Twilight

If you ever have the opportunity to stay at the Red Rock Casino Hotel in Summerlin, North Las Vegas, DO IT! My brother Lives in Summerlin so I never consider staying in a hotel in Las Vegas but we did because Elyse's Birthday and the Twilight Premier fell in the same week. We picked a hotel with a movie theater because we knew we wouldn't got out of the theater until about 3:00 a.m. We had a lot of fun. I went with Elyse, her sister Kjersten, our friend Taylor, our newly married friend Courtney (whom we never see since her marriage) and her sister in law. We had so much fun. I have now seen Twilight three and a half times, only because we felt vindicated walking into half of Twilight the other night after the huge disappointment that was Four Christmases. I loved Twilight you guys. I thought it was amazaing.
DISCLAIMER: IT IS NOT MY INTENTION TO OFFEND ANYONE, THESE ARE JUST MY PERSONAL OPPINIONS AND THOUGHTS AS THIS BLOG IS MY SOUNDING BOARD FOR LIFE!!!

I really don't know how anyone who liked the book Twilight, could dislike the movie Twilight. I felt like it was precisely in tune with the story, not one character that I can think of, was compromised in the movie. And in fact I feel like Stephenie Meyer did so well with imagery and discriptive wording in her books that it almost takes a moron to not imagaine exactly what Catherine Hardwicke and her film crew depicted. I mean come on what were you expecting? From the Cullen Family to the Swan house and from the vastness of Washington State described in the book to the way Kristin Stewart's Hair was styled, no stone was left un-turned as far as film depiction vs. literary description is concerned. I am now in love with Edward cullen even more than I was when I read the books. Sure they left out a few scenes but it's a movie they had to. And by the way I can't tell you how many people have challenged me on the whole "Birthday Party" scene where Bella cuts her finger and Jasper flips out, that scene is in New moon. It was left out of the Twilight movie because it was in the first chapter of the second book.

I loved it. Thank you for Stephenie, Catherine, Kristin, and Robert. They made my dream into a living picture, and as dramatic as it sounds I am grateful for Twilight.

Catching up with Carrie

It was the busiest week ever. I had just come back from Vegas, having spent time with my family at the Air Show, my roommate was getting married the next week and so her bridal shower was to be held at my house on Saturday, it was my other roommates birthday on Tuesday, I am the Visiting Teaching Coordinator for my ward, so I was trying to crunch numbers with Alexis before all of the students went away for Thanksgiving, and Twilight was released in theaters that Friday and I had planned to go back to Vegas, stay at the Red Rock Casino with my GIRLS and see the movie I had been waiting for since I heard the words EDWARD CULLEN. What is one more huge week altering event?
My parents called and surprised me with Carrie Underwood Concert tickets in the middle of the week. Luckily I had a lot done and was surviving only by the grace of to-do lists. So they finally got a hold of me at 12:30 p.m. while I was working, told me about the tickets, which by the way were for that night, and I was on a plane by 3:00 p.m.
I am here to say Carrie Underwood it worth the three year wait. She is an incredibly talented woman and she sounds the exact same live as she does on record. It was an incredible experience. Thank you Mom and Dad you are truly aware of the things I love in this life. You never cease to amaze me by your generous offerings. I love you.

The Harvest is on

I made these cookies and they were delicious. Believe it or not they only require 1 box of Spice Cake Mix, I large can of pumpkin pie filling, and one entire bag of semi-sweet Chocolate chips. They were so yummy and so easy. And now my house is all sorts of decorated for Thanksgiving. I just love this time of year.

Halloween Part 2

Next: On to the premiere party of the night. My friend Lisa lives in a darling house across town and she invited me over for a fun Halloween party. Tyree Batt went as Bat girl, the last time she could be Bat girl before she gets married and her last name changes to Jensen. And I went as a Scary Vampire Princess, in a sole effort to cure me of my undeniable fear of Vampires. I am here to say I am not cured, I was scaring myself all night.

Halloween

Halloween started with a quiet little party at my apartment with a few friends. We had so much fun. The menu included Chili, Salad, Scones, Brownies, and Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Virgin Margaritas. It was the perfect, quaint introduction to a "Spooky Tricky Night".

First things First

I am so far beyond behind I can't see it, however priorities are priorities and blogging just happens to be one of those. So my goal is to get caught up. I took Friday off of work so that I could go to Vegas but we didn't end up leaving until later so it was nice to get caught up on a few things. I got my house partially clean, all of my laundry done, made a BBQ Smokies lunch for my roommates, and I defrosted my fridge. Pretty successful day I had there on Friday. There is still plenty to do this weekend. I have had the busiest couple of weeks ever. One of my best friends, Tyree, was proposed to the day before Halloween. It was a lot of fun. I have been apart of the whole proposal process before, but not as in depth as I was with Christian and Tyree's. Christian lives about five and a half hours away from us so I was in charge of the proposal. Christian told me what he wanted and I got er' done. All in all, from the three dozen roses and the three bags of chocolate to the seemingly one hundred million candles and matches, we had a lot of fun and it really looked beautiful. It was a covert operation complete with trickery and even yes a little bit of thievery. She said yes though and on November 25th she will become Mrs. Christian Jensen. Congrats Sis, I love you more than words can say.

Getting Caught Up

I am getting caught up on blogging. Stay tuned for some info on the everyday of Amy-K!