Emma Kate is 1!

The big birthday was today, Saturday was her party. She was truly adorable.
While she did enjoy her presents I think the birthday cake was her favorite!

FAO

Who loves toy stores? Me! So much fun : ) check out Batman, he's made of Legos!
Went Saturday in the city. Just heard they opened a Lego store in the mall. Will have to check that out next time.

Whatever Makes You Happy: The Novel

This is such a great read! As a single almost 30 something I loved listening to both the mother's and son's side of this story, ok mostly the male side. It's about 3 friends, three women in their 50s that have been friends since their boy's were little. Meeting on their monthly Sunday coffee get together, the latest happens to be Mother's Day and no word from their sons who are now 34 and still single and not producing the grand babies they long for. So they plan to visit their sons unannounced and for a week long stay to become reacquainted with their estranged sons. These young men are in for quite a surprise. I was entertained every minute and curious how this hasn't been a movie.

Dear John & Alice in Wonderland

Latest movies:

Last month I saw Dear John and Alice in Wonderland in 3D.

Dear John was classic Nicholas Sparks. Went with my sisters, and thankfully one brought the tissues that we needed. Good heartfelt story with an alternative happy ending : )


Alice in Wonderland was a different kind of comedy as Johnny Depp's performance advertised in the previews. Entertaining and fun to watch in 3D. Much better than I thought. However from those that had very high hopes they we not as thrilled.

On DVD:

Couples Retreat & Horton Hears a Who

Couples retreat was goofy as expected with Vince Vaughn. However I couldn't shake the feeling that it was stealing from Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married even though I haven't seen that one yet. Felt very unoriginal.


Horton Hears a Who
Wow. Very profound for a children's film. Strong message for all.

Getting Rid of Matthew

A suggested read from the book club that never was but still an entertaining read. After reading many Jane Green books I welcomed another author staging her books in London. However what was tricky was reading about Helen, a women who knowingly had an affair with a married man. I would not like to think about these women especially see the story from their perspective... it still doesn't make it an acceptable act but there is still compassion for this poor lost soul. Truly soap opera quality yet rich enough in raw emotion to be a part of my beloved chic lit books. It took me a couple months to read this while usually its only a couple weeks tops. Dealt with my emotions and feelings of cheating. Thought more into the characters than there really was but it made it a more entertaining read for me that I definitely got involved with and hope many others can enjoy it as well.

March Madness

Nope not a basketball fan but still rooting for my Rangers. Lost tonight in OT but still got a point for making it to OT. Babysat for Emma last night, she's just too cute, check her out this morning with the little bunny from Goodnight Moon.

Hi/Lows

One of my favorite parts of the movie The Story of Us was when the family had dinner together. Each would share their own high/lows for the day.
High of today would be: My dad celebrated his 50th birthday today. Went out to dinner with the whole gang and home for dessert after.
Low: Getting the voicemail of someone I wanted to talk to.

Overall a pretty good day!