Dinner & a Movie

I decided to throw a Twilight viewing party with Bean. Have dinner and the whole works.

We had salad, ravioli with bread sticks and strawberry daiquiri's to drink. For dessert we had chocolate covered strawberries.






It wasn't mushroom (ick), but beef. Pretty tasty.


My buddy & Cuddle Bug joined us for the party as well. I don't think they understood what the party was about. Other than Buddywould sing Happy Birthday every time he pointed the the balloons.

Bug enjoying her food. I love her in piggies.

When Buddy & Bug went to bed for the night, Bean & I enjoyed our chocolate covered strawberries and watched the movie.

*Sigh* Now back to the reality of a work week.

We went, we saw, we Twilighted...

As many of you know, I am a TWERD. With that said... My niece and I went to the midnight release party of the Twilight DVD.

I checked Stephenie Meyers website and found out that an actor or actress from the movie would be at one location within the city. We had the choices of a couple Blockbusters, FYE, Hot Topic and a Wal-Mart in Riverton. I thought for sure the actor or actress would be at Hot Topic. So we chose the Wal-Mart. Why Wal-Mart you ask?! Well, I really didn't want to be in a crowded, squealy, getting pushed around place.

We arrived around 10:00 pm as that was when most of the festivities were going to start. As we pull up to the store I notice camera crews outside and immediately thought... no way. We walk into the store and the place is PACKED. They started pushing people behind the registers and putting up shopping cart rows so people wouldn't push past. Great.. we are now even more packed in. I go into panic mode and the immediate thought I had was get the hell out of there. So I grab my niece and we start weaving in and out of the crowd, to the front of the store. Then... high pitched.. my ears are still ringing... screams from the crowd. I see a flash of curly hair and realize it is Rachelle Lefevre, she plays Victoria in the movie. With the amount of people there, we didn't think we would be able to get a copy of the DVD so we ended up leaving and going to a different location.

This is what we got.


Can you see her? Yeah, we couldn't either.




We ended up at a different Wal-Mart where the line was at the front of the store by the registers and ended, well when we go there, at Automotive. The people watching was fantastic. There was a count down like at New Years and then midnight hits.. squeals again. We didn't have to wait in line too long.

By 12:15 Bean had her DVD and we were on our way home to get some sleep. I know can you believe it?!?! We didn't watch the movie. That is another post. ;)

Home School Musical!

Saturday afternoon I had a girls day with my cute friends Melanie and Melissa along with Melanie's cute daughter Ashley.

We went to Desert Star Playhouse and saw their spoof Home School Musical. It was so funny, I almost peed my pants.. I mean.. I liked it better than Pirates of Penzance!





We laughed....


(This is after Melanie made her Tres Leches comment...)

until we cried, and pretty much had an all around good time. I am so glad we did this and had a lot of fun! Thanks girls!

Next.. bring on American FORK Idol!

They Comin to America!!! TODAY!!

Isn't it amazing how a simple song can stir up so many memories and emotions? Neil Diamond's song, America, did that for me the other day.

I was driving home from work and the song came on (gotta love FM100). Immediately the memory came to mind of my 3rd Grade School Program. I remember doing hand actions to the lyrics and having "crepe paper streamers" on the end of Popsicle sticks and each section had different colors one red, one white and one blue. I can't remember what color I had, but I do remember the chorus and every time he said 'TODAY' we would wave them in the air.

I remember practicing in my living room with friends from school with the 8 track (yes I said it) my dad had of this album.

The next thought, as I was listening to the words of the song, was of my grandparents. My grandparents came to America from Norway, just after World War II. Being a newly married couple, getting on a ship, leaving their family and country they had known and loved to come to America. Thinking of the sacrifices they made to come here, not knowing any English, simply amazed me. I am so grateful to them and the sacrifices they made to come here.

So after all of the reflecting on the drive home from work, I was laughing at the beginning, reflecting on my school years to in tears by the time I had reached the school to pick up my nephew.

We live in an incredible country.

OH MY GOSH

Have you seen the movie North & South? No, not the Patrick Swayze tv mini series... it is a BBC 4 part movie off an Elizabeth Gaskell book.

My friend from work, Tracie, introduced me to this movie. Well, actually I remember watching the 1st "episode" about a year ago.

ANY WHO..

We had a very yummy lunch, that Tracie made, and watched the movie Saturday afternoon. ALL OF IT. Can I just say.. my oh my.. oh my. Such a good show!!!! I totally cried at the end.. with how it ended. I can't believe how involved in movies I can get. I am such a hopeless romantic, and I fear the "chick flicks" have altered my reality on things. ;)

Looks like there is a new purchase here in Tina's future.