TwiTour 2009

Here are just a few pics from the weekend! I will be posting more as the week progresses!

A Funny Story...

So, last night I am in line waiting for the midnight showing of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince". This movie is going to post AMAZING numbers if that line was any indication of what the rest of the country was doing... it weaved all the way through the parking lot of the theater. Anyway, after "Twilight", I am totally comfortable being "the old lady all alone waiting for the teen movie". Sometimes I'll chat with the kids around me, but usually I just people-watch and eavesdrop.
Anyway, I'm surrounded on all sides by high school kids. And they are all making out in front of me... so I'm feeling a little uncomfortable (and disgusted if I'm being honest). Then I hear this group start talking... here's a run-down of their conversation.
Girl #1: Have you ever heard of Simon and Garfunkel?
Girl #2: I don't think so. Who are they?
Girl #1: They're these two old guys. They're awesome. They sing "Mrs. Robinson".
Girl #2: Yeah, I know that song. They played it at so-and-so's party. There's a tall guy and short guy right?
Girl #1: Yeah, Simon is the tall one; Garfunkel is the short one.
Right there I want to turn around and tell the girl that she's wrong, but I just wait it out...
Girl #2: Are you sure? I thought Simon was the short one. Doesn't Garfunkel have a fro? He's the tall one.
Boy #1 (who just started talking out of the blue): Yeah, I think she's right. Garfunkel is the tall one.
Girl #1: No, I'm positive he's the short one.
This continues for a while. One of them actually gets out their phone to Google which one is the tall one and which one is the short one. Meanwhile, I am laughing to myself... and wondering if I should just turn around and correct her.
Boy #1: Yep, Garfunkel is the tall one. See? (he shows her his phone with proof)
Girl #1: Fine, I still think that's wrong. Garfunkel sounds like a troll or elf name to me... he can't possibly be tall. Wasn't that the name of the bad guy on the Smurfs? He just doesn't sound like he should be tall.

Seriously, that was her reasoning?

One word...

Excellent.

This Is Not A Complaint...

I know I really shouldn't complain about this, but I'm going to vent a little anyway. When I first bought tickets for the "Twilight" convention I was super excited that a majority of the major actors from the movie were going to be there. Minus Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, of course.
However, it started happening a few weeks ago... the line-up changed. First, Kellan and Mike canceled. Then Billy. Then Jackson. And now Ashley. Of the original line-up, only Peter remains (who is my favorite after Robert, so I'm still excited about that). Anyway, I know beggars can't be choosers... and I'm still psyched to see the actors they have replaced them with. Including the director, Catherine Hardwicke, who is awesome.
Still, I am a little bummed. I was all ready to get my photo ops with each of them... and add them to my "Twilight" shrine. Eventually I will have my pic with all of them. It's just going to take a little longer now.

A funny for your Monday!

Someone posted this on their blog... thought it was so funny!

"Bay-bay"

DS seriously loves this book. It is really too young for him- I think we got it when DD was just a baby. We have resorted to hiding it from him- only letting him have it when he's really upset or if we need to distract him during a diaper change or something. Tonight we let him have it in order to give him some medicine... and we probably read it over 20 times to him.
But it was great tonight, because each time we finished reading it, he would babble on and on for a while... always ending his little babble with "bay-bay". Sure did sound like "baby" to us... with a little French accent!

Happy Independence Day!

Have a safe and happy Independence Day! Hope everyone is able to spend time with family and friends!