Summer Movies

This summer Dallen and I did what we rarely ever do: pay full price to watch a movie in a first-run theater. I can count the times on one hand that we did that in the three years of marriage. First time was Les Miserables, second was Catching Fire, third was Inside Out, and fourth was Minions. The last two movies are the ones we watched this summer.

Out of those last two movies I liked Inside Out more. Super cute movie and it made me wish that was how emotions actually worked. Oh well. Haha. It's one that we would probably buy for our future kids to see. Definitely a must see.

Minions also wasn't bad. I didn't know quite what to expect from the movie. Originally, I thought the movies would be a continuation of what happens after Despicable Me 2, but once the trailers came out it was the exact opposite. Essentially, it was a history of the minions before Gru. Don't worry Gru does make an appearance, but he's definitely not the focus. If I remember right none of the girls Gru adopted are in the movie. It had some cute and funny parts. If you like stupid humor then this is a movie to see.

As for movies I want to see within the next year, there are a few. The Peanuts Movie is one. I think it would be especially fun to see it with my mom because she loves The Peanuts. My family's dog, Droopy, reminds her of Snoopy. Finding Dory is another (I'd share the trailer but it seems that there isn't one yet...). I loved Finding Nemo and feel bad that my siblings and I didn't take better care of the DVD. Dory was one of my favorite characters from the movie. She is just so funny. For awhile I wanted to have my own Finding Nemo aquarium. I thought it would be so cool. Salt water tanks are more high maintenance than fresh water, so Dallen and I got ourselves a goldfish instead. The one I'm looking most forward to is The Secret Life of Pets. Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE animals! I volunteer at a rescue and shelter and have a couple of my own pets (that should give you a rough idea of my love for animals). I think this movie looks so hilarious and has me curious of what Little Fishy and Buttercup are up to when we're not home. Sometimes I'll tell them not to throw any crazy parties. ;P

Because I'm looking forward to this movie so much I feel it deserves to be embedded into this post. Enjoy!

Where Did Summer Go?

It's crazy how fast time can go. It's been nearly 3 months since my last post. Since my last post, Dallen and I adopted a dog from the rescue we volunteered for. We fostered her for a couple weeks before deciding to make her part of our family. She is super cute! We were originally told she was a Chug (chihuahua pug), but when we took her to the vet for an orthopedic exam, the vet believed she has dachshund in her because of her bone structure. Now I call her a Chugshund. Her name was originally Tipsee, but we changed it to Buttercup, as in Princess Buttercup from The Princess Bride. She learned her new name very quickly. I think she likes it better than her old name.

Here she is!

Can you see the resemblance?

Because we adopted her it means that we can no longer foster anymore pets due to having to pay extra money to have more than one pet in the apartment. No worries, though, because someday when we'll get our own house we'll foster as many animals as we like without having to pay extra money. :)

Over the summer Dallen and I took a day trip to Arches National Park. It was a lot of fun! We didn't do any extensive hiking because it was already getting late when we got there, but it sure was cool (the only lame part is that they didn't have any mugs with my name on it--or any names for that matter). I took a whole bunch of photos that I still need to upload to my computer and put into a scrapbook before the end of September. We were originally going to try and hit up all the national parks in Utah, but that didn't happen. Partly because they are not very pet friendly and because other plans come up. We do have a goal though to travel to all of the national parks in the US, starting with the rest in Utah.

My mom came to visit for a few days last month and it was nice having her around. We mainly just chilled at the house, went to visit the animal rescue that Dallen and I volunteered and fostered for, we went out to eat, and attended the temple. 

This week Dallen's parents will be visiting, so I'm looking forward to time with them as well. I'm not sure of all that we'll do, but that's okay. :)

It's crazy to believe that school is starting at the end of the month and that summer has basically come and gone. I look forward to learning new things and finishing my final semester (that's right Fall is my LAST semester of college! CRAZY!). Plus, school will keep me from Netflix-binging. :P

We'll see if I'll post again before school starts...I'm looking to do one post on a couple movies Dallen and I watched over the summer, as well as movies that I'm looking forward to seeing this upcoming year.