So what are your plans for summer vacation?

So, Lacey what did you do on your summer vacation...relax on an exotic beach, dine at the top restaurant in a big city, go from Casper white to a nice golden bronze..uh no...I watched all of the movies deemed "Modern Classics" by yahoo movie critics. At least that's the plan.

You see, Michael and I suffer from the horrible problem of having amazing family and friends. I know its such a tragedy that they all want to see us and our friends want to further show their love by marrying...so until this horrible affliction is over we must use all available vacation time and funds to visit each and every family member and attend all events. But I do know it could be much worse. We could be like my BIL and SIL who I think had like 30 weddings in one year. (Honestly I say all of this in jest, we love seeing everyone and wish we could see them more ).

And so, to get away from it all and armed with our Netflix subscription, I am letting Hollywood take me around the world. From the beaches of Miami (Heat) to the the wine country of California (Sideways) Michael and I will see far and wide...all from the comfort of our couch. After all, I don't know many who can say they've traveled with a Hobbit.

100 Movies to See Before You Die: The Modern Classics

1990

• Goodfellas

• Misery

1991

• Beauty and the Beast

• The Silence of the Lambs

• Terminator 2: Judgment Day

• Thelma & Louise

1992

• Hard Boiled (Lat sau san taam)

• Malcolm X

• The Player

• Raise the Red Lantern (Da hong deng long gao gao gua)

• Supercop (Ging chat goo si 3: Chiu kup ging chat)

• Unforgiven

1993

• Dazed and Confused

• Groundhog Day

• Schindler's List

1994

• Chungking Express (Chung Hing sam lam)

• Ed Wood

• Forrest Gump

• Four Weddings and a Funeral

• Pulp Fiction

• The Shawshank Redemption

• Red (Trois couleurs: Rouge)

1995

• Babe

• Before Sunrise

• Clueless

• Heat

• Living in Oblivion

• Sense and Sensibility

• Toy Story

• The Usual Suspects

1996

• Big Night

• Dead Man

• Fargo

• Ghost in the Shell (Kokaku kidotai)

• Lone Star

• Scream

• Secrets & Lies

• Sling Blade

• Swingers

• Trainspotting

1997

• Boogie Nights

• Eve's Bayou

• L.A. Confidential

• The Sweet Hearafter

• Titanic

1998

• The Big Lebowski

• Fireworks (Hana-bi)

• Out of Sight

• Saving Private Ryan

• There's Something About Mary

1999

• All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)

• American Beauty

• Being John Malkovich

• Election

• Fight Club

• The Matrix

• Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime)

• Run Lola Run (Lola rennt)

• The Sixth Sense

• Three Kings

2000

• Almost Famous

• Best in Show

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long)

• Yi Yi

2001

• Amelie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain)

• Donnie Darko

• In the Mood For Love (Fa yeung nin wa)

• The Lord of the Rings

• Memento

• Mulholland Drive

• The Royal Tenenbaums

2002

• The Pianist

• Y Tu Mama Tambien

2003

• City of God (Cidade de Deus)

• Elephant

• Finding Nemo

2004

• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

• Shaun of the Dead

• Sideways

2005

• The 40-Year-Old Virgin

• Brokeback Mountain

• A History of Violence

• Oldboy

2006

• Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

• Children of Men

• The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)

• Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)

2007

• 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile)

• The Bourne Ultimatum

• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon)

• Michael Clayton

• No Country for Old Men

• There Will Be Blood

2008

• The Dark Knight

• Slumdog Millionaire

• WALL-E

2009

• Avatar

• The Hurt Locker

• Inglourious Basterds

How many have you seen??? I was shocked at how many little checks I had.