Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thursday to you. Happy Thursday to you. Happy Thursday, Happy Thursday, Happy Thursday to you!

Happy Thanksgiving Thursday to my friends in the South!

As usual, on this last Thursday of November, I'm seated comfortably on my couch. Hot coffee in hand...eyes glued to the TV watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS. Monkey Moo is beside me wrapped in a blanket, bored with all the commentary, but enthralled by the massive balloons and the various Broadway shows.

It still seems pretty surreal to me that I was actually in New York this time last year. Watching the parade live with 3.5 million others.
If you're a fan, there's nothing like being up close and personal with the balloons, the bands, the floats, other people's butts and underarms. Sure you get shoved around a bit, crammed in like a can of sardines, your legs start to feel like they're falling asleep, you start to smell things. But it's all good :)

We were staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Broadway in Times Square, so we literally only had to step out of our hotel and we were smack dab in the middle of the parade route.
In fact, Mom decided to stay in and enjoy the parade from the comfort of our hotel room.
On the 44th floor, she was pretty high up, but with our amazing view + an open window, she was able to see and hear the parade coming up Broadway from a unique vantage point.

My Sister and I on the other hand, decided to brave the crowd and the long wait. I think we went out at 6am and the streets were already getting squishy. The energy and excitement was phenomenal. Almost electric. Like nothing I've ever experienced before. We secured our spot and waited patiently for nearly 4-5 hours. We had crazy fun though. Soaking up the experience. Making friends with a few families from Long Island. A total blast.
In that moment, seeing the first balloon make it's way towards us. It's hard for me to put into words how I felt. Huge lump in my throat. I got all tingly and shivery. Teary eyed.Truly a dream come true!

I'll tell you a little secret though. As much as I loved being a part of it and wouldn't trade the experience for anything, I am more than happy to be watching it from my little spot on the couch. Once, live, was enough!

It was an insanely busy time of year there. Hard to really get around and see things. But the Macy's parade was what we went to New York for after all.

It's definitely my most favorite city in the world, and I can't wait to go back.

Why?!@!?

November 15th already?

Go figure.

T - less than a week until New Moon. I'm finding it hard to control my composure. Random thoughts go in and out of my head and I can't get them out properly. Seriously need to see this movie or I'll go mad ;)

C95 is hosting a little contest. Awarding Twilight's Biggest Fan 2 tickets to the premiere, out for supper, limo, etc.

I KNOW I am it.

Karen took it upon herself to enter me in the contest. Providing Rambling Dave with a lengthy email detailing the why's along with a bunch of incriminating photos.

I want this bad friends!!! Soooo bad!

When I phoned the Galaxy Theatre a few weeks ago I was surprised to find that not only were tickets already for sale but they were already sold out for Thursday and Friday.

I may or may not have had a serious freak out!

Once calm, I proceeded to order tickets for the Sunday night showing. Although I am extremely excited to be going with fellow Twi-hards (and Twi-hards-in-the-closet), I reeeeealy wanted to be at the premiere showing.

According to TheFreeDictionary.com...

pre·miere or pre·mière (pr-mîr, -myâr)n. The first public performance, as of a movie or play.

I assumed since Galaxy is showing New Moon Thursday night, that Thursday would be considered the premiere (by definition).

This friends, was very exciting for me since Karen entered me in said C95 contest!!!

I had visions of Karen and I (and of course Little Ed) being picked up in a Limo (should be a Volvo). Being wined and dined before sitting mid-row centre eyes glued to the big screen for 2.02 hours.

Apparently C95's contest is for Friday night - which they are calling opening night.

I'm confused. What's Thursday night then?

Now again I am freaking out. Because, if I happen to win Twilight's Biggest Fan (which I am), I can't go on Friday night - because I am at Sask Scraps - which of course I am also verrrrry excited about.

So, if Galaxy is showing New Moon on Thursday night, why isn't Twilight's Biggest Fan (Me) not going with C95 that night.

Please I beg of you, someone tell me why?

It's beginning

to look a lot like Christmas. :)

According to this weeks commercials and flyers. Yipee!
Like it or not, it is beginning.

This is the time of year I start bringing up little bits and pieces to make our home Merry and Bright.

Too early you say?

I say why not?

I find it just so hard to wrap gifts destined for the UK without the twinkle of lights that only Christmas brings. McHubby informed me that he is heading out Saturday night. I think I'll start decorating then.

Monkey Moo must be on my radar. He asked this afternoon if we could bring up the Christmas Cd's and movies. He thought it only logical that we empty our drawer of Halloween movies and rather than it sitting empty, full is better.

I agreed. :)
It's beginning.

Blew it

Well I guess I just blew it didn't I. Day 4 of blogging daily and only my 2nd post. Believe me when I say my reasons are quite valid. Maybe only to me, but...blah blah blah. I feel like the teacher in Charlie Brown...Wa, wa, wa, waaa, wa. You don't need my excuses!

So I thought I'd share our Halloween with you. You know...I thought I had already done it? But it must have been on Facebook or Twitter. Such the online social butterfly that I am *coughcoughtimewastercough*.

Here's our 3 trick-or-treaters...
My sister and her family spent the night with us. So it was extra fun :)

Monkey Moo as an incredible Harry Potter...
Little Bean as the "Ferocious" Dragon (from Harry Potter)...
We had to tell him that so he'd put the costume on. He kept changing his mind and wanted to be Harry Potter like Monkey Moo. This did the trick.

And finally my little niece as The Great Pumpkin...
So darn cute!!! I love that both of my boys wore this very costume when they were her age.

Aside from it being a little messy outside, it wasn't too bad for trick-or-treating.
Monkey Moo was pretty much finished before he got started. He had had enough when we finished our street. Little Bean, however, would have gone all night. His eyes lit up everytime a new treat entered his bag. Announcing what it was to everyone.

When we got home, the kids enjoyed handing out candy for a little while before eating supper (we had ghostly shepherds pie and mummy dogs)...
I only got a picture of the ghosts. I forgot to take the rest.

After the kids finally went to sleep, we enjoyed a few grown-up drinks, some halloweenified app's, and a vintage VHS copy of Halloween.

It was Halloween Perfection! Loved that it was on a Saturday.

To Blow or Not to Blow

That is the question...

Not sure if I'm dedicating myself to NaBloPoMo this year. I think I'll roll with it on a case by case basis. I'll try, but I'm not promising myself or anything.

I'm just not sure what the excitement of New Moon will do to me. Yes people. Not only is it NaBloPoMo November, it's also New Moon November.

And I am very, very excited about that!

New Moon November is just full of Robwardy goodness. Not only do we get New Moon, but with it comes the talk show circuit and magazine covers/photoshoots like Vanity Fair (I may or may not have asked Indigo to put 1 or 10 aside and call me immediately when it/they come in).
Is it getting hot in here ?!:??
I promise not to push out the Rob pics. It may be my teeny tiny little obsession, but it's just not my style here. I deal with it elsewhere. Just this once though. They fit :)

Anyways, November is also McHubby's birthday month, a time to start decorating, the Santa Claus Parade, Saucy's Christmas charm bracelet making day, and Saskatchewan Scraps-a weekend of scrapping bliss featuring Leica Forrest and Vicki Boutin.

Did I mention that New Moon premiers in the theatre in November (lol)? The same weekend as Saskatchewan Scraps. I will be a mess. Don't expect any form of coherency from me then.

I'll be phoning Galaxy to see about advance tickets. Who's coming with me?

*photos found at Robsessed and sourced from breaking-dawn.fr

Rob-O-Lantern

The other day, I posted a message on Facebook asking what people thought I might be carving my pumpkin into.
The responses were...a cupcake, Little Ed, and Big Ed.
You know me so well my friends. Click here for a really yummy pumpkin seed recipe. It's all in the worcesterhire sauce.

As for the carving part...It really wasn't hard to find a pattern to suit my needs.
Lets just say, that I had a little too much fun with this ;)

Not my best work. But in my defence there was lots of detailed cutting. And you know me and cutting. I can barely hold a pair of scissors let alone a tiny saw.I see Edward, but sometimes I see Burt Reynolds and Jason Priestley and that's just all kinds of wrong.

Good times had by me nonetheless!

Happy Halloween

Going to enjoy the day relaxing, watching Halloween stuff with the boys. Looking forward to a night of trick-or-treats and hanging out with friends. Be safe my friends and have fun!

Stay tuned for my Halloween wrap-up :)

In the Kitchen with Saucy and Friends

On Sunday afternoon I spent a most enjoyable afternoon in the kitchen with Saucy and friends.

We cooked up some crazy Halloween concoctions while sipping Dirty Dishwater Punch.
We made things like:

Used Bandages...
Crusty Booger Balls...
Chocolate Armpit Hair...
Earwax on a Swab...
Halloweenified Oreos and Pretzels...
Doesn't get much grosser than that for Halloween! Seriously though, they are really yummy and I can't wait to put them out on Saturday.

You can find the recipes for all of the tasty treats we made over at Saucy's.