Julie & Julia...Jon & Michelle

I know, I know...what? An actual post? Stunning! But, this weekend, so far, is too good to let get away. If I had used a camera to record it, that would be even better, but, please, one step at a time! So, Friday night we went to see Julie & Julia. I had been looking forward to it...Jon, too. I'm about half way through the book. Anyway, even though we had just been to dinner before the movie, by the time we got out of there, I was starving. It was a fun movie...Meryl Streep is definitely worth the price of admission. But, then, we always go the matinee, so take it for what it's worth. On the way home, I felt compelled to stop at Barnes & Noble (yay!) and buy a copy of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". If you are unaware, Julie & Julia is about a woman named Julie Powell and how she decides to cook her way through the entire "MtAoFC" in one year. She blogs about the experience which, of course makes her famous (in as limited sort of way). If I have to explain this, she's really not all that famous, is she? My favorite line in the movie is , "I could blog. I have thoughts". Words to live by for any blogger. The movie switches back and forth between the "Julie-Julia Project" and Julia Child's real life, as she was writing "MtAoFC". So, Saturday morning we are running errands and just generally playing catch-up and Jon decides he wants to make Boeuf Bourguignon from "MtAoFC" ( I really just like to type that!). So, off we go, to buy what ingredients we didn't already have. He started cooking about 2:30 and we ate about 8:00 ( we were able to do other things in between!) and I have to tell you it was AMAZING!!! I'm not sure if it's because Julia Child can, indeed, make a French chef out of anyone or if Jon really is a great cook (why weren't we aware of this before?). But, all I can say is, dinner out at a restaurant holds little appeal to me right now...just arm Jon with "MtAoFC" (see?) and the necessary ingredients and let him go...the results will be better than anything we could eat anywhere else!!! After dinner, he suggested that he might try a recipe a week...I sincerely hope he wasn't toying with my taste buds!!! Anyone else see the movie? Any thoughts out there? Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY (tomorrow) to our youngest, Andrew!!! We love you!