Gold hoarding Dragon, Dwarves, Elves, a Hobbit and a Wizard *No spoilers

You probably guessed from my title post I went to go see the movie, The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug this weekend. Once we finally finished watching 25 previews before the movie, the beginning pretty much started right from where it ended in the first movie. (Don't worry I'm not going to spoil anything). I just wanted to state, my overall opinion of the movie. First of all, I don't understand why there are three movies for The Hobbit. Clearly this is a way for the movie producers to make more money. I mean, the actual book wasn't even that long of a story. I feel like they are really stretching the whole production. My other opinion is, I wish they could've done a better job of the soundtrack. Although there was some excitement, the soundtrack was much better in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I feel like Peter Jackson has gotten lazy and wanted a quick billion dollars. I can't wait til the conclusion to put an end to this trilogy. It was disappointing, but extreme fans may disagree, so they don't have to take my word for it. The positives were: The acting was fine, you get to learn more about the history between the elves and the dwarves, and some new characters show up, and the dragon was pretty spectacular. The negative: All in all, the directors could've finished the movies in just two movies, because I doubt there is enough material to cover three hours for a third movie. One more thing, families with small children ages 4-6, it might be a little too scary for them. The spiders in it were pretty creepy, so was the necromancer, and the appearance of the orcs might give little kids nightmares. Also the lame love story that is not in the book makes no sense at all. I hate when directors change the actual story to 'Hollywoodize' it. I give the movie a C-.

Life, School and Faith

It has been ages since I've written, okay, not ages per say, but at least a few years. In those few years many things have happened, my beautiful daughter is now double digits([that's right; she's 10 years old] I can't believe how fast time has flown), my husband has a new job closer to our house ( much better on my nerves) and I have finally returned to school. The last thing I am the most proud of and happy about, because I really enjoy school and I took a hiatus from it to raise my beautiful daughter (which I feel blessed that I could). On the subject of school; I forgot how much work it involved. Staying up late, staying caffeinated, writing papers, reading awesome books,cramming for quizzes and exams and stretching my mind on subjects that are beyond me (i.e. Algebra). I mostly love it, albeit the challenge of balancing everyday routines, I still haven't figured that out and if anyone wants to give me pointers- I'm open to them. With that said, I'm happy that finals are next week, then Christmas break and then I have 3 weeks til the next semester begins. I'm going to a Technical College to transfer to the U-W and I have a feeling the Technical College has easier workload and of course class sizes are smaller than the U-W. That's okay, I know what I'm getting into, I wanted to be a teacher, so my plan is to transfer to the U-W in 2 years. As life progresses, I'm just enjoying being in my early 30's living with my family in a nice community and going to school. I have a lot to be thankful for and as a woman of faith, I thank God everyday for the blessings he has provided me.