Thursday, February 18, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Games!!!
This weekend, Chris and I went to Atlanta Game Fest and it was an absolute blast. I played 13+ games and really liked them all, but I wanted to highlight a few.
Best game played this weekend:
Vasco Da Gama All I can say is wow.
Most innovative concept:
Tales of the Arabian Nights It's like a choose your own adventure book in board game. The only problem is that it gets a little long after a while.
Prettiest:
GemBlo Yes, it's a knock-off of blockus, but it's more difficult and how can you possibly turn down a chance to play with shiny purple jewels?
Funniest:
Funny Friends This was a little more random than I like, but it truly is a funny concept and created a lot of table talk that made even me blush
Best Time Ever had by anyone:
Playing Space Alert at 2 am in the main convention room with a laptop being used for the audio. The noise from the other games made it even more chaotic because it was harder to hear, the combination of sleep deprivation and massive amounts of caffeine in 2 of the crew members made for some INTERESTING results, and we often had an audience. Oh, and giving new crew members a 15 minute crash course and throwing them into the game is quite possibly the most amazing thing ever.... They might royally screw up the first game, but the second play through, they always get it.
Best game played this weekend:
Vasco Da Gama All I can say is wow.
Most innovative concept:
Tales of the Arabian Nights It's like a choose your own adventure book in board game. The only problem is that it gets a little long after a while.
Prettiest:
GemBlo Yes, it's a knock-off of blockus, but it's more difficult and how can you possibly turn down a chance to play with shiny purple jewels?
Funniest:
Funny Friends This was a little more random than I like, but it truly is a funny concept and created a lot of table talk that made even me blush
Best Time Ever had by anyone:
Playing Space Alert at 2 am in the main convention room with a laptop being used for the audio. The noise from the other games made it even more chaotic because it was harder to hear, the combination of sleep deprivation and massive amounts of caffeine in 2 of the crew members made for some INTERESTING results, and we often had an audience. Oh, and giving new crew members a 15 minute crash course and throwing them into the game is quite possibly the most amazing thing ever.... They might royally screw up the first game, but the second play through, they always get it.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Christmas 2009!
The Santa letter was handwritten this year and I didn't get a scan of it before it was put away. "Santa" and "Ms. Claus" have promised that they will scan it as soon as they get their scanner hooked up. However, I have lots of great pictures and stuff.
This year, everyone came down to our house. I cooked green bean casserole, macaroni and cheese and a low-calorie pumpkin pie with a special healthy crust.
Chris brined a turkey and it was probably the best turkey we've all ever had. Beth/Mom made snappy corn and My mother-in-law, Lynne brought all kinds of pies and goodies.
Sadly, I did not get any pictures of our feast, but everything cooked nicely without any problems, looked fabulous and was very delicious.
Mom went to church while everyone else vegged out and stared at all the pretty presents.
After she got back we watched "A christmas Story" at least once while munching on candy and sharing stories. Then I wrote my Santa Letter and we all headed for bed so we could get up plenty early to open presents.
The next morning, Santa had come!
While I waited on everyone to wake up enough that we could open presents, I made fruit trifles for the breakfast we would have later.
then we opened presents and even Ahboo got in one the fun.
Chris and I got tons of games along with all kinds of other great gifts.
The best gift, was, of course, Harriet!
My aunt bought Harriet from a garage sale and then painted her purple, and added glitter and butterflies. Then she had mom put gift cards in her as another part of my present. Harriet is awesome.
Once We were done opening presents, we had breakfast!
This year, everyone came down to our house. I cooked green bean casserole, macaroni and cheese and a low-calorie pumpkin pie with a special healthy crust.
Chris brined a turkey and it was probably the best turkey we've all ever had. Beth/Mom made snappy corn and My mother-in-law, Lynne brought all kinds of pies and goodies.
Sadly, I did not get any pictures of our feast, but everything cooked nicely without any problems, looked fabulous and was very delicious.
Mom went to church while everyone else vegged out and stared at all the pretty presents.
After she got back we watched "A christmas Story" at least once while munching on candy and sharing stories. Then I wrote my Santa Letter and we all headed for bed so we could get up plenty early to open presents.
The next morning, Santa had come!
While I waited on everyone to wake up enough that we could open presents, I made fruit trifles for the breakfast we would have later.
then we opened presents and even Ahboo got in one the fun.
Chris and I got tons of games along with all kinds of other great gifts.
The best gift, was, of course, Harriet!
My aunt bought Harriet from a garage sale and then painted her purple, and added glitter and butterflies. Then she had mom put gift cards in her as another part of my present. Harriet is awesome.
Once We were done opening presents, we had breakfast!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Christmas Donations
First, Both http://hippybeads.etsy.com and http://artfulunity.etsy.com started keeping a collection for Child's Play on thanksgiving. 20% of all sales from Thanksgiving until Dec 30th will be donated to Child's Play.
Second, I wanted to share the gifts I made for the child I sponsored from King's Ranch,
a local group home for children who have been victims of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. My uncle Eric's request for his Christmas present every year is that we give something to a teen shelter or charity of our choice. This year, I chose a 13 year old girl who asked for a "purple butterfly necklace". Here is what I made:
and here's her stocking:
In addition to what's in the picture, I included a scarf, hat and mittens. Hopefully she will be warm and happy. :)
Second, I wanted to share the gifts I made for the child I sponsored from King's Ranch,
a local group home for children who have been victims of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. My uncle Eric's request for his Christmas present every year is that we give something to a teen shelter or charity of our choice. This year, I chose a 13 year old girl who asked for a "purple butterfly necklace". Here is what I made:
and here's her stocking:
In addition to what's in the picture, I included a scarf, hat and mittens. Hopefully she will be warm and happy. :)
I won!
Artful Unity, one of my jewelry businesses won this month's eSMArts Challenge! You can see the announcement here.
My blog post about my inspiration behind the piece are here.
My blog post about my inspiration behind the piece are here.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Wine Tour '09
Here's a bunch of pictures from our family wine tour on nov 7, 2009. I had a blast but between the bailey's cocoa, the wine and all the silliness, the day is kind of a blur, so don't ask me to match pictures with wineries... I don't know, I was just having fun. :)
Friday, November 27, 2009
Things I'm Thankful for
This took me a minute to type up, So I am late but, I am thankful for:
-a husband who doesn't mind if i look like a comic book character, loves indie movies, lets me be myself and eats ice cream sundaes at 10 in the morning.
-friends who also think that carcasonne, thebes, rock band and watching shuttles fly overhead are better pass times than getting drunk and watching football
-friends who love me despite the above
-Supportive and unique family members who never hesitate to offer help or advice despite the fact that I am not always as nice as I should be to them and don't visit as often as i could
-A boss who let me off 2.5 hours early the day before thanksgiving
-Coworkers who work hard for a great cause and are all brilliant in their own way
-Volunteers who BAO would not be standing without
-A husband, family friends and co-workers who will help me me when I feel like giving up, put up with my cursing around the holidays, hold my hand when i'm afraid, sit through 4.5 hour chess games, bring me chocolate when I'm sad, not disown me when I probably deserve it, hug me when i'm tired, encourage me to be myself and are just generally awesome.
I'm usually too busy, too cranky or too shy to say something, but you absolutely do not go unnoticed. Thank you.
-a husband who doesn't mind if i look like a comic book character, loves indie movies, lets me be myself and eats ice cream sundaes at 10 in the morning.
-friends who also think that carcasonne, thebes, rock band and watching shuttles fly overhead are better pass times than getting drunk and watching football
-friends who love me despite the above
-Supportive and unique family members who never hesitate to offer help or advice despite the fact that I am not always as nice as I should be to them and don't visit as often as i could
-A boss who let me off 2.5 hours early the day before thanksgiving
-Coworkers who work hard for a great cause and are all brilliant in their own way
-Volunteers who BAO would not be standing without
-A husband, family friends and co-workers who will help me me when I feel like giving up, put up with my cursing around the holidays, hold my hand when i'm afraid, sit through 4.5 hour chess games, bring me chocolate when I'm sad, not disown me when I probably deserve it, hug me when i'm tired, encourage me to be myself and are just generally awesome.
I'm usually too busy, too cranky or too shy to say something, but you absolutely do not go unnoticed. Thank you.
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