Movie Updates

I have gotten to see a few movies since Thanksgiving. There are 2 you HAVE to see:

1. Avatar - a few people I have told were like "Really? It kind of looked weird" The first time I saw the previews, I thought the same thing...I thought it was a weird animated film. It is definitely not. I don't like to hype up movies too much because then they don't meet your expectation, so just go see it thinking, "well, Heather liked, but she likes most movies, so who knows??" Then after you see, we'll chat about this phenomenal movie :) It had ALL the elements of a great movie - a love story, good vs. evil, special effects, humor, creativity. Seriously, one of my very favorite movies in YEARS...and I see a lot of movies!

2. The Blind Side - LOVED this movie too! Sandra Bullock rocks. She did an amazing job. This is such an incredible story. I just bought the book and am half way through it. It is really good too.

Other movies you might want to see...

It's Complicated - we laughed a lot in this movie. Very entertaining

Up In the Air - really like George! Not the typical romantic comedy, so I see why the critics liked it (they hate romantic comedies...weird right?!?) Lots of bad language, so beware!

I Netflixed Romeo & Juliet because somehow Ryan made it through high school, college, med school, residency, and 1/2 of fellowship without ever knowing the story of Romeo & Julie. I think this came up when I dragged him to New Moon and said something like "Stephanie compared New Moon to Romeo & Juliet" and Ry was like "I never had to read R&J...I don't know the story" So anyway, we watched the movie...I obviously new the ending but was still bugged because there is SO many ways they could/should have ended up together, but somehow both end up dead! Hadn't those kids ever heard of eloping!!!!????

I have not see Sherlock Holms yet, but have heard good things. Leap Year is next (Jan 8 :)

That is about all...go see Avatar and the Blind Side and report back!

Dear NYC, Love you, Miss you, Heather

After 3 years, we finally headed back to the city I love! New York City - the best city in the world. We ate and ate and ate, saw Wicked, saw friends, spent a day in the park, and shopped for purses in China Town.

More pics are posted on my facebook page if you're interested. Loading these takes forever on my blog.

Our 4 Year Anniversary

4 years ago this past weekend, Brett brought this gang together for the first time to watch General Conference. And so began our Conference Weekend Tradition (and 5 new best friends)! Of course since then, we have added (well actually Anne has added) 2 new faces.

The weekend included LOTS of snacks!

Watching conference

Taking notes

While others slept

Okay, I took a nap too!

But the main event (besides President Monson's talks of course) is dinner:

Spicy Beef Sandwiches

Pottery Barn Potatoes

Green Beans & Onions

And Chocolate Cake for dessert

Thanks Dave, Anne, Ellie, Hank, & Brett for making the trip to Cincinnati to spend Conference Weekend with Ryan and me. We had a blast! Whose house in April? :) Miss you!

Ellie & Hank

Last weekend we met our friends Anne & Dave and their 2 adorable kids in Columbus. Somehow I only took pictures of the kids (note Ry is included in that!). Sorry Anne & Dave :)

Cincy Tennis

Every year in Cincinnati they hold a tennis tournament that is part of the US Open series. All the big players come. We got to go to a women's quarterfinals on Friday night between Jankovic and Bammer. It was awesome! Bammer actually played Serena Williams the day before and beat her (which was a huge upset)...had Williams won, we would have gotten to see her! Jankovic won and actually won the whole tournament. The men are playing this week. We have tickets to the men's finals too...I am hoping it is between Nadal and Federer.

We got our tickets through Ryan's fellowship..they have a "box" :)

Jankovic - winner of the tournament

Christian the Lion

Check out this video. It will amaze you and make you cry...I LOVE It!

Glee - Mania

Did anyone see the premier to Glee? I thought it was hilarious! I am so excited for this show to start. It's gonna be big! (hopefully:)

Italy & Switzerland

We are back from the land of chocolate and cheese, my favorite diet. We have continued with our whirl wind travel schedule...We arrived home last Thur night at 8:30pm and headed back to the airport parking lot 9 hours later to travel to Spokane (job interview for Ry). We got home from Spokane on Sunday. After a month and a half of moving, traveling, etc. we're looking forward to being home for awhile (at least a week or two until the travel bug hits again:)

Anyway, the trip was fabulous! Hot at times - you know those Europeans, they don't believe in AC. Milan and Lake Como were great - both new places for us. We stayed in Varenna but visited Bellagio...did you know they named that town after a hotel in Vegas (haa haa!) Bellagio was super cute but more touristy than Varenna. It was a beautiful lake, but quite hot! I'd go in May or June next time. Then we went to Cinque Terre, which we have been to before. Loved it again. The towns were darling. Nice cool ocean breeze as well. We also visited Portofino which was fun. Made we wish we had super wealthy friends and arrived on one of the amazing yachts we saw. Truly lifestyles of the rich and famous! Then we took a train to Switzlerland and went back to Muerren, a little town in the Swiss Alps. This is the only place we constently start sentences with "If we moved here..." We think we were meant to be Swiss! This place is a gem. The most beautiful place in the world...well at least in all the places I've seen. 2 fabulous days of hiking and biking, eating chocolate and cheese, and taking lots of amazing pictures. Then we headed to Zurich (with a stop over in the captial - Bern) and flew home.

The Chiefs

Here are a few pictures from the end of the year parties - the 2 pictures where we are casual (on the left side) are from "Chief's Roast"...where the attendings make fun of the chiefs and the chiefs make fun of the attendings (it is also where the wives read "Things we've learned"). The rest of the pictures are from the Chief Banquet which was held last Saturday night at the Hermitage Hotel. They honored the 5 graduating Ortho Residents. I can't believe residency is over. 5 years flew by!!! Parts of residency were really hard, but we loved our time in Nashville and will miss it a ton!!! Shouts our to all our Nashville Peeps!

Cincy House

We landed in Cincinnati on a Monday morning and started unloading (up a LOT of stairs - see blog below!) We unpacked and organized for the next 4 days. I think we did pretty good. Here are some pics of the new place.