House M.D.

So I finally saw the House season premiere and I loved it! It had everything great entertainment needs. I even got emotional with it. The whole episode transformed the character of House and I was so entranced by it. He had his normal quirks and deceptive strategies, but his heart was changing and it showed. He was no longer a miserable jerk with leg pain on vicadin, he was a man trying to overcome his weakness and find happiness. It's awesome how there is still great TV on these days. It seems like all television series aren't family oriented, but House is one show I love to watch, especially with my family :)

As House would say, "It's never Lupus" :)

Trilingual

So I have a really good friend who actually was my freshman math teacher in high school! We have kept in touch ever since and she has become an important part of my life. She has a 3 year old and a brand new baby and their whole family is absolutely adorable! She has a Persian background and because of this, she teaches her daughter Farsi. However, this is not the only language she is teaching her. There is also French and English. I have spent a lot of time with that family and I always find Iman reading talking books and listening to musical tapes that teach her these different languages. She hears the words spoken from the book and then reads them herself as she flips the pages. On the musical tape, she learns songs in French and can sing them back with the translation (Her parents mostly teach her Farsi). It's amazing to me how such simple sources of media can be such an effective tool for a 3 year old! She is extremely smart already and her parents have been great influences on her. Iman is on her way to having a trilingual life. If only all of us could take advantage of the media the way this family has :)

Sunday Night Movies

So my family has developed this tradition over the years of watching movies on Sunday nights together. It kinda just happened every week or so and then it became something we wanted to do regularly. We typically watch new releases, classics, and our family favorites. We have popcorn, soda, M & M's, and my personal favorite chocolate raisins. It's probably the best day of the week for me. Being at school away from my family, I miss Sunday movie nights so much. It's not ever about what movie I'm watching though, it's all about the experience of being there with my family. We got to laugh all the time and quote lines and bond in a totally different way. The point is, it was the rare day in the week where our whole family got to be TOGETHER. I cannot wait to continue this tradition one day with my family! :)

...PSYCH you out in the end!

Okay so my family and I love the show Psych on USA Network cuz it's HILARIOUS! And I watched an episode from this season recently and I think I have a new all time favorite TV quote:

(Talking to Gus...)

"You're wrong! Wrong wrong wrong. Wrong wrong wrong. Finger guns. Pow! Wrong pow! Wrong in your weenie! Pow!"

Hahahaha makes my sister and I crack up every single time! :) Gotta love Shawn Spencer!

Dear Elder

I just wanna say thank goodness for email and postal services! I have both a brother and a boyfriend on a mission right now and I don't know what I would do if I didn't have the ability to communicate with them. Snail mail takes forever, but it's still fun to do things the old ways sometimes. Technology has come so far in just the past few years and email has become so efficient that talking to people is so easy! You can chat online, send pictures, and even keep an updated status. So whenever I just wanna say "I love you" to those around the world, I can with the click of a button :) Gotta appreciate the media!

Up, Up, and Away

So this last weekend I went and saw the movie Up with my roommates and I loved it! I'm a sucker for dollar movies because even when they sound ridiculous, most of them turn out to be decent movies and worth the money. I hadn't really heard much about it, but it had everything that a great movie needs. It was romantic, hilarious in so many different parts, adventurous, a little bit sad, clean, and quite imaginative. I recommended it to all my friends and family and I quote it all the time! I love a good movie and the entertainment it brings. I have to admit, the movies I like the most are the ones that make me laugh out loud and this for sure is one of them! :)