Happy 2008

This is starting out to be a great year for us. We have been able to see a lot of friends and family over the break. Paul’s got the new job and I managed to get all A’s my first semester of school!

Paul by our Christmas tree in his new- so- very MPR glasses. Don’t mind the cheesey effects. I was having fun playing around in iphoto. :-)

I’m having a hard time remembering what I did with my time before school. I am amazed at how quickly I fell into a guilt free laziness!

I really haven’t had too much trouble filling up my time. I’ve been catching up with friends, hosting some get togethers, hanging out with Paul, watching a TON of movies, and braiding this rug. It is a four braid rug made out of old sheets and fabric. I am not finished, but here is my progress.

I still have quite a ways to go. I’d like to end it with a dark blue and brown. I also want it to get pretty big.

Since braiding isn’t the most exciting thing in the world, I have been watching a lot of movies while making this rug. Spider-man, Sideways, Boondocks Season 1, lots of Northern Exposure and Big Love, Frida, Pirates of the Carribean, The Nanny Diaries, Six Degrees of Separation, Waynes World, and The Incredibles, just to name a few. I will definitely admit my taste in movies this week has been pretty brainless. Of course, that’s exactly what I wanted!

Along with rug braiding movies, I saw two movies in the theater; The Golden Compass and Juno. Both were fantastic. My guess is if you haven’t read any of Phillip Pullman’s beautiful and intelligent trilogy, His Dark Materials Series, you probably won’t enjoy The Golden Compass as much as I did. Even though the effects were a bit cheesey, I still really enjoyed seeing this story on the big screen. I can’t wait for the next two movies!

Juno was amazing. I laughed and cried. Well, I practically bawled at the end, probably because of my family’s experience with adoption. However you would have to be pretty much heartless to not feel some sentiment for the adorable, quick witted, and sufficiently awkward characters in this movie. Besides, it’s kind of embarrassing to start sobbing in the movie theater. I think the last time I cried nearly that hard was when we saw that movie about health insurance. Anyway, the soundtrack is great- staring mainly one of my favorites, Kimya Dawson, her songs are perfectly cute and fitting. The movie is set in Minnesota although it was filmed in Canada. It’s still fun to hear familiar names like Mankato, Stillwater, and my favorite St. Cloud is referred to as being “East of Jesus”. Go see it.

My new years resolution is to stay in better touch with family. So, anybody reading this who is related to me- look forward to more phone calls, e-mails, and maybe even visits! :-)