Friday, December 04, 2009

Friday Fragments - Oh. Mah. Gawd edition

Friday Fragments?

Welcome to another edition of Friday Fragments - please visit my friend, the lovely lady Mrs.4444.

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Holy comments, Batman!

I have been totally overwhelmed by the SITS experience, as I got about 164 comments on my main blog, and so many more on the actual posts that I shared. You know, the posts that I put up when I was still doing something called WRITING? There's a paucity of that these days.

I intend to get to each and every one of the bloggers' blogs who came by for my SITS feature. I know that I've always said this blog is more of a creative outlet for me than anything else, but there's no getting around that fact that I loves me some comments. I also try to comment back to whoever visits me on FF, but I'm doing a rather crap job of that these days too. We're getting there...

So why break with current tradition - instead of quality writing, I'll post a couple of random photos.

As promised, here's a photo of me in my dress for the holiday party.

It was taken at about 1:30 AM last Saturday, aren't you impressed? I mean, that I'm still standing, even if I have a stupid grin on my face. My feet were totally killing me, but you just gotta do what you gotta do in the name of fashion sometimes. That stupid grin is actually severe pain masked by liquid band-aid in the form of 6 gin and tonics and 4 glasses of wine with dinner. So yes, it is a miracle that I am still standing.

We had a great time at the holiday party -- once they started playing music from this decade. It was funny, during dinner they played some great tunes (eg. Rihanna, ColdPlay, Maroon 5, Timbaland, Justin T ...not all danceable stuff, but pretty good tunage)...and then when they opened up the dance floor they played Kool and the Gang, Bee Gees, Lady in Red ...OMG, it's like the DJ took a look at the crowd and figured we were too ancient to know any better, it was a total wedding crowd, right?

I had to go up and request a song eventually, which thank goodness they had. You know, my favourite dance tune of late ... You could tell at the end of the evening who had young kids - the ones sticking around, who only knew the songs BECAUSE we had kids.

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And here is a photo of the mug that my mother made me keep - it gives you a bit of a hint about where I was in Europe a couple of weeks ago.

A rather big hint, wouldn't you say?

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And it's a special day today.

We'll keep it low key, but it's the man's birthday!!! I still tell him he looks great for his age, as he really does. He's a little doughier than when we first met, oh, 23 years ago (gahhh!) but he was a skinny student back then.

The boy made a card for his Dad:


Probably the best card the Man has received in a long time!

I can't say enough about my husband. Sure, he forgets to take the recycling out sometimes, he never knows where his keys are, he looks at me in a daze sometimes when I'm chatting his ear off, he even humoured me once by coming up to the BodyJam class and at least looking like he would try it (but he took a look and figured he wouldn't be able to shake his white ass that low!) ...but he totally, totally gets me. He knows me, he's been my biggest supporter, never doubting my capability to do anything. He took a chance on me years ago, figuring that I would become a stronger woman - a stronger partner - when I wasn't even sure that I would be.

And the kids, they could NOT find a better father anywhere on this earth. That I am sure of.

So the girlie and I are taking the Man out for dinner tonight. I'll probably pick up the DVD "I Love You Man" (we both love Paul Rudd) and we (sans the girlie) will watch it before we pick up the boy from his first ever all-kids, no-people-over-the-age-of-13-allowed holiday party.

I love you, Man.

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Have a great weekend, all!

32 comments:

Erin said...

LOVE the dress, girl! There is nothing better than having a reason to get dressed up and feel...sexy! (Yes, I said sexy...even though I am a mom, I still like to feel sexy every now and again.)

You are awesome!
Erin

Kamis Khlopchyk said...

HOT mama, alert! Wowsa, girl, that is a smokin' dress and the shoes, always the best shoes!

Happy B-day to you man. I love Paul Rudd too! I am going to have to rent that movie.

As Cape Cod Turns said...

Definitely a hot dress!!!

Happy Birthday to the 'man'!

minor catastrophes said...

Howdy, here for the first time from Friday Fragments...

We just saw "I Love You Man" and it's cute.

You look fab! I have a holiday party tonight and can't decide if I want to gussy up and hold in my gut the whole night (I love you, Spanx) or go a little comfy-er.

Momisodes said...

Wow! Exciting news all around. I love you in that dress. You look smokin! I would have never guessed it was 1:30am. I wouldn't dare take one of myself right now even sober :)

Happy Birthday to the Man!
And I hope your son had a great time at his party. Very exciting!

Stacy Uncorked said...

Love the dress! You look HAWT! And wow - at 1:30am?? Amazing! :)

Too funny about the DJ and the dance music...good thing they had your favorite dance tune! ;)

Happy Birthday to the Man! Another December baby, WooHoo! :)

Happy FF! :)

Unknown said...

Rawr! Hot stuff!!

I Love You Man was probably the funniest movie I've ever seen. Enjoy!

And 6 g&t and 4 wines??! Girl, you'd drink me under the table for sure lol.

Queenie Jeannie said...

Happy Birthday to your guy!!!

Man, hot dress and I can't BELIEVE you weren't passed out somewhere. Or wearing a lampshade. I dunno - something!!!

Rachel Cotterill said...

Gorgeous dress :)

I'm guessing the mermaid is Copenhagen, but tell me if I'm wrong!

Hope you enjoy your (well, his) birthday evening.

Emily said...

You look great! I can only wish I will look that good at my Christmas party next week.

Maggi said...

That dress is beautiful! Happy birthday to The Man!

Stephanie Faris said...

I can't wait to hear what you thought of I Love You Man. I've been wanting to see it. Your husband sounds great. Heck, none of them are perfect -- they're MEN, after all -- but when we have one that really helps out, it means everything.

Confessions From A Work-At-Home Mom said...

I came by on your SITS day, but wanted to pay you another visit to let you know how much I love your blog!

That dress is SMOKIN'! Wow, where did you get it? I need something like that for my closet :)

~Elizabeth
http://confessionsfromaworkingmom.blogspot.com

Liz Mays said...

You look FANTASTIC in that dress. I hope you have a great time celebrating with your hubby! It sounds like you're a lucky lady. :)

Melissa B. said...

SITS is quite the phenomenon, huh? Sort of takes on a life of its own for the Featured Blogger. But you so deserved the comment love...

Jess @ Frugal with a Flourish said...

Nice dress! You gotta love the support your SISTAs show! :)

Kat said...

Woohoo! You are a hottie! I love that dress and those shoes fab!

Happy Birthday to the man! :)

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Dee said...

Denmark?
And Karen- LOVE the dress!! You can certainly pull off the short skirt/dress!! drunk or completely sober!!

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Mrs4444 said...

You look HOT, Woman! I love that song, too, though I haven't been on a dance floor in eons. (Can't count the middle school dances, Silly!)

I share the FF guilt thing; that's why you see me finally here on TUESDAY, but we are under a Blizzard Warning (yes, really!), so I'll hopefully catch up tomorrow :) Anyway, that's why I avoid SITS, frankly; I don't think I could take the pressure of feeling like I had to visit all of my visitors! :)

Erin Bassett said...

You (and the dress) look amazing!!

J said...

You're totally rocking that dress, and the runway pose as well! If I had 6 gin and tonics plus wine, I'd be passed out on the cold linoleum of the filthy bathroom of the crappiest bar in the neighborhood. Not that I speak from experience (OK, maybe...but it's been decades...)

J said...

Oh, and lest I forget...Happy Birthday to the Man, and here's to marrying well!

BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...

Europe? Tres jealous! You look gorg in that pic lady!

jmt said...

Hi lady! I've been absent from here because my work computer was jacking up your website and I wasn't blogging from home at all. Now I'm reversing that...with a little help of my lazy girl set-up.

Out all the news you put in this post, can I tell you how excited I was to read that your husband can't ever find his keys???? My hubs has been driving me MAD with his inability as well. SERIOUSLY. I feel better now....phew.

Happy Friday! A week late.

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