Catching Fire & Mockingjay- Suzanne Collins

I just finished these books today. I borrowed them from a lady at church saying that I would return them within two weeks, and I was right. These books just get me hooked and I can't stop reading. The whole Hunger Games series is just awesome in general. I would say the first book is my favorite. Catching Fire was actually really good too. I was told it was the worst of the three, but I don't agree. I think the books get worse as they go. Well, I...

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M:I Ghost Protocol- Starring Tom Cruise

Ok, so I got confused in this movie. What's new? I had to ask my husband a few questions during and after the movie, but at least I got the jist of it while I was watching it. I loved it though.*SPOILER ALERT* My favorite part of the movie is when Benji has to finish changing the numbers on the doors while Ethan has to jump through the window and almost falls 100 stories, and then Benji comes in and says something like, that was tough. Yeah, it's...

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Portillo's

 We ate at Portillo's Hot Dogs the other day. It's supposed to be some kind of Chicago-style restaurant. I wasn't hungry for something big, so I just got a chicken caesar salad which was good, but that doesn't really count for trying a new place. I guess I should have gotten something else. But, I did take a bite of my husband's "Combo" hot dog, and that wasn't too bad. I also tried the chocolate cake shake, and that really did taste like you...

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Five Cheese Ziti

I rarely go to Olive Garden. I think the last time I went was with Claire's parents, the day before her marathon, and that was over a year ago. And usually when I go to an Italian restaurant, I get the classic Chicken Parmesan because I know it's something I will like. I'm always scared to try new things because I don't want to spend money on food and not enjoy it. On our Friday night date, it came down to the Chicken Parmigiana, or the Five Cheese...

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TAPS

Went to Taps yesterday to celebrate my husband's first finished semester of law school. We chose Taps because it looks like a really nice place. It's also one of those places where you are afraid to go inside because you might end up ordering two $50 plates because that's the cheapest thing on the menu. Luckily, that wasn't the case, although it was a bit pricey. However, I did not know that it was a "fish house." If I would have known that, I wouldn't...

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Eagle Eye (PG-13)- Starring Shia LaBeouf

Ok, so I've seen this movie twice, and the first time I watched it I hated it. I do remember that I liked how much action there was and how it kept my interest, but that I hated it because it was a stupid machine. I hate movies with machines and computers that act like people. And I usually hate movies with war, or politics, or military people, because when military people are in a movie, I know it'll be hard for me to understand. Maybe because I...

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Egg Nog

We had dinner at my in-laws tonight, and my brother-in-law brought out some egg nog (not the alcoholic kind). Believe it or not, I don't think I've had egg nog before (maybe because I always thought it was an alcoholic drink), so of course I tried it. My husband thought he would have to finish the rest of my glass because I wasn't going to like it. He usually finishes most things I don't like, but I actually thought it was pretty good. I probably...

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Pomegranate

I have never in my life eaten a pomegranate until this morning, thanks to my mother-in-law. Since my husband and I were running low on food today, it was kind of the only thing we had for breakfast. I guess it was an overall fun experience-- having to pick out all the seeds and make a mess of things. You know, I would say it tasted pretty good too, except I didn't really like the crunchiness of the seeds....

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The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins

When I first heard about this book at the beginning of this year I thought, no way would I ever read that. It's just some kind of stupid, political-type, futuristic book that I would never have an interest in. Even after I started hearing all this hoop-la about it as the year went on, I still didn't have any desire to start reading it. When I finally finished the Harry Potter series and the Twilight series, it was either The Help or The Hunger Games...

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (PG-13)

I don't care how "grown up" I am, or how many times I'm laughed at for reading a Harry Potter book by a server at Fuddruckers during my lunch break... I love Harry Potter. I recently bought seven of the movies (not 7.2, still waiting on that one from my brother) at Walmart for $4 each, and I have been watching them in order whenever my husband is busy. For some reason, my 30-year-old husband doesn't like to re-watch them, and I can't imagine why....

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Drive (R)- Starring Ryan Gosling

This movie will not be considered as one of my favorites. Going into this movie, I had neither heard nor seen anything about it, but because it was Ryan Gosling, someone who I think makes pretty good movies, I was like how bad can it be? Oh, it was bad. Not only does Ryan Gosling take 30 seconds to respond to someone, and if you think about it, 30 seconds is a long time to sit there staring at someone after they asked you a question, it got kind...

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Books Up-To-Date

Since I haven't had the desire to read any books until after I graduated from BYU, (sparknotes was all I read throughout grade school) I will update about all the books I have read in the past 3 months, which also means all the books I've read in my entire life. My new love of reading is quite easy to explain....I got married. Not saying I don't like spending time with my husband, because as he and I both know I hate being without him, but he has...

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