Wednesday, November 30, 2005
December in less than an Hour!
I can't believe it is almost DECEMBER! It is even more exciting knowing we will all be together for Christmas in just a few weeks. It just isn't the same when we aren't together. Something about being in mom and dad's house really makes it seem like Christmas to me. I don't know if it is that wonderful smell that I remember as a child...you know the Christmas smell that just seem to be on the decorations and everything....maybe it was from the yummy holiday goodies! Whatever it is...I LIKE IT! I LIKE IT! I LIKE IT! I am all but counting down the days until we are all together in the great state of Texas chowing on some yummy Mes-ican Food! Speaking of the holidays...I've about got my house all decorated. It is looking pretty good! My real pride and joy this year is my new Clemson University Christmas Tree. It is in the basement...in the family room...I will post some pictures...at the end of this if my computer will cooperate. Anyway, it has orange and white lights. It has purple beaded garland. And finally I have been able to use the Clemson Christmas tree decorations I have been collecting over the last couple years. It is very cute...well, I as a Clemson fan think so! :) Well, I better go. I need to get some rest. I love you all and can't wait to be together!
Tune in...
Howdy Fam 11/30
Ros: When will we get an answer to your riddle? Or are we just suppose to say what we would be?
I received an e-mail from our sales person in South Carolina. The e-mail was titled "Small World". She was calling on the Greenville Bank and met with Katie (Stephen's sister). Katie told her that her brother's father-in-law works for Clarke American so she sent me a note to tell me about it. Neat huh?
Sure looking forward to having you all here for Christmas. It will be so fun.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Just hanging with Uma and Luke!
Ok...last night when my roommates and I were walking home from the Winter's Eve Fest we went to get on the subway at 72nd street to catch an Express. We couldn't get in the station, because they were filming Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson's new movie. Luke and Uma weren't exactly there at the time, but it was fun to watch. They were getting ready to start the corner North Face store on fire. There were about 50 FDNY guys waiting to be extras. Needless to say...they were HOT! It was fun and I thought you would enjoy seeing the photos!
Winter's Eve Fest in Lincoln Center
Monday, November 28, 2005
answer 2 ?
We had a wild and hectic weekend. We met Heath's girlfriend Liz. She was nice, quiet but nice! It is so weird meeting your only brother's "serious" girlfriend and thinking that this might be the girl that I will have to plan around and do things with the rest of my life. I now know what you guys might be thinking when joel met me! And to think that you guys accepted me! I really appreciate it!!!!
We are so excited for everyone to be down for Christmas. Joel and I talked about how fun it is going to be yesterday and it got us fired up!! But what doesn't get joel fired up now that Judson is doing so good. I am so glad that he is with a team that he loves and a staff that he admires so much. It makes things so much easier when life gets so frustrating and hectic.
If someone could help me post a picture on this thing i would appreciate it! I thought i had posted one, but it doesnt show up! I will have to keep trying.
Brit
This calls my name...everytime I see it!
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Howdy Fam
BYU is in the Las Vegas Bowl Thursday, December 22 at 5:00 PM PST. It will be on ESPN. That is our temple night so we will have to watch it on Friday. Still waiting to hear on Clemson's bowl game. Columbia did win a game or two didn't they Em? I know they did not win a Ivy Leage game. Oh well Emily did not go there for their football team. I am sure their team members are smarter then BYU and Clemson's. Speaking of football Texas State (formally SW Texas) won their playoff game. It was a big upset. I think it was against Ga Southern. First time they have gone to the playoffs in 20 years. Everyone around here is excited about it. I sure wish D-1 had a playoff system. BYU women volleyball team (I think they are 20-3) is in the NCAA Tournament. The finals will be here in SA. That would be neat if they made it here.
I am soooooooo looking forward to having you all here at Christmas time. I really miss Emily and Kate and Clair. You too Ros and Stephen! I just got use to having Em here this Summer and the girls just bring so much joy and happiness to us. Wish you all lived here in the "Call Compound". You all be good. Love you all mucho, mucho, mucho. PAPA
Question for the Week
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Frosty the Snowman
More from Ros!
Clair's Party
Here are a few pics from Clair's party. Kate is holding up the party favor bags full of Teddy Grahams, Gummy bears, crayons and a Teddy Bear coloring book I made with clip art from the www. Here is Clair with her gifts. Notice the doll is about as big as she is! The purse is now one of her favorites and she carries it all around the house! It was a small get together, but everyone had tons of fun. The bear cake was a HUGE hit but the kids were a little cautious of the teddy-bear shaped peanut-butter and honey sandwiches. (They did look a little different!) But it was fun!
The Girls at the Park
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Just me and Charlie!
Friday, November 25, 2005
Turkey Day with the Fillmores!
Here is Chy finishing up with the Thanksgiving Feast dishes. Shane had been in doing the dishes, but by the time I got my camera out he was gone. I told Chy this way she gets all the credit for doing the dishes. The other picture is of us all playing games. Now you know how much I love games...so I was in heaven! Family, please let's play more games...it is fun, I promise! :)
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2005!!
The first picture is of the NYPD band. They were great. The next picture is the first thing in the parade. It was motorcycle NYPD. The last picture is of a bunch of football coaches and owners. I recognized one guy, but for the life of me I could not remember his name. When I come home Joel will have to zoom in to figure out who he is.
My favorite band that went by was from Hawaii. They were dressed in traditional gard and they actually danced and played. Many of the bands were resting when they got in front of us. I also enjoyed Dora the Explorer because it looks like she is running through the city. This is her first year in the parade. It is also the first Latin character...that made big news here. I loved Super Grove, because hey...he is Super Grover and what's not to love! :)
Thursday, November 24, 2005
The rest of the story...
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Pre-Parade Extravaganza!!!
Tonight...Wednesday there was a pre-parade extravaganza! The day before the big Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade they blow-up the balloons for the parade. All day long you can go to see the inflation process. A group of friends and I went to see the inflated balloons. There were TONS of people. I am pretty sure every man, women, and child in the NYC area was at the parade. Enjoy these fabulous pictures of pre-parade inflated balloons! When I saw the Scooby, I thought of Adam. He loves Scooby Doo! And of course, who doesn't recognize good old Ronald McDonald!
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Brooklyn says.."Whoop, Whoop Judson Rockets!"
Go Rockets!
~Brit and Brooklyn
Message from Mom
P.S. What are you all wearing for the Holiday to eat your turkey? :)
My NYC apartment...the rest but the bathroom
Here are the last two pictures of my apartment. The first one is of my kitchen. No the picture is not distorted...the stove is just a miniture stove. It is small and I am taking the picture from the lighted doorway that can be seen in the second picture. The second picture is of our guest room...some might call it a loft, but we have a mattress up there and many of our guests stay up there. We have a loft ladder leading up to another loft that we move over when we have a guest. Bascially you have seen my apartment. Oh, in the second picture...the darkened doorway is our one and only hallway. It has three doors...one that leads out, one that leads to the coat closet, and one that leads to the bathroom. Home sweet home! I am going to the Macy's Parade pre-show tonight. That is where they blow up the balloons and stuff. It is on NBC. If you watch, it will be like we are all there together. I am going to the parade tomorrow and then to Chy and Shane's. I sure wish we could all be together for Thanksgiving, but regardless...I sure am thankful for my family! You all are great!
My NYC apartment...main rooom
This is the main room of our apartment. The first one is right outside of my room. It is the dinning area. The second picture is of the living area. It is really one big great room. It is very nice and actually large for NYC...at least that is always what people say when they come over. My roommates actually had to break the back of the couch to get it in the door. They got it up 4 flights of stairs, but couldn't get it in the door. We hear that often in NYC the practice is to break the backs of couches and then there are companies that will come to your apt. to fix it. We however, have not gotten it fixed. It is actually a really nice couch...inspite of it's broken back!
My NYC apartment...bedroom
Here are some pictures of my bedroom. Yes, my bed is the one unmade...but that is because I just woke up. I set my alarm for 8:15 pm, instead of am. You can see the famous metal hanging closet. My shoes are hanging on the door. Above my bed is the loft. We use it for storage, but with my roommate moving out, one girl thinking about moving in said she wants to sleep up there. If that is the case...we will have a little more floor space. I am also going to include some pictures of the other parts of my apartment.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Fashion Check from Emily
Mom's message
Monday, November 21, 2005
Lectures are part of the job!
PS from Papa
Howdy Fam
Well the best part abouth Judson winning is that we will have Joel, Brit and Brooklyn with us for at least part of Thanksgiving. How we will have a real Thanksgiving dinner. Mimi and I were just going to get some take out Chinese food or a "peaza" or something simple. We wish you could all be here with us. I feel that I have really been blessed in my life but the greatest blessings is the Gospel and my wonderful family. I am so thankful for each and everyone of you and espically for Mimi. Without her none of my wonderful family could have been. We are so lucky to have her in our lifes. Love you all mucho, mucho, mucho! Papa
Last GMA picture
Hey guys,
Sorry to keep posting pictures from GMA, but I promise this is the last. My friend Stephanie went with me. They were just about to start filming (live) the weather when she dropped her camera and it went sliding across the floor, right in front of Tony Perkins. His assistant picked it up and they immediately started filming. After they were finished his assistant said, "who's camera?" Stephanie quietly said, "Mine" THen he said, "well, you and your friend come over and lets get a picture with you and Tony." They were all really nice and friendly. Tony is actually not renewing his contract. He is returning to his former job as a weatherman for a Fox affiliate in DC. [Like the way I use the lingo like affiliate...just a little something I picked up at my stint with GMA!:) ] Seriously, he is just ready to go back to where he is from. They don't have anyone to take his place yet, but they are auditioning now. I was hoping they would see me and recognize the weather potintial within...but no such luck! I guess I should have told them about Mitchell, doesn't he want to be a weatherman?
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Welcome Brit!
We had a nice quiet Sunday. We got a call this AM from the music person in primary. She wanted to let me know that the primary would be singing two songs for Thanksgiving today! She loves Kate and wanted to make sure she would be there. She said, "I know Kate loves to sing and is one of the best singers so I wanted to let you know, in case you wanted to go over the songs this morning before church." I thanked her, because I had no idea since we were out of town last week. So I told Kate and she got all excited and asked, "I get to sing on the stage all by myself!" I told her no, that the other kids would be singing too. Then she said, "Is it another primary program...do I get to give another talk?" I said, no, it is just you and the other kids singing two songs! I think she was a bit disappointed. So we practiced the songs. She did a good job. She is so cute and looked so sweet up there!
Then as I walked her into primary, the secretary said, "I know you were gone last week, but did you know Kate has to give a talk today?" I said, "No, but we can come up with something." Then she said, "If you have her chap-stick talk from the program, I would love to hear that again!" I just happened to still have it in my primary bag. Then as I was walking down the hall one of the counselor said, "Did you know Kate is supposed to give a talk today?" I said no, I just found out but we had it covered. She said, "Oh, I wish she would give her chap-stick talk again. We just love it...even my nephew told his family about it!" So, Kate gave the "chap-stick" talk! Too funny!
I hope you all have a great week. It won't be too long before we are all together again! I am so excited! I love you all!
Ros
Better Late than Never!
Brit
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Clair's Birthday Cake
My sister...Brains and fame both!
Friday, November 18, 2005
More GMA pictures
Here are the two co-host pictures with Stephanie and I. Also on today's show was Emeril...you know the famous chef that is always "Kickin' it up a notch" and yelling "Bam". He wasn't so great to pose for pictures with the audience, so these are from him prepping for his TV time! I am not sure why the Charlie Gibson picture turned out blurry, but when Stephanie emails me another one...I will post it. Diane was very beautiful in person. She asked me what my plans for the weekend were. I told her that we would probably be studying. She asked what we studied and I told her. She asked several questions and said she was very impressed. She was really great! I am sad that I missed seeing Robin Roberts, but a girl can't have it all!
It was so much fun!
Good Morning America
Today was the day that I rubbed elbows with the "big wigs" at GMA. Yes, my friend and I rose early and were the second and third people in line. We got great spots and for those of you who missed us...we had a total of about 2 minutes of air time. We got a little more than our 15 seconds, that is according to Stephanie's mom. Most of the time that Tony Perkins was doing the weather with the audience, we were right behind him. There was a lady next to us that tried to be a camera hog, but her husband quickly reminder her that it was not nice to push two girls out of the way just to be on TV. :) It was loads of fun and I would recommend it to anyone. Everyone was so nice and we had a great time. We got pictures of us with three of the four anchors. My personal favorite...Robin Robberts had to leave early to help the movers at her house. To that I have to say, you've got loads of money pay someone to do that! Oh well, we got our pictures taken with the other three. I am only including two because the third one is on Stephanie's camera and she is going to email it to me. When I post it, I will tell you the story of how we got it...it is funny! Well, I hope you all had an eventful day too...I know that I am exhausted!
Sorry this picture of Diane is blurry, because she started walking toward me, right as I snapped the picture.
Love ya all!