Seen It, Heard It, Read It

Seen It

1. Ocean's Eleven

Last weekend my mom was out of town and so this was Dad's movie choice. It's one of those great old reliable movies. Great cast and a great combo of action and humor.

2. Ocean's Twelve

Of course, you can't watch Ocean's Eleven without watching Ocean's Twelve. For some reason we don't have Ocean's Thirteen, but if we did, it would be on this list.

3. Giuliana & Bill: Season One

After my surgery last Monday I needed something relaxing and easy to watch. I was SO excited when I found out Season One was on instant Netflix! I just wish they had more seasons up! This is one of the top reasons I miss having cable.

4. Hairspray

The parents had a date Friday night, so Heather and I had a relaxing night at home. She was in a musical mood and this is one of her favorites. I love to sing along. It has a fabulous cast and soundtrack!

5. Paper Clips

This was an interesting documentary. For some reason it was in my instant Netflix queue. I think I had been searching for documentaries and thought it sounded interesting. I'm not a fan of how the documentary was put together, but it was a great story. Heather decided that she wants to stop in Whitwell, Tennessee if we roadtrip back across country with Jenny in September.

Heard It

I never know what to say about the music in the "Heard It" section. You kind of just have to listen for yourself.

1. Brooke White: High Hopes & Heartbreak

Check out Brooke's BLOG HERE.

2. Florence and The Machine: Lungs

I love the passion you can hear in this album. It's a unique and gorgeous sound!

3. Justin Bieber: My World 2.0

Baby baby baby ohhhhh

4. Miley Cyrus: Can't Be Tamed

Love this one! It's so fun and you can't beat her cover of Every Rose! Haha

Read It

1. Matt Pipkin's Blog

This guy has an amazing story to share. I've been following him on twitter for a while but recently started reading his blog. He founded a non-profit Committ65 last year and will be attempting to fly an airplane for at least 65 straight days to bring awareness to childhood sexual abuse.

2. Mollie in Seattle

I found Mollie's blog after I started following her on twitter last week. She blogs about a little bit of everything AND she's from Seattle which just makes her even better.

3. Priceless by Nicole Richie

This was one of the ebooks I bought with a Barnes and Noble gift card I got for Christmas. It's a cute story about a rich girl discovering what's most important in life. I love how Nicole integrated fashion into her story. I wish I had half of Charlotte's wardrobe. It was a fast and fun read!

Seen It, Heard It, Read It

I'd like to introduce my new feature, Seen It, Heard It, Read It. I'm not sure how often I'll do this, maybe every other week or so, but I'm really excited about it! These are some things I've seen, heard and read lately. Have you you seen, heard or read any of these too? Any favorites or suggestions?

SEEN IT
With finishing the semester and having friends in town I've gone to the movies a lot lately. These are some movies I've seen recently and really enjoyed.

1. Burlesque





If you haven't seen this one yet, you need to change that immediately! I LOVE this movie!! I must admit I've seen it twice in theater. I don't even remember the last time I've done that. Heather and I saw it with our mom and her friend and then went again with Jenny. It makes you want to dance, sing, and find a cute bartender named Jack. Haha. I just got the soundtrack this week and every time I put it in I can't help but dance. So fabulous!

2. Easy A



This comes out on DVD Tuesday, but I was able to catch it at the dollar theater a couple weeks ago. Emma Stone is so funny and Penn Badgley is pretty easy on the eyes. Ha! It had an interesting storyline. I wasn't sure what to expect going into it, but I really liked it! Not only was it really funny, but I thought it had a good message.

3. Life As We Know it



Another dollar theater movie! I went into this movie kind of knowing what would happen. It was a fairly predictable storyline, but I still thought it was a good movie. Definitely made me tear up a little. I'm such a cry baby, haha!

HEARD IT
I definitely love my music. When Heather and I worked at the fire center we would listen to music 10 hours a day. I really miss listening to music all the time. I've gotten so much new music lately but I feel like I've barely touched the surface of it all. These are some that I've made time for recently (aka listened to while I finished my last weeks of school).

1. Joshua Radin: The Rock and The Tide



Oh how I love this man! I've been wanting his cd since it came out in October and I was so happy when my friend Caitlin gave it to me for our Christmas exchange. I didn't realize how much I listened to it while I was finishing up school, but Heather put it in yesterday and I was singing along. He's coming to The Knitting Factory in March and I would LOVE to see him. It's not in the budget now, but maybe a cute boy will take me on a date. Haha. Not really, but I can dream.

2. Duffy: Endlessly



I've only listened to this a couple times in the past week, but I'm sure I'll be playing it a lot. I feel like I've been waiting forever for her to release something new. I'm excited to get to know her new songs better!

3. Justin Bieber: My World



Hi, my name is Ashlee, and I have Bieber Fever. This cd was a lifesaver during the last two weeks of school! It's a little humorous to hear him singing about love, when he's still a little baby-face teenager, but I do love it. I want to be One Less Lonely Girl. Haha!

4. Schuyler Fisk: The Good Stuff



Heather and I would play this ALL the time at the fire center. I absolutely LOVE this girl! The entire cd is incredible! This cd is a must-have! Also, you might want to check out Schuyler in I'm Reed Fish on Instant Netflix.

READ IT
I haven't had a ton of free time to read lately, but I did manage to read a few books recently.

1. Francine Rivers: A Lineage of Grace



I started reading this last year and just finished it a couple weeks ago. It's about the stories of five unlikely woman who changed eternity. Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary. Each of them were faced with different, sometimes scandalous, challenges, but each fulfilled their callings and played important roles in the lineage of Jesus. The books I just finished up were Ruth, Bathsheba and Mary. It was particularly interesting to read the story of Mary at this time of year. Each story is a fast read. I loved to see the faithfulness and the hearts of each of these women. It's a little different perspective than just reading these stories in the Bible.

2. Karen Kingsbury: Unlocked



This is Karen's newest book and a few people I know are getting it for Christmas. I love all of Karen's books, but this one is especially close to my heart because of her Forever in Fiction character Kate McRae. With the donations of many generous people, Karen made Kate a character in this book. I've been following Kate's story from the beginning, so it was really neat to read this book with her in it. Besides all that, I loved this story about an autistic 18 year old boy and a girl who wants to be his friend.

3. Karen Kingsbury: Between Sundays



After I finished Unlocked, I had to pick up another one of Karen's books as soon as I could. Luckily my mom has a couple, so I chose Between Sundays, which I finished the same day. It was definitely worth staying up until 2 AM to finish. Her books are so hard to put down! This is the story of a star football player and a woman with a heart for underprivileged kids. My favorite quote from the book: "It's what you do between Sundays, that matters."