Are you watching???

I know I have soooo many things to blog about (redecorating, Reema's visit and our crazy wine tour shenanigans, finally heading back to work, the list goes on and on...) but while I am thinking about it...has anyone else been watching Parenthood? I freaking love this show!! It is so well cast. And the movie is one of my all time favorites, yet NBC didn't ruin it at all! The cast features Peter Krause (loved him in Six Feet Under and this time he gets to be happy, well occasionally), Craig T. Nelson (who didn't love Coach?) and soooo many more. Whoa, not sure what is up with all of the exclamation points...

But anyways, while Michael is away, I will continue my mini-marathon. The theme song is just perfect. Here's a peek.

Could you ask for anything more?

This is happiness...

Wine: something cheap Book: Garlic and Sapphires (The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise)

A Friday evening, 75 degrees and only the sound of birds chirping to interrupt my reading. Well that's not exactly true...I do have the 90's music channel playing (hey, when was the last time you heard the Spice Girls...confession: I caught myself singing along).

And so, I am ready to begin my first weekend without crutches after 8 LONG weeks. A glass of cheap white wine (that may have been opened for to long but who cares), a porch swing and a great book.

Uh oh...Sorry, excuse me, but I believe they are playing my song...

What do to, what to do...

Decisions, decisions...

Michael and I have decided to take a little vacay to celebrate our 1st anniversary (yay!). And since Michael so generously planned our honeymoon, he has me taking the reins for this short trip. This idea truly appeals to my (slightly) anal list making side, but on the other hand the options are kind of overwhelming me. So far we have narrowed it down to either a whirlwind trip in the NYC or a relaxing sun-filled destination (location unknown).

What would you do?

The sights and sounds of the city

A REALLY nice celebratory dinner

and time to take in a show

OR

Rest and Relaxation with just a little bit of...

This

and this.

Suggestions and Opinions are welcome...

This is amazing!!

In case you haven't noticed I am only slightly obsessed with Glee!!

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.

Sipping Cosmos and wearing 4-inch heels...in the sand

You would think I am talking about our trip this weekend to Florida (pictures coming soon!) but after seeing this little video it's all I can think of:



Who wants to join me???

Spring is here!

Michael and I spent our first Easter in Virginia and it was just gorgeous!

The Easter bunny did stop by our house this year, leaving me with a basket full of goodies. He did not leave any eggs (which I guess is a good thing). Me hobbling around on crutches in my night gown chasing plastic eggs may have raised a few eyebrows in our neighborhood. Although I will proudly admit to hunting eggs with my family until I was in my early 20's. No shame in my game...our Easter bunny left money!

After a short delay, okay maybe a LONG delay do to a broken tripod and Michael's NEED to fix it, we stepped out in our Easter finest and hit the road.

This was the first weekend to put the top down on the car too. The skies were the perfect blue and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. After much research we decided D.C.'s cherry trees would have to wait this year. Parking would be a nightmare and once again the crutches would get in the way with hundreds of thousands of people. BUT we found the next best thing.

The Meadowlark Gardens are near our house and it's beautiful.

They let me borrow a wheelchair...yay for me! Boo for Michael...the hills were tough.

Isn't my husband handsome?

We finished up the day with Easter dinner at Sarah and Josh's. The sides, the essential Honey Baked Ham, and eating on their wedding china made the meal just perfect. We also discussed their upcoming kitchen remodel plans and I volunteered to help with the tiling (I may regret this later) . I look at it as research for when we finally get a place of our own.

When we reach that reality I will get my own pink tool belt (bedazzled of course) and get swinging with a sledge-hammer...and I will have my own version of HGTV's results (minus the Canadian accent).