An Epic Journey

 I walked downtown this afternoon, to BayWalk Muvico to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.  It's hard to believe how long Harry Potter has been in our lives.  My daughters Mia and Gina were in elementary school when they read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone when it was the only book.  I remember thinking, "who's Harry Potter?" Well, shortly after, I was hooked!  Like them, I eagerly awaited each new book and each new year at Hogwarts.

It's cool to see how the actors have grown and matured as each movie came out.  It was so much fun to read each "year" at Hogwarts and then wait anxiously for the movie to premier.  I'm still amazed that it has been done so well, has gotten so many, young and old, to enjoy reading again, and to keep our interest over a string of many years.

I thought this last chapter was amazingly done for the screen.  Truly an epic!

Good?  Bad?

I hated to see Hogwarts decimated so much after growing darker and darker with each year's passing.

The bad guys . . .

Good to see Neville transform!

Go Neville!

 She has been wanting to do this!

Oh yes . . .

And another journey begins.

Sunshine, Harry Potter and Tulips

It was such a beautiful day that I thought maybe I ought to get out in it! With blanket, water bottle, camera, iPod and Harry Potter 5, I ventured out to Washington Park in Albany. I figured that with a warm week coming up and rain predicted by Friday, maybe the tulips wouldn't look so good for the annual Albany Tulip Festival on Mother's Day weekend.

So I spent about 3 hours soaking up the sun and reading. It took me about three or four tries to get into that 5th book, The Order of the Phoenix, but I did it. I am a little over the half way mark. I want to finish it before the movie comes out this summer, so I bring it with me to the laundramat every time I go. With the nice weather finally here, I'm hoping to read and get some sun at the same time. This is my favorite time of year, not humid yet, and not a lot of bugs.












So.......here is my tulip gallery for 2007! I got carried away!

Look at that rebel!

And, I actually cooked tonight! And I've got leftovers for lunches! My old standby, chicken and peppers in the oven...this time with a raspberry pineapple sauce. YUMMY!