Monday movie review and Brantley;

Yesterday I was able to get Chance off his ship. Thankfully his captain gave in and let them have the day off because back to back underways are no fun. We had a mother's day breakfast at our local pancake house and headed home so baby puppy could see his daddy. He was so ecstatic!

Our neighbors had also invited us over. This was something new for us. We've lived here almost 6 months and have met no one. It was actually by chance we met these people. Chance and the guy happened to be on the ship together for a little while and that started up a conversation between his wife and me. We ended up heading over and having tacos for lunch. We stayed over there way longer then I thought we would but I'm definitely not complaining. Coincidentally she is pregnant with a little boy due 10 days after me. Makes life easier when your friends have kids or are pregnant (if you are in the same situation that is).

We ended the night with going to see The Avengers. I keep hearing everyone say it is the BEST movie they have ever seen. I believe that is an overstatement. Don't get me wrong it was a reallllly good movie. I loved iron man and all the action but there are better movies. If you like action packed movies or happened to watch any of the cartoons when you were smaller/read the comics then I definitely suggest you see it. It's worth the two and a half hours.

This morning when I woke Chance up Brantley finally got the hiccups. I could barely feel the rhythmic beats but it was definitely him. My neighbor can feel her baby very good and see him move constantly. I hardly ever see Brantley move, Chance can only sometimes feel him, and he barely moves so I'm beginning to think I have an anterior placenta (it's in the front instead of the back). I'm going to mention it to my doctor and see what she thinks.

Today starts another week long underway for us :( so not excited and to top it all off I woke up early to make it to a WIC appointment only to get denied because we make literally $40 over the limit. So stupid.

Movie reviews;

This past weekend Chance and I actually got the time to do a few things on our own. Friday night we spent hours attempting to pick out a movie that sounded good to us.

We ended up choosing Red Tails. I really did enjoy this movie even if many girls think it is geared towards guys. I for one am obsessed with history and WWII and this had plenty of both. It has a terrific story line as to how the Negros began the war and how they struggled to pull ahead and fight for their country. The story line was very easy to follow and with all the shooting and action it holds a man attentions while throwing a love story in there for the ladies. over-all i give this story 4.5 out of 5 stars. I wasn't fond of the ended but the rest was a hit with me.

Last night Chance surpised me with renting Real Steel. I wasn't to happy that he had went out and rented a guys movie but I was open to the option. Thankfully I was because I thought this movie was a hit. At times it left me wanting to tear up with the story of a man who hadn't seen his child since he was born 11 years earlier. The main plot of the story was to give a fighting chance to a little boy who had never known his father. In the end their robot ended up becoming the "People's Choice" and nearly beating the world champion despite the fact that it was a surprising amount smaller. This movie gives a very good moral story and i would give it 4 out of 5 stars.