Great Movies, Great Music

So I've had the great opportunity to see two new movies this past week, both of which had excellent music. The first one that I went to see was with my family, Avatar. This movie was absolutely incredible! As my dad said, "It's a movie for Melanie because none of it is real." That may be true, but I think it makes a spectacular sci-fi! Many people have said that if you've seen the preview, you've seen the movie; *cough *Ross... But I say otherwise. After watching the preview, you can know what the plot is. However, there are many more characters and twists in the story that aren't revealed until you watch the entire film. The music was written by James Horner. Woot woot! I thought the musical score was great! I might buy the soundtrack. But I don't know. The music really added to the feel of the movie. I loved it! I strongly recommend seeing Avatar!
Today I got to see another movie I've been wanting to see: Sherlock Holmes. This movie was also quite spectacular! I do have to say that it was a little dark at times, but I really enjoyed it. It didn't catch my taste as well as Avatar did, but it was really good. I would say that my dear sister Sarah would probably freaking love it. It was done very well and the acting was amazing. I was really impressed with Robert Downy Jr. Although, when he was shirtless I was a little shocked not to see him with a big light in the middle of his chest like in Iron Man. Oh, well... The music from this movie was composed by Hans Zimmer, one of my favorite composers! And it is marvelous music. This soundtrack I bought today. And actually, I'm listening to it right now. :) It's super good. I recommend this movie as well.

Christmas Break

Ross and I had our own gift exchange prior to Christmas because we had to do it before we left to our own families. I had a ton of fun shopping for Ross! I've never had anyone to spoil before, so I went a little nuts. But only a little. And I think Ross went a little nuts, too. Well, not as much as me. But still. Here is a picture of the pile of presents that I got Ross. Hooray! I made him a blanket and got him two shirts, a sweater, and five movies: Iron Man, Batman Begins, Dark Knight, Mystery Men, and Kung Fu Panda. :) All great movies! Ross got me the Leven Thumps book series, which I have never read but have wanted to, tennis balls so I can learn to juggle, the X-men trilogy, the Star Wars Prequel trilogy, Iron Man, Batman Begins, the Dark Knight, the board game Sorry, and some Milky Way candy bars. :) Ya, we must both have great taste in movies since we both got each other three of the same movies! Bwahahaha! We sure had a good laugh about that. But it's all good. Woot. Oh, so also here is a picture of my handsome true love Ross wearing one of the shirts and the sweater that I got him! He is such a freaking stud muffin! :) And I had so much fun buying Ross the clothes I got him! I spent a good penny at Khol's, but I think overall we spent about the same amount of money on each other. It was really fun! I sure did enjoy that.
So on Christmas Eve the Bredthauer family had our annual dinner and talent show. It was pretty great this year. My cousin Scott, who's wife, Lariann, died in May, is now dating this really great woman name Ariane, who came to the family talent show. She is so freaking cool! I know Ariane from when I was in marching band at Davis High. She was one of the adult leaders. She was in charge of woodwinds, I believe. She's a freaking awesome person. And now she's dating my cousin! Wowie. I have to say that every since Lariann was diagnosed with cancer, Scott could be happy, but you could always tell there was something there stressing him out. And now, I have to say that I don't remember a time that I have seen Scott this happy. It's been about three years since Lariann was diagnosed and it is so amazing to me how happy Scott is now. Seeing him and Ariane together is so amazing. They are such a happy little couple! I'm really happy that they have each other. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to see Scott so happy, as well as Ariane. They deserve it. So with the great variety of talents that my extended family has, it's always quite a fun experience to see what each family comes up with. My family usually does something silly, but still talented. We are pretty talented folk. This year, because Sarah and Andrew were in Hawaii, we all dressed in Hawaii outfits and sang Mele kaliki maka. I probably totally slaughtered the spelling, but we were pretty awesome. :)
So Christmas was pretty good this year. Santa was a little lacking in money this year so the presents weren't as spectacular or plentiful as they usually are. But it was still a good day. The picture is of all of the gifts I got from Santa. Woot! It was nice to just be with my siblings and to play games and all that. My dear dog Sparky got a snake toy that has a squeaker in each segment. He really likes it. It is a good tug-of-war toy for him.

Movies

So basically, I am going to do a Christmas post. But I'm wanting to put up pictures from Christmas and all that. I have my camera, but I forgot to bring my cord to get the pictures on my computer. So the beginning of next week that post should be up. But I really really wanted to post some things on here. So you will all just have to be patient as I have to be before I can put up my Christmas stuff. :)
So basically there are a lot of freaking awesome super hero movies coming out soon! At least, I think they are going to be AMAZING! Those of you that know me know that I am obsessed with superheroes. Hence, my blog title. So a particular movie that is coming out next year I am now completely determined to see when it comes out at midnight on May 7, 2010. Gah! It is Iron Man 2!!!!! Oh, my freaking crap. I'm so freaking excited!!! It's gonna be great! Iron Man the first has been probably the best super hero movie I have ever seen in my life. It is amazing! I really hope that the sequel turns out well. Did you know that there is a movie set for this film in Park City? Bwahahaha! So awesome. Yay! I bet it is going to be amazing!
Coming in 2011 are Thor, May 20, and Captain America, July 22. BWAHAHAHA!!!!! I'm really excited. Just in case you couldn't tell. I'm gonna have to see those movies at midnight as well. I have also found that in 2012, all these super hero movies will be put together, including the Incredible Hulk, for The Avengers!!!!!! Wowie!!!! I'm like, going crazy with excitement. :)

Glee Finale

Tonight marked the night of the finale of my favorite tv show, Glee. It was FANTASTICAL!!! It's a musical that takes place in a high school. But it's not high school musical. It's about a glee club. And they sing and perform and it is amazing. I believe I have mentioned it before, but only because it is freaking awesome! I love it. Anyway, I decided to put up my favorite song that Glee does here because it's fantastic and I think y'all should watch it! I sure wish I could sing like that. Sheesh. Here's the link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XLkP0KBmZc
it is most fantastic. Anyway, today I had my first final. I studied with my buddy Emily Armstrong last night. Well, both of us ended up doing really bad on the exam. Lame on a lame stick. I'm pretty upset about that, but I did manage to pass. That's better than failing completely, I guess. Poop. Oh, well.
So basically I'm super duper excited for the Christmas break! I'm going to be moving out of Oakridge apartments and moving into Bridgerland apartments. I'll be in Ross's ward. Woot! I'm pretty pumped about that. I'm really sad to be leaving my ward though, it's a really great one. The bishopric is great. Maybe I'll stay in the same ward even though I'm moving. Ross said that it wouldn't be against the rules, it's just frowned upon. That whole phrase "frowned upon" makes me think of the tv show, Friends. Particularly the season when Ross Geller is dating one of his students and says that it isn't against the rules, it's just frowned upon. Then he learns later that it actually is against the rules and it turns into this whole secret affair going on thing. That show is hilarious. Anyway....
I have one more final exam tomorrow in Biology. I sure hope it goes well. I should probably be studying for it right now. I'm pretty sure I'll be ok though. I like the subject and know the stuff really well. Party! I don't really have anything else to say, so I hope everyone has a great week!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was awesome. Pretty much. It was really nice to take a break from everything and spend time with my kick but awesome family. And my dog, Sparky. That's one of the things I like most about going home. Sparky simply adores me! He follows me everywhere and always has his little doggy smile on his face. He had recently gotten a haircut when I got home. He is such a handsome little puppy! And he keeps me warm at night. Dogs are good for that.
So Sparky, like most dogs, likes lots of attention and to be rubbed all over the place. I forget how crazy high school boys are until I go home. My dear brother Matt has his own way of petting Sparky that, strangely enough, the poor dog doesn't mind at all. That's one thing I don't like about going home; I find out how abused my poor dog is. I don't know why my family teases him so much. At least I can get my siblings to take him for walks, don't want Sparky to get fat.
Thanksgiving dinner was at my Uncle Bill's house in Orem this year. It was pretty intense. Me and my siblings most enjoyed that Guitar Hero was set up downstairs. We rocked like there was no tomorrow! I rocked the hardest. No one could compete with my awesomeness. Of course, none of us could play on a higher level than medium, but I was still the best with that. Woot! It was funny to watch my dad try to play, he didn't get it. "No, dad, strum and push the buttons at the same time!" "What?! That is so much to do at once!" Yup. That's my dad.
This weekend, my dad and Matt put up the Christmas lights. That's pretty exciting stuff. So I had to get a picture of Matt hanging out on the roof. I sure do love my family! Leslie, Daniel, and I also traded Pokemon cards. (I do not care what you think. I know people older than me who are way more obsessed with Pokemon.) I have now managed to have almost the entire original 151 Pokemon. I am very close. And someday I will triumph!
Anyway, now I'm back in Logan and back to school. But next week are Finals. Hooray!

New Moon

I have the best boyfriend in the world! He was nice enough to get a few hours off of work to go and see the new Twilight movie, New Moon, yesterday afternoon. :) He's so awesome. The first thing I have to say about the movie is: HOLY JACOB BLACK!!! He has an eight pack, as both Ross and I counted. What a stud. I kind of have a crush on him. Edward is pretty much ugly in comparison to this tan, muscular, studly man. Poor pale hairy Edward. I must say I'm not a very big fan of chest hair, and Jacob's beautiful lack of chest hair is very appealing to my eyes. Basically, Jacob Black is fair to look upon. Woot. The second thing I have to say about the movie is: HOLY SPECIAL EFFECTS!!! In comparison to the pathetic special effects due to a lack of budget with the first film, this one is awesome. I got really excited with two parts where the effects are just kick butt awesome! Ross was probably really annoyed by me at the end of the film. I got excited a lot. And angry a lot. The third thing I have to say about the movie is: HOLY BETTER THAN THE FIRST!!! I'll admit that it wasn't exactly alongside the book, but it was a lot better than the first movie. Oh, by golly it was. I was really impressed by it. Woot!

Blah Blah Blah

So life has been going pretty good lately. Although nothing too intense is happening. I have begun to get Christmas presents for my family and Ross. Woot! So far I have gotten him five gifts. But I won't say what they are because I don't want Ross to find out! I don't know how frequently he reads my blog, but I know it isn't much. Bwahahaha!
My dear roommate Sandra has this HUGE tv. It was at her home in Provo for a while, but her brother brought it up a little while ago! So now it is in our living room and it is beautiful. It's a really nice tv. I love it! We didn't have a dvd player, so I bought one. It's basically the cheapest nice dvd player. I want to make sure it will last. Woot! So now Sandra and I love to watch movies on this amazing tv. Although, the place where you connect the cord that makes it so we can watch cable has broken. So we can't just watch tv on it, which is sad. I would have watched Animal Planet in awesome bigness! And that would be awesome.
Here is my roommate, Sandra. She is a very good dresser, she has a ton of really cute clothes. It's kind of funny because she has about five times as many shirts as I do. And three times as many pants. But it's all good. I just think it's interesting to see how different our lifestyles are. We get along for most of the time, but everyone has their moments when you're just sick of roommates. Sandra is really fun. She makes me laugh a lot. It's good that we have fun together. Woot! She thinks I'm pretty hilarious, too. Probably because I am. Party! I'm enjoying being her personal aide. Yup, that's my job! It is a lot of work. It's hard to take care of someone as well as myself. And while also going to school, it's a little stressful. But all is well. It's working out great! And I feel so good having a paycheck coming twice a month. It feels so awesome to make money all by myself!
So this past weekend, I invited Sarah and Andrew to come over and watch Remember the Titans with Ross and I. It was really fun. I love my sister and her husband! And I also love Ross. :) I really enjoy spending time with my family. They are great. After the movie, Sarah was half awake. Then she and Andrew cuddled up on our rug. Then I just had to take a picture of them, because they're cute I guess. Sheesh. Married people. I'm really excited to go home for Thanksgiving break and spend a lot of time with my family! And my little Sparky dog. I sure love that puppy. He turned 6 years old last week. He's getting big! And I love his little furry face. :)
Well, I guess that is all that I have to say now. I'll keep you posted on anything exciting that may be happening in my life. Frankly, nothing very exciting has happened in a really long time. Oh, well. Go me!

The Grudge

Ok. So yesterday I decided that I wanted to watch the movie The Grudge. So I watched it on YouTube. Hooray for the internet. It was an absolutely ridiculous movie. A mother and her son get murdered by the husband and then their evil dead spirits haunt this creepy house. Anyone that enters the house will then be killed. It was a very creepy movie, but just really dumb. The ending was the worst. The main character's boyfriend goes to the house to find her then the grudge people kill him, then the girl sets the house on fire. In the hospital later you find out that the fire was put out and the house saved and then the grudge woman comes to the hospital to find the main lady. The end. Absolutely ridonkulous. No ending to that movie. Just everyone dying. Humph. It was dumb. So basically, now I have a grudge against that movie.
So later that night, Ross and I went on a double date with Sandra and my friend Harrison. It was a lot of fun. We went out to eat at the Bluebird and then went to the institute dance! Ross and I were being very silly. But we tend to do that. I love that I can be so crazy around him, and that he is crazy too! Love is amazing. So totally yes! And Ross and I are in love! :)
So ya, I know this one is short, but I just wanted to let everyone know how dumb The Grudge was. Woot.

A New Month

October is over! But that is ok. Sandra and I watched the movie Wait Until Dark. It has Audrey Hepburn, who Sandra is totally obsessed with. It was an ok movie. I thought that it was really boring the entire time until the last 15 minutes. Then it was actually good. It was just silly, I think. But I watched it. Woot.
On Halloween, Ross and I went to the marching band competition here at USU. It was really fun! I only got to see three bands, but it was still really fun. It made me miss marching band, but that's ok. So along those lines of color guard, I was invited to try out for the WSU winter guard, Fusion. And I really want to do it, but I don't have the time. I'm not able to due to my job. But I'll get over it. Maybe I can do it next year. I sure hope so! I miss being a part of a team. Perhaps my chances fare over for that now. If so, I will be ok. I'll get over it.
So things with Ross have been going great! I'm so freaking in love. I don't even know how to describe it, it's just so miraculous! He's my very best friend in the whole wide world! We went to a Halloween party that night at Emily Armstrong's house. It was really fun! I like to party. :) Then we came back to my place and went hot tubbing. Woot! I really love sitting in a hot tub. It is very relaxing. And Ross has a six pack, which is just awesome.
Oh, my goodness! The CES Fireside on Sunday was amazing! President Uchtdorf spoke and did such a great job! I feel like his talk was geared toward me personally. It was so cool! He talked about "The Ugly Duckling" and how we don't always see our true potential because of how people treat us. We need to look at our reflections and see the glorious children of God that we truly are, just like the ugly duckling looked at his reflection and saw a beautiful swan. Then he went off of that and discussed a few topics. It was really amazing. He's probably my favorite speaker, and it was just a really great fireside! I recommend that you get online and watch it!
If you haven't heard of the tv show, Glee, then now you will! My roommate Sandra got me addicted to this wicked awesome show! It is about a bunch of kids in the glee club at their school. It is basically a musical, which is so freaking awesome! I love the music that they sing in it. The teacher who is in charge of the glee club is very attractive, he can sing and dance, too, which makes him a dream. So it's all crazy because there are football players, cheerleaders, nerds, minorities, and all sorts of cliques in the club. They all learn to work together and be friends. Oh, man, I cried in one of the episodes. I'm so pathetic. But basically, music really gets to me. And when the characters sing a song that is really inspirational, especially considering what is happening at the moment, I just teared right up. It is an amazing show. I highly recommend it.
Well, that's all that's going on with me at the moment. My life just isn't all that intense. I will have to go on an adventure sometime soon. Woot!

A Boring College Student

It is true, I am simply a boring college student. Which is pretty much why I haven't put up a post in a while. I have nothing very exciting to talk about. My days are all pretty similar. I wake up and go to school. After my classes I go home and eat lunch. Then I take my roommate Sandra to her afternoon class. Then I take her home from that. Then we do homework for a while. Then in the evenings I either hang out with Ross, read, hang out on facebook, play pocket tanks, or watch a movie with Sandra. Evenings are about the only time that my life has variety. And that is why I put a picture of a sunset here. Party! Oh, and I like Tuesdays, which are date days for me and Ross. We make sure to go on a date every Tuesday. Woot.
So I guess my life isn't completely dull, I did get to go to Lagoon last weekend. That was really fun. I went with Ross, naturally, and my cousins and their lovers. Oh, and a girl named Cammie who was on a date with a guy named Mike. I didn't know them. But it was really fun. I like hanging out with Alison and Greg. And Stacey, who comes with Greg. And Ren, who comes with Alison. It was a lot of fun. We didn't go into any of the spook alleys which was probably a good thing because I might have peed my pants, as I did many years ago with Laurianne. She was awesome. Anyway, it was super duper fun! My favorite ride is probably Wicked. I didn't like it the first time I went on it a year or so ago, but now I like it. I like that it is actually a smooth roller coaster, unlike pretty much all the rest of the roller coasters at Lagoon. And there's a picture of it. Ross totally loved that ride. He was shouting that during our roller coaster adventure on it. What a fun outing! And the next morning Daniel and Ross had a rubber band war. I'm so happy my boyfriend gets along so well with my youngest brother. Woot.
This past weekend I got to go home for Fall Break. It was awesome. I really like spending time with my family. I came down this past Thursday night and stayed until Saturday evening. Friday was pretty great. Mom, Sarah, and I went out for lunch. We had Chinese food. I sure do love that stuff. It was really nice to spend time with my mom and older sister. I like those guys. After that Mom and I went fabric shopping with my Gramma. She's awesome. Sarah came to say hi before returning to her husband, and Gramma said that she wants great-grandkids from us so we should "get crackin'." Sheesh. I picked out some beautiful blue and brown fabric for a quilt that Gramma wants to make for me. I sure do love fabric shopping. I'm so indecisive though, so it took a while. But it was still fun. And of course, there's a picture of fabric.
That afternoon, I took my two youngest siblings to a movie. Technically, I just drove and made them pay for themselves. Life is expensive! But it was fun. We went to see the movie 9. It is by Tim Burton. It was a pretty good movie, not as good as I thought it would be. I think that it was a clever concept, but a lot more could be done with it. Daniel didn't get scared, even though it was PG-13, and Leslie thought it was really cool. It was only and hour and 10 or so minutes, which was kind of nuts. All the sudden it was just over. But whatever. I still enjoyed it. Mostly I just liked Elijah Wood's voice coming out of the main character, but that is unimportant. I have a crush on Elijah Wood. Anyway.....
In the evening of Friday, I was also able to talk with my parents about my future. That's always scary. It's hard to talk my parents because I never know how they will react. But I survived. Phew! And then I played Battleship with Leslie! She won once and I won once. And then I was tired so I went to bed. Party. The picture of battleship is to show the game Leslie and I played, as well as to symbolize how sometimes talking with parents is a battle. ;)
Saturday was pretty interesting. My family all went over to the Fassmann's house, Sarah's in-laws. We made homemade apple juice! It was pretty fun, but I also had homework to work on there. Lame. And my hands got really sticky working the apple juicer. Bleck. But it tasted really yummy! Hooray for apple juice!
Monday night, Sandra and I watched a scary movie, When a Stranger Calls. She kept gasping really loud and that would make me jump a lot more than the movie. It was an ok movie. I don't know that I liked it much, but that may have had to do with that I couldn't sleep very well that night. I kept hearing, "We traced the call! It's coming from inside the house! It's coming from inside the house!" And then I couldn't sleep. It's too bad I get a thrill out of scary movies.
Yesterday was Date Day! I love Tuesdays because I get to spend a lot of time with Ross, and basically I'm totally in love with him. Oh, and he's totally in love with me, too. :) Yesterday we played nintendo and then carved pumpkins! I don't like the gooey insides of the pumpkins, but whatever, Ross loves that part. It was fun just to be together. In the picture, my pumpkin is on the left and Ross' is on the right. We made hamburger helper for dinner. It wasn't the best kind, but it was still good. I love hamburger helper! It is the best. Ross and I also just sat and talked for a long time. I really like that we can talk for so long together. It makes me happy to have someone like Ross in my life. He's my best friend!
Well, that's all for know. I've been trying to wait until there's something exciting happening to write about, but my life isn't necessarily the most exciting life on the planet. Oh, well. ;)