11/11/11

Happy 11/11/11 Friends!

Let's go over some eventful and dare I say monumental happenings of this historic day!

1. H&M. In Fashion Place Mall. It's....in Utah!! While I really REALLY wanted to be there today, I didn't get to go. And I am kind of glad I didn't. I heard that over 1,000 people waited in line, just to get into the store. No thanks!

2.DVD release date! Attention! Harry Potter Part 2, the final DVD to be released is out. Exciting and sad all at the same time. It was on sale at Target for $13 galleons (hehehe), and it is now proudly part of my own DVD collection.

3. There is no one cuter and more angelic than David Archuleta. Combine him with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and you have heaven on earth. My siblings and I are were lucky enough to get tickets to see him perform with the choir last year. I believe and hope that heaven sounds like it did the night of that concert. We now have the CD playing continuously at home. We love you David!

4. Craft night with the girls. I love craft night. Mom made lasaugna, Grandma and Lisa came and we all crafted away. I can't wait to show you the garland I made!

5. OMB (oh my bieber). It's Justin! As an oh my freak adorable animated character. If you haven't seen the music video, you need to. Now. It will make you a "belieber".

Yes, I do think this day was indeed a historic one. 

Have You Seen This Wizard?

 

Today marks the end of a generation and a happy closing to a fantastic time of my childhood. The movie was beyond excellent. Where it was appropriate, I cheered,  when my heart ached, I cried. It was a fantastically bittersweet ending to the movies I have for so long anticipated and enjoyed.

 When I was 8 years old, I happened across a book at my elementary's school book fair. I disregarded the books on Princesses and American girls and instead, chose a paperback copy with a picture of a boy flying on broomstick as the front cover. Little did I know that this inconspicuous book would one day be the phenomenon it is. Throughout my childhood I read and re-read Harry Potter. I was there during Harry's first quidditch match, when he gauged Tom Riddle's diary with a basilisk fang, when he traveled back in time to save his godfather,when he became the tri-wizard champion, when he trusted no one, when the wizarding world around him seemed to be falling part, and in the end Harry, I was there as Voldemort was defeated. To the world of magic that was created for both the old and the young, I thank you Harry Potter. Here, is to a job well done!