Winter Break in a Nut Shell!

So, this break was very fun and was a nice break from school. Especially the no homework part. Amongst other things like visiting with family and friends, bonding with siblings, and hosting numerous parties, I watched many movies. Some I have already mentioned over the past 2 weeks and some I have completely disregarded. So, now I would like to give you a "Movies Critic Opinion" of the movies I have watched! Enjoy =)
BTW, i will also give a star rating out of 5 stars based on my personal opinion

1. Oklahoma! ***.5
The reason I watched this is because GAP, the theater group I do during the summer, is doing this play this year and I wanted to catch up on it. It was pretty good, I know it's going to be a fun play but it's not my favorite show.

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ****

First of all, I am a huge POTC fan and cannot wait for the fourth one to come out! Second of all, the first movie is okay. Personally, I like them in this order 3rd, 1st, 2nd. So the 1st is pretty good. I would highly recommend this series to anyone.

3. Sweet Home Alabama ****

This was a perfect Andi-Lauren movie. If you aren't Andi and don't know what that means, it was a typical-make-you-feel-good-chick-flick-romantic-comedy movie =) It stars Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, and Patrick Dempsey who are all good actors. Definitely recommend it.

4. Notting Hill *****

This movie is another a/l movie and I LOVE IT!!! this movie is so ah-mazing, well done, funny and just down right awesome. It stars Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant and both of them are excellent. Would recommend this to anyone.

5. Contact ****

This is pretty different from the rest of the movies. This is a scientific-intense-romantic in a way movie. It's about contact with other planets and is very good. Starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey.

6. Little Fockers **.5

I went to see this movie with a good friend of mine, Jamie. I hadn't seen her in a while and we mainly got together to catch up. So, this movie was okay, funny kind of stupid humor and I loled a couple of times... Wouldn't really recommend...

7. Eat, Pray, Love ****

I thought this movie was really well done and good. The beginning was a little slow, but the end was very good and it was interesting to see all of the different places she traveled too. Again, Julia Roberts was amazing. Would recommend.

At this point, I'm going to mention all of the children movies I watched with my siblings and give them a rating, but I'm not going to talk about them in detail.

8. Princess and the Frog ***.5- good songs and plot

9. Toy Story 3 ****- made me cry =)

10. The Muppets Take Manhattan **- okay...

11. Alvin and the Chipmunks **- one of my littlest brother's favorites

12. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ***

I consider this trilogy to be like a step up from POTC. Very good, intense, thrilling, and amazing plot. A plus to this movie is that Orlando Bloom is a daring elf. =)) Would recommend, but don't watch when you're home alone.

13. Catch Me If You Can ****.5

As you might have noticed, I rated this movie highest out of all the movies I have seen this break. This movie was funny, clever, based on a true story, romantic, starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, and taught me about check forgery. How much better can you get? Would recommend highly.

So, that's my movie list. Now, to finish off this very long blog post, I will discuss New Year's Eve. =)

Happy New Year, everybody! 2010 is over and 2011 has just begun! Last night included the usual first hour of boringness and went on to a night filled with beating "g" in foosball, playing Apples to Apples with the gang, locking the boys in the storage room and them doing the same to us, stealing g's fone, gathering everyone's numbers, having a successful slideshow showing, watching the Baltimore fireworks on TV, and a generally good time. I look forward to this party every year and this year did not dissatisfy. I hope you all had an excellent New Year's Eve and day and I wish the best year to all of you!

WOW this is a long post! If you have stuck with me this long, I thank you! =)

Ciao!

lauren

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas.... =)

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY! Already this morning has been a lovely Christmas. I received new black ankle boots, a new camera!, scarf, CATCH PHRASE (ANDI), and other little gifts ;) Ben got an i-pod touch, abby, an ipod nano, and sam got lots of little things.... it's a wonderful christmas morning annnnddd IT'S SNOWING! Ahhhh....this is the kind of Christmases they have in movies...

The only problem is, i did not get anyy sleep last night. Because I went to bed around 10, and I played solitaire on my ipod until around 11 b/c i was trying to make myself tired.. thennn... i layed in bed for about an hour with still no sleep.....so, i tried reading, praying, even counting sheep but nothing worked! So, I pulled out the computer and finished this movie, Sweet Home Alabama, that I had been watching on Netflix. (Btw, it's an excellent movie and I would recommend it to anyone... if you love ah-dorable chick flicks, than you'll love this movie) After I finished the movie it was around 1 so I tried to fall asleep again......with no luck..... Long story short I tried sleeping on the ground, watching yet another movie, Notting Hill (AMAZING!) and could not fall asleep! By now it was 5:30 and I was still awake with probably an hour of sleep under my belt.... I finally fell asleep then and abby woke me up around 8 to open presents...

Wow, sorry I had to tell you all that, but i had to tell somebody! Anyway, nevertheless, the rest

of christmas day is sure to be amazing as I'm going to my grandmother's house for dinner with my cousins and it's sure to be a wonderful time.

Merry Christmas to all and enjoy your holiday! =)

Lots of love,

lauren

A little something to put you in the mood...

So the title for today's post has two meanings:

1. So today at lunch i was talking to andi about an amazing musician, Glenn Miller. One of his more famous compositions is called in the mood so I'd like to dedicate this section of the post to him.

here's his bio from wikipedia.com

Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – missing December 15, 1944) was an American jazzmusician (trombone), arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands". Miller's signature recordings include In the Mood, American Patrol, Chattanooga Choo Choo,String of Pearls, Tuxedo Junction, Moonlight Serenade, Little Brown Jug and Pennsylvania 6-5000.^[1] While he was traveling to entertain U.S. troops in France during World War II, Miller's plane disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel. His body has never been found.

and here's a video of him preforming in the mood:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJE-onnw2gM

2. and also, there's something else to get in the mood for- christmas! christmas is a week away and i'm super excited! it's the first night of winter break and I'm loving this break already. packed with family, friends, shopping, gift giving, food, hugs, kisses, parties, and more food; it's sure to be an amazing break!

to get y'all psyched, here's a holiday classic that has become one of my favorite xmas songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8

there's ANOTHER reason for posting this particular christmas video because today, after school, my older-younger brother, my little sister, and I sang our version of this song for like an hour straight....ahhh... it was soo much funn...

anyway, i guess that's all i have to say so merry christmas to all and to all a good night!

toodles!

lauren <3

Jenn's Stolen survey number 2!!!!!!!

Okay, so jenn keeps having all of these awesome surveys!!! Geez! that's why i'm stealing them ;)

10 Guys Survey

Name 10 guy friends in any order.

1. Ryan

2. Greg (NYE!)

3. Kevin (NYE!)

4. Jake H.

5. Sydney

6. Ben F. (haha....lolll)

7. Kyle

8. Derek

9. Matt D.

10. Matt B.

Question #1: Hug 7 or 9?
Answer: 7....Kyle's just awesome like that... =)

Question #2: Kiss 5 or 3?
3..... ;)

Question #3: Go-out with for 6 months with 6 or 4?
welllll.....def not ben so I'll go with Jake...

Question #4: Never speak to again; 1 or 10?
ummmmm! I'll go with 1 but tht's sad =(

Question #5: Stay up all night and text 4 or 2?
2 if i had his number :)))

Question #6: Would it take you 2 months or more to get over 4 or 8?
AWKWARD!

Question #7: If you were in the play Romeo and Juliet, and you could pick the role of Romeo, you would either choose 6 or 3?
welll......6 is a better actor, but i'd choose 3....

Question# 8: If you could date his older brother, you would pick 4’s or 3’s?
Hehe..they're both the oldest :)

Question# 9: Work on a project with 9 or 1?
1....less awkward

Question# 10: You know he’s your friend, but you sort of like him… just a little… no choices… :)
okayy?? awkward???!!!!