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Black Swan

  I went to see Black Swan with a good friend expecting to be blown away by Natalie Portman's performance AND I was. She did an amazing job! I totally believe that she has lost her mind! Lol! The movie is movie theatre worthy and I even think it's worth the late night price. I must warn you that it is somewhat fast, so if you have a difficult time keeping up with reality vs delusions you might want to sit this one out. Also, (obviously) there is alot of ballet~ so again if this isn't your thing you'll want to pass.  The only thing I didn't care for was the three scenes that added nothing to the plot but were strategically placed anyways. Apparently Hollywood canNOT make a movie without throwing some dirty scenes in. To be honest I was sitting there feeling mildly awkward while watching one of the scenes thinking...."Is this really happening?". I won't spill the beans on the rest of the movie just in case you would like to judge for yourself! Overall, f...

Happiest New Year Yet!!

This year I wasn't able to make the trip to Texas for Christmas so I decided to let the kids go without me. It was a very sad time for me, but the kids had a wonderful time visiting all of our family! My sister came to visit the weekend before Christmas and the kids rode home with her. I sent them with very specific instructions to call everyday, and was very thankful when I actually got a phone call every three days or so =) Kids will be kids! They were so busy with all of their grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and too many family friends to count to even think about calling Mom. Unfortunately~~ since I wasn't there, the only pictures I have of their time home are limited to the few I will snag from my friends facebook page. lol. I was able to get away for New Years weekend and so I made the voyage by train to pick up my angels. Sometimes when I'm away from home for a long period of time I forget how much fun we all have when we're together. Even though I wasn'...