My Review

I can't believe it's taken me so long to write my Twilight review. It's just that I've been reading the book.....again. It's true, see the movie, read the book. It's even better the second time around. Now you can put the characters faces to it as you read. It doesn't get much better than that. I liked the movie more than I thought I would. It was quite different from the book but also very much the same. Some of the things I didn't even realize were different until I started reading the book again. I loved Bella. I didn't think I was going to like Kristen Stewart much for the part, but she did awesome. And honestly, do I really need to even say anything about Edward? He's amazing right? Just wait till you read the book again, it's even better. I think Darin is getting a little jealous. I love you honey. Jacob was so stinkin cute. He was so perfect for the part. It will be interesting to see how they transform into wolves the second movie. I can't wait. Jasper is just creepy. That's all there is to it. I know he's a "newborn" and all so I'll cut him some slack, but man, he's really weird. Alice is so cute! She was perfect. I didn't love Rosalie. I didn't think she was pretty enough, which is weird because she's gorgeous in real life. See....

She just didn't transform into that pretty of a vampire. I dunno, maybe it's just me. Emmett was perfect. I loved how all Bella and Edward did was kiss in the movie and there was seriously more "sexual tension" than a full blown love scene in all the other movies out there. Thank you Stephanie Meyer for some modesty. It's refreshing. Darin went to the movie with me and my mom and sister. He didn't hate it but didn't love it. He said he probably would like it better if he had read the books but considering he probably hasn't read a book since 5th grade, I don't see that happening anytime soon. I was a little depressed coming out of the movie knowing that I'd have to wait for movie #2. That's why I started reading the books again, and I suggest you do too!

Grateful Sunday #6

I know I recently expressed my gratitude about family and this is sort of similar but I've been able to spend a lot of time with my Mommy lately and I'm so grateful for it. My Mom moved to Las Vegas after I graduated from high school. That was over 4 years ago. And really, it's been hard. I think a girl needs to be near her mom. She's talking about moving home soon. I can't wait for the days when I can go over to her house on a lazy Saturday, or go shopping with her, or visit her house when Darin is out of town and I'm too scared to stay home by myself. My mom is very eclectic, to say the least, and sometimes it can be tiring, trying to keep up with her and all. But really, I love that so much about her. She has a way with people. It's very east getting along with someone like her. I'm grateful that she's taught me never to judge people. She's been through a lot in her life, and she's so strong. I hope I can be as strong as she is when I grow up :) I love you, Mom. Please hurry home soon. We're all waiting for you.

Have you seen Twilight yet?

Wow, I can't believe this is my 100th post on my blog!

This year has really flown by. I can NOT believe that Christmas is just a little more than a month away. So much has happened this year. Great things and not so great things.

My grandpa would have turned 72 today.

We'll be celebrating my cousin Vann's 2nd birthday tonight. It's nice having something to celebrate on a day that could have been just sad. Especially when cute little Van looks so much like my Grandpa. I hope my Grandma is doing ok today. I worry about her. My Aunt Linda has been so sweet to stay here all the way from Lousinia for these past couple months to help my Grandma cope and get things situated. She'll be leaving soon though, and I hope my Grandma will do ok by herself. It makes me so sad just thinking about it. It really is the circle of life though. You live, you die. And it's wonderful, it really is. Life is such a blessing and also such a short time here on this Earth, I hope I can always live it to it's fullest.

Have you seen Twilight yet? I'm going to it tomorrow afternoon, and I must admit, I'm a little nervous. Movies are never as good as books, I hope it's not too disappointing. I mean, I'm sure it will be great, just not as great as the books. If you've seen it, let me know what you thought.

I hope everyone has a great weekend! Next week is a short week full of yummy food and family. Can't hardly wait!

I wasn't kidding.

This is me, my sister Elisha, and some girl we met at the Carrie Underwood concert. Kiddin. Carrie was gorgeous but it's actually really weird because she looks so different in real life. I probably might not even recognize her if I saw her on the street. She's SO TINY. Um, she was nice, but you can tell it's getting close to the end of her tour, she's probably sick of taking pictures with all these people she doesn't know. We also met some of the members of Little Big Town, and their spouses. Seriously, some of the nicest people I've met. Just genuine. We met this guy, Philip Sweet. He was so super nice and his wife and little girl were so cute.

Jimi Westbrook is hot.

This girl is married to Jimi Westbrook.

This girl was so cute and had the sweetest voice.

They put on a pretty good concert.

Here's a million pictures of Carrie. We sat front row on the side in the penalty box. It was really incredible. I got really emotional when she sang So Small. I would sing that to my Grandpa when he was in the hospital. People wondered why the heck I was crying during this fun concert.

They blew confetti out at the end.

Thanks Mom and Scottie for such a fun night!

I hate trying to think of titles for my blog posts.

I got to see my little sister last week. Man, has she grown. I mean she's a 1 year old now. Almost walking, loud, playful, full of smiles 1 year old. When my dad walked through the door with her I took her and she looked at me, and I looked at her, and she put her little hand on my cheek, and grabbed my nose. And she loved me. And I loved her. It's a little strange having a sister that's 21 years younger than you, especially when you only see them once a year. But it really was amazing the kind of bond we had when we spent just an hour together. I loved her hazel eyes just like mine, and her big ears just like my grampy. Dad's going to be keeping her up here for a few months and it will be nice getting to spend a little time with her.

I'm going to the Carrie Underwood concert tonight with my mom and sister. 10th row seats, backstage meet and greet, it's so nice havin someone in the biz. I might be posting a picture of me and Carrie up here tomorrow :)