Beauty and the Drink

Like every girl on the planet, I'm in love with the Twilight Saga. So it's no surprise that the girls and I headed out to the theater last Thursday night to see Eclipse.  It has pretty much become our tradition - make a date, have some cocktails (yea happy hour!!!), then watch the movie. Not only do I get to spend quality time with my gals, but I get to drool over the boys (hey, it's my only free pass okay?!)!!

And I have to say, I really liked the movie this time. Here's why: 

1. Hot Boys - need I say more?  I was happy to see another yummy boy added to the Saga - Riley!!!! (too bad he got chomped by a werewolf)
2. Jasper and Rosalie's backstories were incorporated. FINALLYYYYYY we got backstories!!!!!
3. The Tent Scene - I was dying to see how this would turn out in real life because it was super steamy in the book! 
4. Action, action, action! - Since we never get to see fangs in the Twilight Saga, it was kind of cool to at least see the vamps and werewolves fight.  A girls gotta have a little danger! 
5. The New Victoria: Brice Dallas Howard - Let's face it, I wanted to compare her to Rachelle Lefevre (don't lie, you did too).  Don't get me wrong, Brice made her vamp look a little scary at times, but I missed Rachelle. Maybe it's because I read the books after Twilight came out, so I pictured her while I was reading the books. 

All in all, the movie was fabulous - way better than the last two.   In fact, I managed to see it twice over the weekend.  *giggle*  Eclipse has amped me up for Breaking Dawn. And you can bet that the girls and I won't be breaking tradition for that one. LOL 

Oh yea one last thing, I forgot to mention that I bought the Eclipse Soundtrack as well. Those that have been following me on Twitter know what I thought - that it was just okay.  I guess I was expecting more growth on this one or perhaps a different direction. As I was listening to the album, it reminded me a lot of the New Moon soundtrack.  Even though I absolutely adore many of the artists on the Eclipse album - Florence + The Machine, The Bravery, Sia, Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, Metric - it still held that NM vibe for me.  Oh well.  Its worth a listen for you music lovers out there, Heavy In Your Arms and My Love are my favorite songs, so check those out first.

And on that note, I leave you with some pics of the night - thanks girls for making it a fun night!

Me and Laura @ Thirsty Bear Brewery before the movie. (yes, I'm wearing TEMPTU)

Sarah - flowers anyone? Sarah and Lacey - martinis @ Annabelle's