Top 5: Royal Wedding Edition!

Today I witnessed a Royal Wedding Miracle (yeah...  I just went there, miracle) but it was!  I wasn't planning on getting up at 2:00, 3:00, or 4:00 to watch the wedding ceremony of William and Kate, I set my DVR to record two different channels and went to bed excited to watch when I woke in the morning.  Well, I woke at 3:33am, excited about the wedding, I'm not kidding!  I couldn't go back to sleep so I grabbed a blanket and snuggled up on the couch with the remote and my laptop (I knew someone else would be watching!).  I turned the tv on just in time to see the last guests walking into Westminster Abbey, Charles and Camilla arrive and The Queen and Prince Phillip drive in and walk into the Abbey.  Perfect timing!  I had chills as the people cheered, as the Queen smiled and as the world caught the very first glimpse of Kate's veil and then dress.  I can understand people not being interested in a wedding, or Will and Kate, but you can't deny the power and excitement of watching the same thing at the same time with a billion people all over the planet.  I did it for Columbine, 9-11, the space shuttle and of course I'm going to watch this happy moment for the Royal family after the loss and sadness they've experienced.  Not to mention after spending a semester in London I'm rather fond of all things British and Royal Family : )

On to the Top 5 stand out moments for me on this Royal Wedding Day!

1.  HRH Princess Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

The anticipation and first peeks and Kate as she rode to the Abbey, then as she stepped out of the car, ah!  So exciting!  The wild thing, is that for the second time ever, I watched the Nate Berkus show yesterday, he had fashion expert Louise Roe on talking about her predictions about what Kate's dress would look like.  Here's her sketch:

She called the lace, the A-line skirt and attention to Kate's tiny waist.  Aside from the plunging neckline, she had it right on!  Crazy, right?

Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty Images

I loved Kate's modest dress, hair and makeup.  I was pleased to see her wearing a tiara, like a real princess and simple, dangly diamond earrings, a gift from her parents!  How special considering she has access to the crown jewels!

2.  The Aisle

The Abbey was perfection today!  Cathedrals can easily feel dark, okay, very dark.  I don't know if they turned the lights on or if it was because the sun came out as Kate arrived, but it was bright and large trees lined the aisle, it was gorgeous!!  It almost made me forget there are people buried all over the place ; )

Photograph: David Jones/PA

3.  Hats and Fascinators

I don't know about you, but I'm dying for a reason to wear a hat like the ones seen at the wedding today!  It's such a cultural difference, could you imagine that being the norm here?  There is so much you can learn about the Brits from watching this wedding alone, about tradition, the rules of what you can and can not wear in the Abbey and in the presence of HRH the Queen, the jewels (that date back hundreds of years), the carriages and cars, and of course, the fashion... did you see the Beckham's there?  *swoon*

If you watched, you couldn't miss this pair:

Photo from www.dailymail.co.uk

Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice sat right behind their grandmother, the Queen, and are apparently known for their crazy hats.  Wanna know my first thought when I saw these two?

Yeeeah.

4. Crowd Processional

Estimates are that there were around 20,000 people gathered in Trafalgar Square.  After The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (that's Will and Kate) arrived at Buckingham palace, there was a processional of the massive crowd in the square, down The Mall to Buckingham palace to witness the first kiss on the balcony.

Click map to enlarge.  I had to zoom out a bit to put my flat on the map ; )

Oli Scarff / AP  Photo from Todayshow.com

It is estimated there were around 500,000 people gathered along the Mall and around the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace.  It was so huge and so powerful and so loud!  A great moment!

5.  The Aston Martin

The unexpected surprise of the day was when Will and Kate left Buckingham Palace in a Seychelles blue convertible Aston Martin DB6, decorated with red, white and blue ribbon, balloons and an "L" on the grill.  One reporter stated the L stands for Learner, as in a new driver with a learners permit, but in this case it probably refers to the newly-weds... well, that or Charles wanted to put a warning on his car-on-loan ; )

Sean Gallup / Getty Images

Christopher Furlong / Getty Images

For more great still photos check out Todayshow.com

The rest of my miracle story goes like this...  after the 'good parts' were over (this is between ceremony and getaway car) it was only 5:45am.  I was able to go back to bed for two hours and still... get this... still wake up before my kids at 8:00am.  A miracle indeed!


Super Bonus!

Arms of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Why I am afraid to make dinner...

Obviously Easter was yesterday, so we did what all normal** people do and dyed easter eggs.
I made hard boiled eggs using the 'perfect hard boiled egg' method.  Step 1:  Place uncooked eggs in pot.  Step 2:  Fill pot with cold water, covering eggs with 1 inch of water.  Step 3:  Bring water to a boil.
now it was at this point that I heard it... and then Stephen heard it.  A peep peep peep sound.  Then Kyla heard it.  I mean, it wasn't hard to hear, it was loud and persistent!  Kyla said, "It sounds like baby chicks crying for their mamas!"  OMG.  Yep, she heard it too.
I tell Stephen it's impossible, plus, there's no oxygen in there, even if there were chicks in there, which theres not, they wouldn't be able to peep anyway.
Eventually the water gets hotter and hotter and the peeping dies goes away.
The eggs finish cooking, we dye them, yay.

Now I have to use these hard boiled eggs.  I have to crack open the shells.  I am still nervous.

I may or may not have googled 'Possibility of grocery eggs having chicks inside'

I may or may not have found this (click to enlarge):

Yeah, so that didn't help much.

I'm making egg salad for dinner tonight, and I'm scared!

**People like me, my family and my friends ; )

An Announcement, a Confession and a Birthday

Seems like I could write three different posts with a title like that, and I could!  But let's be real... it's not gonna happen.  I don't schedule out my blog posts, and I definitely don't pre-write them only to perfectly space them out so I post regularly and often.  I'm gonna leave that one to the annals er, the professionals.  ; D

Announcement!!:

It worked!
(I've always wanted someone to announce a pregnancy this way)
I sharpened my razor with my jeans.   Check it out


It's great because these razors are SUPER expensive.  Actually... they are.  I hate buying razors because for as much as they cost, they don't last that long!  Now they do, oh yeah!

Confession:
I did a horrible parenting thing... and now I need help.  So Kyla was wearing her flamingo Pj's... like she always does, watching tv one morning.  I asked her twice if she needed to go potty and she kept telling me no.  Well, all of a sudden the needs to GO.  She makes it to the bathroom, but not quite on the potty.  This girl never has accidents, but this was her second of this kind, so I was super annoyed that she had an accident because she couldn't pull herself away from the tv for 30 seconds to go.  So she gets no more tv for the day and... I tell her I have to throw her flamingo pj's away because they got pee'd on, as well as her slippers.  Um, obviously I didn't throw them away, since they have been SUCH an important part of our lives, I washed them... but do I give them back or no?  It's been a couple weeks, she says she's sad she doesn't have them and we eventually got new pjs (since all her others are 2T's, they fit, but it's time for new ones).  Soooo... do we forget about them, or give them back?

Birthday!:
Colby turned two on April 11th!  We had my parents and sister over as well as Stephen's parents for dessert.  It was nice and there was no poop mess.  Yes, I am still scarred from Kyla's January birthday 'party' and may never have a kids party again, especially when its so nice and easy and enjoyable with just grandparents... they give the best gifts anyway!  I kid, I kid...
Here are some pics - thanks to Sara for picking up the camera and snapping some photos!

 Don't mind Colby's bed head.  Poor kid didn't get his hair done for his birthday!

 Buzz and Buzz (Woody)

 crazy boy!

Don't forget to weigh in on the pajama predicament!

One minute 4.4.11

The last one minute was about Kyla, so I thought it was only fair to add one of Colby

You must be thinking that 'day-day' = Robot, and I can see why. But you would be wrong :) Translation: "Day-Day" = David


Uncle David is sometimes referred to as just 'Day'. Colby also like to say HI DAY! Any time he thinks I'm talking to Kim on the phone and ANY time my laptop is open Colby wants to skype with Day-Day. Oh, I suppose I should mention that Uncle David has a killer Robot voice, so naturally Colby associates anything Robot with Day Day. He's even wearing his robot shirt today! And guess what?? One week from today Colby turns TWO! Eek! I have a feeling the twos won't be too terrible :)

One Minute 4.1.11

Here's a little segment I like to call One Minute. It is a one minute (or about) video of anything we are up to at any given time :) keep your eyes out for more! Today: Kyla reading to Hogan