Movie Reviews

Movies!!! I love watching a good movie...well lets face it I love watching cheesy bad Hallmark movie as well. So I thought I would start giving some movie reviews on my blog. (thanks Allison for the idea) I'm not super rich so I can't see them all but if you have request just let me know I'll go see it first. I'll start with two of my favorite movies I've seen in the last couple of months. I'll give you the good, the bad, and the ugly.

 

The first, of course, being Les Miserables (PG-13)

The good: This movie is breath taking, quite literally I was wheezing for breathe because of all the crying. The story is powerful, the sets, lighting, sound, and raw emotion was undeniably good. Ann Hathaway's portrayal of Fantine was definitely worthy of an Oscar. There's the bad: the singing talent of all the actors wasn't Broadway good, especially scenes with Russell Crowe. Also be prepared that it is entirely singing, maybe a brief two minutes of dialog, my husband was a little thrown off by this. I personally loved this The ugly; there is going to be a spoiler in this if you don't know the storyline. Fantine becomes a prostitute, so there is a gritty scene with her near the beginning of the film. Also the inn keepers played by Sasha Baron-Cohen and Helena Bonham add some "ugly" to the film. I personally think their characters are brilliantly done, but I'll give a fair warning somethings they do and say are a little crude. All in all I left this movie wanting to own it and watch it over and over!

 

The second, Warm Bodies (PG-13)

Brief background this it's your typically zombie movie. R (the zombie above) meets and forms a relationship with a living girl, their relationship sets into motion changes that just might change their new world. haha If that doesn't make you interested here is the good, the bad, and the "ugly". The good: this movie truly has it all, action, drama, humor and romance and it does everyone of them very well. The storyline here is great, the humor while not as often as a expected will definitely make you laugh. The bad: I actually can't say anything here I thoroughly enjoyed it. The "ugly": well unfortunately they use their allotted amount of F words, and it is a zombie movie so you will see some people being eaten. I left this movie not feeling bad at all that my husband and I had to pay over 17 bucks to see it.  

 

My finally thought, head to the movies this weekend!

 

 

 

 

my little sis

Shelby Faith Gambles

 

My sister is simply the best. She amazes me pretty much everyday. She has been faced with a lot of hard challenges in life but as never let them bring her down. Yesterday she was an insiration to me. She danced in a flash mob with her school South Valley. This was a daunting task for her but she practiced for weeks and mustered up enough confidence to do it. I LOVE HER. Watch it here http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=23261851.

a little update

Wow it has been months sense I have blogged. Life just feels like it has been going non stop. I started the school year back at my old job at Sunrise Preschool. Unfortunately that is no longer where I am working. I loved that school and every single person that worked there. This would have been my 5th year there, so really it feels like a big part of me. Do to some bugdet cuts, though, I was not going to be able to work the full day as a teacher. Anyway, long story short I have a new job with Headstart. I work as a lead teacher at the U of U location. It has been a big adjustment and a LOT of new thing to learn, but I am enjoying the challenge. Well I just thought I would give a little update on my current status. Here are a few things I have to look forward to this month--

1. Home visits with each of my students (this will be a new experience)
2. Watching Matt, his dad and all his brother run the Tough Mudder
3. Volunteering at the Tough Mudder with my beautiful mother and sister-in-laws
4. Thriller!! with Matt and my family
5. Working on finishing the bathroom in our apartment
6. and of course Halloween

Well that is all for now hopefully I will have some more exciting post soon.

my bike and me

Adventure #3


So it has been a very long time sense I have posted anything new. This isn't due to a lack of things to talk about, in fact it may be the opposite. A lot has happened for us in the last couple months. The biggest thing of all was moving to West Jordan. It was so sad to leave our first place. Also I took a girls trip to Spokane Washington and stayed in one the most ornate hotels I have ever stayed in. Plus there has been a lot of projects, I mean a lot! I will be posting on each of these things when I finally find my camera cord which has been missing sense the move :( Never the less, on to my lasted adventure. I have finally been able to ride my bike again!! I ride just about every day, mostly just to the from Macey's grocery store. Today, though, I went on a small adventure and rode along the Jordan River Trail. I started at Gardner Historic Village in West Jordan and turned around somewhere between Taylorsville and south Salt Lake. It was such a fun, nice easy ride. I stopped at a few different parks and read a couple of historical plaques, not a bad way to spent a thursday afternoon. I think I want to take the trail all the way to Woods Cross next time, maybe I'll even talk my husband into coming with me...

withdrawal

I have really been missing my bike....and pretty much all physical exercise. I started my new summer job which is working in an office every evening and Saturday. I am so grateful for the job but its been tough while I am finishing the year in Preschool. A typical day starts at 7:30 and ends somewhere between 10:30 and 11:30, exhausting to say the least. We were also able to get our car all fixed up and back to us, just in time for my busy new life. This means my bike and I never get to hang out. I really miss riding and the weather is so great I am just itching to be outside. Oh well soon enough I will have my mornings free again and my bike and I will start traveling again. 

In the mean time i pick up this little gem to satisfy my bike needs...

kind of cute right?

What kind of muscles do you have?

Talking about big muscles happens a lot when you work with four year old boys. They all want to be and are super heros. Often changing their names to things like spiderman, caption america, or creative combinations all the super heros them know.Today, though,  a little boy in my class told me he had gummy bear muscles....haha thats a new one, I told him I thought those were the like of muscles I have too.

My bike and me

Adventure #2 didn't think that one through...

So I had a meeting with the bishop one tuesday night. It was a very busy day for me, work than a technology training for work from five to seven thirty. Then I had to try and get over the our church house by eight. I got a ride home from the training then quickly changed into some church clothes (this is the part I didn't really think over). I climbed on my bike and started riding, it was a little cold outside and I was feeling extra chilly in my dress. When I looked down I realized, to my horror, that I was probably flashing everyone that rode or walked by. I had pictured myself looking so cute riding my beach cruiser all dressed up. Like those flawless models in their spring dresses. Well this wasn't the case I quickly stood up and rode the rest of the way like that. This proved to be quite exhausting, and I felt like quite a mess by the time I got to the church. On my way home it was dark and I decided I just didn't care, I rode home like normal just trying to go as fast as a could. I just told myself people weren't looking.  Sense then I have learned the proper skirt to wear when riding a bike.