Find Neverland soon!
Tonight I went to see Finding Neverland at the Allen Theatre. Before the show, instead of the normal teen pregnancy, movie trivia clips, they played an old black and white movie. The movie was accompanied by and organ player who's hands moved so fast that he looked like he was a cartoon character.
After the Silent Film the theatre owner stood on the stage and told us about upcoming events and movies at the theatre. He then invited us to come and talk to him if there was ANYTHING that was disruptive to our movie viewing pleasure.
The movie itself was amazing. It was worth every bit of the $7 that I paid. I actually felt like I should be paying more to see it. The acting was flawless, the scenes were breathtaking and the story line had me laughing and crying from start to finish.
This movie was the perfect ending to my Thanksgiving week.
Dear Tracey,
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Tracey
Happy Birthday to you!
This beats the pants off me singing in person! I am sorry I cannot be there for your birthday but I love you and I miss you. I hope your day was great.
Trisha took this picture for Grandma Veda. This is what Christmas in Heaven will look like for her. This was the 7th floor of Macy's (I think, you loose track after awhile)
This was the ferry ride to Battery Park. I published this picture because I like my hair.
Shoes as far as the eye can see. I gasped when we got to this floor of Macy's. I think it was the 9th floor, save the best for last.
Someday I will see the inside.
Truly Majestic!
Turkey Day
Happy Thanksgiving! I miss you all!
NYC
New York City here we come!!!!
Ladder 49
Last night I was a little stir crazy and a little sick of constantly being in a house were other people are. I have nothing against the people I live with except that sometime they exist and it interferes with my alone time.
So, I decide to go see a movie. I thought that the Incredibles would be a nice choice, plus it was the only movie that I thought I could make. I have to drive through Mayberry to get to a real movie theatre and no one starts their "7 o'clock" shows at 7:00. They all start at 6:20.
Okay off track again. My point is I paid $7 to see a cruddy movie surrounded by annoying children. The Incredibles is a matinee movie or maybe even a rental. Sorry.
When I left the theatre I felt that I had been cheated out of $7, the movie was cruddy, the kids were loud and the people were still in my house.
To rectify this situation I snuck into Ladder 49. Hold your moral judgments for another day. I didn't see the beginning but I saw probably about 3/4 of the movie and it was FANTASTIC. I have always feared fire but I left wanting to be a fireman, or marry a fireman. I highly recommend this movie, especially to Joaquin Phoenix fans.
Parts of the movie were almost documentary like, parts of the movie I was holding my breath, and even more parts I cried.
Go see the movie, IT was worth my $7.
And this sums it up
I am not Blogger proficiate yet. I do not want to send people into the internet without assurance that they will get where I want them to go. Therefore I have decided just to copy Mighty Girl's 11/8/04 entry because I think that her writing is beautiful and it just sums it up.
"11.08.04 FOUR MORE YEARS
We attended Senator Kerry's concession speech inside Faneuil Hall. It's a relatively small space, so there were masses of people outside pushing to get in. Everyone was upset and eager. It was incongruous, like a very aggressive funeral.
The election left me feeling blindsided and bewildered. I was angry at more than half the nation. But the senator said something that day that I've always believed, and that I've thought about a lot since. He said:
"America is not only great, but it is good."
Bryan and I flew home separately, and as my plane flew over all the states between Massachusetts and California, I spent a lot of time looking out at the lights below me. I felt a great tenderness for each family behind each light, and--despite my frustration--I know all of us are doing our best.
I keep hearing that we are a nation divided, and I've certainly experienced that in the past few days. What I hope is that we can begin to talk about what we share: a flag, an anthem, a land, and the good fortune that is ours by right of citizenship.
All of us want our children to be safe, and we hope each generation will have a happier future than the last. All of us want peace, and security, and time to spend with the people we love.
When we have the freedom to say whatever we want, it is no surprise that we disagree with one another. What is remarkable is that we agree on so much. What we have agreed, as a people, is that our union is more important than our opinion.
May our opinions shift, and our nation remain steadfast."
I do not feel the same way about the election outcome. I actually do not know how I feel about the outcome but I am glad that there was an outcome and my hope is that people will begin to refocus on coming together instead of trying to tear each other apart.
Shall We Dance?
Today I went and saw
Shall We Dance? at the Allen Theatre in Annville.
http://www.allentheatre.com This is a lovely theatre that has a very beautiful and old feeling and it was the first time that I had been inside. I plan on returning to this theatre for all future movies that they show.
I knew that I would enjoy the movie because the first preview was for Joel Schumacher's Phantom of the Opera which is due in December. I can almost always gauge movies by the quality of the movie previews.
The theatre, previews and company aside (I went alone which I always enjoy), I thought the movie was fantastic. It is not an intellectually stimulating movie by any means but it was fun. I felt a lot of what the character's were feeling at the time. I left wanting to take ballroom dancing lessons from Miss Mitzi. I feel now that I could compete quite well in any competition.
I was very disappointed with Jennifer Lopez, which has not always benn the case for me, but the rest of the cast was perfect. Susan Sarandon gets more beautiful with age, as does Richard Gere.
I laughed hysterically and I think even shed a tear once or twice (not that it takes a lot for me to cry in a movie). I would highly recommend this movie as a fun, take your mind off cruddy days, kinda movie. I also would recommend seeing it as a theatre matinee. If you can see it in Annville all the better!
Heartbreak!
I have seen probably close to every picture taken of my nephew since the day of his birth. I actually was the first one to capture Davids image on film. This was just before I went running down the hall to tell the grandpa's in a sobbing voice that we had a little baby boy.
I have often times wished that there were more pictures of David and I together so that later in life he would know concretely that I was actually a large part of his life for the first six months. I know that he will be told but I want there to be proof, physical proof. I do not want to try and convince him that the shoulder in the picture is mine. I also want him to know that I spend every second of every day missing him so much that it hurts. And when I think that I cannot possibly miss him anymore I get to look at a picture of him that I am in and my heart breaks a little more.
David,
When your dad shows you the pictures from the hot air balloons, please know that at the exact moment that the picture was taken with me pressing my head against yours, I was praying. Praying that you will know how much I love you more and more everyday. Praying that God will watch over the people that are watching over you. Praying that my absence will make me work harder to take my broken wings and learn to fly because all my life I was only waiting for you to arrive.
I Love You
Auntie Skylar
Bringing bras to the masses!!
I got a job at Victoria's Secret. I think I just misspelled the name of the company that I just got a job at but I don't care cause that was not part of the application process. I now get to sell bra's and matching panties to all of Lebanon, PA. This will also secure my title as my mother's favorite and, if I can use my discount wisely, I think I can even get favorite from my sister in law.
Take that Jason!
