Mom Life with Adrienne

We started off out day by having a light lunch at McAlister's Deli. This is our go to lunch spot when we get together. Their menu has so many delicious and healthy options to choose from, it is affordable, and there is something we each will eat. (See why Heather and I are friends, she likes Disney too even though it is really only Star Wars)

After lunch we wondered around the mall, hit up the Disney store then made our way to the theater. (Yes Heather is pregnant not just being weird and holding her stomach.)

No movie at the theater would be complete without movie theater popcorn. It is always better than anything you can make at home. (We won't mention how many calories it is)

We saw 50 Shades Freed. We talked about going to see it when it came out a year ago when we watched the last movie. In November we planned a date to go see the movie. We had to wait until this past Tuesday to come up with a time since the theater took forever to release show times.

Quick Review:

It was a good movie. Plot line kept you going, not something you will want to watch a million times and not too many sex scenes. If it wasn't for reading the books and seeing the first two movies I wouldn't have had any desire to see this movie. If you compare the book to the movie you are going to be very very disappointing. Without giving anything away there were a lot of key words, scenes, people, and sub-stories not included in the movie as well as some parts out of order. I know this is a given with any movie that was originally a book, but still a big disappointment. 

I am joining in a new link party. Movie Club Monday hosted by Little Dove Blog. Once a month she has a link up for different movie genre inspired post. This month is all about Romantic Comedies. 

I am one of those girls who loves watching romance movies. I have an obsession with Hallmark movies and could watch them 24/7. I can't just pick one favorite. Here are 10 of my top romantic comedies. There are so many more I do love though. In random order:

~ONE~

Hitch

~TWO~

Failure to Launch

~THREE~

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

~FOUR~

The Ugly Truth

~FIVE~

A Walk to Remember

~SIX~

27 Dresses

~SEVEN~

Wedding Crashers

~EIGHT~

Sweet Home Alabama

~NINE~

10 Things I Hate About You

~TEN~

The Holiday

What are your favorite romantic comedies?

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Every year I hear and see the commericals for Disney on Ice and say we are going to take Aubriella to go see it. Every year it comes and goes and I never end up buying tickets. This year I decided we needed an outing. The weather was freezing, we couldn't do anything outside, and cabin fever was kicking in. This past Saturday morning we bought tickets to see Disney on Ice for Sunday afternoon. It was the best decision and so much fun.

This years Disney on Ice show was Dare to Dream with songs and numbers from 5 of the Disney Princesses. With special guest appearance from Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald. I would not recommend this years show to kids who aren't into princesses. 

We had great seats, but I really feel like there isn't a bad seat at all. The performance is all over the ice so everyone can see. 

Before someone says it NO we did not take Austin with us. (Memaw happily watched him) As his mother I knew he wouldn't sit for 2 hours to watch the show, he is only 2. I would have been a nervous wreck of him falling down all the stairs or kicking the person in front of us. Sometimes we need to do stuff just the 3 of us, especially when it deals with Princesses. 

The show was 2 hours long, with a 20 minute intermission in the middle. During intermission Ella got to choose either cotton candy ($15), light up wand ($25-$35), or a snow cone cup with spoon ($12-$16) (prices may vary based on location). She choose the Cinderella snow cone cup with an Olaf spoon. It actually had a lot of snow cone in it and we didn't finish it all. I was happy with her choice since she can use the cup again at home. 

The 5 movies featured were Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Frozen, and Moana. My favorite number was from Rapunzel. Without giving it away, I was just in awe of what these ice skaters could go while "hanging from hair". I also was impressed they had the Maximus, the horse on ice skates. I can't imagine being the person who was the back half of the horse and skating bent over and doing tricks. It was no surprise that Ella's favorite number was Frozen. 

Overall it was really a cute, fun show to watch. Even Brian enjoyed it. It was worth the money we spent on our seats. Ella was happy and wants to see it again next year, and wants to go back to Disney World again this year. 

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I have got lost from the blogging world for a little while. I am working on getting more organized again and getting back into it. This is a little bit late, but better late than never.

The weekend Beauty and the Beast came out in the theater, Aubriella and I planned our Mother Daughter date to go see it. I took off the Saturday, found a sitter for Austin and planned a fun filled day. Now I have to admit her father did take her to see the movie the day before, but she was still excited to see the movie with me. 

Our first stop on the way to the movies was to the Dollar Tree. Ella wanted candy. This momma is not rich and can't see spending $5 on a small box of candy that I can get somewhere else for $1. SHHHH keep it our little secret. We did end up buying a medium drink at the theater that cost us over $6. Ella got to pick what she wanted and decided on Orange Fanta. That was after telling her today treat day and she was allowed to drink pop. In our house you will never find pop unless someone is sick or we just had a party and have left overs. Ella didn't want any popcorn, and I didn't want to eat it all by myself so we didn't get any. 

We are lucky to have both a couple of Regal Theaters and an AMC close by. We really like taking Ella to the AMC theaters since they have the reclining sofas and lots of room for her to move around. At our AMC theater you also have to pre-purchase the tickets and pick your seats. I went on Thursday afternoon to get our seats. I had originally wanted the 1:15pm showing, but they were already sold out so we went with the 10:15am showing. 

Someone was a little impatient for the movie to start, so we played on my phone while we waited. Out of all the previews for movies she didn't see any that interest her. 

There bathroom had an awesome selfie mirror, Couldn't walk by without taking a shot and showing you my Disney Princess Purse I got while in Disney World. I took Ella to the bathroom before the movie started, then she had to go again right in the beginning, then she had to go when we left. The joys of having a little girl 

I love that the AMC theaters make it easy to find your way back to your seat. They have the row letter written in the carpet huge so you can't miss it. 

Its getting read to start.

I just love the Rose.

Time for my little review. We both loved the movie. Even 3 weeks later Ella is still talking about it and asking when it will be out so we can watch it at home. I will admit I got teary eyed towards the end. I think they did a great job casting Belle and the Beast. However I was not a fan of who they casted for Gaston. I thought he was to old looking and didn't have enough real muscle. As a huge Disney fan I know the extensive casting they do for Disney World for Gaston and I think they feel a little short in the movie.

Overall we loved the movie and can't wait for it to come out on DVD. 

After the movie I talked Ella into going out to lunch. She just wanted to go to MeMaw's and play. I told her no, it was mother daughter day we would go over there in a little bit. We ended up stopping at a local restaurant Stonehouse Grill in Westlake. We go out to eat here pretty often. They are known for having amazing pizza. My go to however is there Tomato Bisque and Grilled Cheese. I make two meals out of it. I use to never like Tomato Soup of any kind, until I had theirs. I have been in love ever since. It has so much flavor and a little kick. 

Ella decided to go with Mac and Cheese and oranges, Not surprising. I love that they have food my kids will eat. 

After lunch Ella was very persistant that she didn't want to go anywhere else. I have originally planned on going to the mall, taking her to the Disney Store. No she wanted nothing to do with it. I did convince her to want to look at fish at the Pet Store on the way to MeMaw's. This girl and her fish.