My Heart

I was able to shoot family pictures for my sister and her in-laws yesterday. I know everyone says they have the most gorgeous nieces and nephews but mine really are. Ashley is so pretty you can shoot her pictures with a construction site in the background and it's still gorgeous!!

Retail during the holidays :(

I have gotten the stomach flu every late November for the past three years but I am happy to report that I did not get sick this November, hooray!!!!
It was probably the anxiety and stress of the holiday shopping season that weakened my immune system to get sick in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Christmas is still stressful but this year it's not a do-or-die, work 60 hours a week, end up with swine flu and strep throat on Christmas Eve situation, like in 2009.
Retail is awful so I'm hoping we all can be nice and considerate of the sales assistants, shop girls, and cashiers that are only trying to do their job this holiday season.

Happy December 1st!!

This is the wet nose that woke me up this morning (at 11 AM).

Confession no. 2

It drives me mad when people always post every photo on Facebook AND Instagram. Yes, I know it is very convenient to share your Instagram pics on Facebook but that doesn't mean that every photo you post needs to show up on social media twice; it makes them less special.

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Happy Thanksgiving 2013

I have plenty to be thankful for this year (and every year).

1. My eternal family
2. My job
And
3. Millie and Fiona

Confession no. 1

Whenever I feel really fat and ugly, I go buy new lipstick.

58 Posts in 36 Days

So I had a goal to post 100 blog entries in 2010, 101 in 2011, 102 in 2012, and 103 in 2013. I accomplished the goal in previous years but I fear I may fail this year. This is my 46th post of 2013 and we only have 36 days left in the year. So if my math is correct, which it most likely is not, I have 57 more posts to go this year.

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Kid's Silent Movie- Robin Hood

Whenever we get all the nieces and nephews together, Lesley and I help them make a silent movie of some sort of fairy tale or story they all know. So far we have silent movied (see that, I turned a noun in to a verb... Yup) Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, and now we have Robin Hood. All of these fabulous productions are on my YouTube channel if you want to see the full catalog.
Robin Hood took the most effort we've ever put into these movies. We have costumes (AKA Aunties' college wardrobe), and we actually had to rehearse a few times before I finally gave up and shot it. We usually just yell directions at the kids while we film because the finished product is silent so you won't hear our screams.
It's fun and a great way to create memories.
Without further ado, here is a link to Our Version of Robin Hood

http://youtu.be/P-4Z4sO2bas


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Happy Family Thanksgiving 2013

Day 7: Animal Kingdom

Day 6: Epcot, part deux

I've had a few perfect days in my life; one was Rome and today was a new day to add to the list.
We ate, we walked, we rode.
The weather was amazing and even a little on the chilly side (love!!!).
The. Perfect. Day.

Day 5: Hollywood Studios, part deux

The weather was absolutely perfect today; sunny but not blisteringly hot. I love everything about this park!!

Day 4: Magic Kingdom

We made our shirts... I know!!!
Lesley's is rather clever and represents all 4 parks (look closely and guess in the comments). Mine is a simple Mickey silhouette but the fabric has Hidden Mickey's all over it.
It was sweltering hot today. The high was around 92 with like 100% humidity. Luckily the crowds were really low and we got to do almost everything, outside of meeting characters. We were there to open the park at 9:00 AM and we reluctantly left when they kicked us out at 7:00 PM.

Day 3: Pool Day and Downtown Disney

We planned to have a rest day after Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. The party ends at midnight and we usually don't get back to the hotel until 1 AM so it us really nice to sleep-in and not rush to a park in the morning. We spent most of the day at the pool then went to Downtown Disney for dinner and a little shopping and people watching.

Day 2: EPCOT

Day 1: Hollywood Studios

Happy Halloween 2013 (almost)

We got all dressed up as Bikers from Disney Channel Teen Beach Movie for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom.

Happy Autumn 2013

Glow in the Dark Party

We had a super fun work party tonight!!! Neon and Glow in the Dark is really cool

Testing... Testing... 123

... Is this thing on?
I really have fallen out of the habit of blogging since the demise of Google Reader and I apologize to myself most of all.
I am drafting a post on my thoughts about the current wildfire in Rockport and threatening our beloved cabin but until I'm fully ready to write about my feelings on this emotional week, here is a newspaper clipping on an interesting fact about cats. Meow