Where Happiness Resides: Sex and the City!!!

So the big Girl's Night was on Friday and, holy cow, we had a great time. It was seriously super fun. We started off the big night with drinks at Chili's' bar. Then we sat at a table and ate a REALLY good meal, served by a fun waiter who told us his name was Jesus (though since he never once responded to Jesus, I'm guessing his name was something like Ryan or Tyler). The dinner might have been so good because we were all starving, but whatever, it made us happy. Amy, our resident dress up queen, bought us all beautiful boas to wear and bought the moms (Ashlee's and my mom joined us for the big night) some luxurious costume jewelry from the dollar store that lit up when the jewels were pressed. Both moms were feeling very lucky they were the chosen few to receive this gift. Then, it was on to the big movie. We weren't the only group there with odd accessories... another group of women had crowns on. We had pretty good seats and let me tell you, the El Dorado Hills theatre is really nice! The chairs reclined so much I felt like I was in a Lazy Boy at home (or at my parent's house since I don't have a Lazy Boy).

So the movie was GREAT. We all loved it. I had not ever seen a whole episode of Sex and the City so I didn't really know what to expect. But I tell you, the movie kept my attention for the whole 2 hours and 10 minutes. And in case you have never noticed, there is very little in this world that can keep my attention for so long (I have a severe case of shortattentionspanitis). They did a great job of giving some background on the characters but not going too into depth as to bore the die hard SATC fans. The thing about SATC that has always kind of turned me off is how much they focus on labels and society and being single and going out and all that. I mean, that's a life for someone, but it's certainly not my life and I think there is a lot more important (and satisfying) things in this world to think about than when the latest trendy designer's $2000 pair of shoes that most people can't afford are coming out. But I will say, they did a great job at developing the characters into people we can relate to with real feelings. Speaking of which, in case you are wondering I think I am most like Miranda, but really a total cross between Miranda and Charlotte. Mirlotte or Charanda you might say (and Ashlee is Carrie and Amy is Samantha and Tiffany is Charlotte-- actually, the similarities between Tiffany and Charlotte were kind of scary. Did they write the character thinking about her?) So the moral of the story: It was a great night, a total blast, and the movie was really good. I highly recommend you go see it, but first get a group of your friends together and make it a big event.

Blogspot images and I are getting along today so here are some pictures for you:

1/2 of our group sitting in the theatre before the movie started