Marriage
Breaking down Breaking Dawn
March 11, 2012
Natalia says I should issue a SPOILER ALERT… but the way I see it, I’d be doing anyone that hasn’t seen this movie a FAVOR by telling you exactly how horrible it is.
So, we finally got around to watching the 4th Twilight movie. Each subsequent movie from the first, I’ve loathed more and more. Below you will find actual excerpts from our conversation as we watched the movie…
PAUSE.
Luis: Who is he?!
PAUSE.
Luis: Are you freaking kidding me?!
PAUSE.
Luis: We’re 40 minutes into the movie, and there’s no plot yet.. WHATsoever
Natalia: Lulu! This is ONLY part 1!
PAUSE.
Luis: Please tell me she’s not ALREADY pregnant.
PAUSE.
Luis: So, I’m kind of confused as to which side I’m supposed to be on. Am I supposed to be on the side that wants to rip Bella to shreds? Or the side that wants to protect her?
Natalia: You choose.
Luis: It’s just that they created a character that’s **heavy on the sarcasm** SO likable, that I just don’t know who I’m supposed to side with.
Natalia: (Blank stare)
PAUSE.
Luis: So, are they going to imprint on each other here in the forest? Or wait till they get home and imprint in bed… like Bella and Edward.
PAUSE.
Luis: Why are you defending this!?
Natalia: Because I’ve decided that I like it!
Luis: So you admit it!!
Natalia: Well, it’s not so much THAT, as it is that I feel like I just HAVE to oppose you :)
(Scene where Bella drinks blood) PAUSE.
Luis: Eww this is gross!!
Natalia: You know what!? Why don’t you press pause, and go upstairs.
Luis: Baby (to Graciela.. that’s what I call her), if you needed human blood, I’d get it for you.
Natalia: (Eyeroll)
PAUSE.
Luis: Who thought up this crap!? I mean really… here’s what they must’ve been thinking “OH, I KNOW… WE CAN HAVE BELLA GIVE CONCEIVE 2 SECONDS AFTER THEY DO IT… AND LET’S MAKE THE BABY SOME UNKNOWN DEMON CHILD THAT KILLS HER FROM THE INSIDE…. AND LET’S HAVE HER GIVE BIRTH TO IT IN LIKE 2 WEEKS WHEN HER SPINE BREAKS IN TWO… BRILLIANT!!!!….. OHHHHHH OHHHHHH!! AND CHECK THIS… WE CAN HAVE BELLA BE ALL SCRAWNY AND GROSS…. THINK OF ONE OF THOSE ETHIOPIANS YOU SEE ON THE COVER OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC…. AND THEN!!! WE CAN HAVE THE BIRTH SCENE BE ALL BLOODY AND HER HUSBAND CAN STICK HIS HEAD IN HER C-SECTION INCISION AND GOBBLE AROUND UP IN THERE…….. AND THEN I GOT IT!!!! WE CAN HAVE JACOB IMPRINT ON THE CGI BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OSCAR! HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was a deliciously terrible movie, with characters so unlikable, I wanted them all to die. Oh, and the ending wrapped up all drama/conflict so nicely, there is absolutely NO NEED for a part 2. And thus ends the Twilight series in my eyes.
crepe shack and waffles
March 5, 2012
Natalia: Did I ever tell you about the first time that I had crepes like these?
Luis: In the Tokyo airport and you never saw them anywhere again until you found them in Henderson?
Natalia: Yep, that’s the story.
Luis: I hope these are as good as you’ve made them out to be.
Natalia: Oh they’re way better. How can you go wrong with a freshly made crepe wrapped waffle-cone style around delicious toppings? I’m getting strawberries, bananas, birthday cake ice cream and caramel in mine.
Luis: That looks good, but I think I’d rather have a waffle made to order… with strawberries, bananas…
Natalia: Copycat
Luis: … and Nutella and vanilla ice cream.
Natalia: So what did you think?.
Luis: It was good.
Natalia: No, it was GREAT!!!
What is MARCHtinso?
March 2, 2012
Luis: Okay, so let’s figure out what we’re gonna do for MARCHtinso…
Natalia: Okay.
Luis: (glancing over at Natalia’s phone) Oh, you’re playing Tiny Tower, now?
Natalia: Yeah. But I don’t get it.
Luis: Which reminds me… I need to get that new Simpsons iPhone game that came out today…
12 minutes later…
Luis: This game is WAY too complicated. Oh, you’re still playing Tiny Tower?
Natalia: Yeah. I STILL don’t get it.
Luis: Okay, okay, okay… what are we going to do for MARCHtinso?
Natalia: I don’t like these new bed sheets. It feels like I’m laying on sand paper.
Luis: Oh come on! They’re not that bad.
Natalia: Seriously, I scraped my knee.
Luis: Okay… so MARCHtinso… let’s think. Think-think-THINK..
Luis hits his stomach like a drum…
Natalia: You better not wake up the baby!!
What is MARCHtinso? Post your guesses below.
Our 4th Valiversay
February 16, 2012
What is a valiversary? Valentines Day + Anniversary… Duh! Luis and I decided to combine our Valentines Day and 6-month anniversary celebrations and simply have one special day just for us :)
As always, Valiversary comes around 1 week before Valentine’s Day. February 6th to be exact. Which makes it nice because we can still go out to eat and do something fun without having to worry about any crowds. This year we hit one of Luis’ old hometown favorites: On the Boarder. Although we have an On the Boarder here in Las Vegas, we had never gone there before.
We had a special guest join us for dinner:
(She had a lovely dinner of chewing on toys)
After dinner, Luis pulled an envelope out of his pocket with our special Valiversary activity. And we know you are all going to be jealous when we tell you what we did…. (drum roll, please)…. we went to try to find the Sister Wives!!! As you may remember from this post, we are a little obsessed with the Sister Wives (Natalia more so than Luis). So we went out to try to figure out where they live, found a park they visited on the show, and even swung on the very swings Meri, Kody, and Mariah swung on!
This was Graciela’s first time on a real swing. What a lucky girl!
this is how we make decisions
December 2, 2011
Luis: Can we talk about buying a Blu-Ray player?
Natalia: No
Luis: How much would you be willing to pay?
Natalia: $5.00
Luis: Come on, I’m being serious
Natalia: Me too
Luis: Ok, I’m ordering one. It should be here in a week.
happy corn day!
September 30, 2011
Here at the Mertinso household, we celebrate all sorts of special days. To differentiate between the various “anniversaries” we simply give them fun names. One of these just so happens to be Corn Day, the anniversary of our first date (September 29, 2006). Why label it Corn Day? Because we went to a corn maze for our first date (we had gone to Chili’s for dessert after the corn maze). Since Las Vegas is lacking in the corn maze department, and we couldn’t find even a parking lot pumpkin patch open yet, we just went to Chili’s for dinner and got donuts for dessert.
Some people choose to eat their donuts with a wine glass of milk
Others choose to steal the whole box bc they’re told they can’t have any
This is us 5 years ago on our first date with a handful of corn:
And look at us now:
newlywed game
September 19, 2011
Say you’re on the newlywed game and you get asked, “What is your partner’s favorite restaurant?” Would you know the correct answer? Would your partner?
Well, Luis posed that exact question to me the other night. Well duh, I know exactly what his favorite restaurant is (and chances are, you probably do too): Chili’s. Mine on the other hand, not so easy. I don’t know that I have a favorite restaurant. I have favorite things at different restaurants, but a hands-down favorite place to go? Not so much.
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