Are we ever gonna see The Hobbit?

The question of the last 3 years  and I am still not sure if we have a satisfactory answer.

For those of you that did not know Lord of the Rings Trilogy is by far mine and Nick’s favorite movies. Our unofficial  1st date was actually to see Return of the King on opening day. We have listened to the soundtracks, we have the regular DVD’s and the extended additions, and I have read the books. Yes, it was a good three months out of my life to read them but it was so worth it. My favorite of the the Trilogy is Two Towers, I refer to it as my Sick Movie. When ever I am icky sick I just like to lay on the couch and watch movies and Two Towers is always my go to movie.  It  will heal whatever ails you! In 2008 Nick and I both got the flu, he went down first so I went into take care of sick hubby mode. I put him on the couch with the sick blanket (yes we have one of those as well), put a cold wash rag on his head, and then I put in the Two Towers. Forget getting him a Tylenol for the fever, we had to get the movie in! I am certain this is what made him have the strength to get up and go to work the next day.

Here is my favorite scene from the Two Towers

When Aragorn asks Théoden to “Ride out with me” I just wanna go with him, but in my sickened state I am usually only able to give a celebratory fist pump.

Okay, I think I have proven myself a pretty thorough Lord of the Rings fan, so now back to The Hobbit or shall we say the lack of The Hobbit. In case you did not know The Hobbit is kind of a prequel to Lord of The Rings. For the last 3 years there has been wild rumors, speculations, and even some conformation that Peter Jackson was producing The Hobbit. Now when I first heard this news I was totally pumped! I remembered seeing the creepy cartoon Hobbit growing up that actually frightened me and so I thought there should be a replacement.  Who would be better to do it than Peter Jackson?!

Just incase you too have blocked out The Hobbit cartoon here is a little reminder:

 

The making of The Hobbit movie has been plagued by many issues, with the latest being the director, Guillermo Del Toro, leaving the project. Now the studio is in negotiations with Peter Jackson to direct both installments of the project. My question is, WHY was he not doing it to begin with? Wasn’t he the obvious choice. Nothing personal to this Guillermo Del Toro, I am sure he is great, but come on, Peter Jackson is the JRR Tolkien man! So lets get through these negotiations and get on with it now we need The Hobbit! Lets not have this be like one of those nasty “Verizon’s getting the IPhone” rumors, which I no longer believe by the way and it never happens. I wanna believe that we will one day soon see The Hobbit. You can do it Peter Jackson!

Until then I am off to watch Two Towers again . . .

Here We are 3 Years Later ♥

Yesterday Nick and I celebrated our 3rd Wedding Anniversary :) How sweet it is to be married to your best friend. I think I wrote this exact same thing last year in our 2nd Anniversary blog but  here it is again . . .It is hard to believe we have been married for 3 years time has flown by!

Keeping with the tradition we started on our wedding day Nick and I had Zaxby’s for dinner and it was FABULOUS (as always). Then we rented Sherlock Holmes on Blueray and had a nice evening at home. Nick got me a an awesome anniversary gift this year, are you ready for this . . . .

A FIRE PIT!!!!

Now I know some of you are thinking “Where’s the expensive jewelry?” Well, let me just tell you I am and ohhh so excited about my fire pit, and I have been talking about wanting one for MONTHS! I wanted to be able to roast marshmallows and have fun outdoor parties. Still need a nice deck for those parties, but hey we are one step closer!

Here are some pictures of my excitement just incase you don’t believe me . . .

Thanks to my wonderful hubby for my AWESOME fire pit! You get the first s’more!!!

I got Nick a well deserved and much needed new man bag  back pack for work.

 

He wears it well, don’t ya think?

More than the gifts I love to think back on our wedding day on our anniversary and how far we have come . . .

Our Wedding Day- June 23, 2007

 

1st Anniversary- June 23, 2008

2nd Anniversary- June 23, 2009

3rd Anniversary- June 23, 2010

A little older and a little chubbier, but still as happy as we were on our wedding day and still so much in love. AND that is what matters most!

So Here’s to 3 years and MANY, MANY, MANY more to come!!!

I LOVE YOU NICK OAKS!

You Know You Are Getting Old When . . .

it takes you 4 days to recover from being up all night.

Okay, so I am a little behind on posting a blog mostly due to sleep deprivation.  This past weekend I participated in 2010 Relay for Life in Sullivan County.  Relay events happen all over the country in support of the American Cancer Society. If you are not familiar with Relay for Life the idea is to have a walker on the track during the entire duration of the event. The Sullivan County Relay for Life was held at Bristol Motor Speedway(Not actually in the speedway but in the Hospitality Village area) with a soft opening at 12pm on Saturday and ended at 6am on Sunday morning. So in order to get the entire Relay experience I stayed up all night.

Now I should tell you I consider myself a veteran at staying up all night. When I was much younger I was always the last one asleep at the slumber parties. My parents would always come to pick up the next day after a sleep over and ask me when I went to sleep, and I would usually reply with a 4am  or later. They were never surprised. I have been at many a sleepover and found myself talking out loud to no one because everyone else had gone to sleep. Needless to say the night owl of years past can just not hang anymore. It is just sad when you find something that you just got too old to do. Has that ever happened to any of you all?

Despite my sleep deprivation Relay was tons of fun and I will be right back in there next year sitting up all night! It is totally worth it! Cancer has touched the life of everyone in one way or another and anything I can do to help us get closer to a cure I am always willing to support. I also want to encourage all my friends out in blog land to get involved with Relay. It is a wonderful organization and a great experience.

One of the most moving parts of the event is the Luminary Ceremony held in honor of those that have passed from Cancer or for those who are fighting cancer. My Mom actually purchased two Luminaries and lit them in honor of two special people:

A fuzzy picture but this one is for a very good friend of our family, Barbara Mahoney, who is currently fighting breast cancer.  Barbara is always in my thoughts and prayers and I know she will be a future survivor. Love you Barbara!

This one is for my Mamaw Annie (my Mom’s mom) who passed from cancer in 2001. She was the best Mamaw ever too! I know I will see her again one day in heaven.

I may be getting too old to stay up all night, but I am sure gonna try in order to honor those who are effected by this horrible disease.

We’re only as old as we feel, right?!

Update- Project Geranium

Well, it has been a few weeks so I thought it was time to give you all little update on my Geranium. I am proud to report that the Geranium is most importantly still alive but has actually sprouted out some new blooms and has GROWN! Yay . . .maybe I can take care of plants. I have been watering it regularly and it helps that it is not in a completely covered place and can get some rain waters if I happen to forget :)

Here are a few pictures for you just to prove that the Geranium is alive and well! 

 

 

Okay, so now that this Geranium thing has gone pretty well (so far) I am feeling a crazy  confident about plants in general and would like to think about landscaping outside our house. I don’t know that it will actually happen but I am thinking about it. In the mean time I am  trying to figure out what to do with my hydrangea bush. There has been a hydrangea bush at my house since we moved here and I actually thought when we first moved in it was  dead due to how dried out it looked. The last 2 years we have been here it has actually greened up but it never blooms out big like a normal hydrangea bush. So I am considering taking it out, but I am unsure if I should.  All thoughts and suggestions on this issue would be greatly appreciated!

I still feel I am far from having a green thumb, but at least I am trying (well thinking for the most part)!