Reading List: Gone Girl

I had never heard of this book until my friend read it and started raving about it. I trust her when she says a book is a "must read" so of course I had to pick it up. After reading the first couple chapters, it's kind of slow getting into but she assured me that it does pick up and get more interesting. Apparently it's going to be made into a movie so I must get it read before October, which shouldn't be a problem since I do my best reading on a plane and I will be traveling back to Maryland next week via plane. 

Has anyone read this yet?!

Movie: Ever After

The "real" story of Cinderella told by the great great great(etc) grand daughter of Danielle De Barbarac. 

It's the classic story of Cinderella set in the times of kings and queens setting up their prince son to marry into spanish royalty until Danielle changes the way the prince images the world how he wants to live his life by finding true love, and not just by an arranged marriage. 

Danielle isn't just a peasant girl though, she was born from a French noblemen who marries a women with two daughters of her own...the evil stepsisters, except only one of them being evil in this story. Her father passes when she is a young girl and is later turned into a servant to her step mother. When in the forest one day, is when she mets the love of her life and little does she know....the prince of France. 

It's a beautiful story and I highly recommend this movie to any dreamer, artist, fairy tale lover of any age. 

Book: Fault in Our Stars

Currently reading this....

I'm only a few chapters into the book but oh my goodness, I'm hooked. Of course with all the excitement about the movie that just recently came to theaters, I have heard nothing but amazing things from it. I definitely plan on finishing the book first then a friend and I will be going to see the movie. 

Have I mentioned that I will probably be needing a box of tissues and a gallon of Ben and Jerry's? 

Has anyone else read or seen the movie?!

Movie: A League of Their Own

This is in the top 5 of my all time favorite movies! 

A League of Their Own takes place during the war where the women worked in the kitchen waiting for their men to come home when a women's baseball league started up; the girls play when their men  are at war to distract them and get them away from their day to day lives. The Peaches are the team that the movies focuses around with Tom Hanks who plays their coach. 

It's the perfect movie to bring in the summer/baseball season or really perfect any time of the year. It's currently on Netflix so I suggest you watch it right away! 

Movie: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Such a silly movie full with imagination! It's the sequel to the first, of course, and it's just as wonderful as the first. A scientist creates a machine that makes food from water, kind of brilliant until all goes wrong and the machine starts creating cheeseburgers the size of buildings and ice cream piles the size of mountains. After the first movie the machine was thought to be destroyed, so they thought.  

The machine rebooted itself and starting creating food animals. Kind of scary and adorable at the same time. Go watch and see for yourself! It's currently on Netflix!

Movie: Something Borrowed

This movie is inspired and based off of the book by Emily Giffin, a fantastic author who has written a number of books categorized as "chick lits", which follows the book "Something Blue"...which I really hope that they create a movie off of someday because that book is just as wonderful!

It's a story of two best friends that grew up together, went to college together, until Rachel goes to Law School where she meets Dex who ends up getting engaged to Darcy(Rachel's Best Friend). After  Rachel's Birthday they confess their love to each other but have to keep it a secret because you know, he is already engaged to her best friend. In the end Darcy finds out and the engagement is broken off....

Incase you haven't seen it, I will leave some details out. 

The cast is fantastic and the chemistry between all of them makes for some pretty fantastic acting. 

Ginnifer Goodwin....Rachel

Kate Hudson.............Darcy

Colin Egglesfield.........Dex

John Krasinski..........Ethan

Have any of you watched the movies or better yet, read the book(s)?! If you haven't, I highly suggest you do!

Movie: Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins is the first movie I remember watching when I little. I used to have my mother rewind Poppins over and over again, until the VHS tape(ahhh 90s kid) had given up and she had to buy a new one...sorry Mom.

I forget what made me fall in love with the movie at such a young age; it could have possibly been the music or it could be that I always dreamed of having a nanny fly through the air and take me on an adventure through a chalk painting and dance around with penguins. What ever it was, I'm still forever in love with the movie. Now what makes me love the movie is most definitely the music but more importantly, Julie Andrews. It was 10 years ago with the 40th Anniversary of the movie came out and I received it for Christmas, I think I watch it every. single. day. of my winter break that year and again...had to purchase another DVD.

You can say I'm obsessed with the movie and if you have never seen it...purchase it right now. I'm serious. GO!

The Sherman Brothers, Julie Andrews, and Dick Van Dyke

What a perfect group of song writers, actors, and vocalists. 

Have you ever watched/seen Mary Poppins and are completely in love with it as much as I am?! 

What is your favorite part?!

Movie: Pride and Prejudice

Oh, that Mr Darcy....

I just watched Pride and Prejudice for the millionth time and can I just say that it's a beyond beautiful movie that one can never get tired of watching? 

I hope everyone is enjoying this beyond beautiful weather today...both on the East and West Coast!

Get out there and enjoy.