spookTACULAR

it's amazing how much planning it takes to orchestrate a two hour event. it's amazing how long two hours seem when you aren't wearing a watch. it was a lot of work, but it was a lot of fun. we had a puppet show with aesop's fables rewritten by rakel and acted out by her and anjalee. we WILL definitely have another puppet show. ghost bingo. pumpkin toss. pumpkin says. good times.

there were some technical difficulties like with our pumpkin toss game and the microphones. j.t. may have gotten pummeled with tons of tiny candy bars. however unlike our kids' party a month or so ago, it went off relatively smoothly. we took some cute photos of the kids, but i don't want to post them without the parents' permission. however, the photo of the kids above had the parent in the background and she seemed very happy about the photo being taken. it was my favorite picture from the day. he and his sister came closest to guessing the weight of the pumpkin, so they got to take it home. i wish i could have taken a photo of the expression on his face when he won. it was priceless. it made all the hard work worth it, even just for that one moment.

and i get paid for this.

other photos from the event...my staff is awesome!

why she is MY friend

this is one of my best friends, maribeth, attempting to jack up her car. she is THIS funny almost all of the time.

"alone. bad. friends. good."

photos from the trip

i'm not quite sure if you can click the link to see people's comments on the photos, but if you can, you should.

a trip home

i spent last weekend with my friends in virginia beach. one of my good friends, elizabeth, and her husband, james, are expecting their first child, emma reese, and were hosting a baby shower. it was also an excuse for me to see my other friends during my trip.

the first stop was to see my brother, mike, at his new store in the 'burg. it was across the street from presidential park...the park with the large presidential busts.
and yes, i wanted to go in...but $11.75? nope.

the second stop was to visit my friend, maribeth. i've known her since my office max days. she has a tendency to take me places i have never thought i would go...like to a ballroom dancing class. and no, i didn't dance. it was amazing to watch though. maribeth is an amazing friend and we seem to never run out of things to say to each other.

next stop was my friend, elizabeth's baby shower. it was completely amazing. it was great to see her and her mom. it was good to meet her husband, james, and a tiny bit weird to touch her belly and feel emma. elizabeth is incredible and i miss having her only five minutes away.

i gathered a group to meet for dinner at a restaurant where my friend, steve is a chef. the food was incredible. the laughter was abundant. and i despite how long it had been since i'd seen some folks, we picked up like we had just clocked out yesterday from work. i miss them all very, very much. some time was spent afterwards at a bar in "downtown virginia beach."

sunday morning, i attended the wave church with sara's mom and sister. these days i can't escape church without crying. this was no exception. i was challenged that morning between forgiving and being too forgiving. i don't know where the line is at times. i can walk away, but my heart doesn't completely close. once you are in my heart, no matter where you go physically...you will always reside there. no matter what people do, i have to strive not to harden my heart. i will not close myself off.
i love my friends, family and people too much.

if i stop trusting my instincts about people, i would miss out on having a weekend like this..surrounded by people i love more than i love myself.

i am two hours away from leaving for a trip to new york to see craig. i will post a video blog when i get back. and for those who asked where i was going in my last video (chrissy d), i went to virginia beach to reconnect with some good friends.

project runway: will i watch this show again?

i'm a little behind because i had to work on Wednesday night and had to watch it on Tivo. and luckily, my friends at work did not tell me who won. otherwise, i may not have watched. i'm been fairly successful at choosing who would win "the big show." usually, it tends to be my favorite. not this time. i wanted korto momolu to win.



i liked leanne. but not as much as korto. i hope she ends up like jennifer hudson and leaves everyone else in the dust. not sure i will watch this show again...but i did watch sheer design again. (i just stopped the first season when my favorite got sent home.) and my favorite from THAT show last season now has her own AWESOME show...Tabitha's Salon Makeover.

first video blog

it's my first time. i have to figure out to not look like a dork...well, perhaps not AS much of a dork as i usually do.

uh...popcorn?

Pop Corn téléphone portable micro-ondes
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this sadly is something that i would do with my friends. i would probably proceed to drink heavily afterwards after realizing what would happen to my brain due to my many years of cell phone use. yikes.

a surprise date

sara decided to surprise me and take me out to a movie when i got home from work last night. at my urging, i suggested that we see "burn after reading." it wasn't my favorite coen brother movie, but it was enjoyable. obviously, brad pitt was a highlight for me. there will moments in that movie that include him that i will not easily forget. his hair alone was worth the price of admission. i love frances mcdormand. they were quite the dynamic duo. and i have to admit i enjoyed george clooney's performance as well.