Finals Week is Almost Over!

Welcome to the beautiful week of finals. I am lucky to have all of my done by Wednesday so I get to start my Christmas break early. The last two weeks of school have been hard with all of the studying but they have also been some of the best up here in Logan.

This last Saturday I went hiking with Meghan and Tammy. We just did a little three mile riverside hike but it was beautiful. There was snow everywhere and it was kind of chilly but I have a lot of fun and it was a great time to catch up with Meghan and Tammy.

This wasn't from our hike, but I love this picture.

After that I went back to their apartment and we watched Shop Around the Corner, it’s a really old movie from 1940 with Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan. It is actually the movie that You’ve Got Mail is based off of. It is a very cute movie and if you like Jimmy Stewart, I highly recommend it.

Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan from Shop Around the Corner.

Later that day I went to the Basketball game with Callie, Meghan, Tammy and Rick(Tammy’s boyfriend). It was a fun game and we won, which makes it all the better. There was also another Basketball game early that week and I went to that and we won in that game too but the highlight of that game was that the coach from the apposing team got kicked out after the first three minutes of the game. It was epic and I still have no idea what made him so mad.

Oh Bill....... I wish I could say that it is actually cool that I know him.

 I am so excited to go home and see my family. I love the Christmas season so much and I can’t imagine spending it any other way but with my family. I am going to miss my amazing roommates but I am sure we will get together sometime during the break. I have loved this semester up at school and I can’t wait to start a new one in a month.

Now.........go and pop yourself some popcorn and watch a good movie!!!!

Actor of the Day:

James Stewart (1908-1997)

                        He was an amazing actor who was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran and starred in many classics like, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story, Harvey, It's a Wonderful Life, Rear Window, Rope and The Man Who Knew Too Much. He was very versatile and so he was in many different genres of movies from suspense thrillers and westerns to family films and comedies.

Quote of the Day:

“I have my own rules and adhere to them. The rule is simple but inflexible. A James Stewart picture must have two vital ingredients: it will be clean and it will involve the triumph of the underdog over the bully.” –James Stewart

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Review....... A Month Later:)

I love the Harry Potter books and I also really like the movies as well so I naturally was very excited for the first part of the seventh movie to come out. I went to the midnight showing of it in Logan with my roommates this year and some other friends. Callie, Meghan and I waited in line for seven hours. We were all way excited!! There were a ton of people waiting and it was fun to see all of the people that dressed up. There were some girls dressed up as Hogwarts and some pretty cool looking Hagrids. We filed into the theater at about 11 and that had to have been the longest hour of my life.
The movie started out well but it quickly went down hill for me. In a nutshell, they rushed through the important parts and really dragged out the boring tent scenes. Plus having it cut off in the middle was also frustrating. I knew it was coming but it makes the movie feel incomplete. I hope that they can redeem themselves in the second part. All in all it was an okay movie but the seventh book was my favorite and I felt the movie was a letdown.
Now......... you go and pop yourself some popcorn and watch a good movie!!!!

Me, Cheylie, Hagrid!!!, Meghan, Callie and Becky waiting to see Harry Potter!!