Seen It, Heard It, Read It

Seen It

Private Lives of Pippa Lee

This was a movie that Heather had added to our Netflix. It's definitely a chick flick. It's a story of a middle aged woman and her older husband who recently moved into a retirement community. She reflects back on her life and how to got to where she is now. I'm glad Heather suggested it!

Catfish

This movie has been on my list FOREVER! I finally got it from the library on Friday. I knew it was some kind of documentary about social media, but I really had NO IDEA. It's a must-see! I don't want to give anything away but to summarize, as one review said, "Catfish is a riveting story of love, deception and grace within a labyrinth of online intrigue."

The Virgin Suicides

Heather and I had a relaxing weekend and watched a bunch of movies on our Netflix instant queue and this happened to be one of them. It's beautiful and understated, and ultimately heartbreaking as the title suggests.

Ramen Girl

I love this story. It's about a girl abandoned by her boyfriend in Tokyo and ends up finding her calling in a ramen house.

The King’s Speech

I finally got around to watching this last week. I had been disappointed that The Social Network hadn't won the Oscar for Best Picture, but after seeing this I understand why it won. It was inspirational!

Heard It

The Voice

Technically this could fit under "Seen It" but I think it fits here too. Does anyone else love this as much as I do? Move over American Idol! I love that it doesn't bother with the bad, crazy and embarrassing singers. There's some great singers on the show and I can't wait to see what they do. Side note: I was happy and surprised to see Dia from Meg and Dia on last week's episode.

Andrew Belle: The Ladder

You might have seen some of my previous blog posts about Andrew HERE and HERE. I love his music!

The Honeytrees: Cover of Moonriver

Heather shared this with me yesterday. I'm so lucky to have an awesome sister! Aren't they amazing? This video is absolutely gorgeous!

Jayme Dee: Cover of ET by Katy Perry

I must admit that I've been following Jayme Dee on twitter for at least a month [if not longer], but didn't listen to any of her music until yesterday. I'm a horrible person. Brian Wurzell posted this video on his facebook and I was compelled to watch it. If you have a chance you must check out more of her videos on Youtube!

Read It

Kardashian Konfidential

I saw this on the shelf when I was walking through the library the other day. I didn't read it cover to cover, but I did skim through it and enjoyed looking at the pictures. They had some fun stories about growing up and life in the spotlight, beauty and style secrets, wisdom from their late father and lessons learn from their mom about life and business.

Remember by Karen Kingsbury

In my last Seen It, Heard It, Read It post [see here] I mentioned I read the first book in this series. I read the next three books in the series, which are all amazing. I'm waiting for the last one at the library, but right now someone else has it checked out.

Return by Karen Kingsbury

Rejoice by Karen Kingsbury

Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury

While I was waiting for the other book at the library I read this one. It's an amazing story about making amends, forgiveness and redemption. Karen Kingsbury's Life-Changing Fiction trademark is serious business.

Seen It, Heard It, Read It

Seen It

1. Charlie St. Cloud



First of all, Zac Efron is gorgeous. With that said, I had an idea in my mind as to what this movie would be before I actually saw it. It definitely wasn't what I thought it would be. It was more than just boy meets girl, fall in love, blah. It was interesting and unexpected.

2. Lost: Season 6



After being behind since the fourth season, I finally finished watching Lost this week. All I can do is shake my head. I'm not quite sure I understand what happened, but geez, I'm so thankful I'm done. I think I like how it ended, or maybe I like that it's over. It was getting so confusing! I won't say anything else in case there are others out there who haven't finished it yet, except good luck!

3. The Tourist



Every year for Christmas, Santa puts movie vouchers in our stockings. While there are a bunch of movies out that I want to see, nothing I said after "The Tourist" was heard by my padre. He's been asking since he first saw previews when it was going to be out. Needless to say, I really liked it. Angie and her costumes are gorgeous and Johnny is pretty funny. It's one of those, "I need to see that again to make sure I understand what happened" movies.

Heard It

1. Andrew Belle: All Those Pretty Lights EP



Isn't he a cutie?


This baby is short and sweet, with five songs. I was going to tell you I had a favorite song on this cd, but I love them all!

2. Adrien Reju: A Million Hearts



My wonderful friend Janelle gave Heather this cd for Christmas. I knew I was going to love it because Janelle has great taste in everything! Her voice is great and the songs are as well. She almost, maybe, kinda, reminds me of Sara Bareilles, a little bit.

3. Over The Rhine: Drunkard’s Prayer



I got this, um, maybe 4 or 5 years ago, from a friend. He had actually given me three Over The Rhine cds at the time. I've listened to them over and over and absolutely loved them all. This particular one found it's way back to my ears this week. I love every song, but especially I Want You To Be My Love and Born. They're beautiful!

Read It

I've had no time to finish any books this week, although I did buy some and check some out from the library. So instead of reviewing half-read books, these are some fabulous blogs I've been reading a lot lately.

1. The Daybook



The Daybook is one of my new favorite blogs! Sydney is gorgeous and funny! She has a great style and posts fun (and funny) tutorial videos. I LOVED this top bun how-to.

2. What Would A Nerd Wear



WWANW is another great fashion blog. Heather had told me about Tania's blog about a month ago. Then a couple weeks ago, Janelle posted a link on my facebook. If you're not following her blog yet, you need to get on it! She's a grad student on a budget, making the most out of what she's got. I can definitely relate to that.

Music Monday: Andrew Belle

If you haven't checked out Andrew's music yet then get on it! He's pretty awesome and seems like a down-to-earth guy. It was great to see him perform last Wednesday at The Knitting Factory. I knew Tyrone was going to be in town but didn't actually find out until the night before that Andrew was opening for him. It was a wonderful surprise!