[ good movie/bad movie ]

I didn't make it out to Miami this weekend which kinda sucked because I have seriously been dying to go back. I think I'm destined to live there, I dunno. However, staying home wasn't so bad after all. My weekend has been pretty chill and suprisingly relaxing. =)))) I'm not a movie buff and prefer actually watching movies at home. Sometimes I'd rather be caught reading a good book on the weekends snugged up in my blanket instead of spending time or money the Cinema. But....this weekend was a bit different. I've been a bit hooked on the Hunger Games.....who hasn't right?? Well I was dying to watch the movie but refused to watch until I actually knew the story. So friday night we planned a date night and decided we'd go watch it. We watched it....................................and it sucked.
I personally didn't like it. I know the books always better than the movie but for real....I seriously hated the Hunger Games movie. Maybe it just wasn't what I expected and I remember thinking "wait...that's not how it was in the book" a whole bunch of times. I also thought it was too long. I personally like the HG's story and story line better than Twilight but I like the Twilight movies better, especially Breaking Dawn. I know that through time the HG's will improve just like how Twilight did, I'm just upset I didn't like the HG movie.

LionKing's one of my favorite movies, just felt the same
with my whole "bad movies" experience this weekend lol.

...it didn't just end there though...

Last night was the Tehamata Tahiti Fet here in Utah. Pretty good turn out for it's first one so kudos to Penny, Jual, and the Tehamata team for putting it together. Our girl we went to watch and cheer for didn't exceed to the next level.....(even though I think she should've since she was on point with the beat and very graceful) so Shawn and I dipped, went make up shopping (which I MUST admit i'm super proud of myself for only buying what I went for when I went to MAC....and no more.....if you know me you know that is impossible haha but I did good), and caught a movie. Yes, another movie. I don't know why I've been in such movie mode. We ended up watching The Cabin in the Woods. Three words for that: STUPIDEST MOVIE EVER! Really... When I figured out the whole motive and story behind the movie I was ticked and wanted to walk out. It was just plain dumb......but still I sat there lol. The movie finished and we were so annoyed.
1.) because instead of it being a horror movie it was just a horrible movie and plot
2.) I wasted 3 freakin hours of my life sitting in that movie theater watching this annoying movie that I can never....ever get back and
3.) I try my hardest to NOT watch R rated movies, but, this time I did and I regret it so bad. I'm so annoyed with myself for watching it knowing it was R rated and then it being dumb made me even more mad, I mean, if it was a good rated R show... lol. j/k ehhh...

Anyway, after watching both movies I found myself really irritated about the whole fact that movies now days suck. Even some of the ones in Red Box (well most). Lately (to me....generally just speaking of me and my thoughts, because I know A LOT of people loved the Hunger Games) it's like the more movies that come out the dumber they get. I can probably hand pick really good movies that came out within the past year. Maybe I'm just getting old since I'm also not to fond of the music they play on the radio now days. I mean come on producers... either step up your game or get out of the business. LOL j/k.... kinda.

...okay, that's my complaint for this weekends movies. haha. Other than all that it's been a good weekend. I was able to spend a good amount of time with my family and enjoy my date nights w/the husby. ;) haha.

Have a blessed week everyone.... =)

[Panda Date]

Pili loves Kung Fu Panda 1,
so immediately after he saw the previews to Kung Fu Panda 2 he asked me to go. Since I was out in Minneapolis working the day it came out we had to postpone our movie date til I came back.Well.... we went yesterday and Pili loved it. Heck...so did I. I was a little hesitant about taking Pili to the movies because the last movie I took him to I almost strangled him because he kept moving and talking and walking around. LOL but he was such a good boy this time around.

The only thing I didn't like too much was that I spent $60 on just us 3. And what made it worse was that it was a flippin' matinee'. I was so mad.... but it was all good because Pili totally enjoyed himself. 

After our movie we were starving. Asked Pili what he wanted to eat and of course he said "PANDA ESSSPRESS" {that's how Pili says panda express lol} and this is what the Panda employees and customers got when Pili got in there. LOL

I loved my date with my little man Pili. He was such a good sport in the movie theater. So good that I even got him his outfit and new shoes for Aunty Frankies graduation this weekend. =)
Being an Aunt I think is more fun than having a fun aunty...I love spending time with this little guy. He's such a character and I can't wait until his sister gets here.....thats when the REAL fun will begin ;)

[burlesque]

I rarely spend time in Utah County just because I really have no purpose out there, although I'd like to make UVU a purpose for me going out there....maybe. But this weekend I actually spent some much needed time out there at my cousin Lei'as house. He and his wife Tini manage a storage unit. They pretty much got it made. They work in the office with each other allllll daaay, their apartments upstairs, rent and utilities all paid for, and he controls his own studio there......hmm sounds to me like a pretty good deal. I love it and every time I go there I'm reminded of how much I love being around the two.  They're such fun people and it's all tummy aching laughs from the moment we get together.

With a weekend full of obligations here and there I found that I spent most of my weekend there with them, and absolutely loved it. We ate tons of food, talked, laughed, had a Super Bowl party, and watched movies on his PS3. One of the movies I watched was Burlesque.... now if you follow my blog, I've blogged about how I'm not too big of a fan of musicals but I sure as heck love Chicago.
 Well Burlesque is similar to it, kind of shares a similar story line. But even with that  I never thought I'd like any other musical besides Chicago.....but Burlesque proved me wrong. I loved Burlesques story line. Christina Aguilera and Cher totally rocked their parts and kept me excited the whole time. Burlesque is definitely one of my favorite musicals now....and secretly may have just taken first place rather than Chicago. yikes....

Oh well if you haven't already seen it..... see it. I love it, and now it's on my ipad so I can carry it around and watch that and my obsession ;)