mlovies

Winter is the best time to watch movies.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.  I saw this over Thanksgiving break at the dollar theater in Boise.  Dollar theater, I miss you.  It was funny, I think Emma Stone is so cute and Ryan Gosling is fun to look at, but the movie overall wasn't my favorite.

Contagion.  Dollar theater again, and I actually liked this one!  There were some disturbing parts where I'm sure everyone in the theater was thinking, "was that necessary?", and it made me feel like I shouldn't touch anything and needed to wash my hands ASAP, but I got over that after a few hours.  It definitely wasn't a feel-good movie: more of a thinker/attention-grabber.  And Matt Damon was in it so . . .

The Next 3 Days.  I only caught the last half of this movie, but if the whole thing is twice as good as the last half then I should probably try to watch it all sometime.  It was thrilling.

Limitless.  Maybe I should have payed more attention to this movie instead of working on a puzzle, but I wasn't a fan.  I thought the constant narration was a little weird, and I have to disagree about the "sexiest man alive" thing.  Sorry Bradley.

Thor.  Umm, this one is difficult to assess. I typically don't love super hero movies, but I think they are starting to grow on me.  It was okay.

Captain America.  And another super hero movie.  It was okay too.  Better than Thor, I thought.

X-Men.  SUPER HEROES!  Maybe I'm actually looking forward to the avengers movie.  Ya know?  All of the marvel comics in one movie?  That's happening right?  Well, whatever.  This movie was okay too.

Winnie the Pooh.  KIDS MOVIE!  This movie was a welcomed change of pace from all of the other movies I've seen lately.  It was super short (I mean really short, as in not long enough!) but I guess that's good for kids movies.  It was simple, and cute, and funny, and made me feel happy. 

Cars 2.  I'm still wondering how any child could follow the plot of this movie.  I thought it was WAY too complex and equally un-thrilling.  Kind of a dud of a Pixar movie, if you ask me.

and in case you were wondering about the title of this post and why there is an "l" in "movies" . . . let's just slay I've bleen doing that to a lot of words lately.  Just for flun.  Or to ble annoying.

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

We enjoyed another weekend adventure with our friend Tyler and his girlfriend Kendra down in Charleston.  We took our bikes and went on a little ride through the Magnolia Plantation along the Ashley River.  The plantation was founded in 1676 and boasts an intense history having survived through the Revolutionary War and the Civil War and is still owned by the same family: The Drayton's.  The nature trail was fun to ride and the day we went was the most beautiful day; even the alligators thought so!  And yes!  They are wild!

That night we had dinner with Kendra and Tyler at a local burger joint called Sesame Burgers and Beer.  We didn't have beer, and I actually ordered chicken, but even so I thought it was great.  The best part was the dessert, which we had as an appetizer (a Carr family tradition).  It was the absolute best brownie sundae anyone has ever tasted!  You must get it!

The next day we went back to the plantation and walked through the Audubon Swamp Garden.  We saw more alligators as well as a crane, otters, fish, and birds.  Swamps are just pretty cool, but they are kind of . . . icky . . . and green and kind of smelly too . . . but also awesome and nature-y.

After the swamp we wandered the garden paths, around the old house, over bridges and through the woods.  We climbed the wildlife observation tower and found our way through a rather difficult horticultural maze.  More pretty pictures:

 Doesn't it make you want to come to South Carolina?  It really is beautiful!

Biking in Poinsett State Park

Last weekend, we went to Poinsett State Park to do a little mountain biking.  The fall colors were beautiful and the weather was gorgeous.

 

The trail we rode was a "multi-use equestrian trail" (thankfully we only saw one "pie").  It was also pretty sandy with many fallen trees so it is definitely more suited for horses.  But we had a blast.

We'll be on the lookout for more trails to ride and are planning a few trips to other SC State Parks in the near future.  Ride on!