Fall Into Reading Wrap-Up
(Links lead to my reviews)
The other five books are still languishing on my TBR shelf. However, over my Christmas break, I’m hoping to get some reading in, and those books will be read. Hopefully. Maybe I’ll even do some reading on the trip to Mississippi tomorrow. Maybe.
This challenge was fun, and I’ll definitely be participating in the Spring reading challenge, when it rolls around. I hope you’ll join me!
In My Mailbox
In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren.
This week was slow in quantity but full of awesomeness!
I got a call from the library and picked up a DVD of North & South
Then, I got a couple of awesome books from My Friend Amy.
I love the covers on these books! White Picket Fences
What do you think?
Movie Review: Julie & Julia
If you know me, then you’re mostly likely are aware of the fact that I can’t cook. At all. As in, the only things I have ever made with any success are cheesecake, brownies, and Ramen noodles. The neccessities of life, of course. My father says that any one who can read can cook, but I think there is a huge distance between cooking and cooking well.
That’s why I surprised my self when I picked up Julie & Julia at the local movie rental store. Mainly, I picked it up because of Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. I love them both. And even though I can’t cook good food myself, I certainly enjoy it when others do.
I adored this movie. It was fun, and it made me laugh a number of times. The movie alternates between Julia Child’s slow rise to fame as a cook in the 1950s and Julie Powell’s attempt to cook and blog through the entire Mastering the Art of French Cooking book in one year.
I loved watching the romance between the couples. It was so sweet. The kind that while I watched I was thinking that if I ever did get married, I’d want it to be to a guy like that.
My favorite, favorite part of this movie was listening to Meryl Streep laugh. It has to be one of the most refreshing sounds I’ve heard in a while, and it just makes you want to jump in and laugh along with her.
Julie & Julie is a great movie. End of sentence.
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