A Great Family Comedy

I know it is Memorial Day Weekend and you may be looking for the right movie to watch that you can take the whole family. Look on further than the movie Blended starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Adam Sandler plays a widowed husband taking care of three daughters, while Drew Barrymore is a divorcee taking care of two boys. The two end up sharing a blended family vacation in South Africa for their children's spring break. The vacation was meant for Adam Sandler character's boss and his family. Even though many critics think this movie is crappy, I loved this movie!

I fell in love with the location of this movie, which is in Africa. All the negativity and disgrace Africa gets in the media, it was exhilarating to see a positive viewpoint of Africa. Secondly, I enjoyed seeing the luxurious and serene sites in Africa. Thirdly, I loved how the audience was able to relish on African culture values on family. The values on family are: sense of community, sense of good human relations, sense of sacredness of life, sense of hospitality, sense of sacred and religion, sense of time, sense of respect  for authority and elders, and sense of language & proverbs. We, as Americans, have gotten so far off track when it comes to our families. We seem to be for ourselves and not for what will benefit for the family as a whole.

This film had me laughing from beginning to end. It made me see, it takes a community to raise a child and no one person can do it by himself/herself. It is okay to ask for help when you see someone has a trait that you are lacking. We, as a family, should communicate and not assume everyone is doing well. We also need to be there for the people in our families. We, as human beings, should be able to explore who we are as people and should not be afraid to talk about issues we are having with, like wanting to have sex or going through puberty. We should respect all religions and gain a deeper bond with our God every day. We should be more loving to people who need more love and help than we do at that moment. We should let nature take its course and not try to stop what will be. Lastly, we have to watch what we say to people and always be respectful and honorable to our elders.

The movie Blended is a great movie you can take the whole family to see. Your kids will definitely laugh and want to imitate the jokes from the movie. This movie gives a viewpoint of the 65% of American blended families and how they are growing daily. We need to get back to loving our families more! Blended also made me want to call my travel agent to book me an African Safari Family Vacation. All the actors in this movie did a great job. Go and buy your ticket now!

I give this movie:

New Year!

Hi everyone. I know it has been 3 months since I have written a blog, but I'm still here! Its a new year and last year was pretty rough for me. I had never seen so many people I knew die last year. I started getting depressed because I felt, if I die, would it be too soon? Would I have impacted people's lives? Will I have done much that God would be satisfied? I just learned that life is so precious and we need to learn to appreciate the people here on earth that are around us and know.

Now that 2011 has begun, it was a rough start. I had to go and take care of family and it had tested my patience. The lessons I have learned from this experience are:
(1) If someone is willing to help you, take the help and learn how to trust.
(2) Make sure I have lived life to the fullest because regrets can make you a cranky & nasty person.
(3) Lastly, everyone in your family is valuable and try to learn about them because you can't go anywhere in life until you know your history.

So, I'm still single and the weirdest thing has happened to me. 2 guys that I have had a relationship in the past have tried to get back with me. Its like they had an epiphany because they say they knew I was a good girl and now they want to be with me. WTF? So, one of them is pissed at me because I don't call him. He told me that he's not the boyfriend type and he kept calling me at 4am. So I told him please stop calling me because I'm not a booty call. Lastly, when my grandma past this idiot texted me on the day of the funeral and asked me what I was doing. I told him I was at my grandma's funeral, all he said was ok. We buried her last April and I didn't hear from until August. So, you know that relationship is done.The second guy is something else. I went out with him in college and he cheated on me with a girl. Now they have 2 kids and he wants me back. What do you think?


Now I have begun a new lifestyle change for the new year. I'm going on a cruise for my 30th in November and I want to look good. So, last week in Charlotte when we were all were stuck in the house for a few days, may not have been the best time for me to start this change. But in reality I think it was a good thing. It was a test to see if I was going to eat fruit instead of eating what I really wanted was the chips and the ice cream. I have to keep the focus though.

So, now I'm hoping all the craziness is behind me and my 29th year is not going to be filled with drama. Thanks for letting me share with you.