Christmas Questionnaire...

I've read this on a few other blogs - decided to post my answers.. I challenge you to do the same. Post your answers in my comments!

Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate - Hot Chocolate for sure.. eggs shouldn't be mixed with milk. For some reason I think that you should pour egg nog into a hot frying pan and make Scrambled Eggs with it.. it's unreal! Justin likes it though - my mom buys it for him every year at Christmas time. He's the only one who likes it!

Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? - Santa NEVER wrapped any presents for us when we were kids.. they were always on our "side" of the tree.. stockings were never wrapped either..

Do You Hang Mistletoe - Yup.. It's plastic, but if I have a chance at getting a kiss, I'm up for it! LOL

When do You Put Decorations Up - Outside ones usually the weekend before the 1st of Dec. This year it was 2 weekends before the 1st of Dec. Inside ones are going up this weekend! Tree goes up when Christmas Daddies is on - it's a family tradition. My grandmother does it, my mom does it, and now that I have an artificial tree - I do it!

What is Your Fave Holiday Dish (can't be dessert!) - Umm.. it'll have to be my mom's Taco Salad! It's so untraditional that we've made it a tradition to have it with Christmas dinner!!

Fave Christmas Gift - I don't know.. I'm hoping I'll get it this Christmas!! *hint hint* (he doesn't read this - darn!!) LOL.. all Christmas presents are my favorite!!!

When and How did you learn the truth about Santa - It couldn't have been that traumatic.. I don't remember!

Do You OPen a Gift on Christmas Eve - Yup - one at home, one at my grandmothers!!

How do you Decorate your Tree - With clear lights - this year it's going to be red and gold. It may clash with the Burgandy couch in the living room but I don't care!!

Fave Christmas Memory - The Christmas that I was about 6 or 7.. I still SWEAR that I heard Santa, and the reindeer on the roof! My mom made soot prints out of our fireplace with my dad's workboots to make it look like he had made a mess! And she made such a fuss out of it on Christmas morning, it was so believable.. if you know her, she is a very tidy person, and soot prints on the carpet are a VERY BIG NO NO!! We still talk about it!

The most Important thing about the Holidays - Being with family - and eating! We eat a big meal Christmas Eve, usually 2 on Christmas Day, 2 on Boxing Day, and sometimes even throughout the week somewheres!!

Fave Holiday Dessert - My Grammy's Pistachio Squares, and my Nanny's Cherry Pie (Christmas Morning Breakfast.. mmm )

What tops your Tree - a star for right now, unless Justin and I can decide on an angel! He wants one with fir and that lights up.. lol.. great.. I like the swirly star I bought 2 Christmases ago, but he says that we need an Angel..

Do you prefer giving or recieving - I love buying presents for people, but I also like recieving presents!! Who doesn't??

Fav Christmas Song - The WHOLE Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton album.. it's in my car's CD player right now, and the one about the Old Shoes.. it's a Country one.. I don't know who sings it. AND... THE TURKEY SONG.."I've been invited for Christmas - as a turkey I am blessed - they're gonna have me for Supper, and I'm going to be their guest".. It's hilarious!!

My Scrapbooking Gallery!!

http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/userprofile.asp?user_id=269266

Click on the link - once you're there, click on "my layouts" on the left side.

I'm going to be adding LOTS more layouts, etc over the next few days - My digital camera is full of scrapbook pictures! LOL

I've also posted the link on the side so you can keep checking!!

31 more sleeps....

UNTIL SANTA COMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


THE CHRISTMAS SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!

PK Concert Pics

Ok - so this isn't the PK concert picture, but I just had to post it.. wasn't I a cute witch! I think this should be the picture on our Christmas Card this year.. what do you think??




Now - on to the PK Concert Pics - This is Gerald Eaton -aka Jarvis Church (he's the lead singer) , and the other guys.. the Bass player is new guy in the group!!





Gerald is serenading a girl in the encore... she's soooo lucky! LOL






Now for the autograph session!!!!

Here's my ticket!!!

So I broke my promise...

I said yesterday that I would post pics of the PK concert today.. well.. guess I broke my promise, because I forgot my USB cable again today!! Maybe sometime over the weekend...

So.. PK Concert Last Night Was a BLAST!!

So, Justin, Mark & Jenn and I went to the Philosopher Kings concert last night. Brian (my boss) and his wife Raena also went.. they were in the 2nd row, we were in the 4th row! Awesome seats I must say!!!

They sure know how to rock the place.. holy!

In case you've never heard of the PK's (Philosopher Kings) - here's a little info about them..

In the post grunge era, a group of musicians emerged from the head banging, d-chord swinging musical landscape, to form a band whose heart revolved around the essence of groove, with smooth pop-hybrid melodies, narrative lyrics and sensual vocals. The Philosopher Kings were literally a breath of fresh air, becoming a mainstay on the Canadian music scene. TPK dominated the radio waves with such chart-topping singles as “Charms,” “Hurts To Love You” and “If I Ever Lose This Heaven” and criss-crossed the country captivating sold-out audiences. With their remarkable high energy live performances and multi-dimension musicianship, they earned the moniker of ‘Canada’s Favourite Live Band.’ They toured from Brazil to Japan, including an impressive U.S. tour with The Fugees and Maxwell, winning every fan, one at a time. This incredible assemblage of talent spawned successful and diversified individual artist careers, with credits on releases from some of the biggest Canadian and international bands of today.

The Philosopher Kings led the way for a new generation of music, taking inspiration from the soul of yesterday and combining those influences with catchy pop riffs and intricate instrumentation. They created genre defying, big band sound that opened the doors for such contemporaries as Maroon 5, John Mayer and Jason Mraz. “Listening to the records we've made, there is definitely a signature sound,” commented guitarist James Bryan (a.k.a. James McCollum.) “The problem is it's never been easy for anyone to categorize. It's soulful, sexy, musical and has a live feel, but it's always been a melting pot of each member's influences.”
Cue forward several years, three immensely successful albums [The Philosopher Kings (1994); Famous Rich and Beautiful (1997); One Night Stand (1999)], multiple Top 10 radio hits, Industry Award nominations and sold-out concert venues across the country, and the band was ready to delve into other musical passions.

Since their last release, the band has drawn upon each other’s natural abilities by collaborating on their personal projects. Gerald Eaton released a solo project as Jarvis Church and with Brian West, formed the production team Track and Field. Together they produced Grammy Award-winner Nelly Furtado’s albums. James McCollum displayed his masterful guitar riffs on his solo debut as James Bryan and with Jay Levine, formed the band Prozzak and Lefthook Productions (FeFe Dobson.) Jon Levine has also pursued a solo career with his signature lyrical and piano stylings and Denton Whited has continued to tour with several artists. Collectively The Philosopher Kings have penned over 100 songs for superstar artists such as: Tina Turner, Ricky Martin, Divine Brown and Amanda Stott.
While collaborating on releases for K’Naan and Juno-nominated Jacksoul, they began to talk about how much they missed the chemistry of playing together as a band. “The idea of a new Philosopher Kings album came out of that,” explained James, “of a real love and appreciation of what the band was and is.”
In fact, this live, eclectic, organic style starts from the ground up: from the recording process - onto the stage. Like the previous records, the album was recorded live off the floor, with the entire band in one room and with a minimum of overdubs, a real rare experience making records these days. “There's an overall warmth and spirit to this album, you can hear that we are inspired and are diving in headfirst,” commented James. Writing followed this symbiotic relationship, starting with an idea or hook that someone brought in, which the entire band then jammed on, to work out the music. Lyrics were written afterwards and this process really kept everyone involved and excited. Lenny DeRose, who has engineered every TPK album, mixed the recording.
In order to keep the integrity of the recording experience and the sound pure to the original concept of the band, they self produced the album. Explains James: “pursuing our own solo and production work has given us each a confidence in what we can do as individuals and collaborating on those projects has created a whole new respect for one another. So when it came to making a Philosopher Kings album, we were all in a great headspace and had all gotten better at making records.”

So - to sum it all up = THEY ROCK! I saw them for the first time 10 years ago in Saint John when they opened up for Amanda Marshall and fell in love with them!

Thanks Raena for a fun dancin time last night! LOL..

I promise i'll post pics of the concert tomorrow.

Halloween and other stuff..

So - Happy Belated Halloween!! Tell me - how old is too old to trick-or-treat. Really??? We only had 5 trick or treaters at our house on Halloween Night. Not one of them was a cute little princess, or a scary witch, or a clown or even Spiderman.... not one! Of the 5 "people" (teens) - there were 4 hunters and a fireman. Original costumes, eh? Come on!! Does no one put any effort into Halloween anymore?

And - yesterday was the second-best day, besides Christmas! As Bee calls it - Halloween Boxing Day! Went to Wal-Mart early, for the best selection of super discounted Halloween treats, and decorations... guess I wasn't the only crazy one, there were about 20 of us waiting for Wal Mart to open their doors at 8am!

Tonight - I need to do Laundry, and clean! I have been neglecting the house this week, as I have been busy making stuff for Christmas Craft Fairs!!

Only 10 more days until it is ethically reasonable, and not too early to put Christmas decorations up outside!! I can't wait!