, I should have warned you!)

Our time at the beach came to a close and we were ready to go shopping and sightseeing! (see next post)

Wilmington Trip Day 1

This last weekend these West Coast kids spent the day on the East Coast beach!

We went to Wilmington NC for the weekend with our good friends Heidi and Alex McLeod who are both from there, so they were great tour guides!

We took off for the beach on Friday afternoon and settled in for the 3 hour car ride.

Of course everyone that knows Meaghan knows that most car trips are spent like this:

I'm not gonna lie, this trip was no exception!

What can I say, it makes the time pass by faster.

We decided to go out to eat at this really cool Thai-Vietnemese Restaurant called Indochine. Not only was the food great, the setting was even better. We ate indoors but there was also this really cool outdoor area with little huts that people can sit in and enjoy their food.

It reminds me of adventureland at Disneyland!

Heidi and Alex McLeod

Meaghan and Scott (who is freshly shaven for all who haven't seen that in a while! and I mean a while-he's so cute!)

They had a belly dancer! Check out those nails!

Heidi's laughing because the dancer stated that she realized the pictures people took of her would probably end up on the internet! If only she knew how right she was!

Alex's parents were so generous and let us stay with them for the weekend at their beautiful home! Mr. McLeod is an architect and designed their home, in fact you can see his work all over Wilmington!

I think I will have him design our next house!

They live right by the beach and even have a boat dock area by their house. Alex got us all to go on a midnight walk to the water and we had a ton of fun!

Scott and Alex looking in the water, what did they find?

A crab trap with a crab nearby!!

Meaghan and the boys on the dock

Heidi leading the way to show me one of her favorite beach houses

If you look closely you can see it, it is huge! 4 stories with an area on the roof to look out on the ocean. Heidi you buy this one and we'll move in next door, or visit a lot!



When we got back we decided to hit the sack since Saturday was going to be a full day of relaxing on the beach and shopping!

Here is a preview of the next post:

100 Visitors!!

We are almost there, the countdown is on!!

Thank you all for visiting our blog, (we're grateful someone is looking! :)
The cool part is, if you look at the bottom of the page you will see how many visitors have seen the sight. As of this post it stands at 95....who will be #100???!!!

If you are the 100 visitor please leave a post saying so, maybe a prize or a really big Thank you is in order :D Love it!

Have fun!!! And now on to the beach for us...check back next week for posts about our weekend excursion to Wilmington NC! (please don't let me get sunburnt, please don't let me get sunburnt, please...)

Going Green

In an effort to leave a positive footprint on this earth, we have been trying to go green! Nothing huge mind you, just a little at a time whenever we can. For example: we want to change all of our lightbulbs to those really cool energy saving ones, however it would be way too expensive to change them all at once (and wasteful to get rid of ones that still work). So our solution is everytime a bulb burns out we replace it with an energy saving one; a little more affordable and earth friendly.

Also, one of our local grocery stores, Harris Teeter, offers some really cool cloth reusable shopping bags for 99 cents each. You buy one and bring it with you to the store each time you go shopping to help cut down on plastic bags used. We got one and love it! I went to the store yesterday and was able to put all of my groceries in the one bag (it would have filled 3 plastic bags!) On those days we have more than what the bag hold, we hang on to our plastic bags and repurpose them for other tasks.

BTW-anyone with dogs, we have a pile of these if you need them for you walks:) Just let us know.

A huge change for me, and a positive one at that, is a Brita pitcher! I love this thing. I am an avid water drinker, at least 8 glasses a day. The only problem is I hate the taste of our tap water, so I buy cases of 16 0z bottled water. I generally drink 4 of these bottles a day and go through a case a week. This adds up to a lot of waste. To make matters worse, our city does not yet offer recycling services, just trash pick up, so these bottles are being put in the trash and not recycled. Ugh. :( In an effort to stop this, we went out and bought a Brita pitcher that holds up to 10 glasses of water. We love it!! I figure after 6 weeks it has paid itself off, compared to what bottled water would have cost. So not only is it helping to save the environment, it is saving us money. If you notice in the picture it is green, I love that!

Anyways, we are trying, we're not perfect, there is still much more to do but we figure any change is a good change. We'd love to hear your ideas for going Green!

Indiana Jones

Since it is Memorial Day, which means no work, we decided to go see the new Indiana Jones movie. We went with some friends and got there just in time to maneuver some decent seats before the theater got packed. This was not easy as one of our friends is a tall person magnet, no matter where they sat a tall person would sit right in front of them.
We saw it in an older theater in Burlington that I love! Due to it's age, there is no stadium seating, just the old school kind of seats all on one level. I love it for two reasons;
1. it is cheap $5.50 for a matinee (oh yes all you CA people I said that right)
2. for all you OC people, it reminds me of Cinemapolis, the coolest theater ever, that I grew up going to.

I must say this movie was great to watch! We are very much Indiana Jones fans and made sure to watch all three prior movies over the last few days in preparation. This one did not let us down, we went with no expectations, just wanting to be entertained and it did just that. A good fun escape movie, just the way we like it. I'm not going to say any more about it in case some of you have not seen it yet. Except to comment on some of the actors:

Harrison Ford-of course he was brilliant
Shia LeBouf- this kid has got chops, I see future potential if they possibly keep the series up
Cate Blanchet-what I love about her is that I didn't know it was her. She is one of a few actors who truly blend into each role. She was a classic Indy villain!
I was also excited to see the Janitor from Scrubs as an FBI agent and the dad from both Ugly Betty and the OC in a small role.

Go and see it and let us know what you thought about the latest adventures of Indy.

We have a blog!!

After lots of prodding and suggestions from our friends we are bravely starting a blog. We figure it is a great way for those that live far away to keep up with us and our busy schedules. And for those that live close by, it is a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during Meaghan's endless hours of talking! (Oh you all know what I'm talking about!)

Here's hoping it's interesting :)