Two days of glorious gluttony!

Well, we had a fabulous thanksgiving - in which we gave many thanks for things like our jobs, time together and cool jogging suits that most likely made an appearance in the 1986 Bloomsday run. Then on Friday we awoke at 3 am to join our friends Darin and Charla to embark on the great American tradition: waiting in the cold for great doorbuster prizes and to buy a bunch of things we don't need. However, this year the best thing we got was a really funny story... While the girls busted through the Circuit city door, Darin and I waited for staples to open. Both Darin and I were not shopping blind like so many Black Friday participants, we had goals. I was trying to get a new computer monitor and Darin was jonesin' for a new flat screen tv. We were in the front of the line so we could seen into the store, we realized that both our treasures were stacked right next to each other.... looks like this door bust was going to be a quick get and go. Then the staples employees started loading our desired items on carts to relocate them. That is were the story takes an tragically funny twist. First, the cart stacked with tvs didn't fit through the small opening between the registers, but that did not stop the employee from ramming those plasma beauties into said opening over and over and over again, bashing up a all the tvs on the front of the cart. While that was happening a different employee began pushing the cart with all the computer monitors, when all the sudden his cart was snagged and all the monitors went crashing to the ground. I started to get a sick feeling in my stomach... then the previous employee had finally found a different path for his tvs, but then ran his cart into the spilled computer monitor cart and all the tvs tumbled onto the floor. Soon there was a pile of technology that used to be worth waking up at three o'clock and waiting in 15 degree weather for. Well we still bought the monitor and when we got home and took it out... there was a hole in the screen... oh well we still got season 8 of Seinfeld...

One crafty Saturday...

It all started with a haircut that Richard was in desperate need of. While Supercuts worked their $13 magic on Richard's hair, Kim stopped in the Craft Warehouse to buy a huge tub of Gesso (the economy size was much more bang for your buck, but who can put a price on a Gesso bang really). To her surprise, she was invited back (by a special corporate mass-produced invitation) to their "Christmas Season Kick-off" that very night. At first we didn't care, then we read that this was an "invite only event" and we are not invited to many A-list velvet rope events (not to mention there were promises of prizes and hot chocolate).
So to get in the right mood, we headed over to the annual "Holiday Art Walk" to see what the Wenatchee art world had to offer. After a 10 blocks meander towards the first destination,we discovered that the word "walk" was a bit misleading*, but we decided to stick it to them and walk the whole way. About 2 1/2 hours later (and only 6 measly art stops, including a furniture shop who was trying pass off their rocking chairs as "art") we finished the tour. It was really fun talking with all the local artists, and see what had been done. So support your local art walks/jogs!
After a brief rest, and a lot of creative inspiration, we were ready to hit the Craft Warehouse Extravaganza! It was by far the craftiest open house we've ever attended, and oh what exciting giveaways!! Every 15 minutes they would announce "Attention Craft warehouse shoppers, please stand on a number!!!", then we had to race old ladies in puff paint sweatshirts to find a number taped to the floor!!!! It was sort of a conglomeration of cake walks, blue light specials, Barry Manelow fans and Wal-mart day after thanksgiving sales. Kim was very excited when Richard found a killer deal on an easel, and now she feels like a legitimate artist. We gloriously walked out with a bunch of other stuff that will probably end up in a bad Christmas present this year - crafts ahoy!

* after a lack of tinsel and holly, we also discovered the word "Holiday" was referring to Veterans day, not x-mas, which was another reason the whole thing was a bit confusing.

post halloween wrap-up post...

well we had two occasions to dress up this year... pretty much we were o for 2. Our first test was a Halloween party in the tri-cities. Richard dressed as a Australian game hunter, while Kim used our kangaroo suit to spice up her ethnic hairstylist costume. So we did get an honorable mention for coordination, but our costume lacked euphemism which was required at this party (yet not mentioned on the invitation). On Halloween we got a second chance, Richard thought he had a his office costume contest in the bag with his "New Kids on a Block Fan" costume, but he was out shined by a hippie, a viking and a dog show enthusiast dress as the grim reaper. Kim fared better with her funny glasses/mustache getup. It at least got a mocking laugh from an eight year old at the ward trunk or treat. So i guess if you add up a participation point from the party and a notch for being mocked by an pre-adolescent, we actually were like 3/4 for 2. Plus we got rid of all the left over "body part candy" we bought for last years Christmas party... yes they were a little hard, but so are jolly ranchers and no one complains about them.

The blogging begins...

It's important that a first blog makes a good impression, something that will make readers willing to visit this site again. We felt that this video (although accidentally recorded sideways) should do the trick... (make sure the sound is on).