The LA Kings won their first Stanley Cup tonight in their 40+ year history! Which is awesome and I'm excited for them.
Their goalie's daughter decided to show up at the press conference and steal the show. She's pretty cute, so check out the video:
Congrats, guys!! You looked so happy and I'm happy for you!
(If you want more on the Cup or the games, I have no doubt Will will be detailing it out further soon.)
(My favorite tweet of the night came from Wil Wheaton: "Local LA sports media is trying to figure out how the Sacramento Kings
won the Stanley Bowl Trophy for Basketpuck tonight. Good job, guys.")
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Things.
on May 1, 2012
1) The Tony Nominations Happened?
Apparently they were announced today. I just happened to visit Playbill. I guess my body still has some sort of internal Tony clock that tells me when to check in.
Anything of interest? Um... Newsies is up for Best Musical along with Once, but honestly other than that not much catches my eye. Peter & the Starcatcher is up for Best Play. Porgy & Bess is up for Best Revival. Yeah, I'll still check in at Tony time, but there's nothing here that really makes me want to keep up outside of those. Once received the most nom's this year clocking in at 11. Which doesn't surprise me either.
Sigh. In the Heights, I miss you. Miranda, come back. (Or Ahrens & Flaherty. Or Guettel. Someone, come back!)
2) It is May. And I hate May.
May, can we let bygones be bygones? You mostly don't like me. I mostly don't like you. You've set me into stressful fits of rage the last two years in a row. It's true, that was more related to work issues. The computer & whatnot. But let's just chill this year. Truce? Truce?
3) So you're preparing for Mother's Day, huh?
Actually, right now we're in a flurry of activity revamping our (entire) wedding process. It's becoming a huge investment all across the board and due to a sudden deadline we have to have part of it done by the end of this week. And then I need to update & revamp our portfolio. And then comb back over all our social media to see if it's a solid representation of us. And then make it through my wedding class in June - which I'm super excited about - but its still a touch intimidating.
Though I did learn that apparently all these classes are done only through the OKC center. Which means people fly from all over the nation to attend these classes. Cool!
And yes, Mothers Day is next week so that'll take precedence very soon. We're very busy for currently not having any daily work to do.
4) But I do get to see Holly tomorrow!
Holly and I are having a Trigun day. Season 1! The happy season! And then Phoenix Diner! It's a plan. I'm excited.
5) Again. My Kids are Freaking Cute.
And just in case there was some part of you that doubted my kids are indeed the cutest. ever.
LOOK AT THAT FACE.
Seriously. Happiest face ever. I love this little now-somehow-five birthday baby. :)
6) The Moose is Back.
There is a theatre in NY called The Beautiful Soup who is reviving Moose Murders. Moose Murders, which opened in 1983, is the Carrie of plays. The big flop. The original of flop-dom. The show that played 13 previews, and opened and closed on the same night. 1 performance.
Personally, I love that they're doing this. Maybe it's just because I want to see Bring Back Birdie. But I've often thought I'd love to be near a theatre that once a season revived a major flop (or terrible show.) And whether they play it for laughs or try to attempt it legit, their intent could change depending on the show. Just giving it one more life.
They even made a trailer for it. I love it.
7) Oh, and speaking of "The Flop...."
There will be a cast recording of the recent Off-Broadway revival of Carrie! YAY! I'll get to hear Marin Mazzie tackle "And Eve Was Weak" which is very exciting.
Sadly, the song list does not include "Out for Blood." Somehow the song about hacking a pig got cut.
Oh, Carrie. You make me smile.
8) But Once Upon a Time doesn't.
This is actually the first time I've discussed Once on here I think. I almost hate to now.
Look.
.....
Look.
I've been watching this show all season. Because it's bad.
I'm sorry if you like this show.
But....it is bad. Laughably.
However, this weeks episode was not necessarily laughably bad. It was just downright painful.
And despite the fact that I've been watching this show because its bad, this episode was so bad that I don't even know that I'm willing to finish out the series. Even though we're only two episodes away.
Because it was THAT BAD.
Can you even comprehend that level of terrible? Because I sure couldn't
Thank goodness for the Dark Knight trailer.
Apparently they were announced today. I just happened to visit Playbill. I guess my body still has some sort of internal Tony clock that tells me when to check in.
Anything of interest? Um... Newsies is up for Best Musical along with Once, but honestly other than that not much catches my eye. Peter & the Starcatcher is up for Best Play. Porgy & Bess is up for Best Revival. Yeah, I'll still check in at Tony time, but there's nothing here that really makes me want to keep up outside of those. Once received the most nom's this year clocking in at 11. Which doesn't surprise me either.
Sigh. In the Heights, I miss you. Miranda, come back. (Or Ahrens & Flaherty. Or Guettel. Someone, come back!)
2) It is May. And I hate May.
May, can we let bygones be bygones? You mostly don't like me. I mostly don't like you. You've set me into stressful fits of rage the last two years in a row. It's true, that was more related to work issues. The computer & whatnot. But let's just chill this year. Truce? Truce?
3) So you're preparing for Mother's Day, huh?
Actually, right now we're in a flurry of activity revamping our (entire) wedding process. It's becoming a huge investment all across the board and due to a sudden deadline we have to have part of it done by the end of this week. And then I need to update & revamp our portfolio. And then comb back over all our social media to see if it's a solid representation of us. And then make it through my wedding class in June - which I'm super excited about - but its still a touch intimidating.
Though I did learn that apparently all these classes are done only through the OKC center. Which means people fly from all over the nation to attend these classes. Cool!
And yes, Mothers Day is next week so that'll take precedence very soon. We're very busy for currently not having any daily work to do.
4) But I do get to see Holly tomorrow!
Holly and I are having a Trigun day. Season 1! The happy season! And then Phoenix Diner! It's a plan. I'm excited.
5) Again. My Kids are Freaking Cute.
And just in case there was some part of you that doubted my kids are indeed the cutest. ever.
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| Pic shamelessly stolen from Amy. Great shot, Amy! |
Seriously. Happiest face ever. I love this little now-somehow-five birthday baby. :)
6) The Moose is Back.
There is a theatre in NY called The Beautiful Soup who is reviving Moose Murders. Moose Murders, which opened in 1983, is the Carrie of plays. The big flop. The original of flop-dom. The show that played 13 previews, and opened and closed on the same night. 1 performance.
Personally, I love that they're doing this. Maybe it's just because I want to see Bring Back Birdie. But I've often thought I'd love to be near a theatre that once a season revived a major flop (or terrible show.) And whether they play it for laughs or try to attempt it legit, their intent could change depending on the show. Just giving it one more life.
They even made a trailer for it. I love it.
7) Oh, and speaking of "The Flop...."
There will be a cast recording of the recent Off-Broadway revival of Carrie! YAY! I'll get to hear Marin Mazzie tackle "And Eve Was Weak" which is very exciting.
Sadly, the song list does not include "Out for Blood." Somehow the song about hacking a pig got cut.
Oh, Carrie. You make me smile.
8) But Once Upon a Time doesn't.
This is actually the first time I've discussed Once on here I think. I almost hate to now.
Look.
.....
Look.
I've been watching this show all season. Because it's bad.
I'm sorry if you like this show.
But....it is bad. Laughably.
However, this weeks episode was not necessarily laughably bad. It was just downright painful.
And despite the fact that I've been watching this show because its bad, this episode was so bad that I don't even know that I'm willing to finish out the series. Even though we're only two episodes away.
Because it was THAT BAD.
Can you even comprehend that level of terrible? Because I sure couldn't
Thank goodness for the Dark Knight trailer.
The Spring Trip to Houston
on April 18, 2012
I was in HOUSTON!
The landscape: Not the same as it was before.
Due to the drought for all of last year, I never realized that there could be anything but dry grass from here to Texas. However that is simply not true. With all the wonderful rain we've been receiving the drive from Southern Oklahoma to Houston is simply gorgeous. Thousands of wildflowers along the banks of the road in all sorts of colors. Long, tall grasses. Huge, leafy trees. And on the drive down this wispy fog all throughout the Arbuckle Mountains in the early morning hours. So incredibly pretty. So many times I wanted pictures.
Hit that ball, what a game...
In order to travel with Will to his job at the Astros Stadium, I had to pick up the pace on 45 to make it to Houston by 3:30. (I was close: 3:40. But we still made it to the Stadium, thanks to Will who navigated me through all the chaotic traffic and suddenly clogged highways.)
Therefore I made it to my very first (professional) baseball game! The Houston Astros vs. the Atlanta Braves. Which I thought was pretty funny, since as a kid I loved the Braves. Or at least, as much as I ever loved a sports team as a kid. All that pretty much means is that I loved them one particular year they went to the World Series and my dad and I had this huge game about who would win. And he wanted the other team and I picked the Braves (they lost.) So that's it. Anyway, I was still amused I got to see the Braves. (Although, yes, in real life their fans seem to be pretty annoying.)
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| Root. Root. Root. This is the Astros slogan for the year. They take this very seriously, as you can see all over this pic. |
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| All I could hear was bits & pieces of "What a Game" from Ragtime. |
I had a lot of great chances to play with the kiddos, especially Robbie. Who is four and can build things like this out of K'Nex:
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| Robbie's Robot. No instructions here, folks. Just his thoughts and K'nex prowess. Man, I wish had a picture when he had wings on it. |
Oh, guys. Me with K'nex. Can you already see the utter failure?
But I was pretty pleased with how I had finally managed to get over halfway done and looking pretty good when he slid down beside me and stated "Um.... this part is upside down."
Which prompted me to ask the dumbest question I could have possibly asked at that moment.
"Are you sure, Robbie?"
"Yes. This is upside down." And before I could blubber out something about "being sure before we changed it" he had taken it from my hands, made quick eight snaps and handed it back to me before running off on his way. He had fixed it. (For you curious, the plane eventually did get finished with Robbie's help.)
Death to Dust Man
I really, really love The Mega's album featuring music from Mega Man 2. But I've never touched a Mega Man game and I was wondering what they were like and Will said we could play through them together.
Um.
That sounded great until I realized how hard some of the levels were to jump into for the first three games, and I pretty much just handed off the controller to him (once with one hit point left and no lives at the boss gate.) I did however play more of Mega Man 4, right up until Dust Man who stressed me out so much I couldn't even watch him beat the level.
And then time ran out and no more Mega Man.
But I did get to meet Rush!
The Zooooooo!
And we went to the Zoo!
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| Robbie & Will spying on the...gorillas? Was it gorillas? |
The Houston Zoo has a lot of cool animals, many different ones from OKC which was a nice change. My favorite part was actually at the very end where we came across red pandas running around in their exhibit, being incredibly cute. While OKC does have one, she's usually sleeping or hidden. To see them so active was lovely. (No pictures there because they were in a dark tunnel behind glass.)
Also, there were otters, sprawled on top of each other, sleeping on their backs. Also very cute.
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| The giraffes were feeling up close & personal. Love the tongue sticking out. |
Bouncing (on heads) here and there and everywhere....
Tarvis!
One evening (I can no longer remember what happened what day) I was able to run over to Travis' to catch up with him which was nice. And then I watched Will & Travis play Super Mario Wii which was hysterical. Seriously, bouncing off each others heads, falling into pits, crashing around in bubble form... there's a reason I love to watch people play video games.
The Return of the Confetti Eggs
If for any bizarre reason I wasn't sure before, I've now decided I absolutely love confetti eggs.
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| Shamelessly stealing these pics from Will. |
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| Isaac seemed less concerned. Pic also stolen. |
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| Stolen! Stolen! |
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| One more since confetti pictures rock. Don't worry, we cleaned up the mess. |
Seven and a half hours to home.
It was a total blessing that I didn't hit any major traffic on the drive home since I left later than I originally intended. I guess Saturday night suddenly everything caught up with me and I was worn out by Sunday morning. So after the confetti eggs, I tried to lay down (and failed at sleeping.) But a fantastic lunch from Kim was enough and I was quite awake the rest of the drive home. After sailing five minutes through construction that caused me two hours of grief last spring, I was thrilled.
All in all....
It was an absolutely lovely trip. Friends, kiddos, a Zoo, games...how can you go wrong? It was perfect.
Welcome to the world Baby Reagan!
on March 10, 2012
There was a new baby girl born into the Plumb family tonight. :) Baby Reagan arrived this evening and is 6 lbs 9 oz. of pure perfection.
We think she's a keeper. ;)
We think she's a keeper. ;)
Welcome to the world, baby doll! We're so glad you're here!
Because the status is NOT quo.
on November 28, 2011
Poinsettias? Check.
Grave blankets? Check.
Christmas shopping started? Check.
YAY! Christmas, Christmas time is here....
But first! Thanksgiving!
That's actually a pretty good sample of what my Thanksgiving looked like. :) It was full of kids, and that was awesome. I snagged a few pictures with some of them because I hate my camera and have very few new ones. So here's a flurry of Thanksgiving shots with the McBrides:
Seriously, can you believe that's Kylie? She's so grown up! What a beauty.
Khloe loves to play with the iPad, so we got several shots in a row similar to these. Look at that smile.
Awww....my boy!! So handsome. So sweet. I love this guy.
So we were sitting down to eat Thanksgiving lunch with the McBrides & Kimes, when suddenly I realized I was not at the kids table and that was sad. I don't think I've ever NOT eaten at the kids table (which, this year, was a picnic on the floor.) And then I realized there wasn't enough chairs for the adults so YAY! KIDS TABLE!
While we were eating suddenly Kaden asked me if I could rap. And I said no. But would he rap for me?
I really wished I had filmed what happened next.
Not only did he rap, and pretty darn well I might add, but when he finished Khloe decided to join in. With a rap about zombies. And THEN two-year-old Lexie purposely stood up, grinned, and and made beat boxing noises while dancing. TWO YEARS OLD.
This is why you sit at the kids table. To help prevent duels to the death over deviled eggs and listen to impromptu rap sessions.
Sadly, I don't have Lexie & Brighton pictures this time around. But wait! I have to share their cuteness somehow!
Oooooooh! Those eyes! That baby face! They're so freaking cute! (Seriously, aren't those gorgeous pictures?) Lexie is so full of spunk & happiness. Love it.
Okay, one parting shot:
And bedtime for me. I hope your Thanksgiving was full of family, friends and food and all the lovely laughter you could hope for. Mine sure was. :)
Grave blankets? Check.
Christmas shopping started? Check.
YAY! Christmas, Christmas time is here....
But first! Thanksgiving!
That's actually a pretty good sample of what my Thanksgiving looked like. :) It was full of kids, and that was awesome. I snagged a few pictures with some of them because I hate my camera and have very few new ones. So here's a flurry of Thanksgiving shots with the McBrides:
Seriously, can you believe that's Kylie? She's so grown up! What a beauty.
Khloe loves to play with the iPad, so we got several shots in a row similar to these. Look at that smile.
Awww....my boy!! So handsome. So sweet. I love this guy.
So we were sitting down to eat Thanksgiving lunch with the McBrides & Kimes, when suddenly I realized I was not at the kids table and that was sad. I don't think I've ever NOT eaten at the kids table (which, this year, was a picnic on the floor.) And then I realized there wasn't enough chairs for the adults so YAY! KIDS TABLE!
While we were eating suddenly Kaden asked me if I could rap. And I said no. But would he rap for me?
I really wished I had filmed what happened next.
Not only did he rap, and pretty darn well I might add, but when he finished Khloe decided to join in. With a rap about zombies. And THEN two-year-old Lexie purposely stood up, grinned, and and made beat boxing noises while dancing. TWO YEARS OLD.
This is why you sit at the kids table. To help prevent duels to the death over deviled eggs and listen to impromptu rap sessions.
Sadly, I don't have Lexie & Brighton pictures this time around. But wait! I have to share their cuteness somehow!
Okay, one parting shot:
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| My cousin Sam, Kylie, & Khloe bug |
Summer Movies: "I need a horse."
on May 15, 2011
Thor is quite possibly my favorite Marvel film to date, although Incredible Hulk still might edge it out simply because of Edward Norton. I'll have to watch them all again to be sure. I don't think that will be a problem.
But in all seriousness, Thor is really well done and really funny. You should go see it. (and if you need someone to go with, call me.) Be sure to stay after the credits.
Grandma and I had a great weekend. Saturday was beautiful - and free - so while I wasn't too excited initially about mowing the lawn I'm really glad its done with. Especially since at the very end our mower was making very strange, probably very bad, noises and we barely came in under the wire before it sounded downright terrible. I suspect its merely that the fuel is old, since we finally got it fixed not that long ago. Oh well. At least the yards are finished for right now. Everything else looks good to go.
This past Friday was also Amy & Ashlyn's piano recital. Their playing was quite beautiful, they looked beautiful and they made it through the whole recital beautifully (it was long.) Quite proud of all four girls.
No, seriously. Call me if you go see Thor.
"Ashlyn, you look gorgeous!"
"I know. That's why I play the piano."
But in all seriousness, Thor is really well done and really funny. You should go see it. (and if you need someone to go with, call me.) Be sure to stay after the credits.
Grandma and I had a great weekend. Saturday was beautiful - and free - so while I wasn't too excited initially about mowing the lawn I'm really glad its done with. Especially since at the very end our mower was making very strange, probably very bad, noises and we barely came in under the wire before it sounded downright terrible. I suspect its merely that the fuel is old, since we finally got it fixed not that long ago. Oh well. At least the yards are finished for right now. Everything else looks good to go.
This past Friday was also Amy & Ashlyn's piano recital. Their playing was quite beautiful, they looked beautiful and they made it through the whole recital beautifully (it was long.) Quite proud of all four girls.
No, seriously. Call me if you go see Thor.
"Ashlyn, you look gorgeous!"
"I know. That's why I play the piano."
Hold it. Wait. I got it.
on March 6, 2011
I really had a beautiful weekend.
It all started with Kaden's birthday party yesterday! You can see his sweet face squished between his sisters here:
This is not from yesterday, but I haven't taken pictures from my own camera in forever. Plus, this pic shows all of those three off. I adore these faces.
Happy birthday, sweetheart!
Then that evening was spent at the newly opened Pink Swirls (delicious) with the Plumbs & Pucketts. Considering there were ten of us, we left early for good seats to the children's show Androcles & the Lion.
Be sure to catch little Anna's eyes, sitting on the empress' lap. She seems very curious of that Lion so near!
The children's show was lots of fun. I think it only ran this past weekend, but if you have a chance to catch it as it runs during the day this week, you really should.
So between...
Watching Kaden's excitement over Star Wars Legos.
And defending my glass of water from Khloe's ever moving hands.
And getting to spend some time with Kylie.
And kissing on Lexie.
And getting to watch Amy, Ashia & Ashlyn sit on the stage during the performance.
And Anna giggling in her seat.
And having Carson sit on my lap at the show.
And getting to teach Jace about which stage lights would go out.
It was a pretty perfect Saturday. :) I hope everyone else had as much fun.
Before I go to bed....
These are some amazing pictures from the Discovery Channel. Also, there's some fantastic audio commentary included. If you have a few minutes, definitely check it out. The pictures are absolutely beautiful. (Thanks Chera & Kelly!)
The Broadway Bears have been released! For those who don't know every year these bears are released for auction, dressed as characters from shows, to raise money for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. I love seeing their creativity (the Lion King one is particularly well done this year).
It all started with Kaden's birthday party yesterday! You can see his sweet face squished between his sisters here:
This is not from yesterday, but I haven't taken pictures from my own camera in forever. Plus, this pic shows all of those three off. I adore these faces.
Happy birthday, sweetheart!
Then that evening was spent at the newly opened Pink Swirls (delicious) with the Plumbs & Pucketts. Considering there were ten of us, we left early for good seats to the children's show Androcles & the Lion.
Be sure to catch little Anna's eyes, sitting on the empress' lap. She seems very curious of that Lion so near!
The children's show was lots of fun. I think it only ran this past weekend, but if you have a chance to catch it as it runs during the day this week, you really should.
So between...
Watching Kaden's excitement over Star Wars Legos.
And defending my glass of water from Khloe's ever moving hands.
And getting to spend some time with Kylie.
And kissing on Lexie.
And getting to watch Amy, Ashia & Ashlyn sit on the stage during the performance.
And Anna giggling in her seat.
And having Carson sit on my lap at the show.
And getting to teach Jace about which stage lights would go out.
It was a pretty perfect Saturday. :) I hope everyone else had as much fun.
Before I go to bed....
These are some amazing pictures from the Discovery Channel. Also, there's some fantastic audio commentary included. If you have a few minutes, definitely check it out. The pictures are absolutely beautiful. (Thanks Chera & Kelly!)
The Broadway Bears have been released! For those who don't know every year these bears are released for auction, dressed as characters from shows, to raise money for Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS. I love seeing their creativity (the Lion King one is particularly well done this year).
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