Agree to Disagree

Many moons ago, when we were giggly teenagers, Emily and I went to see one of the best movies ever made, Happy Gilmore, in the theater together.  And we LOVED it.  (Side note, Bobby and I saw it together six times in the theater. We really LOVED IT!)  So Emily and I have spent the last *cough* 15ish years quoting that movie together.  Which is kind of sad (but hilarious).  What is sadder, however, is that Emily then immediately lost her sense of humor and gained the light-hearted spirit of an 80-year-old nun.

We went to see Austin Powers and she didn’t think it was funny. Seriously? “WHO DOES NUMBER TWO WORK FOR??”  That is funny crap! (Pun intended.)

Fast-forward to more recent times.  I now have two new favorite movies that I quote and refer to endlessly.  Chances are, if you haven’t seen them, you might not be able to make it through a conversation with me.  They are (take notes here, people, and whatever you do, DON’T JUDGE ME!): Anchorman starring the irascible Will Ferrell and Hot Rod starring that young scamp Andy Samberg, both of SNL fame.  These are quite possibly the two greatest movies EVER made.

And Emily has never made it through either one.  Despite my urgings.  She turned Hot Rod off after 15 minutes because it was “dumb” even though I really wanted her to watch it because it has an ENTIRE scene devoted to the use of the phrase “cool beans” and Emily and I have been saying “cool beans” to each other for MAYBE OUR ENTIRE LIVES.  But she didn’t even TRY to skip to the “cool beans” part, she just TURNED IT OFF.  Not that you would want to skip, because it’s THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!  What is not to like about a college-age slacker who does stunts on a moped and his group of weirdo friends?  Nothing!!! There is NOTHING to not like!!

And Anchorman?  Which she has seen “parts” of, but you know, had to clean her toilet, or fell asleep, or PICK OUT HER GRAY HAIRS instead of finishing?  I can’t even COUNT the endless amount of hilarious quotes from this movie.  Such as, if you’re not familiar:

  • “Hey EVERYONE! Come see how good I look!”  (I use that one a lot.)
  • “You smell like a turd covered in burnt hair!”
  • “60% of the time, it works every time.”

Oh, Emily.  My heart bleeds for you.

I have told Emily that all I want for my birthday (I’m giving her 5 months to plan) is for her to sit down with me and watch both movies from start to finish.  That’s ALL I WANT!

But alas, even if she delivers, and even if I ply her with exotic drinks, I am afraid our opinions on the subject will best be described in the scene from Anchorman when Ron Burgundy is showing his new co-worker and love interest Veronica Corningstone the beautiful city of San Diego.  He explains to her that “San Diego” is Spanish for “a whale’s vag*ina”.  She insists she’s pretty sure it actually means, “Saint Diego”.

So Emmy, you say “old holy man” and I say “Shamu’s lady parts”.

Agree to disagree.

But you’re still watching both movies with me!

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Wii may be a Little Out of Shape

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For those of you who haven’t heard, Santa brought a Wii and a Wii Fit Plus to my house for Christmas! Actually, it was the Thrifty Mama – I won her giveaway and I was BEYOND thrilled!! Joshua was super-excited when he opened it.

The first game I was excited to play was bowling. I loooooove bowling but I am TERRIBLE at it. So I was pretty sure Wii bowling was going to be my redemption.

It is SO much fun!! I LOVED it just like I knew I would.

But perhaps I put a little too much enthusiasm into it, because, after the first two games, my left hip and my right shoulder were KILLING me. Old lady alert! Soon, we were off to my grandma’s house and we left the Wii behind. But late that night when we returned home we fired it up for some more bowling fun.

The first time I “threw” the ball, I screamed in pain. Holy Shoulder Batman! Why didn’t someone tell me I needed to STRETCH first!? Fake bowling is SERIOUS stuff!

Over the weekend I played approximately 478 games of Wii bowling. I am getting pretty good, (though not as good as my five-year-old, who bowled a TURKEY and beat me by 30 points last night!!) but last night when I went to bed both my shoulders were KILLING me. The last game Bobby and I played before bed, I played SITTING DOWN on the floor to make myself use less force when I threw. My right shoulder was BURNING! I need some Ben Gay! And some GERITOL!

Needless to say, I am hopelessly out of shape. It is time to fire up that Wii Fit Plus! I gotta get buff so my body can support my Wii bowling habit!

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My Hair Net Brings all the Boys to the Yard

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Last Tuesday, December 8th, was NATIONAL BROWNIE DAY! Um, best holiday idea EVER! In honor of this chocolateous day, Cheryl & Co. invited several Ohio bloggers to their headquarters to celebrate their new Buttercream-Frosted Brownie. (Which by the way, is TOTALLY. WORTH. CELEBRATING!)

Here’s a picture of all of us in our Cheryl & Co. “Fun Baker” aprons. I have two questions for you regarding this picture: 1) Don’t we look cute? and 2) What the heck is wrong with me that I feel the need to cheese for every picture like it is my flipping senior portrait!? GEEZ!

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Here is a close-up of my nerdiness next to the awesomeness that is Amy Turn Sharp, Amy in Ohio, and Heather aka Domestic Extraordinaire.

The whole event was really great and included a bakery tour and a fun session where we got to frost our own brownies with Cheryl & Co. signature buttercream icing! (Which some of us may have eaten with a spoon and others of us may have squirted into their mouths with their decorating baggie. *ahem*.) But the BEST thing about the event was: FREE CHILDCARE!!! That’s right, the awesome folks at Cheryl & Co. fed and entertained our children for THREE hours while we ate lunch, toured the bakery, and filled our bellies with goodies. Sophie had a GREAT time. The kids each got to take home a goodie bag also, and I cannot express enough how amazing the child care was! I wouldn’t have been able to attend without it.

The second best thing about the event was the frosting. OH, the FROSTING!!!! Of course Elisabeth, head baker and maker of all things yummy in the test kitchen, could not share the super-secret recipe but she let us sample it all we wanted. ‘Twas heavenly.

The THIRD best thing about the event was how HAWT we all looked in our Cheryl & Co. hair nets!! Especially me. Apparently, I can rawk a hair net out because several bloggers told me that I made a hair net look cute. Say what? I’ll let you be the judge:
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It was a great National Brownie Day at Cheryl & Co. – and of course I LOVE that all these goodies are made in OHIO!! And since it supports our local economy to eat that yummy buttercream frosting, then I think it is my patriotic duty. So be a good American & go check out Cheryl & Co. for great holiday gift boxes & baskets full of goodies. Because, sadly, the hair nets are not for sale. 🙂

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