Friday Frivolity

I haven't done a catch up post in quite a while - I have just been so busy recovering from the holidays and getting on with January I have barely had time to think about what I have been up to! Last week I went out for lunch a number of times for birthdays and 'mommy needs a cocktail' days.

Our current tenant (the one who broke the lease then made threats when we got our lawyer involved) has managed to find a replacement so we are letting him out of his lease. The new tenant seems really great and his fiance is a sweetiepie! I cant wait to get rid of the old ones and move the new ones in! So that is a big relief for us because I was so tired of dealing with all of the drama. Yes it is just money and money doesn't have feelings but I was ticked off that this all happened during December and the holidays.

Since I got my Sony eReader for Christmas I have been spending lots of time with Jamie and Claire Fraser and the Outlander series. I am currently reading Echo in the Bone and I am dying to know what happens!

I love the scarf Patina has worn a few times in her OOTD posts. I think it came from J Crew and it is a gold knit. I searched all over for something similar with no luck - fortunately I can knit so I ordered some gold yarn (Vanna White Glamour Yarn in Topaz) and got to work! I now have a cute gold scarf to wear with just about everything I own! I have started a brown and copper scarf to go with my leopard print tops! Yes, photos are coming!

I hope you have a great weekend! I am fighting a little bit of something happening in my throat so I have been resting and drinking lots of fluids. I need to be better by tomorrow because we have a busy weekend lined up!

Tomorrow we are going to a beer tasting in a local pub. One of my friends organized it for all of us and a beer rep is coming to teach us a bit about some different types of beer. The chef will be making something yummy to go with each beer so it will be very interesting!

Tomorrow night I think I am going to a bestie's house to watch a movie - I should confirm that!

On Sunday we are going to a Frank Sinatra tribute concert. The Suburban Prince got tickets for Christmas so we have been looking forward to it for a few weeks now!

I will be taking photos of everything so I will have lots to share next week!

This week I have been busy sprucing up the living room. I have purple sheers at the front window and when the Suburban Prince put them up he didn't wait for me to get them shortened and steamed so they have looked awful for a couple of years. Yes, years. When you have a baby these sorts of things are forgotten or pushed aside until you feel like you are doing a bit better than simply surviving. I recently found a seamstress - not an easy feat in this area since people here don't think about things like tailoring so really the delay has been because of the lack of services - so I got the sheers down and got them shortened. They are once again hanging up and are now steamed! The Suburban Prince has been touching up the crown molding so the living room will finally be finished! I can get the furniture all polished and put back in place.

This coming week I will ship out my Soldier's Valentine's Day gifts and start thinking about what Valentine's Day will be like in our house!

Don't forget to enter my Valentine's Day giveaway! I will be picking the winner on Sunday evening so you have until then to enter!

In the meantime please visit Lily the Black Bear - she is in active labour right now and will have cubs soon! I have been watching her webcam for a few days hoping to see a couple of tiny bear faces soon!


Have a fabulous day!

Meeting Diana Gabaldon

My Thanksgiving giveaway ends tonight! Please don't miss your chance to win the pink pumpkins!

The other night we went into the city to meet Diana Gabaldon. She is the author of the Outlander books and the woman behind the very long story of Jamie and Claire Fraser. This is the 7th book in the series and we are sure there will be at least 2 more. These books are 500-800 pages each so they are perfect for anyone who likes to spend a lot of time with the characters they love.

My friend B was supposed to go with me but unfortunately her little boy was diagnosed with pneumonia that day and was very very sick. She called me sobbing because she was so scared and also because she wouldn't get to meet Diana Gabaldon (again) and get her new book signed. Being the wonderful friend I am I got her book from her and took it with me so at the very least she would have a signed copy for her collection. Fortunately the Suburban Prince was home that evening so I didn't have to go alone so we packed up the Little Prince and got on the highway. Yes, the Suburban Prince will tag along to book signings to keep me company!

We had a lovely dinner before the event then made our way to the bookstore to get in line. Everyone was talking about the new book and the story we have all been following for years. The energy was excited and jovial and when Diana came in she got a round of applause then got on with signing books and answering questions. We were very close to the front of the line so we got our books signed quickly, got some nice photos and were able to get the Little Prince settled in his carseat and on his way home to bed at a fairly early hour. I heard from others on our way out that the bookstore staff was pulling people with children, pregnant women and the elderly out of the line to get them to the front so they didn't have to stand for hours - I wonder if this is standard practice because they did this when we met Rosie O'Donnell but not when we met Gordon Ramsay - we stood in line for 3 hours with the Little Prince who was 9 months old to meet him! Thank goodness I have an easy going child!

Some people go to rock concerts, we go to book signings!

Here is what I wore:




Have a fabulous day!