Part 1

I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 last week. I loved it. It didn't feel as long as it was and I can't wait for the next one. They changed a few things but nothing significant like in the Half-Blood Prince.
I think the trio has greatly improved on their acting. Even Emma Watson did better and she usually stinks. I'm not sure if this book was the one out of the seven that needed to be two films but I'm not going to complain about an extra Potter film.

Remy

A while back I said I would post some pictures of Remy. I have some from the first couple days that we had him and a few here and there since then.
Jeff took this one on his first full day with us.
This was later that night after I bought him a collar. Doesn't he look dashing?
Remy and Sandi. Sandi is working really hard to ignore him.

This is as close as she would let him in the beginning, and only for a minute or two.
My family came for a short visit a while back. We went to dinner and I wanted them to get a chance to visit with Remy. Remy and my Grandpa really liked each other. Every time I turned around Remy was back in his lap.



The pictures on the bed were taken last week. They've become pretty good friends now.
This doesn't look very comfortable but he slept like that for a long time.
Taking a break while playing.
They're waiting for Jeff to get out of his truck.
Resting on top of the couch.

Remy stays pretty active during the day but when he sleeps he sleeps hard. I can pick him up and put him in my lap or on the couch and he won't make a peep. He's extremely sweet and funny and I'm really glad we have him.

To The Finish Line

I ran my first 5K of the year this past Saturday. It was the annual Will Robinson Memorial run. This is my third year participating. I was originally going to be out of town on the race weekend but I moved some things around so I could run. It was my best 5K time ever! I was so happy when I crossed the "finish line" and saw my time on the clock.

These are the results (of those that submitted them, I did not). I did better than the average of both male and female. I beat my best time by 63 seconds! I'm running another 5K with my sister in Savannah on December 4th. It's the Savannah Bridge run.

I'm excited but I don't know the route and there will be tons of people there. I know it's on the bridge but I don't know if it's a long incline type thing. I'm eager to see if I can shave off even more time.

The Twilight Saga

I have at last finished all four books in the Twilight Saga. I found the first two books to be ultra boring, the third very frustrating, and I thoroughly enjoyed the fourth.

I read Twilight about 3 years ago and couldn't stomach the idea of reading another one. But, I enjoy the movies (for the most part) and the students continue to be obsessed with the books. Not to mention my BFF Frances and my sister have a fondness for the series. I thought I should give it another try but this time I went the audio book route. The reader was so-so. I didn't really warm-up to Jacob until the last book. The movies may be partly to blame for this because I think Taylor Launter is horrible in looks and acting skills. So, I'm definitely a team Edward person, especially after finishing Eclipse. I think he's an admirable character with more patience than humanly possible (oh, wait, that's right, he's not human). I think Bella is a little cruel with the men in her life and she's not really worth fighting over (as a human anyway). Stephenie Meyer's writing seemed to improve as she went along. Breaking Dawn was very long in comparison with the other three and I can understand why two movies might be best. I really enjoyed (and still do when it comes on the movie channels) Twilight the movie but they kind of made stuff up. New Moon and Eclipse were more faithful to the story line. Alas, I fully understand the appeal of the series and will only focus on the things I enjoyed about the books in the future. Next, I would like to read the Graphic Novel of Twilight and The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.
I started listening to The Hunger Games today by Suzanne Collins.
I've heard good things about this trilogy from several sources. I'm also reading We Two by Gillian Gill. It's about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. I liked the movie Young Victoria and I wanted to learn more about their relationship and her reign. It's been a fascinating read thus far. Oh, and I'm going to see Harry Potter tomorrow night!!

There was so much going on this weekend (more on that later) and I didn't want to fight the crowds so I decided to wait until tomorrow night to see the movie. I'm so excited!

New Addition

Jeff and I have considered getting a playmate for Sandi for about a year now. Duke was a trial that did not go well (he was adopted that same week by someone else) but the thought has been in the back of our minds. A couple weeks ago a friend of Jeff's found a puppy alone on the side of the road. We went to see him that night and went to dinner and talked things over. After dinner we picked up the puppy and decided to bring him to the house and see how it went. I think we both secretly felt that we wanted to keep him after the first day but didn't really confirm it to each other until 3 days later. I've named him Remy after an X-Men character who possess the power of hypnotic charm. That's him for sure. He sleeps a lot, eats a lot, and pees a lot (outside). He is super affectionate and adorable. Sandi wasn't fond of him at first but she's warming up to him. They've started playing together more. We are sure to lavish lots of attention on her. Remy loves to sit in my lap but his favorite thing is licking everyone's face. I'll get some pictures posted soon.