Mulligan...

I just watched An Education (thank you again free movie channels!). I have to say, I liked it a lot more than I originally thought I would. I know it got a lot of critical acclaim (I believe at last years Oscars), but I didn't actually know anyone who had seen it or liked it. I highly recommend this movie, and not just because I like older guys & Europe :)

I really liked Carey Mulligan in it as well. I've noticed her red carpet style before, but hadn't realized all the places I'd seen her (Pride & Prejudice, Wall Street 2, Northanger Abbey). I also love the fact that she dated Shia LaBeouf (girl has good taste). Look at some of her red carpet choices below:

Gloomy Day...

We are having a wonderfully gloomy day today. The wind & the rain are so intense that we actually lost our power for about 3 hours (which of course is a sign of a good storm). I also had the pleasure of going out in it. I met my friend for lunch (who has a similar love of storms), & I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it! I would love nothing more than to just read a good book (I've just started Silence of the Lambs!), but I have oh so much to do. Can't wait till every single box is unpacked!

The Horse Whisperer...

I just finished reading The Horse Whisperer last night. Now, to be fair, I have quite the history with this story. I vividly remember going to see the movie on my 13th birthday (it was rated PG-13, so it seemed so fitting!) & I absolutely loved it. Almost 11 year later I finally got around to reading the book :) The first 3/4 of the book are absolutely amazing! Then he completely and utterly ruins the story at the end. The movie ending is SO MUCH BETTER! While there is definitely a love story element to the movie, the other stories are more in the forefront. The book chooses to ignore the beautiful story built up in the first half of the book and just highlights the inappropriate love story instead of the other beautiful stories within. I was so disappointed. My advice - go see the movie. It's a really wonderful movie & ends the way I think the book should have.

Pretty Premiere Dresses...

La Vida Loca...

I would die to see Ricky Martin in concert.

I just watched him perform on Ellen...

Here's to hoping his next tour comes through the central coast.

Pilates...

I've started doing my Pilate's videos again.

I forgot how much they hurt!

They remind me of fun times with my college girls doing ridiculous workout videos though.

We'll see if I can keep this up till Kristal's wedding!

Perks...

Since we moved, we have free movie channels for the next month or so... I've been taking full advantage by Tivoing movies that looked too terrible to actually pay to go see. The first one I've watched is Sorority Row...

It was exactly what I wanted it to be :)