A Tribute...

To the 80's

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I was watching a movie the other day that talked about the different 80's movies and how she wished her life was a bit more like an 80's movie....I just started thinking about that and how some of those movies have been such a part of my life! I grew up with Ferris Bueller, Sixteen Candles, Better Off Dead, Real Genius, and many more! There are just so many good movie lines in them!

"It's a darn shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good white boy."

"Do you know the street value of this mountain? This is pure snow."

"I've been going to this school for 7 years. I'm no dummy."

-Better Off Dead

"Dong, where is Grandpa's automobile?"

"Automobile? Lake. Big lake!"

-Sixteen Candles

"You'll rue the day."

"Rue the day. Who talks like that?"

"Kents name is on his license plate.

My mom does that to my underwear.

Your mom puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?"

-Real Genius

These may not make sense to everyone but thanks to Mhari and Ashely, these are part of my childhood...! For all those who know these quotes...more power to you! I know 80's movies aren't everyones cup of tea but I sure love 'em. They're just so awful and hilarious all at the same time!

Last year we had 80's movie night. There were only 3 of us who really enjoyed awful 80's movies but it was fun. We watched movies like Flight of the Navigator(also a childhood movie), Lady in White(AWFUL MOVIE!!!!), Willow, Tron(the original), and Legend(also AWFUL)!

Anywho....this is a pretty random post but hopefully some people out there will enjoy it. I know that each of my sister's will appreciate this and they could probably add some quotes to this...That is a challenge ladies. Accept it if you can!

"Baby" ... on RECORDER?!?!

So...this may seem random but I thought it was pretty amazing. It also takes a bit of time because there are really like 9 different videos attached to this. But it's pretty darn creative so I thought I'd share it! And my pictures still won't upload. I'm not really sure whats going on with them. So, until I can get them to upload, you're all getting fun videos like this....or whatever else I decide to talk about!

Bowling

First of all..boo for technology. I was trying to upload some pictures for this post and it was just not working with me! So I'll try and do that for the next post!

Christmas this year, was in Mesa and all the family was there for it. We had lots of big plans for the days we were together and sadly didn't really accomplish them all. On Christmas Eve we went bowling. I hadn't been bowling in quite some time. It was fun except that we got there after having looked to make sure they'd be open, and they told us they were closing in an hour. So, being the troopers we are, we decided to have a real fast game. It was highly entertaining to watch. I'll try and get some of those pictures posted. I have to admit that I came in last place or second to last. I started out strong and soon lost that lead! After our quick game we left and thats pretty much when all our plans fell apart. Kierst, mom and I ran to Costco real fast and that is where Mhari decided to leave her lunch! She started feeling sick towards the end of our game and by the time we got to Costco she was done. So Christmas Eve, Mhari was sick and Cora (BrieAnn's daughter) was also throwing up on their way down from Safford. Brie and Jake got sick later that night also. Christmas day, Mhari was feeling better (after having fainted twice), but then James was sick. It was pretty much the domino effect after that. One by one, we all got this nice stomach bug. With the exception of Steve and Kiersty. They were the only ones who survive the weekend. But because of our little sick bug we didn't really do much. We tried but none of us were really feeling that great! Even Andrew's 1st birthday party had to get cancelled. We still gave him a party but it was much different than we had planned! Good thing he doesn't know any better!

Anyways, this is getting long. In all honesty, despite being sick and not getting to do all that we had planned, we did make the most of our time together. I think we still had a fun week and a great Christmas! I'm glad we were all able to be together this year and it was so fun to have Andrew experience Christmas. He didn't quite get it but he did love some of his presents!

Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts Official Video

Here she is singing Jar of Hearts. I was shown this video and thought she did a really good job with it. It's really creative in my opinion. Anyways, hope you like it!

Winter Wonderjam

This is Lindsay, Elspeth, and I at Winter Wonderjam. I blogged about this before but here are a few pics I got before my camera died on me! There were 5 artists that performed here. First was Christina Perri who sings Jar of Hearts. I love that song. I'll post the video link later. Ryan Starr also sang, Ingrid Michaelson, Sara Bareillles, and the Plain White T's. It was an awesome night!

Down below: Christina Perri singing

Sara Barielles jamming out on her purple/blue piano
And this was the real reason Linds came. This is Ingrid Michaelson. She was hilarious. She had a toenail removed a few days before this show and was telling the audience about it. She was probably my favorite performer of the night. I've listened to most of her music since my roommate loves her and I really enjoy her music. But, seeing her live was pretty amazing. She just really gets the audience involved and makes it fun.

This night ended at Ihop. Mostly because that is the only place in Tucson that stays open past 11pm. I love Ihop because after 11pm there are some very interesting people there. Obviously, not me or my friends, we're the normal ones! It is just entertaining watching people. Thats all I'll say on that subject. I don't think our waitress liked us very much because we probably stayed too late and kept her from getting more tables. But at least we were making memories!

Alright family and friends...

I'm feeling a bit shamed that I've gotten so behind on this. For all those avid readers, I'm sorry! I know there has to be at least one of you that loves me that much, right? My sister had this great idea to write posts and have them publish like everyday. I'm feeling a bit inspired by that. I may not have something for everyday..but hopefully it will be more often than every two months!

So..now that you know the plan...I'm gonna go, and share that plan with someone else. ( Brownie points to whoever can name that movie!)

Seriously though, one of my goals this year is seriously to write more often. I need to write the events of my life down somewhere, since I'm not real great at journal writing. If anyone would like to here some specific Megan thoughts, please let me know and I'll blog about it! How much fun does that sound like? I know, I know. A whole lot of fun!

Tis the Holiday Season!

Well, it's only been like 2 months since I last posted. I thought it was about time that I posted again. It's been a busy last couple of months! But can I just say that I'm super excited for Christmas. I do love this time of year and I love it even more when all my family can be together! And this year....ALL my family will be together including this cutie!

This little boy will get to experience his first Christmas ever AND his very first birthday! But, I'm also very excited to see my parents and all my siblings and in-laws! I imagine that the days we are together will result in very little sleep, lots of laughing, and tons of fun! That is what usually happens when all my sisters get together!

Anyways, I've also been trying to do some holiday baking and finish my crafting projects which hasn't been easy to do. I feel like I've got way more to do and less time to do it in!

On a different note, last weekend I got to go to like my 3rd concert ever. It was put on by a local radio station here in Tucson and the concert was awesome! The tickets were cheap and well worth it. Christina Perry, Ryan Starr, Plain White Tee's, Ingrid Michaelson, and Sara Bareilles all played and they were UH-MAZING!

After like 5 hours of sitting on the grass my butt was killing me, but it was still worth it! I'll try and post some pictures of that later. They aren't the greatest but I know who is in them!

Well, now it's time for sleep!