Becoming Jane

So T and I had brunch this morning -- vanilla buttermilk pancakes for her, lemon ricotta pancakes with strawberries for me. We both admired the banana cream cheese stuffed French toast from a distance, but feared it would be too filling. I think it's the cream cheese that scared us off...the final touch of decadence.

We saw Becoming Jane which was just so good...much better than I was expecting, and more interesting than the poster implied. It was so engaging and charming. At the end though, I was crying, and I looked over at T and saw that her eyes were wet too. We had to stay in the theater for a while!

When we did leave, we passed a poster for Shoot 'em Up (ugh, what a title) in which Clive Owen plays a British nanny. Should be interesting.

Comments

verniciousknids said…
Lemon ricotta sounds perfect - light and refreshing...yum
1:25 AM
Anonymous said…
I'm so glad you liked the movie! Maybe I'll go sneak a matinee sometime this week while the hubby is at work :)
3:09 PM
Anonymous said…
I also meant to add that I saw that same preview, and my husband said he was waiting for Vin Diesel to show up (The Pacifier).
7:05 PM
Iamthebookworm said…
Brunch sounds yummy!
10:08 PM
Bearette said…
The preview for Shoot 'em Up? That's funny. I just saw the poster.

I think Becoming Jane would be the perfect matinee movie :) I saw Waitress as a matinee show.
10:27 PM
Bearette said…
Bookworm - it was!
10:27 PM
Roxanne said…
Mmmmm....how I miss those lemon ricotta pancakes. Mucho yummy!
10:45 PM
Elsa said…
The banana cream cheese stuffed french toast sounds so good! I understand why you didn't order it, but it does sound decadent.
12:19 AM
Bearette said…
Maybe someday...
1:50 AM
Irene said…
We're watching that movie soon. My husband has a big crush on Anne Hathaway. ;p
6:30 AM
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