SEASON TICKETS AND LEGALLY BLONDE RECAP

I am so excited to announce that we are now season ticket holders for the 2008-2009 Broadway series!!!! I set up our account yesterday. Kenny and I decided to go on Thursday nights because we felt like that was the safest bet as far as not missing any of these amazing plays because we had something to do on the weekend. My mom and my sister also got two tickets sitting with us.

For those of you who do not know the 2008-2009 season is incredible and I can't wait for all these shows to get here. I did decide to replace The Drowsy Chaperone with Mama Mia. It is so fun to know that I will get to see all of these plays.

Last night was episode two of Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods. And I think this episode was a lot better. However, I do not like how chopped up it is. I am not getting to see a lot of the girls auditions. They are editing them so much that we might see 30 seconds of one girl and five seconds of another. So being the huge dork that I am I went to the show's website after it was over and watched all of the girls entire audition tapes and I learned so much.

The first thing that surprised me was Emma. For some reason she just rubbed me the wrong way. She seemed sort of rude and apathetic and wanted to make excuses for her shortcomings. But after watching her entire audition I changed my mind. She was very good. Her acting was real and believable.

This is Autumn. This is the girl that I have pegged to win the entire thing due to the editing of the show. It is a little game I like to play with reality television. I think you can always tell who is going to win or lose by how the producers tell the story in editing. And I noticed that they show Autumn's interviews a lot and most of her auditions. And when I watched her audition tape she is very talented so I am thinking she could be a front runner.

Bailey and Cassie are the two girls I am rooting for. This picture is of Cassie. Bailey is the girl in the pink shirt and black skirt in the big picture above on the right. I think both of these girls are great but I am afraid that Cassie might be overacting a little bit. So Bailey as of right now has a better chance. And Bailey just has such a great personality so I would love for her to succeed.

I know this has probably bored some of you to tears but I just love this musical so much and I am so sad Laura Bell Bundy is leaving that I really care that they get someone great to fill this role. After all, I plan on getting up to New York sooner than later and this could be the girl I see perform!

GOOD FRIENDS, GOOD FOOD

Kenny and I had a nice weekend relaxing with friends and eating most of the time it seemed.

Friday night I was excited to meet up with my very good friend Stefanie(she is in the middle) who was in town from Jackson, MS with her husband Conrad. Stefanie's sister Brittany(on the right) lives across the street from me and Stefanie, Conrad, and their parents had all come in town this weekend to go to a wedding in Arkansas.

Stefanie and I have been friends since freshman year of college when she lived next door to me in the dorms. I would come to her room and eat Lay's Potato Chips with dill pickle chips and drink hot Dr. Pepper with her. Yes, she was kind of strange in that way......she always kept her canned drinks out of the fridge since she preferred them hot. And she would come to my room to eat lunchables and watch MTV. We are both alike in that we love anything and everything having to do with pop culture so of course the friendship flourished and remains strong. Kenny and I went with Stef's family to eat at Pearl's Oyster House which was yummy and then we came back over to Brittany's and hung out for a little while. I was so happy to get to see her and visit with her family.

On Saturday, Kenny went and played golf with Lowe and I ran some errands. Then later that night we cooked out with Joe and Tracy and Mollie and Wilson. We had a lot of fun. Mollie had brought over this delicious dip. It was sooooo good. It had all these different kinds of cheeses with bacon and Ritz crackers. I ate way too much of it but if Mollie will send me the recipe I will post it on here for all of the world to enjoy! I also have to note that Tracy made an excellent dessert dip with cream cheese and chocolate chips. I ate way to much of that too. By the end of the night I was stuffed and sleepy. Sorry I do not have any pictures. I had to busy to take pictures.

Sunday, I managed to get out of going to the St. Jude golf tournament and Kenny and Lowe went instead. It is not that I did not want to go with Kenny it was that it was too freaking hot! But Kenny came back with a farmer's tan and he had a good time so I am happy. Last night we just watched National Treasure 2. We had seen in the theatres when it came out but I wanted to see it again. I think I like the first one better. Now I am just trying to recover from my weekend long food coma.

SO ME......SO NOT ME

I saw this on another blog and I thought it was cute! It will be a lot of scrolling ha ha!
So Me.....

(flirty dresses)

So Not ME.....

(skinny jeans)

So Me.....So Not Me.....

So Me....So Not Me.....

So Me....So Not Me.....

So Me...So Not Me....So Me.....So Not Me....

And now one more! Are you ready for this......
So Me.....So Not Me.....

"I CURSE THE DAY YOU WERE BORN"

If you have seen this movie then you appreciate the quote that is my title. So last night I went and saw SATC AGAIN. And yes I still loved it and yes I still cried, but not as much. Tracy and Mollie and I went out to eat and then went to the movie. We went to this little Italian restaurant that is close to the movie theatre Cafe Toscana. It was so yummy. I had the Penne Pollo and it was delish.

I was so happy to be going to see this movie again but I was more happy to have someone to talk to about it. My mom and sister enjoyed it but were not huge watchers of the show so I was looking forward to watching it with Tracy and Mollie who could appreciate all the little things. And Tracy made me feel better by also crying through the whole thing. Thanks girl! I don't feel so silly anymore.On a side note: Can I please talk about my favorite movie candy ever. SNO CAPS. They are delicious chocolate morsels with sprinkles. Can it get any better. This has been my favorite movie candy for most of my life. I used to eat them when I was younger and then they went away for a long time and movie watching was a little sadder. But then a few years ago they marched back into the glass cases of theatres and it is a rare occasion that I can pass this candy up. Although I will admit to taking a trip to Walgreens where I can buy them for a dollar instead of $3.50 at the theatre. On a rare occasion if I am not in the mood for Sno Caps I go for Twizzlers, but Sno Caps will always be my first choice. Anyway the reason I am telling you this is I had a box last night with my movie and they made me happy!

It was a great night and I am ready for the weekend!

THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT ELLE WOODS

So last night The Search for the Next Elle Woods premiered on MTV, and I was somewhat pleased. I hope the future episodes have more of them actually learning the dance and singing the songs than the normal mumbo jumbo of reality television.

As sad as I am to see Laura Belle Bundy step out of the role as Elle Woods I think that this show will find a good replacement. All of the judges and people who are teaching the girls are people who are directly involved with the Broadway production. Although I have my suspicions that the girl who will win the role has already been chosen out of the 10 and the reality show is just to boost interest in this play.

Legally Blonde is coming to the Orpheum this year and will be included in our season ticket package. I cannot wait to see it and would encourage anyone who wants to get a fill for the play and the way awesome music to watch this show and then go see it at the Orpheum. I absolutely love love love it!

JON AND KATE IN REAL LIFE

I know I know my picture of them is blurry. But I felt guilty taking one at all because they had specifically asked us not to take one because Maddie and Cara were with them. So I snuck one without a flash and this is what I got.

This is us before we got on the road. And yes I sort of dressed up. What if Kate had seen me and I wasn't looking my best.


It was so exciting to see them in person. As everyone well knows I am OBSESSED with the show and I could not wait to see them and hear what they had to say, so off we headed to Lucedale, Mississippi to the Rocky Creek Baptist Church. Instead of boring you with all the amazing details, I will list some things I learned that I did not know from watching the show.

THINGS I LEARNED
1. Jon was let go from two jobs during Kate's pregnancy and after the sextuplets were born because of insurance. Companies were afraid that the babies would drive up the premiums. So he was fired twice. Talk about stress. I would be a nutcase.

2. They are currently shooting for season four. There will be a whopping 50 episodes in this season! YIPPEE!

3.The show sends them on a lot of their trips like Disney world and skiing for the sake of entertainment. (This one I assumed but they actually talked about it in their question and answer period)

4. During Kate's pregnancy she went to the hospital (an hour away) for bed rest after 10 weeks. She was only able to lay on one side because of how the babies had formed.

5. When she delivered, the babies were preemies but none of them had any major health problems which is basically a miracle for any preemies, especially sextuplets.

6. When the babies were seven months Jon and Kate decided to stop having volunteers over to help with the children. They decided they could do it on their own and they said it was the best decision of their life.

7. Jon and Kate have an extremely strong faith in God and attend church with the children every week but the network chooses to edit their faith out of the show.

8. If they ever should quit filming the show it will be because of safety for their children. They said they already have people who drive past their house and take pictures of the children while they are playing outside. (That is sad)

Those are just a few things that I learned by hearing them speak. But their testimony was a great one and I am so happy I got a chance to see Jon and Kate. They have a book out that I am dying to read Multiple Blessings. Here is the link if you want to buy it.

SEX AND THE CITY

I cannot really say a whole lot because I do not want to give anything away. BUT It was so good!!!!  My sister laughed at me because I literally cried through the entire thing. I think that I was a little emotional that day. But I think that when I see it again this week I will probably cry again. I own all of the seasons on DVD and love the whole series. I like each character for different reasons and the movie gives you everything you would want for each character.

There are some hilarious moments, and there are some tear jerker moments but the clothes alone are enough to entertain you. This movie totally lived up to my expectations and I can't wait to see it again!

SO MUCH TO SAY

This is a first. I have so much to blog about that I do not know where to begin. So in order to avoid rambling I am going to break each thing into a separate blog post throughout the day. So pick in choose which ones you care to read.

But first and foremost for my mom and sister(since they are going crazy because they did not get to see it).....I GOT A HAIRCUT! I can't believe I did it. I walked in, told my stylist of 10 years that I actually wanted to cut it and he cut 6 inches immediately. By the time he was finished it was 8 inches. I am still not used to it. I touch my head and I am like "where is my hair!" Here is a before and after:I am still kind of in a state of shock!

STAY TUNED FOR SEX AND THE CITY THE MOVIE THOUGHTS, JON AND KATE PLUS 8 AND LEGALLY BLONDE: THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT ELLE WOODS. TOLD YOU I HAD A LOT!

BIG WEEKEND AHEAD

I am so excited about my weekend that I have to blog about it before it even happens. After work today I am headed to Hattiesburg. I will get there and relax. And then tomorrow my sister are going to see Sex and The City Movie. Sorry Tracy! I promise I will go see it again with you. But I just can't wait. I have all the seasons on DVD and I love this show. And from the previews I think I am going to be really happy with the way things turn out.

Then on Sunday OMG I am going to see.......drum roll please!
YES! JON AND KATE from Jon and Kate + 8. I was looking on their website and found the schedule for their speaking engagements and they were going to be in Lucedale which is only about an hour from Hattiesburg. So I had to go. When our tickets came they announced that Maddie and Cara will be there also. I am so obsessed with show and can't wait to hear anything they have to say because I am so inspired by their daily lives and how well they are raising their children. I look up to Kate so much as a mother because she does little things that make her children feel special and loved. And she is OCD like me and hilarious! For the past week I have been calling my sister everyday and counting down the days and now it is only two days away!!!

On Monday before I come back to Memphis I am getting my haircut. I am really feeling like I am going to cut a good bit this time. I will not be dying it brown but I do want to lose some length. So we will see if I wuss out! Have a great weekend.

DROOL

I consider myself to be a huge lover of food. And one of my favorite foods in the entire world is cheese. All kinds of cheese. Really stinky cheeses, really smooth cheeses, sharp cheeses, spicy cheeses.....you get the point. So to me this picture looks so delicious!The one I am particularly eyeing is the one that looks to be a Brie that has the spicy pecans with it or maybe they are candied pecans....but really does it even matter? The other two look scrumptious as well, especially that blue cheese down at the end. And all of that crusty bread. Oh heavenly!

I got this picture from the website Serious Eats. Here is the link. The post was talking about how restaurants are now serving cheese flights like they do wine flights. It is very interesting, so go take a look if you love cheese like me.

I will just continue to drool, and dream that a plate of cheese like that one is sitting in front of me to enjoy!

ANOTHER LONG WEEKEND

This weekend was the perfect balance of things to do and taking it easy. We started out our three day weekend by going to eat an early dinner at Boscos and then going to see the new Indiana Jones. The theatre was sold out but I really enjoyed the movie. I think Shia LaBeouf was a really good addition to the movie. I hope they continue making these movies because they really are so much fun to watch.

After the movie we were on our way home when we saw that the Redbirds game wasn't over so we decided to watch the last two innings from a roof that overlooks the field. It is a really fun thing to do. If you go on a nice night there is a nice breeze and it offers a different view. The thing is, the only place to sit is the edge of the building and this makes Kenny extremely nervous because it is a long way to fall. I think when he took this picture this was the only time he was not holding on to my arm or my shoulder. It is kind of fun to taunt him.


Saturday we were very busy. We left the house at 9 in the morning and did not get home until 9 or so that night. First we drove out to Collierville to run a few errands and went to my dad's house for a visit. Then we headed over to Shelton's birthday party. She turns one today! Happy Birthday Shelton! The theme of her birthday party was ponies and they had a real pony for the kids to ride. They had cooked out and we had a lot of fun visiting with Lauren and Lowes family and Shelton looked adorable of course. She got so many fun and cute gifts too. She is a very lucky little girl! After the party we went to my co-workers wedding. So needless to say we were exhausted at the end of the day.

Sunday we just ran a few errands and then we went to a Redbirds game that night. The Redbirds game was a lot of fun. It went into 12 innings. After the game they had a fireworks show. I love when they do fireworks. Their shows are always really long and really good. It is definitely a bonus when you go to the game. On Monday, Kenny played golf and I did some things around the house and caught up on some Tivo. I watched the season finale of Grey's Anatomy which was so good. I thought it was the best episode I had seen in a really long time and now I cannot wait for the next season. And just when I was about to give up on that show.

LENA THE REAL GIRL

So last night I was in our bedroom changing into my pajamas and of course Lena followed me to keep me company. So feeling kind of bored I took the clothes that I had been wearing and played dress up. I was wearing a jean skirt and a little polo tshirt.

Doesn't she look so cute!

I think she got confused and though this was labradors 

gone wild or something. The skirt was slipping.

Kenny gave her a little help in this one.

I think Lena is over being a real girl.

GOOD BOOKS

Well its that time of year. Where all the good television shows are wrapping up and silly summer programming starts. This is when I like to go to the library and get books to read.

I love to read. My sister and I have always read a lot since we were younger. That is all we had to do when we were not allowed to watch television. So we were members of the summer reading program at my hometown's library and you could get prizes for all the books you read, like a free McDonalds french fry. I have very fond memories of that old library and it is funny because that old library is the building that we had our wedding reception in.

Have yall been to the Memphis Public Library? It can be kind of overwhelming. There is always a lot of people there and I can never really find the books that I go to the library to look for. So basically I just wander around in the fiction section judging books by their covers. Yes I know that is terrible. My favorite kind of books are the horror books and the mystery books. I really like to get into a book that I can't put down. Luckily when I went on Sunday I feel like I made two good choices. I remembered an author that I used to read a lot of when I was younger, Patricia Cornwell. She has a series about a forensic pathologist character. They are very good.

And then I got this book. I have already started to read it and I am enjoying the story. I would recommend it if you like these kind of books. So now as the days are longer I look forward to going home and sitting on the porch and reading or curling up on the couch. Good books are one of my favorite things about summer.

If anyone has any suggestions of authors or books that they like be sure to tell me! I am open to all kinds of literature.

ITS A BIG DAY

(Sorry this picture went blurry when I can scanned it)

(I love how my grandmother is peering at us. Those hats were just under the seat of the car so we put them on as a joke.)

(On our wondeful honeymoon in St. Lucia. Check out my sunburn.  I had the worst one of my life.)

Two years ago Kenny and I were getting ready to walk down the aisle. I am honestly in dismay that it has really been two years. It has been such a whirlwind. We have definitely been through some tough times in the past two years but we have persevered and I feel like we are really starting to get our footing. Looking back, our wedding was perfect and I really could not have a fonder memory. I remember thinking if our wedding weekend was a sign of how our future life was going to be then I couldn't be happier. So I want to thank anyone who had a part for making our wedding and our marriage a successful one.

I am so lucky to have Kenny as my husband. He surprises me with his strength and his drive everyday. I love you Kenny! (sorry if this is goobing anyone out!)

Happy Anniversary Kenny! I love you!

AND......

Today is my mom's birthday. Yes we got married on my mom's birthday. She was kind enough to share her big day. Isn't she pretty in this picture.

Here is a list of things about my mom:
•She is very handy and will be helping Kenny and I a whole lot when we buy our house. She is the best painter (which I am terrible at) and she also knows how to refinish furniture and tile floors.
•She has moved my sister in and out of apartments more times than I can count. It is funny, because we always manage to end up screaming at each other while we are moving because I am so weak and we have to get my sister to help.
• When she gets mad she bugs her eyes and grits her teeth. And while she is probably mad that I am posting that. It is just too funny not to mention it. (Very scary as a child though)
• She says really silly words like Jeez Ma Nelly, rump and calls people goobers when she get mad.
• She is kind of a klutz. She always has some sort of injury from falling or slipping off of something.
• There is something that is kind of crazy about my mom, my sister and me. If one of us cries, then we all cry. No matter what. My mom usually starts it though.
• She is a really good gift giver.
• She offers work advice from a boss point of view because she is a boss.
• She is very strong, and has made it through a lot of tough times in life.
• My sister and I can tell her anything and she usually doesn't even blink an eye no matter how shocking it is.
• She is a great mom and my sister and I love her lots!

Happy Birthday Mom! Hope you have a great day!

SPRING WEEKEND

Kenny and I had planned on relaxing and having a very low key weekend. This was the first weekend we stayed in town for a long time and he is headed to Destin this coming up weekend so we planned to take it easy and just enjoy the nice weather. Well we ended up being pretty busy. WARNING: LONG POST AHEAD!

Friday night we went to Barbecue Fest. This was Kenny and I's first time to the famed festival. It was definitely an experience. People just use the festival as an excuse to get really really crazy. We walked from tent to tent and saw a lot of people we knew. Towards the end of the night we were just stopping at different tents to watch the people IN them dance. There was this triple decker platform booth that might as well been a club where you go to booty dance. They had a DJ playing all these rap songs and it was packed with people.. People were grinding and dancing wildly and we even saw an elderly lady working the pole. It was some good people watching. Sorry no pictures, I might have gotten a beating for taking pictures of these people. But there are some pictures of us at a friend of a friend's tent that had some really tasty BBQ! I found out that that is how it works. Nobody ever really know whose tent it is. It is always a friend of a friend who knows somebody. Very funny.

Saturday morning we took Lena swimming at a pond in our neighborhood. She loves swimming, but only if you throw the ball or a stick for her to go retrieve. She has to be doing something, she won't just get in the water and swim around. But we wore her out and it was such a nice day to be outside. Kenny and I were tempted to jump in with her the water looked so nice.

Saturday night we all went to a Redbirds game. This was our first game of the season and I celebrated with my own serving of BBQ nachos (YUM!) It was such a perfect night for a baseball game and the stadium was packed. Lauren and Lowe brought Shelton and had put this little Red Sox dress on her. It was so cute.

Sunday, Kenny went to play golf and I ran some errands. Then we watched P.S. I Love You which I was a little disappointed with. Everyone had talked about how good it was. I thought it was a little hokey. I also accidentally bought the movie 30 Days of Night On Demand on Saturday night so we stayed up til one watching that horrifying movie. It was really scary.

AND ON A FINAL NOTE PLEASE LOOK AT THIS PICTURE!
Remember how much time and money it took to get those dadgum stickers to go on our car tags. Well someone decided they needed one and broke Kenny's tag to steal his. When Kenny showed me this yesterday I was livid!

THE RIGHT STUFF

So did anyone else happen to catch the New Kids on the Block performance on the Today Show this morning. I had to go to work but you can watch their performances if you click here. I just watched the videos and I have to say it brings back some childhood memories.

When I was little I loved NKOTB. I mean I really loved them. I loved them so much I had a New Kids on the Block birthday party. All my friends came over and we played NKOTB trivia games where the lucky winner won a huge poster of the band. We watched their concert and then I had a birthday cake that had their collectors cards on it. My goodie bags had NKOTB fan pins and pencils and all kinds of stuff. I also had a huge poster of them on my wall in my bedroom. I loved it until I got a little older and always felt like they were staring at me when I was getting dressed so I took it down. (True story).

Unfortunately, after watching the videos of today's performance I am a little sad. These guys are really old! And some of them look it! When they asked who all had children all but one of the guys raised their hands. But you know who still has "it". Just a little.....Joey McIntyre. I always was a Joey girl. For those of you who don't love New Kids on the Block. He is the one on the left.

SO EXCITING

So I had heard about this a while back but now they are airing commercials and I am so excited.

MTV and Legally Blonde are teaming up to make some casting decisions. Word is that late January and early February will see MTV casting in Los Angeles, New York, and Orlando for a new reality show designed to find Blonde’s new lead, Elle Woods. The new show will be competition-based, the winner of which will step into Laura Bell Bundy’s (the current and original Elle Woods) role.

This is all my favorite things rolled into one gigantic ball of amazingness! Legally blonde, Broadway, and reality television. The commercials they are showing make the show look so good.

Even thought I am heartbroken that I never got to see Laura Belle Bundy in this role, and that she is leaving. I think it will be so exciting to see the one girls journey to the role of a lifetime!