12.15.2011

The theater, the theater...

(Can you finish the above lyric, from a popular Holiday movie?)


I had my first rehearsal last night for my new show Black Comedy. (For those of you wondering, I got the part of Carol. She is described as quacking...still figuring that out.)

It was my first time reading through the script and...I never leave the stage. Ever. ::freakingout:: Tim pointed out that, at least, I don't have any costume or hair changes. That's a plus!

IN OTHER NEWS:
Most of our days have been filled with work. Tim is working 7 days a week, so our adventures have been very, very limited. This is my excuse for such a lackluster blog. There hasn't been a whole lot I'd like to remember!

I guess my only story is a cute anecdote from this Sunday...

We have season tickets to the 5th for the evening performance. I love this time, because after the show, members of the cast come out and do a "talkback" with anyone who wants to stick around. It's a good chance to ask questions about the show, their career, etc.
The show playing now is Cinderella by Rogers & Hammerstein. There were a lot of kids in the audience, which is pretty much the norm during the holiday season. However, I wasn't expecting too many of those kids to stick around the talkback, I mean it started at 9:00pm! But they did stick around, and they were so funny.

There was one boy, probably 7 or 8, who was literally jumping off his seat to ask questions. His first question was about how the Fairy Godmother changed Cinderella's dress into the ball gown. The emcee/artistic director of the 5th told him "I can't tell you that, it's magic!" Well, lucky for this little boy, the Fairy Godmother came out! Again, he jumped off his seat and he was called on to ask a second question. This time, he went straight to the source and asked the FG how she magically appeared on stage. The actress started going into a long, detailed description of pyrotechnics and stage safety, while the little boy started sinking farther and farther back into his seat. The actress finished her explanation, but sensing that the boy wasn't so into this answer, she ended it with "Never mind, that's all wrong, it's magic!"

Of course, all of the adults started laughing and the little boy perked up at that response. It was probably more of a "the adults are all laughing, so I'm going to smile" situation, but he seemed much happier afterwards. :-)

Can you believe it's only 10 days to Christmas?!

12.13.2011

Oh, Christmas Tree.

Welcome back! It was a good (and much needed) weekend off for the blog.

I thought I'd post some pictures of our super sweet christmas tree. 

Daytime...
Night time...
I found a tutorial online for taking pictures of christmas trees and it was all good and dandy, but you couldn't see Santa. At. All. So I made Tim pose for a picture with a candle. You can imagine how exciting that was for him...

Of course, no tree is complete without a little mickey mouse. :-)
And, just because it's awesome, here's our Hershey, PA nativity scene...

12.09.2011

12.08.2011

Jingle Bell Card Display.

I love receiving Christmas cards.

But I've struggled for a long time on how to display them. Not this year.

This year I had a plan.

I google searched and I found the BEST idea.

Jingle Bells.

The inspiration...
From Centsationalgirl.com


My supplies...
I wrapped the green bead garland around the silver garland to give the bells something to "hang on" to, so that they wouldn't slide around. Plus, it was a pretty cheap silver garland, so the green adds just the right amount of pizzazz!

Laying it all out...
Our carpet is covered in glitter. As it should be.
The finished product...

 I made the wreath last year from some leftover ribbon and felt. Not too shabby. 

When Tim and I tried the bells the first time, the cards slid right out. It might have been because of the size of the bells (or the cheapness), but I made it work. 

It turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself! And the best part, is that I can disassemble everything at the end of the season and either re-use it or change it up. I think I might try a lighted garland next time...or maybe a holly garland...or maybe different color ribbon...the possibilities are ENDLESS! :-)

12.07.2011

12.06.2011

Trim it up.

Before

After
Tim's story: After much deliberation, Tim decided that he didn't want longer hair anymore.

Arianna's story: After trying to trim his hair by himself, Tim had to go to a barber to get it fixed. :-)

12.05.2011