Ten on Tuesday #22

Happy Tuesday friends!  I hope that this week is off to a good start for you!  Mine has been good, but busy.  I was able to spend most of yesterday working at home and I'm happy to report that I was productive.  It feels good to start the week off on the right foot!  

If you are interested in participating in this week's Ten on Tuesday, visit Roots and Rings to get the questions and link up!  

1.  What colour are your toenails painted?
OPI's Ate Berries in the Canaries ... it's lovely bold pink color!

2.  What colour are your fingernails painted?
OPI's Ate Berries in the Canaries ... I like to match!

3.  What is your favourite brand of nail polish?
OPI!  But, I'd like to try Essie out sometime soon.  I keep hearing great things about their polish and I have loved their colors lately.

4.  As the norm, do you DIY or get mani/pedis?
Well, I prefer to get mani/pedis (at least manis), but we moved away from the place I liked and it's not really in my budget right now either, so I try to save them for special occasions.  My cheap-o nail secret is to get a "polish change" instead of a full mani - it usually only costs $6.00!

5.  Have you ever had a gel mani?  Do you recommend it? 
Nope, I haven't.  I'd like to try one but I've heard bad things about removing the polish.

6.  What is the last movie you watched on television?  (TV, Netflix, Redbox, etc.)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone!  It was on the other night while I was baby-sitting.  I also have Sleepless in Seattle from Netflix to watch as soon as I have time!

7.  What is the last movie you watched in the cinema? 
Bad Teacher.  I want to go see Horrible Bosses next!

8.  Is there a movie that everyone talks about as if it is a classic but you haven't seen?
Probably lots ... I just saw Top Gun and An Officer and A Gentlemen for the first time last fall!

9.  What is your favourite movie soundtrack? 
I like Love Actually's soundtrack and Notting Hill's!

10.  Have you seen a movie and thought it was better than the book it was based on?
Hmm, I don't think so?  I typically like the books better than the movies but I'll have to think about this one.

Something Borrowed

Happy Monday friends!  I usually do not like Mondays, but today was the best Monday I've had in a long time ... possibly ever?  Who knows.  Anyways, it was more like a Friday than a Monday and I couldn't have asked for a better way to start my week.  I meant to write a post about ALL the fun things I did over the weekend, but since I haven't uploaded the pictures to my computer yet and it's 10:55 on Monday night, I think the rest of the weekend will have to wait.

So, let's skip right to Sunday, shall we?  I met my friend, Mrs. S., for lunch at Calico Cupboard in Mount Vernon and then we went to see Something Borrowed.  Perfect afternoon.  I'd been to the Calico Cupboard in Anacortes and while I liked it, I wasn't overly impressed.  However, I loved the one in Mount Vernon.  It's in a huge old building, it's very opening with lots of seating and part of the restaurant overlooks the store next door.  The super cute, house decorating, store next door.  And the food was so fresh and delicious.  I can't wait to go back.  If you are ever in the Mount Vernon area ... you must stop by!

And ... you must go see Something Borrowed.  It was such a good movie.  It was hilarious and heart-breaking all at the same time.  And they followed the storyline of the book, which I always like.  Seeing the movie made me want to go re-read the books, but they are at my mom's house in Indianapolis so I'll have to wait until my next trip home.  Which just happens to be right around the corner :)  Yay!

Eat, Pray, Love ...

Eat, Pray Love is a memoir about a 32-year old who has "everything" but is still unhappy.  She gets a divorce and spends the next year traveling to Italy, India and Indonesia (Bali) where she eats, prays and finally finds love.  Elizabeth Gilbert did a fantastic job with this book and I LOVED it.  I've read it at least twice, maybe more.  Every time I read it, I feel like I learn something.  I even gave it to all my closest girl friends for Christmas one year ... and I don't usually give books as gifts.  (Ironically, I seem to have lost my own copy somewhere along the way).

I wanted to see the movie so badly, but I was also afraid that it might not do the book justice.  But, I am happy to report, I didn't have anything to worry about.  My sister, cousin and I saw it while we were in Houston a few weekends ago and the movie was SO good.  I highly recommend it to everyone (and the book!).  I think I might have even liked the movie more than book ... probably because I LOVE Julia Roberts and let's be honest, Javier Bardem is MUCH cuter than the real Felipe (sorry Felipe).

Julia Roberts

Julia and Richard from Texas

Julia and Javier Bardem (YUM)

Ketut Liyer ... the medicine man that Elizabeth Gilbert befriends in Bali