Just in case you don't believe me....

Edward Scissor Hands and Jasper are the same person!

Giggles in All the Wrong Places

Jenn, Erika and I went to see the Twilight movie on Friday night. We knew what the deal was going to be, so we prepared accordingly. Erika bought sandwiches and Jenn and I bought drinks. We showed up to the theatre 2 hours early and ate our sandwiches while we waited in the line for the 7:30 p.m. show with about a million 13 year old girls. We were tense with anticipation when the movie started, the opening few scenes were great, and then it was all downhill from there. We thought the movie was cheesy, miscast and totally not believable. Was it the powder make-up on everybody's faces that was causing the giggles? The cheesy soundtrack? Edward's grimaced face, or the fact that Jasper always had a look on his face that totally reminded me of Johnny Depp in Edward Scissor Hands? We (the whole theatre) giggled so much that a poor girl in the back had to yell "shut up". We couldn't help it! I am sorry for all of you out there who loved the movie, but I just can't give it a thumbs up...as much as I want to. I am hoping they can get a bigger budget for the next one so that it is less cheesy. But, it was great fun to hang out with my girlfriends for the night and you can be sure that we will see every movie in the series (and I see that they just confirmed that they are making a 2nd one).

I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving this week! Dan and I will be celebrating at his parent's house with my parents! This is the first time that everyone will be together. Let's hope there are no disasters.

2,000 Calories of Goodness

There is a new law in New York City. This law states that every chain restaurant must post the calorie count for every menu item...right on the menu. This new law has been responsible for me no longer eating scones or muffins from starbucks (about 1/4 of your entire days calories, in case you were wondering) and switching from the tuna salad sandwich at Subway to the turkey with no mayo and no cheese on wheat. Dan and I met our friend Jenn last night for dinner at Outback Steak House, which happens to be one of my favorite chain restaurants (2nd only to California Pizza Kitchen). We spent most of the time at dinner talking about how many calories are in the bloomin onion! It has about 2,000 calories and supposedly serves 4 people, but everyone knows that you can eat an entire bloomin onion yourself. I also found that my favorite salad has 1,500 calories and even the grilled fish has 1,540!! They must "grill" it in straight lard. This is why restaurants are so good and also why they make everyone fat. I tried to get a photo of the menu, but it wasn't working out so well, so I just took a picture of Jenn holding the menu.

Our New Apartment

Our new place is still very much a work in progress, but here are some pictures of the place! We are loving all the sunlight we get and all the old features like the moldings, the high ceilings and the awesome parquet floor.

The Perfect Airplane Sleeper

I am really jealous of Dan's ability to sleep perfectly still without his head flopping from side to side. He fell asleep in the living room tonight and slept for at least an hour without moving at all. The only side-effect was that he lost all the feeling in his arms. This ability is also perfect for planes or really boring meetings.

Amy's New Hobby

I am gearing up for 2009 and my new years resolutions. This year I was a Board member of the Metro New York Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association. It is a great organization full of really fun people (many who have turned into personal friends over the years), but it was a super huge time commitment and I am waiting for January 1st when all of that time will be handed back to me to do with what I please. Which means that I need to find a new hobby! Before I was on the LMA Board, I was taking flamenco lessons, which was a super fun and creative outlet (my dance teacher Christina is in the photo on the left)...until I took the classes for so long that they became repetative and sort of boring. Now I need all of you to help me pick a new activity to fill all my free time. Some ideas I have thought of are:

1. Photography class
2. Aerial Yoga (yep, you do yoga on trapeze ropes)
3. Regular dance class or tap dancing class
4. Pickling veggies
5. Knitting or sewing (keep in mind the space restrictions in my apartment)
6. Training to run a few 1/2 marathons in 2009
7. Pester Dan more

Please vote or come up with a different idea!

On another note, being a part of the Board this year has made me realize that I am not a "joiner". I don't like being a member of clubs or organizations and I think that is the main reason I hated going to church. I always dreaded that they would give me a church job that I would hate and then I would have to go every week and there would be no way out and then I would have a panick attack.....you see where this is going.

Pictures of our trip to the farm!

Our New Apartment

We are loving our new apartment! It is cozy and full of love and sunshine, but it is also about 70 years old and has lots of weird quirks. Check out our confusing shower, our 2 spigot sink (very hard to wash your face in by the way) and our ancient stove with faded instructions on how to cook rump roast.