Nostalgic - Super 8

In 1979 my sister, brother and I each got our first brand new bikes.  My parents used a portion of their income tax to buy them for us.  I got a gray Schwinn ten speed, my sister got a brown three speed, and my brother (who is the youngest) got a bike that he could do major wheelies with.  It was a simpler time.  You didn't get what you wanted immediately.  Or, at least our house didn't.  However, we thought about what we wanted, imagined what it would be like and when it truly became ours, it was well worth the wait.  It was wonderful.
Friday night, DJ and I rented the movie Super 8.
DJ watched it Friday.
I fell asleep. 
I watched it Saturday. 

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I absolutely loved the movie.  It is one of my all time favorites.  It reminded me of the movies I loved when I was growing up - The Goonies, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and ET.  It made me want to have a dinner of baked chicken, pan fried potatoes (with onions) cooked in Crisco, and a side of canned french cut green beans.  It made me want to go for a walk with my friends on the tracks (watching out for hobos along the way), sneak out at night to play bloody murder and have a slice of Neapolitan ice cream before I went to bed.  (And yes, we sliced our ice cream :)
To anticipation.
Sometimes, certain things are worth the wait :)

Who Knew?

Who knew that the Wii and Netflix were such great friends?

Dave did!!!

That's who!!!

Now we're cooking with gas :)

Merry early Christmas to us :)

Colcannon

What do you do when you have potatoes and cabbage on hand?  Throw the fact that you are Irish into the mix and you do what any good Irish lass would do on a damp, Fall night.  You have the retired lad of the house prepare colcannon.  That's right lassies, you have the lad of the house cook for you...

Doesn't that look good?  It's pretty and full of nutrients, too...

You eat it and then you settle in and watch this movie right here...  Because it is enchanting and maybe your all time favorite movie...

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And you know that everything in your world is alright tonight.

Just One More Reason

that I am so excited about this fall.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" comes to theatres on November 19th...

I know I will be there.

Maybe even opening night...

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Be strong Harry!!!

Sunday Night at the Movies

It's been a rough day -- I cleaned, thrifted, and visited with my sister. I will share more on my purchases tomorrow.

Tonight, however, I am setting down with Dave, DJ and a bowl of popcorn made from my new popcorn popper. I had one just like it when I was a kid. Thank you Dave for buying it for me. It is one of my all time favorite Christmas presents.



We will be watching Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. We have all seen it at least two times, but we don't care. It is so clever and a great way to end the weekend. I cannot wait to see the final two movies.


Enjoy your night.