Movie, Massage, and Margarita Monday!

Yes, you read that right! Between my husband's fibromyalgia, and my stress caused by 17 credit-hours and an upcoming LSAT (less than three weeks away now), we needed a little more of a "stress-relief Monday" than normal. So this week we decided that we needed to get some of our knots worked out at a local spa. We are really lucky to live in an area where there is A LOT of competition, so we were able to get a great deal on two 60 minutes massages (there is a $20 discount if you get a couples massage)! We went to Spa Thai Essence here is beautiful Arcadia. It was really great, and totally worth the money, but I think I am going to need a day or so to recover from her working the knot out of my right shoulder!

We decided to rate a movie that we saw a little while ago, because we didn't want to leave you all hanging, and we had to choose between The Dark Night Rises and What to Expect When You're Expecting. While our first instinct was to rate the former, we decided against it because one, it is a great movie, and two, you should, if you haven't already, go see it (I think it is still in theaters in most areas). It was almost too easy and obvious to rate, so we decided to go with the latter. So here we go!

This week's movie:

 Michelle's rating: 7/10

Cole's rating: 5/10
Check out what others think at IMDb

So there is a little bit of a split here. The general consensus was that it is a chick flick. Now that that's out of the way, I can admit that there were some main characters that I didn't like just because I didn't like the actors/actresses to begin with (Jennifer Lopez especially), but there were also some pretty extreme sappy moments that I didn't feel were necessary, and I know made Cole want to get up and leave. HOWEVER, there were a lot of really funny moments as well! Cole and I agree that it is a good chick flick (we all know there is some that make men want to gauge out their eyeballs!) I think that most women would really like this film, especially if they have had children. If it is not still playing in your area and you are interested, I think that you should definitely check it out when it comes out on DVD, but remember: always rent before you buy!

This week's margaritas:

Enjoy your day!

-M

What do you do to relieve stress? Have you seen any good movies lately that you can recommend to us?

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