Long time, no blog.

Hello, all!  I didn't realize it had been so long since I had posted here.  I suppose I got busy, and let time, as well as my commitment to my blog, get away from me.  Eh, stuff happens, I suppose.

I know people talk a lot this time of year about New Years resolutions, or the fact they have already broken them, but I am doing my best to hold myself accountable for my actions.  I suppose that is my 2resolution in it's basic form.  For too long I have been cruising through my days  without really justifying any of my actions.  This means I would play Skyrim all day long, and then wonder why I still had all this stuff left to do, and no motivation to do it.  Now, I have to do the things that need done, before I can plant myself on the couch for a marathon of killing Foresworn, and collecting treasure.

Part two of my resolution is to get healthy.  I have cut back on the amount of sugar I eat, almost completely cut soda out of my diet, and cut my caloric intake by quite a bit.  I made a bad habit of eating everything that wasn't nailed to the floor over the holidays, and it shows. I am also moving a lot more.  I love to take walks outside, but it is January in Indiana, so that isn't always realistic.  Instead, I am making use of the YMCA membership, and I find that I like it.  It feels good to set goals work up a good sweat too!

Thing three, I am writing a book.  Rather, I am writing a trilogy.  I started writing in November for NaNoWriMo, and completely got the basic story, start to finish, written!  That was the goal that started this resolution, and it felt wonderful to finally get something finished that I always wanted to do.  While writing, I found I could continue the story into at least one, and likely two, more books!  I have a lot of editing to do before the first book is anywhere near ready to be read by anyone, but I am really optimistic about it.  The second book has exactly five paragraphs.  

Now, on to updates!!

I had a wonderful Christmas and Thanksgiving with my family.  We ate way too much food, and the house looked like a toy store exploded all over, but I do believe everyone was happy.  That, in my opinion at least, was the most important part.  We spent New Years at home playing games with the kids, and watching TV.  It was quiet, (as quiet as four kids can be.) and lots of fun too!  Paige beat me in  game of Skip-Bo, and we had home made Chocolate milk shakes.


I read several books in the bast few months.  I hope I can remember them all, most were really good.

First A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin.  I really loved the ending of this book.  The action was exciting, and well worth the length, and build up of the story.

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson was so exciting!  There was a lot of action, and lots of mystery, in this book playing on the Jack the ripper murders.  It is age appropriate for young teenagers too.

The Last Little Blue Envelope also by Maureen Johnson.  This was such a sweet ending to this story. There was just enough romance to make you emotional at times, and the quest from Ginny's aunt was as eccentric as she was with a satisfying ending.

Naamah's Blessing is the third book in the third trilogy of the Kushiel's Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey.  In this story, Moirin goes home to the homeland of her father only to find out she has to leave and go on another adventure before going back home to her mother, and starting a family with her new husband Bao.  The adventure was beautifully described in every detail.  I could picture the landscape and faces of each one of the people.  I was drawn in to Moirin's dilemma with her destiny, and her want to go home.  I cried so much in the end, but it was a fulfilling and satisfying end.  I am not afraid to admit how much I hope there is more to this series.

I feel like there are more books that I have read, but I can't remember what.

Anyway, I think that is all for now.  I will update on my weight loss, hopefully weekly, and progress of the writing as well.

Thanks for reading!

Movies 2011

Hello again!

I love watching movies, even if i don't get a chance to see many in the theaters.  We have a Netfilx account and we watch several movies and TV series every week.  I also read a lot of books that get turned into movies, but that is a post for another day.  

These are the movies that will most likely get added to our Netflix list and moved to the top as soon as possible.

 Water for Elephants came out April 22.  I heard about this movie form a Twilight blog because it starts Robert Pattinson and saw it was a bookso I read it.  I really did like the Story.  I have heard good things about it so far, and Rob, in an interview, said he really liked working with the animals.  

 Fast Five comes out on April 29.  This is the fifth in a series of movies starring Vin Diesel.  The women who watch these movies by choice, and not because their male counterparts force them to, do so because of Diesel or his co-star Paul Walker.  Me, I am in it for the cars!  

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides comes out May 20.  I want to see this one because it is a continuation of a very good series.  I am extremely disappointed that Orlando Bloom isn't in it though.

The Hangover II comes out May 26.  I loved the first installment of this series.  It was so funny, and made me wish I could go to Vegas!  Alas, I am a "responsible adult", and don't get to lose myself in this kind of insanity.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon comes out on July 1.  I just love how this series looks and sounds!  The special effects are always done so well, and I like the soundtracks too!  Speaking of soundtracks, I heard Linkin Park also has a song in this one, which excites me because I really enjoyed "New Divide".

Abduction comes out September 23.  This looks like an exciting action movie starring Taylor Lautner.  I'm not gonna lie, I want to see this movie because of him.  It looks like a good movie too, but I kinda hope he takes his shirt off. 

There are a couple kids movies coming out this summer that everyone in my house wants to see.  It would be so cool if one of the drive in's nearby could do a double feature with them.  

Kung Fu Panda May 26

Cars June 23

We really like comic book movies around here.  My husband read a lot of comics as a kid, and I am sure my son will when he gets a little older.  Personally I just love the stories.  Thor, May 6, The Green Lantern on June 17, and Captain America: The First Avenger July 22 all look to be really good movies.  I am sure they will be a big hit. The one I really want to see is X-Men First Class.  This one comes out on June 3

 There are a few others closer to the end of the year that I am also really excited about.  I don't have trailers for them yet, but I will link you to their IMDB pages for information.  As soon as their are trailers I will update this post. Final Destination 5, August 26, Puss In Boots, November 4, The Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made, November 23, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows December 16 all should be big hits.  I can't forget about the other HUGE movie series spawned by a great series of books.  The first half of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn hits theaters on November 23.  You can keep up dated  here or, here.  I will of course post a trailer as soon as there is an official one. 

Last, but certainly not least, at least to me, is the grand finale to the decade long Harry Potter movie franchise.  I LOVE these books, and I have enjoyed these movies too.  I am going to be really sad to see the series end.  This one, I promise you, I will see in the theaters.  I am hoping we can go see it in IMAX.  Anyway, this movie comes out on July 15.  The first trailer came out tonight.  Enjoy!

What do you think?  Are there other movies that I missed?  Let me know and I will look them up!

Hope