MY Top 10 Movies

Since it's spring break...since we don't ever go anywhere on spring break-LIKE you there on the slopes OR you there on the beach...nope that's not us
 but I digress... which is a fancy way of saying "where was I?" I think and since it's 'pose to rain today, I'm doin a movie top 10...

 My if I had 24hrs to lay around in my PJ's these are the 10 movies would I watch...

Honorable mention:
The Color Purple-Oprah,Whoopie,Danny Glover, nuff said

10.Armegeddon-I know it's on lotsa so called movie reviewers worst lists but what a cast! Steve Buscemi,Bruce Willis,Owen Wilson,Ben Affleck...I LOVE this movie

9. Finding Nemo-After watching Finding Nemo I NEVER looked at sushi the same way again. What a sweet movie.

8. Star Wars-This is when I fell in Love with Luke Skywalker


7. Transporter-Have you seen Jason Statham?


6. Under the Tuscon Sun-This is just one of those movies that are made for a rainy day  or a rainy day spent with girlfriends & a glass of wine...


5. Clerks-4 Words: Jay and Silent Bob

4. Vacation-Chevy Chase, Cousin Eddie I mean Randy Quaid who was a comic genius(imho) in this movie-I know he has gone a lil loco lately but I don't judge. One of my fav lines is:Clark: Hey, hey, easy kids. Everybody in the car. Boat leaves in two minutes... or perhaps you don't want to see the second largest ball of twine on the face of the earth, which is only four short hours away? Remove the name Clark and insert ERIC =)

3. Monty Python & The Holy Grail-Have ya seen the guy holding the coconuts and cloppin em together to make the Horse running sound and  it is HE Arthur son of ....oh hell here is the video clip it's priceless!



 2. Tombstone-While I love Kevin Costner...Kurt Russell is the ultimate Wyatt and Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday perfection!

and my top 10 fav is...

1. As Good As It Gets-Everything about this movie touched me,moved me,made laugh,made me cry & Melvin Udalls response to Carol still makes me weak in the knees to this day:

Melvin Udall: I've got a really great compliment for you, and it's true.
Carol Connelly: I'm so afraid you're about to say something awful.
Melvin Udall: Don't be pessimistic, it's not your style. Okay, here I go: Clearly, a mistake. I've got this, what - ailment? My doctor, a shrink that I used to go to all the time, he says that in fifty or sixty percent of the cases, a pill really helps. I *hate* pills, very dangerous thing, pills. Hate. I'm using the word "hate" here, about pills. Hate. My compliment is, that night when you came over and told me that you would never... all right, well, you were there, you know what you said. Well, my compliment to you is, the next morning, I started taking the pills.
Carol Connelly: I don't quite get how that's a compliment for me.
Melvin Udall: You make me want to be a better man.
Carol Connelly: ...That's maybe the best compliment of my life.
Melvin Udall: Well, maybe I overshot a little, because I was aiming at just enough to keep you from walking out.


So what's your top 10 movies,or your top 5 or your FAVORITE movie of all time?

My Confession for today:Thank Al Gore Goodness for movies =) a place where we can get lost....


I reserve the right to change my mind on this list based on the fact that every Tuesday  new movies come out on dvd and I have HIGH hopes for The Avengers this summer.

The Invisible Children

My 14yr old came to me last night and asked me if I had heard of Stop Kony 2012. I am extremely embarrassed to admit that I have/had not heard of Kony 2012 or The Invisible Children!

When Jess is passionate about something there is NO stopping that child. She had me watch the 30 minute video and each time I gasp she would say "just wait mom it gets worse".

She looks at me and asks "What are WE gonna do Mom?"

So I do the only thing I know to do...

Go to my FB wall & post the video, 'like' the invisible children fb page and then I ordered her the Kony 2012 action kit. Which is described as follows:

People will think you’re an advocate of awesome. Everything you’ll need to take part in
our KONY 2012 campaign is included in this kit: an official campaign.
+ T-shirt 
+ KONY bracelet
+ Action guide
+ Stickers
+ Button
+ Posters.
You can decorate yourself and the town with this one-stop shop.

If you haven't  seen or heard this video yet either via an email or on your social network ...it's only a matter of time. I posted the video last night and already today I have seen over 25 shares of the Kony 2012 site.
 
My confession for today:I just got informed...

Eureka!

The minute you arrive in Eureka Springs, Ar there is a calm that comes over you,imagine(humor me please-do it with me) inhaling deeply then exhaling, okay now times that by 10. It's hard to put in to words the feeling you get but I'm going to try...

For the past 15 years Eric & I have took an anniversary trip, We could go anywhere, within reason...I  mean Dubai is probably out, but there has  never been any question about where we would go. The Only question is... WHERE WILL WE STAY! We always stay some place new-to-us but we may have just found our home....

This year we stayed at The Peabody House

The Peabody House is located on Armstrong St-which is basically one street above the Historic downtown area of Eureka Springs. It's location is ideal for parking your car and walking to the shops and eateries in the downtown area. The main home features 3 beautiful yet unique suites-The Dashwood,Cheshire,Nautilus & behind the property is the Rivendell Cottage.

Upon arrival we were greeted by Faryl our Innkeeper/hostess extraordinaire. We were given a tour of the Inn and our room, The Dashwood Suite:

The Dashwood suite is the perfect combination of femininity & masculinity. A comfy king size bed with feather topper fitted with sheets fit for a King&Queen or an Egyptian Princess -YES they were that soft! The eggplant,green & gold color scheme of the suite felt modern yet timeless(think Jane Austen). The fireplace was a nice touch of ambiance as were the dimmer switches.  

The Dashwood is a three room suite, plenty of room yet still romantically cozy. At your fingertips and for your enjoyment a mini fridge,microwave,coffee,jacuzzi and on your deck 2 Kennedy rockers. I'm not sure if I used the jacuzzi or rockers more!

There was something so magical about sitting on the deck in the rocking chairs before the town below came alive, sipping coffee in the cool morning air. It was equally magical in the evenings as the sounds of Eureka's nightlife echoed up soothing my soul. In my humble opinion The Peabody House has the BEST location in town.

There are so many little extra surprises and so much more I could say about The Peabody House & Faryl but I feel they are better experienced than described! If you are considering a trip to Beautiful Eureka Springs-I highly recommend The Peabody so you too can experience the magic and surprises this lovely Inn has to offer.  Okay Okay I will give you one hint....there may have been a towel warmer in the bathroom.....but that's all the little extras I'm sharing, you gotta go book your stay to find out what else awaits you.,...

Here are some of the MANY comments from previous guests(click to enlarge)

The Food

It is a tradition for us to order Bubba's Barbecue to go and have a meal in our room. I have an issue with their coleslaw that Eric doesn't share...when I die I want  to be covered in okokok a bucket FINE a pint of Bubba's coleslaw buried with me-I love it that much! Their ribs are pretty darn good too!

Thanks to Erics desire to give "The Seinfelds" a run for their early dining time frame we were at  DeVito's by 5pm We were greeted by Teresa and given the BEST seat in the house,right in the center of floor to ceiling windows overlooking the new Sky seating area and a view of East Mountain.

I started with a cocotini which I pronounced as a cockatini-in my defense I had been sick the night before and Howard our server didn't make me feel like an idiot for mispronouncing this tasty cocktail!

We had 2 apps the Trout Fingers served with dill sauce and smoked trout filet

Both were DELISH!!!!! 

For main entree's Eric had the DeVito's Combo-Spaghetti and Ravioli of your choice, served with Italian sausage, meatball and DeVito’s marinara sauce and I ordered the Fettuccini Alfredo-Fresh Cream, Butter and Parmesan Cheese with smoked chicken & broccoli  

I wish this blog had scratch N sniff! I had to take my entree to go between the drink and apps I was stuffed like one of Erics raviolis! At this point I must tell you I guess I was lost in the view and the trout and my cocotini and the warm bread and great service I forgot I was at a very nice restaurant and NOT the Olive Garden(no offense to OG lovers-I LOVE OG) because I asked for a to go box and extra sauce for my pasta to which I'm told the Fresh Cream, Butter and Parmesan Cheese sauce is made to order FRESH for each dish! Of course it is...they don't have 'vats' of cheese sauce laying around the kitchen...what was I thinking! Thank You DeVito's for a GREAT meal!

This trip to Eureka Springs was more than an anniversary trip, I was able to purge a years worth of sadness,turmoil,inner conflict,pain and guilt...I gave it all up on this trip-it's like the wind that swirled around me gathered everything inside of me and swooshed it away up into the trees then into the blue skies. I entered a broken shell of a women and left the woman I once was....HAPPY,CONTENT and SECURE...yes a town can have that kind of impact on ones soul. I hope you all can experience it at least once in your lifetime.

My Confession for today: I finally feel whole again

For your enjoyment a few extra pictures

Someones Gotta Say It

The Voice is way better than American Idol

 Kellogg's giving us Krave aka The Crack of cereal, only to hook us then raising the price is poppycock

 A Self imposed facebook hiatus makes everyone think you blocked them bahahahaha even though you didn't

 Elliot Sadler needs to be tar'd N feathered for wrecking my man Jimmy Johnson after barely 2 laps 


The Price of Senior pictures is highway robbery

Laundry is over-rated, who needs clean clothes and who can afford 'HE' laundry detergent!

Raising your insurance b/c your child has a wreck sucks, raising it again after same child has another wreck sucks worse

So happy your child is getting married so you can get that child off your insurance be the proud mother of the bride is a GREAT feeling

Pine-Sol and Comet just may be the best cleaning products ever

Ryan Seacrest getting doused with bisquick and knowing he was beyond pissed and couldntdoadamnthingaboutit was priceless

Watching Octavia Spencer win  best supporting actress for The Help AND Shelia E & Pharrells drumming were the BestOscarMoments of the night, let's stop talking bout Angelina's legs please

The dad that shot up his daughters laptop...did what a lot of parents would like to do, but don't, at least publicly

 HD TV is the best invention since toilet paper

 McDonalds sausage mcmuffins are da bomb for a buck

Seven Seas Creamy Italian dressing needs to be put BACK on the market-how could they discontinue my favorite dressing ever!

My Confession for today: I'm slowly emerging from my funk-Thank you for stickin by me

whats goin on....

Hey ya'll....how's it goin? Since my I <3 my Family post I have been scraped off the earth apparently...sigh...It's all good, really it is...sometimes when people are faced with some truths they run for the hills...

Speaking of hills...we got a wedding to plan!!!! I am making a cookbook for Abby & Joe. Abby honestly doesn't know how to cook anything other than ramen noodles and lipton noodles...it's all my fault!

I'm calling it the 'Newlywed Cookbook'  and am adding recipes that she likes, and would like to include YOU'R favs...I have contacted her future mother in law-so her new hubs will eat what she cooks,aunts,cousins,grandmas and her dad and now I am asking you....

For easy very detailed recipes for 2 youngins...or even a story for them-that I can print off and add to the Newlywed cookbook...whether its when you learned what's a dash vs a pinch or be sure and add salt or oil to boiling water for pasta...your goto superbowl appetizer for friends...Lets not forget the holidays.

I imagine there will be many a burnt pot or pan...

So can you help a sister out? Email me your recipes/advice/quotes/words of wisdom to georgienba @ yahoo dot com.

My confession for today: As Julia Child would say.... “Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.”

Weekend Wedding

My sister in law Denise was married this past weekend in Eureka Springs... Here are a few pics from the weekend

My Beautiful daughter & niece- Jess & Paige

Downtown ES

Denise & Jeff @ The Gazebo on East Mountain

The Teens

My confession for today: Here's to an eternity of love,special memories and happiness to the happy couple <3

In The Raw

So some of you may have been privy to a meltdown I had Sunday evening. I'm sorry you had to witness that...yes it's my blog...yes I can write whatever I want....but truth is, I shouldn't have stooped to anyone's level.

That's not me, but when your hurt & feeling of loss is questioned, well, for me, my automatic reaction was to lash out....

I was wrong...how could I possibly expect someone that hasn't talked to me in months except to pick up my daddys motorcycle that I gave her to be anything other than, well,nice? To say I wasn't prepared for the wild banshee phone call that ensued on Sunday would be an understatement!You can text or call someone BUT if they don't respond after time and time again,what more can you do....

YES middle Sister, I know you have tried to contact me, you tried extra hard when you wanted my exhusbands phone number...REALLY! He is my ex for a reason. Do I really need to go into the fact that he hasn't paid child support in over 10 years nor has he helped his children with anything and yes I have kept a smile on my face and tried so hard NOT to say anything bad about him...I'm NOT saying I haven't had a slip here or there BUT if you two, my dear sweet sisters, in your perfect lives could for one second understand where I am coming from...just maybe you would remember I am remarried and my ex doesn't need to be a part of our lives. And YES I DO EXPECT FAMILY TO HONOR THAT!

I find it sad that no one could respect that and someone went calling 411 to find my ex's mom & dad just to get his number...Mom & Daddy Respected my wishes when it came to stuff like this...why OH why can't you? Do we really wanna sell daddy's horse trailer that bad?

I REALLY envy those of you that have close relationships with your siblings...I don't and that's no ones fault but our own...we didn't have a 'traditional' childhood. Don't get me wrong, we were loved and brought up together. But marriage children and not living close in proximity has prevented us from having that omgwearehavingacookoutandourwholefamilywillbehereeveryotherweekend scenario.

I blogged about my dads battle with cancer...many of you read those posts & kept up with his fight for life, many of you offered love,support,calls,emails,comments. I was so Blessed that I was able to help care for my daddy during those 2years-my children were Blessed that they got that time with their papa George...my sisters had jobs and understandably couldn't help on the level/scope I could and that was fine...I don't begrudge them thats on them and their conscience...BUT do NOT insinuate anything!

I lost my mom...suddenly...and I think what hurts the most is being told that your milking it...I am pretty sure NO ONE would argue with me in the fact that mama and I were super close and I am also pretty sure there is no time limit on grief...I won't even justify a why on this....other than pure stupidity.

Then when your told your Uncle & Cousins HATE you...well that's an eye opener because again they haven't talked to you errm me....I mean really...have you called me since mom died???? So why on earth would you hate me? Why would one of my sisters say that to me about you? Ok Ok Ok I havent been to see ena as much as YOU would like...I didnt go to one family reunion...but really have YOU talked to me?

Now let me address the fact that I supposedly said my Uncle stole from my daddy...  not true...while it was very hard to watch your uncles wife going through your daddys belongings like it was Armageddon...WHILE HE IS STILL LAYING DECEASED IN HIS BED before the 'car' came to get him....and you are standing in the dining room delirious ...sure it's a lil hard to take in-in the MOMENT & AFTER the fact....my uncle took my daddys saddles and saddle stands(that I bought)  and all kinds of other stuff like air pressure tanks yada yada yada BUT I am pretty sure IF I said HEY I want my dads saddles or his horses or or or he would say ok come get them! UNLESS you are in that moment you can not imagine what it's like! Let me address this for the last time...I did not think my Uncle stole from my daddy...and I do want one of his saddles....

My dear sweet cousins...I love you both...I am sorry you thought I didn't wanna be a part of the family...not true...I was just having an emotional moment and just when I thought I was coming out of the deep dark waters from daddys passing....my mom died....I want to again say for the last time I was so super close to my mom...I am LOST without her...she was my Best Friend...She was my mom...so please forgive me if I am having issues with walking into a nursing home where our grandmother will ultimately die...I am sorry I let you both down...

Lastly my sweet younger sister..and my sweet middle sister...I LOVE you both...I am so sorry you dont get me or understand me and the things I do....just know I love you...i so love you

My Confession for today: I don't expect you to understand...I just hope you won't judge...

addendum addendum...omgawd....I stand corrected I just talked to my Uncle Tommy and while he is not STEALING...he is ummm trying to profit from my daddys stuffs...My daddy left me & my sisters everything-including a horse trailer with living quarters ...yanno what I was told tonight? YOU WILL NOT GET THAT TRAILER...oh and when I asked for one of daddys saddles...I was told...why so you can let it rott....I stand corrected I really thought if I wanted my daddys stuff I could get it....guess I can't...

Lord have mercy ....maybe my sisters will have better luck....so sad...boy was I delusional...