This is one of my favorite emoticons:
;P
Especially after the day Sweetie actually made that face for real, saying something to the effect of "Does anyone actually do that?". Now we do it all the time, and laugh and laugh. Try it sometime, seriously. Giggles!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Steamy!
It happened again!
Petunia investigated:
Oh, pretty wrapping!
It's the All-Clad 3 Qt Steamer Set!
Thanks, J & A & A! We can't wait to steam things.
It was not as interesting for kitty, but she still shows no sign of being tired of the Crate & Barrel packing materials that she lounges around in all day, every day.
Petunia investigated:
Oh, pretty wrapping!
It's the All-Clad 3 Qt Steamer Set!
Thanks, J & A & A! We can't wait to steam things.
It was not as interesting for kitty, but she still shows no sign of being tired of the Crate & Barrel packing materials that she lounges around in all day, every day.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Presents!
This wedding stuff has taken an exciting turn. On Friday, I came home to THIS:
I could barely wait to get it open. We had some fun for a minute trying to guess who the early bird was - I guessed S & D, because they had registered at Crate & Barrel for their wedding and it just seems like S. to be on top of things, like sending a gift early so you don't have to lug it with you from San Diego. But actually, it was from Sweetie's friends T & D, who sent us two sets of the Aspen dinnerware we had registered for. Now we have 8 sets of matching plates/mugs/salad plates/bowls, instead of just a mishmash of our unmatched stuff carried over from our previous lives! Nice.
Bonus!!! It turned out to be a treat for kitty, as well. She spent the better part of the weekend ensconced in packing materials. We're leaving it out until she tires of it.
I could barely wait to get it open. We had some fun for a minute trying to guess who the early bird was - I guessed S & D, because they had registered at Crate & Barrel for their wedding and it just seems like S. to be on top of things, like sending a gift early so you don't have to lug it with you from San Diego. But actually, it was from Sweetie's friends T & D, who sent us two sets of the Aspen dinnerware we had registered for. Now we have 8 sets of matching plates/mugs/salad plates/bowls, instead of just a mishmash of our unmatched stuff carried over from our previous lives! Nice.
Bonus!!! It turned out to be a treat for kitty, as well. She spent the better part of the weekend ensconced in packing materials. We're leaving it out until she tires of it.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Movie Round-Up
We saw several movies recently. My thoughts:
The Ugly Truth - Ugh. A week after seeing this movie, I both can't remember it and also kind of can't stop thinking about it. I can't remember it because there was absolutely nothing memorable about it - nothing funny or touching. Yet I also can't stop thinking about how Hollywood really just cranks out a lot of pointless drivel, and this movie is a perfect example of that. I'm also not a big Katherine Heigl fan, which doesn't help (I am so not one of those girls who's all into Grey's Anatomy).
Funny People - Good movie. Seth Rogan is thinner. He's still likeable, though. I think the last Adam Sandler movie I saw was The Wedding Singer, and it's weird to see him being rather serious and morose, and kind of a jerk. I remember when he was the young cute guy on SNL, so I felt a little old seeing him depicted as a middle-aged guy. Leslie Mann? Well, she certainly married well. She's guaranteed a role in every Apatow movie made. Though that's not such a great thing - I didn't like any of the women in this movie - all two of them. The female characters were just so flat and unsympathetic. Jason Schwartzman was in the movie - an interesting addition to the Apatow gang. Is he looking to branch out beyond the Wes Anderson circle, especially since the last couple of movies weren't so good? Final thought: I am just not very interested in watching home movies of the Apatow children.
Up - Finally saw it - this is the first movie I've taken the kids to. I thought it was sweet, touching, and a little sad. It was kind of intense in some parts -- this is really supposed to be a children's movie? I kept looking at Ben (8) & Bridge (6) to make sure they were OK. They were.
One of the best parts of Up for me: the picture that Ben drew of it afterwards. I really liked his carefully depicted balloons, and I LOVED how he included 4:15, the showtime we went to (we didn't see it in 3D though, so I'm not sure why he included that).
The Ugly Truth - Ugh. A week after seeing this movie, I both can't remember it and also kind of can't stop thinking about it. I can't remember it because there was absolutely nothing memorable about it - nothing funny or touching. Yet I also can't stop thinking about how Hollywood really just cranks out a lot of pointless drivel, and this movie is a perfect example of that. I'm also not a big Katherine Heigl fan, which doesn't help (I am so not one of those girls who's all into Grey's Anatomy).
Funny People - Good movie. Seth Rogan is thinner. He's still likeable, though. I think the last Adam Sandler movie I saw was The Wedding Singer, and it's weird to see him being rather serious and morose, and kind of a jerk. I remember when he was the young cute guy on SNL, so I felt a little old seeing him depicted as a middle-aged guy. Leslie Mann? Well, she certainly married well. She's guaranteed a role in every Apatow movie made. Though that's not such a great thing - I didn't like any of the women in this movie - all two of them. The female characters were just so flat and unsympathetic. Jason Schwartzman was in the movie - an interesting addition to the Apatow gang. Is he looking to branch out beyond the Wes Anderson circle, especially since the last couple of movies weren't so good? Final thought: I am just not very interested in watching home movies of the Apatow children.
Up - Finally saw it - this is the first movie I've taken the kids to. I thought it was sweet, touching, and a little sad. It was kind of intense in some parts -- this is really supposed to be a children's movie? I kept looking at Ben (8) & Bridge (6) to make sure they were OK. They were.
One of the best parts of Up for me: the picture that Ben drew of it afterwards. I really liked his carefully depicted balloons, and I LOVED how he included 4:15, the showtime we went to (we didn't see it in 3D though, so I'm not sure why he included that).
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Ka-wow-ee!
THIS is where we're going to be in 80-something days!!! We booked it tonight! That's going to be us on those outside bar stools! Another pina colada, please!
Like most East Coast kids, I first heard about Hawaii from the Brady Bunch episode. Growing up, nobody went to Hawaii - people would go to the Caribbean. Hawaii was someplace you would maybe go on your honeymoon, but that was it. And now I finally get to go! That's called livin' the dream.
I'm excited because in the pictures, the rooms look very nice. No tacky flowered bed spreads here - it all looks clean, modern, tasteful. Maybe this will be our room? We did spring for an ocean view...
Sweetie found this place, proving once again that he has excellent taste in hotels.
Like most East Coast kids, I first heard about Hawaii from the Brady Bunch episode. Growing up, nobody went to Hawaii - people would go to the Caribbean. Hawaii was someplace you would maybe go on your honeymoon, but that was it. And now I finally get to go! That's called livin' the dream.
I'm excited because in the pictures, the rooms look very nice. No tacky flowered bed spreads here - it all looks clean, modern, tasteful. Maybe this will be our room? We did spring for an ocean view...
Sweetie found this place, proving once again that he has excellent taste in hotels.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
I Am Turning Into the Biggest Sap
What is happening to me???
This is the kind of thing that I would have totally made fun of in the past, if I had even bothered to watch it. But now, I'm a little embarrassed to admit, I was almost in tears at the end because, well, they just all look so joyful.
OMG, this wedding/love stuff is just turning me into the BIGGEST sap. And I always thought of myself as such a Miranda!
No, wait, this kind of makes sense. I love movies that are not musicals, yet end with everyone singing and dancing (see The 40 Year Old Virgin and There's Something About Mary), and this is a little bit like that.
But still, um, no, we're not doing this at our wedding.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Simpsons parody of Mad Men
I'm currently in the middle of a Mad Men Season 2 Netflix marathon. Pure bliss.
Since none of the moments on the show are really YouTube worthy, here is the completely awesome Simpsons take on it. Maybe I should start watching this show again.
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