A few other highlights from Thanksgiving vacation.
- We saw Stranger Than Fiction, which I really enjoyed. Will Ferrell was great, more dramatic than any of his other movies. Brent wasn't as impressed, but I think he still enjoyed it.
- I took Brent to his first yoga class yesterday morning. I hadn't been in forever. It was nice to get a little bendy. He and I are both quite sore today.
- We attended the baby naming for Josh and Jami's son, Brendan. It was a beautiful ceremony and we were honored to be a part of this tradition. I had missed Hallie's baby naming a few years ago, so this was especially exciting for me.
- Brent TiVo'd March of the penguins yesterday as a surprise for me. Brent had seen it in the theater ith his parents while I was out of town, and he had warned me that Morgan Freeman's voice was very soothing (aka tiring). We both nodded off for a few minutes during the film today, but I still thought it was great. I'd adopt a baby penguin if I could.
- We finished all the hardcore cleaning I wanted to get done, including organizing drawers and closets.
- I'm putting the finishing touches on the wedding albums for our parents.
- And I started some online holiday shopping! It's not easy ignoring all the fun stuff I could purchase for me. Damn these holiday specials!
By the way, hard to believe that there are only 4 more days left in the NaBloPoMo challenge! I haven't missed a day yet!
"No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one." - Elbert Hubbard
Same here, haven't missed a day yet! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big Will Ferrell fan, but am intrigued by Stranger Than Fiction and hope to see it soon.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the cleaning and organizing. We were on a roll a couple of weeks ago, but inertia has set in.
Sounds like you had a great weekend & were very productive!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the NaBloPoMo daily posting! I'm doing a-okay too. I enjoy reading everyone's daily posts - it's going to seem like a ghost town come Friday...
i liked "stranger than fiction," too. finally! a movie that was interesting, creative and made me think.
ReplyDeleteI've missed three days of posting, but NaBloPoMo has made me much more diligent about getting something in writing most days - a good kick in the pants.
ReplyDeleteyay for us for posting every day! i am going to be so relieved when it is over tho. :) I might even take a break. lol.
ReplyDeletei need to do a lot of hard core cleaning and organizing too this week. bleeeeh. :)
HI there- What do they do at a baby naming ceremony? I've never heard of that? SOunds interesting. Please share....
ReplyDeletedid Jami tell you that I finally met Brendan - at Cedars Sinai of all places! I looked up and yelled out, "Hey - there's Jami!" So random. But that little punkin' is dee-licious. I was so sorry I couldn't make the baby naming :(.
ReplyDeleteKathy - The Baby Naming ceremony is actually a Jewish tradition. There's a rabbi, and singing, and Hebrew and yummy food. And some almost-crying from me because it was so moving.
ReplyDeleteNicole - I did not hear that you met Brendan! Isn't he adorable? I'm looking forward to when he becomes more interactive! :)