Amy Hudson Blog
Tuesday, 7/20/10
It's looking as if not only the summer of 2010 but the entire year will be remembered for the year of celebrating birthdays but the year of celebrating the milestone of 40 for many of my friends.
The calendar always fills up fast with obligations but especially during the summer.
Every month this year my husband and I have had the pleasure of celebrating a birthday, or two, with friends or family. This past weekend I enjoyed two birthday celebrations, one on Friday with our friend Julie and one on Saturday with our friend Becky.
Becky was surprised with a 40th Birthday party six months early thanks to her sweet husband Dan! She was totally surprised! As we were driving back from the party Saturday night, it hit me that her 40th Birthday party was one of many we had attended this year alone.
That made me remember how celebrations over the years come in waves. The graduations, celebrations of new jobs, weddings, baby showers, and then......the 40th Birthday parties!
Friday, 7/2/10
I can't believe it's the Fourth of July holiday weekend! Seriously! Makes me feel as if the summer is almost over and it just got started.
Growing up I remember that the Fourth of July was my Grandma Hudson's favorite holiday and it was always spent with the family enjoying fabulous food and fireworks.
I'm looking forward to getting together with family and friends starting tonight. We're taking on a porch project this weekend along with a few yard projects to get things looking good for the big Cheese Days weekend in Monroe happening in September.
On the fourth we're heading over to Twining Park to enjoy the carnival for the kids and then watching fireworks with family. Hoping the rain will not happen so Ruby can enjoy her first fireworks.
Enjoy the holiday!
Monday, 6/21/10
Such a wonderful Father's Day weekend! After going back and forth for about three weeks regarding what to do for Father's Day we decided to enjoy time at home and stay in Monroe. We had a wonderful time with family and enjoyed the annual balloon rally. It was the right decision.
The weather Saturday was beautiful! Family started to meet at my house around 2:30. Cousin Cassie found a great recipe for watermelon mojitos so we enjoyed one of those before walking down to the fairgrounds to check everything out.
The balloon rally was great! We couldn't get over how the event is free to the public. Lots of cool balloons to see of course, along with live music, games and rides for the kiddos. I really wanted to see the classic cars but we didn't have a chance.
Ruby and her cousin Miles had fun rocking out to Fedora. They were the only ones in the crowd brave enough to dance. Miles was brave enough to make a request for his favorite song, The Midnight Rider, and they played it.
Sunday morning Miss Ruby was excited to wish her Daddy a Happy Father's Day and bring out the gift she had tried to give him two other times during the weekend. Very sweet.
Thanks to Ruby taking a four hour nap on Sunday we were able to finish all of our yard work and complete the butterfly garden around our pond.
Once Ruby woke up, we took a nice bike ride over to Papa Don's to wish him a Happy Father's day and visit for a bit.
This morning we couldn't help but feel like we needed more weekend.
Monday, 6/7/10
BUSY! BUSY! BUSY! Best way to describe things lately. There's always so much going on but as soon as the weather gets nice, and Memorial Day has come and gone, it feels as if the pace of everything kicks in full gear.
Over Memorial Day weekend my husband Brian went fishing in the Dells. In less than an hour he had caught fourty some Blue Gills! CRAZY! We had an old school fish fry Friday night and enjoyed a nice dinner with my sister Lynn. It was the first time for both her and Ruby enjoying Blue Gill. My first time was years ago at the Orpheum Theatre, where they still serve them up for their Friday night fish fry. Good stuff!!
Saturday morning we walked to the square in downtown Monroe, just a few blocks from our house, for the farmers market. We've been in Monroe four years now and have always enjoyed the local farmers market there. It gets a bit bigger each year.
We found these knock out, HUGE, hanging baskets that we decided to get for our front porch. They are so big that Brian had to go back home to get our truck and make two trips with them. They look awesome!
My sweet cousin Rachelle turned thirty on Saturday and little did she know that her family had planned a surprise birthday party for her. It was a lot of fun and she was totally surprised.
While Ruby was sad she couldn't attend the party, she was happy to find cupcakes waiting for her Sunday morning.
We took advantage of the nice weather Sunday morning to take a family bike ride. Ended up at a greenhouse in Monroe and bought as many herbs as we could fit in our baskets along with some Ruby Star cone flowers. We were able to plant the herb garden before another storm came in late in the day.
Miss Ruby was tucked in shortly after eight and we weren't far behind.
Cheers to the week!
Monday, 5/24/10
LOST!!!! I've been watching LOST since it all began and last night I could not watch the series finale. Good reason as to why I missed the show. We had a get together in Cottage Grove to celebrate our friend Amber's 40th Birthday. So many of our best friends were there with their kids and it was a great time!
Brian thankfully recorded LOST on our DVR but now I have to find time to watch it and most importantly avoid ALL media and conversations about what happens to everyone on the island. Do they make it off the island? Does the island blow up? Does the man in black make it off? Is Jack the only one left standing? What happens to Jacob?
So many questions that I want answered when I finally have a chance to watch it. I feel like someone who missed the Superbowl and then tries to avoid finding out who won the next day until they can find out on their own time. UG!
Friday, 5/7/10
Last night when I got home after a very fun Magic night at Greenway Station, Ruby Rose was still awake. While it was almost an hour past her bedtime, I was selfishly ok with it so I could spend time with her.
Even though Mother's Day isn't until Sunday, Ruby was very excited to give me the card she had made along with her original design on a terra cotta pot that has a beautiful flowing petunia plant in it. I hadn't even taken my coat off yet and there we were in the middle of the kitchen floor with her gift, reading the sweet card she had made. It was a wonderful end to a very long day.
When I was going to school in Minneapolis my part time job was working for Soderbergs Florist on Lake Street. I remember Gene, the owner, telling me that Mother's Day was actually the busiest day for them. He told me that unlike Valentine's Day where not everyone may have a Sweetheart, everyone has a Mom or someone they consider to be a Mom to them.
Happy Mother's Day!
Monday, 4/19/10
Funny how sometimes coming off of a weekend and heading into to work to start another week can be a bit of a relief.
Lanette and I had a great time Saturday at the Isthmus Green Day! It was a great event and I had a chance to meet a lot of listeners and great people working the event from Isthmus. A special thanks to Colin from Isthmus. You'll understand soon why Colin gets a special shout out.
After the Green Day event, Brian and Ruby met me at the studio and we traveled to the Dells to see family and celebrate sister Belinda's Birthday. It's coming up on a year that my Father In Law has been gone and it's still a hard when we get together to celebrate because a big part of our family is missing. It was a great Birthday party though and Dad was there in spirit!
Sunday morning the family headed to Trappers Bay for brunch, where brother Jeremy is the head chef. Great eats overooking a beautiful golf course. After feeding our faces we all got set to go our seperate ways and head home, Ruby and I back to Monroe, Brian to Hastings Minnesota for work. All was going great with the road trip home until Ruby told me her tummy hurt. Sadly, there was no place to pull over on the winding road between Mount Vernon and New Glarus. Ruby fell asleep and I was hopeful she would sleep all the way home. Not the case. She woke up telling me her tummy still hurt. I found a place to pull over just off of highway 92 but Miss Ruby totally exploded with what I can only compare to a fountain gush of chocolate, pineapple, strawberry, orange juice throw up. It was horrible! When something like this happens all you can do is stay calm and keep telling yourself, and the little one, everything is going to be alright. Of course this is the one time there are no baby wipes or paper towels in the car. This is also where Colin gets the shout out. Shortly after we got to the Isthmus Green Day event Colin gave both me and Lanette T-Shirts. That T-Shirt was the first thing in sight to help clean up the horrible throw up. THANKS COLIN! So here we were pulled over on the side of the road on a beautiful Sunday trying to clean up a horrible mess with the one sample Germ X wipe and assorted clothes I could find in our suitcase. UG! While Ruby was laying down on her blankie in the grass and I was trying to get things cleaned up and get us back on the road we both heard a loud rustle in the tall grass in front of us. Not long after we noticed the sound, two big quails flew up about five feet away. CRAZY!
We got back on the road about a half hour later, my Mom In Law Mary came over to give Ruby a bath while I cleaned the car and the car seat. Thank goodness we actually own a Bissell Green Machine and I was able to clean the seats and the floor with it. After all the cleaning though I can still faintly notice the smell of chocolate vomit in the car. Awesome!
I'm feeling that no matter what this Monday or the week may throw at me it will surely pale in comparison to being much of a big deal given how the weekend wrapped up.
CHEERS!
Monday, 4/5/10
Such an awesome Easter! During the couple of weeks leading up to Easter my husband Brian and I had decided that we would maybe go out for a nice brunch or just do something low key so we didn't have too much to do. Yeah. Well, by last Friday we found ourselves planning a champagne brunch at our house with just the three of us and my Mom In Law Mary. It was great! I'm still wondering though if Brian's peanut butter pie is as fat free as he promised. Soooo good! Before brunch we had an Easter egg hunt in the backyard. For the first time, in all of her three years, Ruby actually got to eat Easter candy. She found all of the eggs in the backyard and when she found her first basket with a few treats we laughed out loud when she told us, "I can only have one treat right now". The afternoon was spent visiting with Ruby's Papa and then Great Grandma Lucy.
We couln't believe how busy our weekend and our Easter had become! Yo Gabba Gabba is a fave show at our house so all of us, especially Ruby, thought it was very cool that they were on hand at the White House for the big Easter Egg hunt. Ruby is hoping that next year both the Easter Bunny and Foofa will make an appearance at our house. I better get DJ Lance on the phone right now to book it!
Monday, 3/22/10
This morning about two minutes after Ruby got up and gave me a hug, she ran back into her room, sprawled out on the floor, face down and started crying because she didn't want to get up. She wanted to stay home and go back to bed. She's three after all. Little does she know many of us feel that way when Monday morning rolls around. I had to reassure her it was all going to be fine and before we knew it we'd be back home at the end of the day. I reminded her what a great weekend we had which included a day with cousin Kaitlyn on Saturday. Shopping, lunch and malts that her Daddy made us for a special treat when we got home. Ruby talked non stop the entire day! She was hilarious!
We celebrated her cousin Miles sixth Birthday on Sunday. Ruby and Miles are two peas in a pod! Although once she started talking about Miles and his Birthday she suddenly thought Birthday cake for breakfast would be a good idea. Not so much.
After the Birthday party and the reality of the Badgers not winning, we enjoyed a wonderful afternoon in the backyard. It really, finally felt like spring!! Ruby had fun playing in her sandbox and helping in the garden. She was fascinated by all the leaves in the pond and thought it was a gross mess as we were raking them out. It was a gross mess! Ewwww!
Before heading in for the night we snapped pictures of the two beautiful crocus flowers that survived the snow the day before. Two purple, one white. Happy Spring!
Monday, 3/8/10
While I'm not the biggest movie person on the planet, I really looked forward to the Oscars this year. I quickly discovered after I really got into all of the nominations the week of March first, that there was no way I was going to have a chance to see even a couple of the nominations for Best Picture. Sadly, out of the ten films nominated I've only seen Up. That I have to chalk up to having a three year old. Wonderful movie. You never know where Ed Asner will pop up! I really wanted to see, and still do, Crazy Heart! I've loved Jeff Bridges forever and it's awesome that he won for best actor. I had to find that out though the morning after on the news because I totally fell asleep during the show!
I actually took a nap Sunday afternoon hoping that would keep me awake to catch the entire show. About 9ish, my husband told me to give it up because not only were my eyes getting heavy, I was apparently snoring. Nice. At least I was able to see Neil Patrick Harris open the show which was great! I thought Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were a great team as hosts.
I actually got a little teary eyed during the tribute to John Hughes. I grew up watching all of his films in the theatre. It was very cool to see almost all of the Brat Pack members on stage paying tribute to a man they all agreed treated everyone with great respect. I don't however remember Molly Ringwald being so tall!! I also can't get over how Matthew Broderick hasn't appeared to have aged at all!
My big lesson going into the Oscars for next year will seriously be trying to watch all of the nominated films for Best Picture and to start at least two months out. OH, and a longer nap the day of the show!!
Monday, 2/22/10
So another Valentines for the record books. Soooooo busy!! Soooooo much fun!! I loved how it was the kick off to an entire weekend of Valentines fun.
I enjoyed my first Valentines Delivery Day with the Magic Squad and it was a blast! I had so much fun hitting the road with Bob Bonner & Amy Abbott! We had too much fun together! Loved bringing some happiness into your day!
Ruby continues to go through all of her Valentines from her friends at day care. I have to wonder when Valentines Day became like Halloween with all of the candy. I felt horrible when I discovered that 95% of the Valentines Ruby received all had candy attached and we didn't do that with what she gave her sweet, little friends. Next time for sure! Mommy lesson learned!
After all of the craziness that kicked off the Valentines weekend, my husband and I managed to enjoy a lovely dinner with friends that Saturday evening downtown at the Tornado room. Got the flourless, chocolate cake to go and enjoyed it on Sunday morning to kick off Valentine's day proper.
Monday, 2/8/10
My first week on the air full time on magic was great! Thanks so much to all of you fabulous listeners that made me feel so welcomed!
The weekend went by way too fast! My sweet husband Brian enjoyed the Badger Hockey Classic with a group of friends while I had a busy day with Ruby and our niece Kaitlyn. We made about four dozen Valentines cookies from scratch and had lots of fun decorating. Ruby had the most fun eating the frosting and sprinkles. Funny how she had the messiest apron from frosting the least amount of cookies.
I FINALLY had a chance to watch "This Is It" Saturday night after calling it a day. I wanted to see it while it was in the theaters but we were vacationing in Seattle at the time and it just didn’t work out. I have always been a huge Michael Jackson fan and totally enjoyed the movie.
The weekend was topped off trying to watch some of the Super Bowl and catch the commercials. The only ad that really made me laugh out loud was the CBS promo with Dave Letterman, Oprah & Leno. LOVED IT!
Monday, 2/1/10
So today is it! My first day hosting Noon to 3 on Magic! It’s official! A big thanks to all of the listeners and my Magic fam for making me feel so welcomed. This week during 5 @ 5 Jimmy will be spinning staff faves, kicking it off with my picks! It’s good to be the new girl.
My five selects are a good mix of old and new chosen for a variety of reasons. Growing up I remember watching Friday Night Videos. Chaka Kahn and Marvin Gaye were two artists I discovered around the age of 12 thanks to FNV. I LOVE Chaka’s “I Feel For You” written by Prince, with Stevie Wonder helping out in the background and Chaka in front!! It will always be a fave! “Got to Give it Up” from Marvin Gaye is one of those songs I can listen to over and over and over! I’ve been known to spin it a few times in a row if I find it on a juke box. I’m still a pretty big Rick Springfield fan to this day. I just saw him play last summer in Milwaukee and walked away proud to be a fan. He’s a great guitar player! While he has quite a few songs in his catalog, “Jesse’s Girl” is where it all started. Salute to Working Class Dog! I fell in love with Plain White T’s the first time I heard them. I’m a sucker for a sweet vocal and an acoustic guitar. “1,2,3,4” is another catchy, sing-along hit. The 2008 Vans Warped tour was the first time I had seen/heard the name Katy Perry. Once I heard her and found out she was influenced by some of my fave lady rockers, Joan Jet, Alanis, Cyndi Lauper, I knew I’d be checking her out. “Hot ‘N Cold” is a fun, jump around and be loud song to enjoy. ENJOY!
Tuesday, 7/20/10
It's looking as if not only the summer of 2010 but the entire year will be remembered for the year of celebrating birthdays but the year of celebrating the milestone of 40 for many of my friends.
The calendar always fills up fast with obligations but especially during the summer.
Every month this year my husband and I have had the pleasure of celebrating a birthday, or two, with friends or family. This past weekend I enjoyed two birthday celebrations, one on Friday with our friend Julie and one on Saturday with our friend Becky.
Becky was surprised with a 40th Birthday party six months early thanks to her sweet husband Dan! She was totally surprised! As we were driving back from the party Saturday night, it hit me that her 40th Birthday party was one of many we had attended this year alone.
That made me remember how celebrations over the years come in waves. The graduations, celebrations of new jobs, weddings, baby showers, and then......the 40th Birthday parties!
Friday, 7/2/10
I can't believe it's the Fourth of July holiday weekend! Seriously! Makes me feel as if the summer is almost over and it just got started.
Growing up I remember that the Fourth of July was my Grandma Hudson's favorite holiday and it was always spent with the family enjoying fabulous food and fireworks.
I'm looking forward to getting together with family and friends starting tonight. We're taking on a porch project this weekend along with a few yard projects to get things looking good for the big Cheese Days weekend in Monroe happening in September.
On the fourth we're heading over to Twining Park to enjoy the carnival for the kids and then watching fireworks with family. Hoping the rain will not happen so Ruby can enjoy her first fireworks.
Enjoy the holiday!
Monday, 6/21/10
Such a wonderful Father's Day weekend! After going back and forth for about three weeks regarding what to do for Father's Day we decided to enjoy time at home and stay in Monroe. We had a wonderful time with family and enjoyed the annual balloon rally. It was the right decision.
The weather Saturday was beautiful! Family started to meet at my house around 2:30. Cousin Cassie found a great recipe for watermelon mojitos so we enjoyed one of those before walking down to the fairgrounds to check everything out.
The balloon rally was great! We couldn't get over how the event is free to the public. Lots of cool balloons to see of course, along with live music, games and rides for the kiddos. I really wanted to see the classic cars but we didn't have a chance.
Ruby and her cousin Miles had fun rocking out to Fedora. They were the only ones in the crowd brave enough to dance. Miles was brave enough to make a request for his favorite song, The Midnight Rider, and they played it.
Sunday morning Miss Ruby was excited to wish her Daddy a Happy Father's Day and bring out the gift she had tried to give him two other times during the weekend. Very sweet.
Thanks to Ruby taking a four hour nap on Sunday we were able to finish all of our yard work and complete the butterfly garden around our pond.
Once Ruby woke up, we took a nice bike ride over to Papa Don's to wish him a Happy Father's day and visit for a bit.
This morning we couldn't help but feel like we needed more weekend.
Monday, 6/7/10
BUSY! BUSY! BUSY! Best way to describe things lately. There's always so much going on but as soon as the weather gets nice, and Memorial Day has come and gone, it feels as if the pace of everything kicks in full gear.
Over Memorial Day weekend my husband Brian went fishing in the Dells. In less than an hour he had caught fourty some Blue Gills! CRAZY! We had an old school fish fry Friday night and enjoyed a nice dinner with my sister Lynn. It was the first time for both her and Ruby enjoying Blue Gill. My first time was years ago at the Orpheum Theatre, where they still serve them up for their Friday night fish fry. Good stuff!!
Saturday morning we walked to the square in downtown Monroe, just a few blocks from our house, for the farmers market. We've been in Monroe four years now and have always enjoyed the local farmers market there. It gets a bit bigger each year.
We found these knock out, HUGE, hanging baskets that we decided to get for our front porch. They are so big that Brian had to go back home to get our truck and make two trips with them. They look awesome!
My sweet cousin Rachelle turned thirty on Saturday and little did she know that her family had planned a surprise birthday party for her. It was a lot of fun and she was totally surprised.
While Ruby was sad she couldn't attend the party, she was happy to find cupcakes waiting for her Sunday morning.
We took advantage of the nice weather Sunday morning to take a family bike ride. Ended up at a greenhouse in Monroe and bought as many herbs as we could fit in our baskets along with some Ruby Star cone flowers. We were able to plant the herb garden before another storm came in late in the day.
Miss Ruby was tucked in shortly after eight and we weren't far behind.
Cheers to the week!
Monday, 5/24/10
LOST!!!! I've been watching LOST since it all began and last night I could not watch the series finale. Good reason as to why I missed the show. We had a get together in Cottage Grove to celebrate our friend Amber's 40th Birthday. So many of our best friends were there with their kids and it was a great time!
Brian thankfully recorded LOST on our DVR but now I have to find time to watch it and most importantly avoid ALL media and conversations about what happens to everyone on the island. Do they make it off the island? Does the island blow up? Does the man in black make it off? Is Jack the only one left standing? What happens to Jacob?
So many questions that I want answered when I finally have a chance to watch it. I feel like someone who missed the Superbowl and then tries to avoid finding out who won the next day until they can find out on their own time. UG!
Friday, 5/7/10
Last night when I got home after a very fun Magic night at Greenway Station, Ruby Rose was still awake. While it was almost an hour past her bedtime, I was selfishly ok with it so I could spend time with her.
Even though Mother's Day isn't until Sunday, Ruby was very excited to give me the card she had made along with her original design on a terra cotta pot that has a beautiful flowing petunia plant in it. I hadn't even taken my coat off yet and there we were in the middle of the kitchen floor with her gift, reading the sweet card she had made. It was a wonderful end to a very long day.
When I was going to school in Minneapolis my part time job was working for Soderbergs Florist on Lake Street. I remember Gene, the owner, telling me that Mother's Day was actually the busiest day for them. He told me that unlike Valentine's Day where not everyone may have a Sweetheart, everyone has a Mom or someone they consider to be a Mom to them.
Happy Mother's Day!
Monday, 4/19/10
Funny how sometimes coming off of a weekend and heading into to work to start another week can be a bit of a relief.
Lanette and I had a great time Saturday at the Isthmus Green Day! It was a great event and I had a chance to meet a lot of listeners and great people working the event from Isthmus. A special thanks to Colin from Isthmus. You'll understand soon why Colin gets a special shout out.
After the Green Day event, Brian and Ruby met me at the studio and we traveled to the Dells to see family and celebrate sister Belinda's Birthday. It's coming up on a year that my Father In Law has been gone and it's still a hard when we get together to celebrate because a big part of our family is missing. It was a great Birthday party though and Dad was there in spirit!
Sunday morning the family headed to Trappers Bay for brunch, where brother Jeremy is the head chef. Great eats overooking a beautiful golf course. After feeding our faces we all got set to go our seperate ways and head home, Ruby and I back to Monroe, Brian to Hastings Minnesota for work. All was going great with the road trip home until Ruby told me her tummy hurt. Sadly, there was no place to pull over on the winding road between Mount Vernon and New Glarus. Ruby fell asleep and I was hopeful she would sleep all the way home. Not the case. She woke up telling me her tummy still hurt. I found a place to pull over just off of highway 92 but Miss Ruby totally exploded with what I can only compare to a fountain gush of chocolate, pineapple, strawberry, orange juice throw up. It was horrible! When something like this happens all you can do is stay calm and keep telling yourself, and the little one, everything is going to be alright. Of course this is the one time there are no baby wipes or paper towels in the car. This is also where Colin gets the shout out. Shortly after we got to the Isthmus Green Day event Colin gave both me and Lanette T-Shirts. That T-Shirt was the first thing in sight to help clean up the horrible throw up. THANKS COLIN! So here we were pulled over on the side of the road on a beautiful Sunday trying to clean up a horrible mess with the one sample Germ X wipe and assorted clothes I could find in our suitcase. UG! While Ruby was laying down on her blankie in the grass and I was trying to get things cleaned up and get us back on the road we both heard a loud rustle in the tall grass in front of us. Not long after we noticed the sound, two big quails flew up about five feet away. CRAZY!
We got back on the road about a half hour later, my Mom In Law Mary came over to give Ruby a bath while I cleaned the car and the car seat. Thank goodness we actually own a Bissell Green Machine and I was able to clean the seats and the floor with it. After all the cleaning though I can still faintly notice the smell of chocolate vomit in the car. Awesome!
I'm feeling that no matter what this Monday or the week may throw at me it will surely pale in comparison to being much of a big deal given how the weekend wrapped up.
CHEERS!
Monday, 4/5/10
Such an awesome Easter! During the couple of weeks leading up to Easter my husband Brian and I had decided that we would maybe go out for a nice brunch or just do something low key so we didn't have too much to do. Yeah. Well, by last Friday we found ourselves planning a champagne brunch at our house with just the three of us and my Mom In Law Mary. It was great! I'm still wondering though if Brian's peanut butter pie is as fat free as he promised. Soooo good! Before brunch we had an Easter egg hunt in the backyard. For the first time, in all of her three years, Ruby actually got to eat Easter candy. She found all of the eggs in the backyard and when she found her first basket with a few treats we laughed out loud when she told us, "I can only have one treat right now". The afternoon was spent visiting with Ruby's Papa and then Great Grandma Lucy.
We couln't believe how busy our weekend and our Easter had become! Yo Gabba Gabba is a fave show at our house so all of us, especially Ruby, thought it was very cool that they were on hand at the White House for the big Easter Egg hunt. Ruby is hoping that next year both the Easter Bunny and Foofa will make an appearance at our house. I better get DJ Lance on the phone right now to book it!
Monday, 3/22/10
This morning about two minutes after Ruby got up and gave me a hug, she ran back into her room, sprawled out on the floor, face down and started crying because she didn't want to get up. She wanted to stay home and go back to bed. She's three after all. Little does she know many of us feel that way when Monday morning rolls around. I had to reassure her it was all going to be fine and before we knew it we'd be back home at the end of the day. I reminded her what a great weekend we had which included a day with cousin Kaitlyn on Saturday. Shopping, lunch and malts that her Daddy made us for a special treat when we got home. Ruby talked non stop the entire day! She was hilarious!
We celebrated her cousin Miles sixth Birthday on Sunday. Ruby and Miles are two peas in a pod! Although once she started talking about Miles and his Birthday she suddenly thought Birthday cake for breakfast would be a good idea. Not so much.
After the Birthday party and the reality of the Badgers not winning, we enjoyed a wonderful afternoon in the backyard. It really, finally felt like spring!! Ruby had fun playing in her sandbox and helping in the garden. She was fascinated by all the leaves in the pond and thought it was a gross mess as we were raking them out. It was a gross mess! Ewwww!
Before heading in for the night we snapped pictures of the two beautiful crocus flowers that survived the snow the day before. Two purple, one white. Happy Spring!
Monday, 3/8/10
While I'm not the biggest movie person on the planet, I really looked forward to the Oscars this year. I quickly discovered after I really got into all of the nominations the week of March first, that there was no way I was going to have a chance to see even a couple of the nominations for Best Picture. Sadly, out of the ten films nominated I've only seen Up. That I have to chalk up to having a three year old. Wonderful movie. You never know where Ed Asner will pop up! I really wanted to see, and still do, Crazy Heart! I've loved Jeff Bridges forever and it's awesome that he won for best actor. I had to find that out though the morning after on the news because I totally fell asleep during the show!
I actually took a nap Sunday afternoon hoping that would keep me awake to catch the entire show. About 9ish, my husband told me to give it up because not only were my eyes getting heavy, I was apparently snoring. Nice. At least I was able to see Neil Patrick Harris open the show which was great! I thought Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were a great team as hosts.
I actually got a little teary eyed during the tribute to John Hughes. I grew up watching all of his films in the theatre. It was very cool to see almost all of the Brat Pack members on stage paying tribute to a man they all agreed treated everyone with great respect. I don't however remember Molly Ringwald being so tall!! I also can't get over how Matthew Broderick hasn't appeared to have aged at all!
My big lesson going into the Oscars for next year will seriously be trying to watch all of the nominated films for Best Picture and to start at least two months out. OH, and a longer nap the day of the show!!
Monday, 2/22/10
So another Valentines for the record books. Soooooo busy!! Soooooo much fun!! I loved how it was the kick off to an entire weekend of Valentines fun.
I enjoyed my first Valentines Delivery Day with the Magic Squad and it was a blast! I had so much fun hitting the road with Bob Bonner & Amy Abbott! We had too much fun together! Loved bringing some happiness into your day!
Ruby continues to go through all of her Valentines from her friends at day care. I have to wonder when Valentines Day became like Halloween with all of the candy. I felt horrible when I discovered that 95% of the Valentines Ruby received all had candy attached and we didn't do that with what she gave her sweet, little friends. Next time for sure! Mommy lesson learned!
After all of the craziness that kicked off the Valentines weekend, my husband and I managed to enjoy a lovely dinner with friends that Saturday evening downtown at the Tornado room. Got the flourless, chocolate cake to go and enjoyed it on Sunday morning to kick off Valentine's day proper.
Monday, 2/8/10
My first week on the air full time on magic was great! Thanks so much to all of you fabulous listeners that made me feel so welcomed!
The weekend went by way too fast! My sweet husband Brian enjoyed the Badger Hockey Classic with a group of friends while I had a busy day with Ruby and our niece Kaitlyn. We made about four dozen Valentines cookies from scratch and had lots of fun decorating. Ruby had the most fun eating the frosting and sprinkles. Funny how she had the messiest apron from frosting the least amount of cookies.
I FINALLY had a chance to watch "This Is It" Saturday night after calling it a day. I wanted to see it while it was in the theaters but we were vacationing in Seattle at the time and it just didn’t work out. I have always been a huge Michael Jackson fan and totally enjoyed the movie.
The weekend was topped off trying to watch some of the Super Bowl and catch the commercials. The only ad that really made me laugh out loud was the CBS promo with Dave Letterman, Oprah & Leno. LOVED IT!
Monday, 2/1/10
So today is it! My first day hosting Noon to 3 on Magic! It’s official! A big thanks to all of the listeners and my Magic fam for making me feel so welcomed. This week during 5 @ 5 Jimmy will be spinning staff faves, kicking it off with my picks! It’s good to be the new girl.
My five selects are a good mix of old and new chosen for a variety of reasons. Growing up I remember watching Friday Night Videos. Chaka Kahn and Marvin Gaye were two artists I discovered around the age of 12 thanks to FNV. I LOVE Chaka’s “I Feel For You” written by Prince, with Stevie Wonder helping out in the background and Chaka in front!! It will always be a fave! “Got to Give it Up” from Marvin Gaye is one of those songs I can listen to over and over and over! I’ve been known to spin it a few times in a row if I find it on a juke box. I’m still a pretty big Rick Springfield fan to this day. I just saw him play last summer in Milwaukee and walked away proud to be a fan. He’s a great guitar player! While he has quite a few songs in his catalog, “Jesse’s Girl” is where it all started. Salute to Working Class Dog! I fell in love with Plain White T’s the first time I heard them. I’m a sucker for a sweet vocal and an acoustic guitar. “1,2,3,4” is another catchy, sing-along hit. The 2008 Vans Warped tour was the first time I had seen/heard the name Katy Perry. Once I heard her and found out she was influenced by some of my fave lady rockers, Joan Jet, Alanis, Cyndi Lauper, I knew I’d be checking her out. “Hot ‘N Cold” is a fun, jump around and be loud song to enjoy. ENJOY!
