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Date Night!

11 Jul 2010 by Kristen

Mike and I had our first date night in a really long time.  My mother-in-law took the kids overnight.  We decided that we would go see Grownups and go out to dinner.

The cast of Grownups was almost all former Saturday Night Live castmembers (Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider) from the years that I actually watched SNL and enjoyed it.   The story was about 5 friends who are reunited and spend 4th of July weekend together.  While there wasn’t a lot of “story”, it was filled with one-liners that were pretty funny.  Mike and I agreed that this was the first movie that  we’ve seen that was really no stress involved and was just fun.  We would definitely recommend this movie, especially for those that enjoyed the 90s SNL.

We then went out to dinner at an Italian restaurant. We had the worst service ever. We spent over 1 1/2 hours there and only got dinner. No appetizer (we ordered one, but it never came and was never mentioned). No Dessert. My Chicken Marsala was really good. Mike’s Chicken Parmesan was just ok. Too bad the service was so bad. I would have liked to go back for that Chicken Marsala again.

Not sure when our next date night will be, but we sure appreciated a night out. And I appreciated the opportunity to sleep all night long (I still woke up at the times that Connor usually wakes up).

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Shrek The Final Chapter

05 Jul 2010 by Kristen

Warning: Minor Spoilers Ahead

My mom treated us to a day at the movies while Mike was at a Diamondbacks game. We decided on Shrek The Final Chapter, the 4th installment in the Shrek series.

Caden had not shown interest in seeing the first 3 Shrek movies so when I asked him if he knew who the Shrek character was, I was surprised that he actually knew. He also was pretty excited about seeing the movie. This would also be Connor’s 1st trip to the movie theater, but I’m not sure if this counts since he had no idea where he was. I was a little nervous about being “that person” who brings their infant to the movie theater and makes everyone else’s experience miserable. However, I was pleasantly surprised that Connor watched almost the whole movie and only started fussing when it was time for a new bottle (which I was prepared for!).

The story of this movie was pretty much just like “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Shrek is a husband and father of 3 and is frustrated with the current status of his life. He makes a deal with Rumpilstilskin to change his life back to when people feared ogres. Of course he realizes this is not what he really wanted deep down.

It was a lot darker than previous Shrek movies and at parts could be a little scary for little kids who are sensitive. It also didn’t have the comedy of the 1st movie, but did have a few chuckles. I was thrilled that all of the actors stayed with their characters so no one’s voice changed.

Overall, it kept my attention (and Connor’s) for the whole movie. Caden got a little antsy at the slower parts, but what 4 year old doesn’t?? I would definitely recommend seeing this movie with your family, especially if you have been following the series.

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