This weekend Jakob and I got to go on a date. We trade babysitting with two other families. So once every three weeks we watch all of the kids on a weekend, but then we get two weekends to go on dates ourselves. It's worked out really great and saved us tons of money on babysitters. We call them "Kids Nights" so the kids think that we're doing them a giant favor. Genius.
So we knew we wanted to see a movie this weekend, and Jakob made a couple of suggestions. "The Messenger" and "Stomp the Yard". ("I take 2 steps forward, You take 2 steps back. We come together cuz opposites attract.") I was not going to take 2 steps backward on our precious night out, so I had to pull Jakob 4 steps forward. That's pretty much how this marriage works. :)
To be fair, Jakob hasn't watched TV for weeks because of work, so he hasn't seen any movie trailers, just read brief descriptions online. But there seriously is slim pickins in the movie theatre's right now. So frustrating! I'm dying for 'The Prestige' to come out on video because I didn't get to see that yet. So we decided on getting some dessert and then just renting a movie from Blockbuster. We got dessert at the same place Michiko had her non-baby shower. It's a sports grill called 'B.J.'s' and they have these huge cookies baked in a deep dish with ice cream on top. So yummy! Jakob has eaten them at other restaurants, so I'm sure some of you have had them. But if you haven't, find them and enjoy! I'm already craving them again.
The movie we rented was 'Lady in the Water'. We didn't see it in the theatres, but are big fans of M. Night Shamalalanahayanan. People had said it wasn't great, but I really liked it. It was interesting. I have really been thinking about something a side character said in it. He's a movie critic, and he talked about how there is no more originality in film anymore. That everything has been done a million times. I think there's a lot of truth in that, and my new goal is to try and come up with an original plot - something that hasn't been done before. It'll give me something to think about so the old brain doesn't turn to mush. It's my alternative to one of those 'Brain Age' handheld games.
So that was the event of our weekend. Saturday we did a "10 Second Tidy" that lasted 2 1/2 hours. We had a visitor and had to clean the house, but it was nice to have it all clean for the rest of the weekend. Oh, yeah! We also got a new toaster! We had to retire the toaster we got for our wedding. It gave a good fight and served us well for nearly six years. The other year and a half it has disappointed us, hurt our feelings, and mocked us repeatedly. We had to let it go. We've upgraded to a four-slice and feel like we're definitely a family now.
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About Me
My favorite high school class was "Keyboarding".
My favorite college class was "Basketweaving".
I don't like to return things to the store because I feel like the employees are mad at me.
I set up my high school English teacher and one of my dad's single friends on a blind date. They dated for three years.
I love the rain and overcast skies.
I collect miniature trinkets.
I am horrible at small talk, even though life has given me plenty of opportunities for improvement.
I am obsessed with my children's feet. I often hear them saying, "Mom, please stop staring at my feet."
I like to sit down.
I like to be alone.
I like to pinch people's buns.
Showering is really, really hard for me.
I want my last meal to be chicken lo mein and chocolate milk, with an oreo shake hand-mixed by Jakob for dessert. So he better not die first.
I have white-trash tendencies.
It takes me anywhere from 30-60 minutes to fall asleep at night.
When I was little, my pretend name was always Lisa.
I get a little nauseous whenever I see men or boys with long fingernails.
I bruise easily.
I don't like to talk on the telephone or to drive.
My favorite place to be is my bed.
I will be a Broadway star in heaven.
My favorite color to wear is black.
I get a perm every year to make my hair thicker.
I wax my nose hairs.
I don't like to clean, but I do like to organize.
My favorite part of my job is when my kids sing and/or dance with me.
My least favorite part of my job is anything that has to do with food.
I had both the names "Channing" and "Tatum" on my "Baby Girl Names" list before the movie "Step Up" even came out.
My favorite college class was "Basketweaving".
I don't like to return things to the store because I feel like the employees are mad at me.
I set up my high school English teacher and one of my dad's single friends on a blind date. They dated for three years.
I love the rain and overcast skies.
I collect miniature trinkets.
I am horrible at small talk, even though life has given me plenty of opportunities for improvement.
I am obsessed with my children's feet. I often hear them saying, "Mom, please stop staring at my feet."
I like to sit down.
I like to be alone.
I like to pinch people's buns.
Showering is really, really hard for me.
I want my last meal to be chicken lo mein and chocolate milk, with an oreo shake hand-mixed by Jakob for dessert. So he better not die first.
I have white-trash tendencies.
It takes me anywhere from 30-60 minutes to fall asleep at night.
When I was little, my pretend name was always Lisa.
I get a little nauseous whenever I see men or boys with long fingernails.
I bruise easily.
I don't like to talk on the telephone or to drive.
My favorite place to be is my bed.
I will be a Broadway star in heaven.
My favorite color to wear is black.
I get a perm every year to make my hair thicker.
I wax my nose hairs.
I don't like to clean, but I do like to organize.
My favorite part of my job is when my kids sing and/or dance with me.
My least favorite part of my job is anything that has to do with food.
I had both the names "Channing" and "Tatum" on my "Baby Girl Names" list before the movie "Step Up" even came out.
5 comments:
OK, so I totally had no idea of what the plot of Stomp the Yard is. Had I known it was Save the Last Dance regurgitated, I would have never mentioned it. Luckily though, Mindy was there to keep me from wasting my time, and we had a gret weekend!!
Sounds like you had a fun date night! I haven't seen that movie but your dessert sounds so good! We stopped by Barnes and Noble on Friday and the cafe had just-baked cookies so of course we had to get one - yummy!
Shamalyananahanahan! I gave a hearty laugh. Your blogs are always amusing, but it's the clever little side jokes that get me laughing :)
Sounds like a fun weekend! Just like Jakob, I have no idea which movies are out there or which ones are even good! You'll have to email me a list of your favorite over the past two years, since I'm about that behind. Oh, and the toaster thing - we really need a four slicer too. A two slicer and five people just makes our mornings more hectic!
So we had the same situation this weekend with movies. we never go, but wanted to this weekend and there was nothing good out!!! So annoying. We ended up seeing, "the painted veil" with Edward Norton( who I think is super cute) and ended up loving the movie. The cookie thing sounds delicious!!! Oh and also our 10 second tidys always end up being a couple of hours. but it is the best to have it clean. oh AND we just got rid of our wedding toaster too. We are all getting to be old married couples now.
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