So Saturday we drove in to help mom move. I tried a couple of times to check email. I have the phone set up to check for wifi first. And twice I just had to giggle.
NCIS: Why Didn’t I Watch This Sooner?
So there are quite a few things I’ve been catching up on, thanks to Netflix. One being, Murder She Wrote. They’ve got all the seasons on watch instantly. This, plus the Xbox Netflix program equals JB Fletcher heaven. I can *just* about remember watching it when I was younger.
The other show I’ve been watching, via discs due to unavailability of an instant watch option, is NCIS. OMG. I just finished up season 2. I won’t spoil it. But I will tell you that I would love to be best friends with Abby and have a co-worker like Tony. LOL And—Mark Harmon is looking as good as ever. (Anyone else appreciate Summer School? LOL)
I’ve been watching NCIS: Los Angeles, and don’t get me wrong, LL Cool J totally rocks my socks, but there is just something about Tony in NCIS that makes the show so much more. Definitely catch it if you can.
Snowmageddon? Really? Really.
Wednesday, 2/9 through Thursday, 2/10 we had Snowmageddon Part II (not loving that name). This is on top of the 18″-24″ we got on 2/5-2/6—yeah, happy birthday to me—so I’m soooo not thrilled.
The husband has been a good sport about shoveling. Though I imagine he’s not asked me to help for fear of me getting pneumonia considering I’ve been so sick.
Last Tuesday I woke up with a sore throat. It steadily progressed into a cold. I had taken Friday off to get ready for the party (which was canceled) on Saturday. Good thing. The kiddo got on the bus at 8:40am and I laid back on the couch and slept until 10 to 3—which is when my mother called to make sure I was up for the bus. I spent the weekend on the couch. Miserable. Couldn’t even thoroughly enjoy the nook.
So here it is Thursday night. The cold has passed, but I’m stuck with a sinus thing now. Hello Sudafed. I’ll gladly hand over my license for a pack of the good stuff.
School has been closed since Wednesday. Ugh. Got notice that it’s closed again tomorrow. Which means the kiddo is here until Tuesday morning. Have I mention I’m not feeling well???
It’s nearing the birthmonth time…
I love my birthday. There really isn’t much more I can say about it other than, I LOVE IT. I’m sure as I get older and older, I won’t as much, but as it stands, I love it right this moment.
Of course, I seem to be the only one enthusiastic about MY day. But that’s ok. I have enough enthusiasm to go around.
The husband has already bought me my bday present—the Barnes & Noble nook. We pre-ordered back in November, but it was suppose to arrive in January, so we trashed it as a Christmas present and made it a birthday present. It arrived on the 30th.
I cannot wait to get my hands on it. But I’m waiting. And patiently. I’m reading a book right now anyway, so I’m good. I did just order a cover for it though. I went with the Jonathan Adler Punctuation Cover. I love the whole punctuation look (although it would have been awesome had it been a & z instead) plus the inside is one of the nicer ones I’ve seen.
So now that my presents are all settled, it’s party planning time. I’m going with the normal birthday girl theme, however, I’m adding a vampire twist (since we all know how much I love vampires!).
For the invitation, I used the doodle’s from Lauren Grier’s At the Bus Stop kit and the pieces from SuzyQ’s And Many More … {Bold} kit. With the addition of some fangs and drops of blood, we have a sweet little vampire party invite:
{*Please forgve the larger invite image. I’m testing out a new auto-resizer and obviously, it doesn’t work too well}
So far I’ve got some cute labels for soda bottles (à la True Blood) and am going to make bloody mary cocktails. I’ve also decided on a red velvet cake, however I’m going to do a cherry filling and cream cheese frosting. I’m using Martha Stewart’s Red Velvet recipe and Paula Deen’s Cream Cheese Frosting recipe. Now to hunt out more vampire-ish goodies. :)
Thursday is the day!
I cannot wait! Last night I read New Moon again. Not my favorite book. I just can’t get into the whole Jacob section. But the movie looks awesome! It really looks like it’s a huge step up from Twilight, visually at least. I’m hoping the acting/direction is a lot better, and the script is more to the book. Those were my biggest gripes with Twilight.
My sister and I are going to a midnight showing. Of course this means I need to travel an hour + to get to her theatre. The movie is at 12:02 and is 2 hours 10 minutes long. Which means I’ll get out of there about 2:15ish. After dropping her at home, I’ll be home around 3:30ish. Note: I am not off the next morning, and the kiddo IS going to school. I will be completely useless Friday morning.
I’m hoping to get to see it again in the theatre. Maybe that Saturday as well.
And after all the New Moon stuff is over {and I will be buying the Blu-ray as soon as possible} it’s time to get cracking with Thanksgiving.
This year we’re having more people, which is great. Finally a big Thanksgiving! There will be nine of us, plus the baby {I’m an aunt!}. I am truly excited. But, there is a lot to do. I’ve got my list together of everything that needs to be done; cleaning, shopping, and made. Now to just get it all done.
And now on with Monday…
