The Company Men

This movie is about the corporate job world and America's downsizing economy.  It follows three men (Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, and Tommy Lee Jones) who all have a big-wig corporate job and all get fired when the company downsizes.  It shows their struggle to maintain their lifestyle and how they are unable to find work.  This movie is fairly sad but I really enjoyed it.  It really puts things into perspective and shows how people can really live beyond their means.  I would say this is a renter and an enjoyable movie.

Bridesmaids

All the descriptions and reviews about this movie were not accurate.  I had heard that this movie was hilarious and that it was like The Hangover but for woman.  Well, I completely disagree.  I thought this movie was good but nothing like The Hangover.  It actually wasn't even that funny.  I definitely walked into this movie thinking that I would probably end up buying it when it came out on DVD.  Well, I was wrong.  I am glad I saw it but I definitely won't be buying it.  Actually, the more I think about it the more I realize that I am kind of disappointed.  I guess my expectations were a little too high.  I honestly thought the movie Just Go With It was a lot funnier.  Overall, I think this is a renter.  

On a different note, Wynnsong has a great movie deal that I must share with everyone.  Any movie that you go to between 4 and 5:30 is only $5.  This includes new releases and applies everyday.  I was very excited/shocked when I went to get my ticket and it was only $5.  I will definitely start going to this theater more often between 4 and 5:30.   

Breaking Bad

This is a great TV show.  It is about a high school chemistry teacher who finds out he has terminal lung cancer.  He is in his late forties, his wife is pregnant, and his son has cerebral palsy.  After doing a ride along with his brother-in-law who is a DEA agent, he realizes that there is a lot of money in making methamphetamine.  So, Walter White (the main character), hooks up with one of his old students and starts making meth to earn enough money so that he can leave his family well off when he dies.  The show is very entertaining and definitely worth watching.  There have been 3 seasons and season 4 is about to start in July.  I would honestly say that his show is as good as Sons of Anarchy.  Definitely check it out.  It comes on AMC.

The Roommate

This movie was pretty stupid.  I will admit that I was pretty excited about this movie because it looked like a scary thriller but it was predictable and dumb.  It is about a girl that starts college and ends up with a psycho roommate who tries to become her.  It reminded me of the movie Swim Fan which was also predictable.  I will say that I thought Swim Fan was actually better than this movie.  If you are bored and have nothing else to watch that is the only time I would recommend this movie.  Really though, don't waste your time!

Something Borrowed

This was a really cute movie.  It is not your typical chick flick.  This movie is about two best friends and how one of them is in love with the other ones fiance.  Throughout the movie you see flashbacks about how everything came about.  I thought the movie was entertaining and worth seeing.  I am pretty sure that your husband/boyfriend won't like this movie so don't take him to see it.  Go with a girlfriend.  On a fun note, if you do go see the movie look at the book the girl is reading when Rachel and Marcus are sitting in the park! :)  I will say that after watching the movie I do want to read the book.

The Patterson Garden

For those of you that don't know, gardening is something I truly enjoy.  I was super excited about planting vegetables this year.  Last year our garden was fairly small (3 tomato plants and 2 pepper plants).  This year, Tim requested that we have more peppers and do a salsa garden.  I planted three different types of tomatoes:  Big Beefy, Golden Boy, and Mr. Stripy.  Big Beefy is variety that produces a large, beefy tomato.  Golden Boy is a yellow tomato plant.  Yellow tomatoes are my favorite because they are less acidic than red tomatoes.  Mr. Stripy is a yellow/red tomato and produces a very meaty and juicy tomato.  For peppers, we planted 2 jalapenos, 1 hot banana, 2 cayennes, 3 habaneros, and 3 sweet bananas.  We also planted cilantro.  When we first planted the peppers we noticed that something was eating the leaves.  I had sprayed everything with Seven (which is a fruit and veggie spray) but whatever was eating my plants was not affected by this spray.  After doing some research, I realized that we had a slug and snail problem.  I tried some natural remedies: citrus peels and beer but finally I broke down and got some snail bait.  This worked wonders for our peppers and the leaves are finally starting to come back.  As for our cilantro, we totally killed it.  I had never grown an herb before but apparently cilantro does not take full sun.  When your cilantro plant starts growing straight up and blooms flowers, this is not a good sign.  I have since learned that cilantro only takes morning or afternoon sun.

Here are some things that I have learned from gardening this year:
1.  The potting soil you use really does matter.  Don't buy the stuff from Lowe's or Home Depot.  Go to an actual greenhouse/garden center and pay the extra money to get the good stuff.  If your potting soil looks like mulch then it sucks.
2.  Never pot anything in a clay pot (not even flowers).  Clay pots suck all the water from the plant/the soil and you have to water your flowers daily or more.
3.  Herbs are good to grow in window sills rather than outside.  If your cilantro sprouts flowers--this is a bad sign and your plant is dead.

Below are some pictures of our garden.  It is about a month and a half old and I have only fertilized it once.

The Garden

 The Pepper Plants

 The Tomato Plants

 Tomatoes on the Vine

Gerbera Daisies & Habaneros 

 Sweet Banana Peppers

 Dead Cilantro