"You serious, Clark?"

Oh Uncle Eddie*

I'm not sure what inspired this post...probably the fact that I'll be visiting my family in Washington soon and we have some obscure movie favorites. TOO many to post but I thought I'd see if anyone else has random movies that are family favorites. 

I KNOW C. Skousen has to have some good ones... :)

Anyway these movies are the source of many inside jokes and quotes in the Stauffer household. If you haven't seen them you are missing out.

I can't wait for this one to be in season...

SO many other greats, but these definitely top the list.

jealous.

   

 

  All my younger sisters are so much prettier than I could ever hope to be. Seriously. How did it work out that they all got striking blue eyes and brown hair, and I got brown eyes and blonde hair?? 

Anyway it just so happens that Megan looks SO MUCH like Alexis Bledel.  This isn't the best pic comparison but Matt brought it to my attention again tonight and I had to prove it. I keep telling him how excited I am to have Megan at BYU this Fall!!! AAHHHH!! It's only weeks away Meg! 

Justification.

As reported on  http://www.idfa.org. . . 

JULY IS NATIONAL ICE CREAM MONTH

"In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by a full 90% of the nation's population. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with "appropriate ceremonies and activities."

*I am choosing to celebrate for the rest of the month, just to make President Reagan proud. 

First up on my list of celebrations...

stray-rod

Janice brought this photo to my attention.

It really needs no caption, it's just flat out awesome.

"Okay I'll be quiet"... "And I'll be peace."

So pretty much all I want to do for this post is quote 'What About Bob' but instead I will just say that if your childhood was so depraved that it did not include this movie, do yourself a favor and watch it.

Matt and I had a great time at Winnipesaukee. We went to an area called Weirs Beach that actually was a sandy beach that lead into the lake. Perfect weather. Perfect company. And then that night...we saw The Dark Knight for the second time in two days. Wow.

Halfway through our enjoyable stay at the beach  THIS crowd showed up for a

baptism of some sort?! The three men were wearing oversized white t's and wooden 

crosses and the crowd on the shore sang hymns for over 20 minutes. I'm still confused. No one was submerged although the water temp. was quite pleasant. 

"The Hobo Train." Behind me, "Lou's Party Caboose."

I can't believe we only have 3 weeks left, I am loving the East and will be sad to leave. Until then we'll just keep running around like carefree kids. Still got a few more sight's on our "places to visit" list.

Worth it.

Matt's Review:

"I loved it, thought Heath Ledger was amazing and I plan on seeing it again soon. Still determining if it's a favorite."

We are both very tired today but I say it was definitely worth it. Now Matt says we are going to see it again  Saturday night, this time in the IMAX.  I'm up for it.

Saturday afternoon will be spent at Weirs Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee. 

I'm rather excited to go A.) because I love spending sunny days near the water and 

B.)  because of this movie...

"Dr. Marvin I'm SAILING!"

"Mrs. M, this corn is simply scrumptious. Is it handshucked?" 

CLASSIC!

"Holy haberdashery Batman!"

When the clock strikes twelve we will be in our seats and ready for what everyone is telling me is an AMAZING movie. Nevermind the fact that when it ends TWO and a HALF hours later at around 2:45, I will still have to get up at 5:30 to drive Matt to his carpool and he will still have to work a full day in Boston. 

 I love old-school Batman. The classic series on Nick-at-Nite, the 90's cartoons, and the Keaton-era (val kilmer--decent. clooney-- not so much.) 

 Shout out to my sister Megan who LOVED the Batman Cartoons and 

 now LOVES Christian Bale. 

Oh if only she was of age when THIS movie was popular...

The Joy of July

I love the 4th of July. My favorite holidays in order are July 4th, Halloween, Christmas. 

Strange? True.

 The 4th of July takes the cake. It's hot outside, people are barbecuing, splashing in pools, watching parades, making homemade ice cream, socializing, setting off fireworks, and just loving life in the summertime. 

Matt and I made the trip to Boston Friday afternoon so that we could be in town for the famous Boston Pops Concert and fireworks.  

AND since we didn't want to get stuck in traffic for 4 hours after the show, we stayed at the lovely, historic (and slightly creepy) Eliot Hotel right on Commonwealth.

We then took off and walked all around Boston, sightseeing and people watching.

This is where the Boston Massacre happened. 

Now there is a subway station on the main floor.

   Street performers at Faneuil Hall.

View of the Charles river from the Boston Harbor

Over 500,000 people were in attendance. Definitely not fun for anyone with claustrophobia.

The Boston Pops & Rascal Flatts performed

My favorite part of the 4th.

The end of a wonderful day.

We had SO much fun and I am just loving NH and Boston more and more  each day.  

I love that Matt can turn any day into an adventure, and we have many more to come.