It's Official!

I am an official aunt now! Tracy signed the papers on Ella today! All that is left is the judge signing off and she will become Miss Ella. Thanks for the prayers!!

Trick or Treat Smell My Feet...

Hope everyone had a nice Halloween. I was battling a cold, but I powered through and went trick or treating with an adorable pink octopus and a very cute Buzz Lightyear. Our octopus had no clue what was going on. She was beating herself on the head with her extra arms. She loved the trick or treaters and Halloween lights. Buzz was very excited this year. He finally "got" what Halloween was all about - candy and more candy! He also loved his new saying - which he said all weekend...trick or treat smell my feet! Ah...gotta love pre-school where they learn all kinds of fun things!

Hanging Tough!!

Here is a little video that I took...I have a few more - I will post them in the days to come!

NKOTB Part Deux

I have more photos to post from one of the girls I went to the concert with. She had a way nicer camera than mine - so she has some closer shots. You know you wanna see more... :)

some of the girls I went with...

Kristen, Meagan, Casondra and Jamie

Hanging Tough with the New Kids!

Well I finally got to go to the New Kids on the Block concert! It seemed like I bought my tickets forever ago! But, I am happy to report the wait was well worth it! Allow me to give you a brief rundown...

• For grown men who have been out of commission for 15 years - let me just say you could not tell it. They put on a great show! They still danced their hearts out and had women screaming at the top of their lungs!
  
• There were less than 200 men there. IF they were there it was because they brought their women. And Donnie informed them that they deserve a reward (if you know what I mean) from their woman for coming with them.
  
• I think I saw one person who was under the age of 18 there. And she was there with her mom. I am talking mini-van central and those mini-vans had writing on them - oh yes - "I'll be loving you forever Jordan"...very funny!
  
• I saw a lot of old school shirts and buttons. Some women came with their hair teased with hot pink leggings on - it was a fun crowd.


• They made a fortune last night! They made $70 off me (yes I know, but it was well worth it!). Their shirts were between $35-45 for a t-shirt - omg - I did not purchase one. I don't love them that much.


• They do still lip sync some songs. Because you cannot dance that much and still sound good. And one of the worst parts of the night for me was a time filler - Danny was trying to see what audience member could dance the best and Jon had the camera filming people - it was stupid.


• They had female dancers with them. Very stupid and not needed. No one paid any attention to the girls and they didn't bring a thing to the show. Women came there to see them not the girls shaking their booty.
  
• I think they had about 7 costume changes. We saw everything from ghetto NKOTB to Velvet suits to all white.
  
• They did all of their oldies (except "This One's for the Children" and the classic Christmas song, "Have a Funky Funky Christmas") -- I think they did all of the others. They also through in some of their new songs. I didn't like all of them, but I do plan on purchasing some of their new stuff - not bad.
• Women screamed their lungs out (I'll admit it - I did a little too). We did the ole hand swing of "Hangin Tough" too. It was so fun!
  
• Jordan - still hot and still has those abs. You will notice a photo below of him in his white shirt with a fan blowing on him - just like he did when I was in 9th grade! Nice!
  
  
• Donnie - still the bad boy everyone loves. He had women drooling all over him.
  
• Danny - still break dancing - although not as fast as 15 years ago.
  
• Jon - still the awkward, shy one who cannot dance.
  
• Joe - still my favorite. He is one of the best singers in the group and wore his signature smiley face jacket from back in the day. Alas, I did have to leave without him again. After all, I was supposed to be Mrs. Joey McIntyre - I guess he just hasn't realized it yet. One day, Joey, one day!
  
• This was my third NKOTB concert and it about just as fun as the others. I remember my last one I was a little over the top in love - I didn't act that bad this time - I tried to control my emotions this time. The other difference from my last concert (which was 17 years ago) was wow - it hurts to stand up for almost 2 hours without sitting down. My back was aching - it didn't ache when I was 14! And hey - getting in at 3 AM and going to work the next day - didn't have to do that back in the day.
  
  It was such a fun, fun night! I am excited I got to go! I will always think they NKOTB has "the right stuff", that I'm their "favorite girl" and that they'll "be loving me forever"!
  
  
  me and Jamie on the way to the concert
  

there they are! we had great seats!!

ghetto NKOTB
Jamie and Kristen dancing it up

Joey

Jordan

Donnie

Hanging Tough!!

As Promised - Halloween Decor!

Ok, as promised, here is one photo of a house in my neighborhood. I have a few more houses that look like this - but I think this one is the best. Please note the blow up arch at their front porch, the snow globe with a ghost in it, no doubt, and the blow up carriage with the grim reaper as the driver. You will also see the many headstones throughout the yard, I only wish you could see the skeleton heads popping up from the grass and the ghost they just added to their yard this week...I guess I took my photo too soon!

Gosh I love my neighborhood!

one month...

Till Thanksgiving - yummo!!

Top 10 favorite foods at Thanksgiving:

1. turkey
2. dressing
3. potato salad from my stepmom
4. dump cake from my mom
5. cream corn
6. green beans
7. sweet potato casserole
8. chili (we always do chili at my moms because we get turkey at my dads)
9. hot rolls
10. okra

Top fun things to do on Thanksgiving weekend:

1. sleep late
2. Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade
3. shop
4. hang out with family
5. put up the family Christmas tree

What about you? Favorite Thanksgiving foods? Fun traditions or things to do Thanksgiving weekend?