Is Anybody There?
We decided a month or so ago that our team at work would start scheduling some periodic staff days for team building purposes, so today we went on an outing together. We enjoyed lunch at the Grand Lux Cafe at Scottsdale Fashion Square. It's owned by Cheesecake Factory and seems very similar to me. Lunch was tasty and while we were there we shared a few childhood photos and stories to get to know each other a little better. It was fun to hear how each of the group dealt with siblings and some favorite memories from their youth.

Afterward we went to see the movie "Is Anybody There?" with Michael Caine. Although a little slow at times, it was a sweet film. The strange thing is that the boy in the film, Bill Milner reminded me of our son-in-law Andrew. He just looked like I would imagine Andrew looked at that age and some of his interests and mannerisms seemed like those that Andrew may have had too.

So Amy and Andrew you need to see this and tell me what you think. I think you'll agree.

Date Night with Terry
Friday night Terry and I had a nice impromptu date night together. We tried out Fox Sports Grill in Scottsdale for a casual dinner (my idea). Terry got to watch a little bit of the NHL Finals on a flat screen TV just about 5 feet away directly in front of our table while we were eating. We decided it would be a fun place to go to watch the Suns or another big game with friends. The menu prices are varied and include many reasonably priced items, so we would definitely go back again. For this night we were mainly trying to find something relatively quick and easy since we were planning to go to a movie.

After dinner we went to see The Taking of Pelham 123 on the big screen at the Cine Capri.

After watching the previews on TV, I was concerned that this would be more intense and violent than I usually like to see, but since it was Denzel Washington, I agreed to give it a try. It had it's tense moments, but the violence wasn't quite as heavy or graphic as expected, so overall the movie was pretty good. Well done, with some excellent actors...Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini and others.

When we came home it was so gorgeous outside that we decided to sit out back and enjoy the beautiful weather. It's hard to believe, but with high temps in the low 90's during the day, it makes the evenings absolutely perfect. So we took a couple of candles, chairs and glasses of wine out back and relaxed in the quiet breezy yard under the starlight.

What a gift to spend an amazing night with my favorite friend in all the world!

You have GOT to see this movie!!!

Add this to the top of you Netflix list or head out now to your favorite video store to pick up "Young at Heart". I can't imagine anyone that wouldn't love this documentary about a choral group of senior citizens whose average age is 83. You'll hear them sing songs like "Purple Haze" and "I Feel Good" by James Brown. It's awesome!

They will make you laugh and cry and will probably help you appreciate the "mature" adults in your own life. The whole time I was watching this I was thinking how much my mother would LOVE to be in a group like this. Does anyone know of one in the Phoenix area? It would be amazing!

Seriously, this is not to be missed! Go get it now! You won't be sorry.