Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (may contain spoilers)

I am a HUGE Indian Jones fan. I have seen each one multiple times. I don't know if I have been so excited to see a movie as I was to see Crystal Skull (well, I was probably just as excited for the Star Wars movies...). I knew going into it that it wouldn't be as good as the original three, I know there would probably be some pretty corny things, and Indy was going to be an "old man". Wow, I cannot begin to tell you how disappointed I was in this movie, I don't even know where to begin and I know I will probably forget some of the things that drove me crazy, so these will just be in random order. I would also like to say before I begin, I know that this was suppose to be 20 years since the last movie, I know what was going on in the world at that time...that is still no excuse for this very poor story line.

I. "Mutt" swinging with the monkeys. Do I really need to say anything else. I mean, come on! Not only does he end up WAY up in the trees with a bunch of monkeys, but then he can actually swing along with them and end up meeting up with everyone else. Oh, brother!

II. Killer ants. Again, what else can you say. They are huge and ugly and they can consume a whole body in seconds. But, every Indy movie has bugs, snacks, spiders, etc. So whatever.

III. "Mac". Indy's friend who is a good guy, oh wait, a bad guy. Whoops, I mean he was a bad guy. That was a bit much, just make up your mind, is he good or bad.

IV. I hated how Indy all of a sudden had a huge career in the CIA and Military. They should have just let him be a professor that does archeology on the side. Why do they have to make up all the side stuff. It was a bit over the top for me.

VI. "Ox". The psycho doctor who was completely insane and just an idiot. He is suppose to be this amazing doctor and because he looked at the "skull" too long he went crazy. Again, really?

Okay, so I could honestly have overlooked everything about the movie if it hadn't been for....

VI. ALIENS. Are you freakin' kidding me? Who thought it would be a good idea to put aliens in an Indiana Jones movie? I honestly kept praying throughout the entire movie that it would end up being something else. But no, it was aliens. Not only aliens, but your stereotypical aliens with the long head and skinny body. Of course they can't just have aliens they have to have a spaceship that comes up out of the ground. Wow. I really can't being to explain how stupid that was. I know that every Indy movie has its paranormal things to it, but at least they were a little more believable and had more to do with "religion" or things of this world. But aliens? I'm sorry, what a way to ruin the Indiana Jones legacy.

If you haven't seen the movie, don't! Its a waste of time.

Top 100 Favorite Movies

The other night on TV they had AFI's top 100 movies of all time. While watching I decided to come up with my own list (for those who don't know me, I LOVE making lists). Below are some of the best movies ever made!

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Apollo 13
Bourne Identity I-III
Frequency
Hunt for Red October
Italian Job
National Treasure
Robin Hood
Sneakers
The Fugitive
The Saint
Pirates of the Caribbean

CLASSIC

Crocodile Dundee I-II
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Fletch, Fletch Lives
Funny Farm
Housesitter
Money Pit
Overboard
Seems Like Old Times
Spies Like Us
Teen Wolf

SUSPENSE

The Illusionist
The Village
Wait Until Dark
What Lies Beneath

SPORTS

Cinderella Man
Coach Carter
Field of Dreams
Invincible
Legend of Bagger Vance
Miracle
Remember the Titans
Rocky
Rudy
We Are Marshall

ANIMATION

Aladdin
Anastasia
Beauty and the Beast
Cinderella
Incredibles
Lady and the Tramp
Little Mermaid
Monsters, Inc
Rescuers Down Under
Sleeping Beauty

COMEDY

Fever Pitch
Ghostbusters
Groundhog's Day
Maverick
Meet the Parents
Night at the Museum
Shanghi Noon
Three Amigos
Wedding Singer
What About Bob
Hitch

FANTASY

Back to the Future I-III
Chronicles of Narnia
I Robot
Indiana Jones I-III
Jurassic Park
Lord of the Rings I-III
Minority Report
Star Wars I-VI
The Abyss
Transformers

MISC.

Step Up, Step Up 2
Parent Trap

CHICK FLICK

Cutting Edge
Ever After
Far and Away
French Kiss
Murphy's Romance
Pride and Prejudice
Princess Bride
Sleepless in Seattle
When Harry Met Sally
You've Got Mail
An Affair to Remember
Enchanted
Lucky Seven
Prince and Me
Return to Me
Somewhere in Time

EPIC

Braveheart
Count of Monte Cristo
Gladiator
Glory
Last of the Mohicans
Troy
Les Meserables

MUSICAL

Fiddler on the Roof
Follow the Fleet (Fred & Ginger, I love ALL their movies)
Funny Face
Music Man
My Fair Lady
Newsies
Singing in the Rain
Sound of Music
White Christmas

So, there it is...my top 100 favorite movies. Some of them probably aren't the best movie every made (like Step Up) but they are ones that I could watch over and over again. I hope you enjoyed my list.

Mom & Pop's Visit

This past week my Mom and Pop were able to come for a visit. We had so much fun with them here, and not just because they spoil us so much, or because Pop did some projects around the house. It's so nice having them all to myself for a whole week. We were able to go and see so many fun things, some of which I hadn't done before. I really look forward to their next visit. Below are just a few pictures from the trip.

Mom and Me on the Midway. They have a cute Cafe on the back of the ship where we had lunch.

Mom and Pop, in front of the bridge. Pop and Ty went on a tour of the bridge, but we forgot to give them the camera.
San Diego Zoo Point Loma Lighthouse
Mt. Soledad War Memorial
Newport Beach
Richard Nixon Library (this was the house he was born in)
Nixon Library
Quail Botanical Gardens
Hotel Del Coronado

Tyler's Promotion

Tyler was promoted to Captain today!!! OoooRah! We we're both very excited, it's been a long time coming. I was able to participate in the ceremony and "pin" Ty, along with the Lt. Colonel, I was a little nervous but it all turned out okay. Only afterward did Tyler tell me that I was suppose to "punch" the pin in. I wish I would have known that! Anyway, I am so proud of Tyler and all the hard work that he does, he's the best!

Here is a funny picture of our good friend Cody saluting Tyler. For all of 15 minutes Tyler actually out-ranked Cody. We told him to enjoy it while it lasted.
Introducing: Captain Cody Thacker and Captain Tyler Hart

Charlie's Graduation

Charlie has finally completed his 6 week Puppy Classes. He did an amazing job and is a very fast learner. Some of the things he learned: His name, touch, come, sit, sit/stay, down, shake, dance, and I can't remember what else. He is going to miss his friends, especially Bridgette. He fell in love with this little Pomeranian, and I think she was crushin' on him as well. The day before he went to the groomers for the first time, he got a pretty cute hair cut, I'm not sure if you'll be able to tell from the pictures.

Home to Salt Lake

Ty had a couple weeks off work, finally, so we decided to take a trip home to Utah. Last time we went home we drove and vowed we would never do that again. Luckily JetBlue recently opened up a flight from SL to SD and we were able to get great tickets. I of course couldn't go a whole week without my Charlie-bear so we bought him a $75 (one-way) ticket as well. Ty must really love me to fork over $150 just so I could have Charlie with me. Or maybe he just couldn't live without Charlie either. Anyway, we didn't take too many pictures while we were in town (I really need to do better at that), so enjoy the few that we did manage to take (in random order).

I was packing up Charlie's suitcase and he kept jumping in. I was tempted to let him fly home in that, it would have been a lot cheaper....

Jim's birthday was on May 21st, Laurel made an amazing cake and we opened presents. Laurel's birthday was on May 24th, we had already left town and we're sad to miss it.
This is Porter and Charlie meeting for the first time. Charlie was a little nervous at first but great to LOVE Porter. They had so much fun playing together. Charlie especially loved playing "hide and seek", he just loved to have Porter chase him. They were so cute together, I can't wait to have them meet up again.
This is our nephew Trevor playing with Charlie. Don't they look cute together, they are just the right size for one another. Trevor loved having Charlie chase him around the yard.
Our cute niece Brooklynn, isn't she a doll!
Here is Toby (my brother Doug's dog) and Charlie meeting for the first time. Toby is a sweetheart with a lot of energy. Charlie was a little nervous with him as well, but I think they also had fun together.

Twilight Movie Trailer

Below is a link for the Twilight movie trailer. It looks pretty good, although I'm still not happy with the casting of Edward.

http://www.imdb.com/video/trailer/vi2380464409/

Family Visit

This past week we had our family in town. Broday, Corine and the Girls stayed with us, while Jim and Laurel stayed at a hotel on base. It was so much fun having family in town. We've noticed since we've moving to San Diego we sure get a lot more visitors. At least compared to North Dakota where my Mom was our one and only visitor. Anyway, we had a great time showing them all around San Diego. The girls loved the Zoo and Sea World the best.

Below: Kathy and Mackenzie at the zoo.

Tyler, Kathy, Corine, Laurel, Mackenzie, Brody and Eliza

Breakfast with Shamu. This was awesome, they have a breakfast buffet where you can have your own private Shamu show. It was so much fun and the food was great.

Brody, Corine, Eliza, Ivy and Mackenzie

Laurel and Jim, Mom and Dad, or Grandma and Grandpa
Our cute neices! Mackenzie, Ivy and Eliza