The 4th, "Beautiful Creatures," and Upcoming Excitement

So the 4th of July this year was interesting.

Let's back up.

The 3rd, my roommate, Kirby, Liz, our friend Troy, and I all went out (and I wore the green shorts!). And had an amazing time. And TJ and I sang karaoke.

(No, there is no video, but we sang "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" and will be releasing our debut album soon...)

That night, we decided that we should grill out. Outside our apartment there's a little picnic table and side yard, and it's the perfect setup for a cookout.

So this happened:

Chicken Troy marinated and I grilled (I was elected GrillMaster), the world's spiciest guacamole I made, salad, fruit, lots of chips, hot dogs, brats, sauerkraut, potato salad, salsa, and, of course, sweet tea, Coca-Cola, and beer. 

As the night went on, more and more people came. My friend Kayla came down. Our neighbors across the hall came. Some people and their kids from the building next door came. 

And then we made s'mores. Excellent. 

On Friday, we were going to go to Chiwawa, since we have a carb addiction and NEEDED some fries. But then the sky opened up and Kirby and I decided to just order pizza, wear comfy pants, and watch tv. 

1. Domino's pizza: Your pan pizza is so good. Thank you for actually giving me extra hot sauce on my Spicy Hawaiian instead of just saying you did. 

2. Beautiful Creatures (based on this novel) was SO GOOD. Yeah, it's geared towards late teens, so there were some cheesy moments, and some inconsistencies and those "oh, so you solved that that easily OKAY" incidents, but overall, I loved it. 

Here's one reason, Alden Ehrenreich:

Via Wikipedia.

Yeah. I'm in.

So, there's that. I want to eat that kid with a spoon. He's 24, so I guess I could.

I can't say too much about the plot without giving away the twist, which is absolutely heart-wrenching*, but I can say that the acting in this movie, even if it's not usually your kind of thing, makes it worth it. Jeremy Irons is great, Viola Davis, Emmy Rossum, and Emma Thompson make their characters incredibly convincing, and there's even a Margo Martindale cameo! (MAGS! We miss you! - Love, "Justified" fans.)

*I may have been a little biased based on my lust for hottie there, but also because I watched Forrest Gump earlier that day. I literally start crying about 5 minutes in and then start sobbing when he gets to Jenny's apartment, with intermittent sniffles in between, like when Lieutenant Dan tells the girls never to call Forrest stupid. I'm actually crying a little writing this. 

Ahem.

Anyway, there's also some exciting stuff that I'm going to talk about this week, so stay tuned:

-I bought MORE new makeup. I got a sample of Stila concealer and liked it, but needed to shop around. So I've got some comparison. 

-Benefit mascara. Let's discuss.

-Outlander is being made into a TV show. And they just cast Jamie. An Outlander review/recap/general geek out is in the works. 

-I'm going to brunch tomorrow in Overton Square with one of my favorite ladies, Catherine. Boscos review coming soon!