Mary Poppins

We went to Mary Poppins last week. It was fabulous! We loved it. The dancing was fantastic and it had the most elaborate sets I have ever seen. Take your breath away. Stunning, entertaining, awesome!

Let's Go Fly A Kite!

Jake had to work really hard, the wind was not cooperating very well. But he did get it to soar pretty high a few times.

Luke trying it out.

Saturday we went to the park and flew our kite. I really enjoyed it and so did Luke. Truthfully I had to coax Jake a bit to go along, but I think he enjoyed himself. It was such a beautiful day. We have a great park within walking distance of our house. I am loving the wonderful spring weather we are having. I just hope it holds out. Utah can be so fickle in Spring.

Oh, How I love Jane Austin

You are Marianne Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility! You are impulsive, romantic, impatient, and perhaps a bit too brutally honest. You enjoy romantic poetry and novels. You feel deeply, and love passionately.
Take the Quiz here!

By the way, if anyone hasn't seen "Becoming Jane", I recommend it. But grab a box of tissues first.

How common are you?

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 8 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

I saw this on my cousins blog and thought that it was interesting. Michelle is the 56th most common first name. There are over 700,000 people in the U.S. with that first name, spelled that way. Swensen isn't very common though-not spelled that way. Check it out. Kinda cool.

Top Ten Love Movies

I thought that it would be fun if I jotted down my top 10 favorite love movies/romantic comedies/chick flicks....
10.Pride and Prejudice-Kiera Knightly version
9.Meet Joe Black-(I am sure you think that this is weird, but I loved this movie because it had all sorts of different types of love in it. It also has a bad scene, so I have only seen it once, but the message of the movie on real love I thought was great.)
8.The Notebook-(I really loved this one, but it has a scene in it that is too much, so for this reason I won't buy it, but I have to mention it because I still loved it)
7.Sleepless in Seatle
6.While You Were Sleeping
5.Somewhere in Time
4.The Holiday
3.Enchanted
2.An Affair to Remember
1.Pride and Prejudice-5 hour edition with Colin Firth

Honorable mentions: The Way We Were, Hitch, Runaway Bride, 13 goin on 30, Ever After, Return to Me, That Thing You Do.
Some of these are movies that I could watch over and over because they are funny and sweet, others are just moving-in my opinion.
Now-tag, you're it!!!! Holly, Heidi, Heather, Kristen, Sarah. I want to hear your favorites-maybe I can get some new ones to try out.

ABC's of me

I saw this on my cousins blog and I liked it. So tag- your it.
A- Attached or single: Wonderfully attached
B- Best Friend: I think that it is the neatest thing to be able to say that my sisters are my best friends. I can tell them anything-they may tease or even disagree, but I know they still love me. And of course Sarah. Natalie Walker.
C-Cake or Pie: Pie definately! I am not a big cake fan, I don't like icing.
D- Day of Choice: Any day that Jake is home
E- Essential Item: internet
F- Favorite Color: purple
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: I am not to big on candy.Give me a doughnut-now there is a great treat.
H- Hometown: Salt Lake City, Ut- but I live in Decatur, Il
I- Indulgence(s): doing my nails, scrapbooking, a really long hot shower with no 2 year old banging at the door.
J- January or July: neither, I hate it really cold and really hot- I know that sounds so negative. I say May and October are the best months.
K-Kids: 2
L-Life is incomplete without: family and food!
M- Marriage Date: February 2, 2002-groundhog day
N- Number of Siblings: 3 sisters, 1 brother (deceased)
O- Oranges or Apples: oranges, but they have to be really juicy.
P- Phobias or Fears: Wow-I am so neurotic! I have a lot. Spiders, anything with eyes, candy wrappers, Jake's cereal eating (sorry babe!).
Q- Quote(s): "The decision to have a child is the decision to have your heart walk around independently from your body." and
"Motherhood is the greatest potential influence either for good or ill in human life. The mother's image is the first that stamps itself on the unwritten page of the young child's mind. It is her caress that first awakens a sense of security; her kiss the first realization of affection; her sympathy and tenderness the first assurance that there is love in the world" President David O. McKay.
R- Reason To Smile: my kids loving each other.
S- Season: Fall. I am a sucker for fall. I love it when the seasons change.
T- Tag Six: Heather, Holly, Sarah
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I don't know, I think that my life is an open book. Everyone pretty much knows everything.
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Lame question. Bring on the meat-especially when I am pregnant.
W- Worst Habit: biting my fingernails, cuticles-sometimes I still do it without thinking and catch myself. Always when I am really stressed.
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: huh? ultrasounds i guess....like to see my babies
Y- Your Favorite Food: Heavy starchy carbs. Ya, I know it is bad, but hey, its what I like.
Z: Zodiac: I have no idea. I think that stuff is lame.

Lost-again

So Lost started again last night. Did any of you watch it? Well I am sucked back in again. I think that they love to mess with your mind. I started remembering some of the details of previous seasons, I really hope they answer all the questions they have posed. Jake hates it because some of the twists I call before they happen, I can't help it if I figure it out-I guess I am just too smart. ha ha.

Hating the Writers Guild Strike

Well, I feel a little silly admitting it, but the WAG strike is really buggin' me. I miss my shows-especially The Office. We only have a few shows that we watch regularly, but those are all effected and we havn't had new episodes in months. Now one might not be coming back at all-I probably shouldn't care, and maybe it is a sad commentary on our society that we love our T.V. shows but I do love the little diversion my favorite shows bring. But tonight, Chuck is back. It is a really funny show, and Jake and I love to watch it together and laugh. And next week Lost is finally back on. Come on Office and we will be doing great!