I planned to have a relaxing weekend lazing around in my sweats doing a whole lot of nothin. Instead I ended up at yet another musical and a 9am Thai Chi class.

My friend called as she was able to snag two for one tickets to see Priscilla Queen of the Desert which I had wanted to see! I love unexpected shows like this and for a fraction of the normal cost, sign me up! We wandered around for a few hours before the show, shopping and shopping and shopping! I'm in the market for a pair of flat boots and saw ohhhhh about 10 pairs that I fell in love with. There's this super cute shop called Heel Boy I had never seen before, they had quite the collection, some unique, some classic and others simple. I vowed to go back after my Black Friday shopping trip if I don't find anything in the States for cheaper!

Priscilla was absolutely fabulous to say the least! I've seen several musicals/plays and this was by far one of my favorites! It was freaking hilarious, not to mention very flashy with the colourful costumes and just an all around fun show! I was dancing in my seat to "I Will Survive" and my face hurt from laughing so hard throughout the evening. If you have the chance, go go go and see this wonderful show you won't be disappointed at all!! (FYI not suitable for children, someone actually brought theirs! I'm sure they really enjoyed all of the sexual innuendos....*sarcasm*)

It was a lovely evening out so we decided to walk back to the car which was quite a ways away about 45 mins or so. Best idea ever, umm hello it was a Saturday night on Halloween weekend, we saw sooo many costumes! My favorite by far was a man dressed up as a vagina, with a string hanging down. I burst out laughing to which he replied "pull my string"! We politely declined and continued on our way. I kind of wonder what would have happened had we obliged......

I don't normally wake up early on a Sunday morning however there was this free Thai Chi class someone asked me to attend. It was interesting in an "I'm not sure I'll go back but I might" kinda way. For one thing it's super early, another it's surprisingly difficult. We were taught one or three moves (I'm not sure which number) in an hour and I'm embarrassed to say my thighs were burning midway through. I figured if the older gentleman beside me could do it so could I but it was much more difficult than it looks. I suppose once it's mastered it could be a very relaxing exercise with a steady flow to the movements. My mind today however was racing all over the place trying to remember the hand placements and techniques, it was anything but relaxing!

PS: other cute footwear I saw whilst shopping!

I thought these boots were kinda fun! They remind me of the Victorian era!These Hush Puppies were super cute too!!!

(I want Denys to win!!!)

Yay it's the finale of So You Think You Can Dance Canada this evening! I totally forgot to post about my experience watching a live taping a few weeks ago. We had to be there an hour before taping so we sat in a room where they had a "sign making" section and a TV playing old episodes of the show. When people were asked to dance for a segment my friends sister had us move towards the rope, you see she had been there before and knew they would let us in once that was finished so we were first in line to get in! Or so we thought, they had let in a few people before us so the catwalk above the stage was full but we got a primo spot beside the stage where the choreographers stand. Woot! They did make us move back a row as there were some kids coming in who were shorter than us and couldn't see......boooooo.....I'm just being an ass we could see perfectly!

The studio was much smaller than it appears on the TV as was the stage. I was surprised at how tiny it really was, they had seats in the back for VIP people AKA not us but we were standing right where all of the dancers came out which was fun. We could see legs practicing, stretching, moving around in the hallway beside us. We stood in the studio for well over an hour, waiting for the action to begin. They did test shots, had audience members go up and dance, had us smile and clap smile and clap smile and clap......you get the picture. We weren't allowed to bring anything in, no water, no gum (I snuck in some candies as I ALWAYS have a bottle of water with me and thought I would die for 3 hours without anything), some girl brought her cell phone in which was a no no but she refused to give it up. I'm surprised they didn't just turf her, I would have, thems the rules bitch! Oh well.....

The actual taping of the show itself seemed to breeze by. They only had to do a few extra takes of the hostess and the judges (hottie Blake was there) but other than that everything kept moving along nicely. The dancing was amazing, it was fun to see live and I really enjoyed it! Altogether we were in the studio standing for about 3 hours, which I gotta say wasn't horrible but my ankle was starting to bug me a bit cause you can't move around. The part that surprised me the most was the size of the studio, much smaller than I had pictured in my mind.

Now if only Nico had been there..........

Things that I love right now:

My bling bling pedicure! I reluctantly agreed to allow the woman to put a flower on my toe and ended up with 3 crystals! Not sure how that happened but it's grown on me! I'm usually plain jane when it comes to my toes, throw some colour on and I'm happy so this was a surprise! I saw tweezers and sparkles and crystals and was like ummmm......

I can't seem to take my eyes off of pretty summer/fall sunsets! It's a problem when I'm driving as I lose myself in the beauty of them; the colours amaze me! I've seen some incredible ones recently that have just blown my mind! I've captured sooooo many in my mind but want to have a physical copy to share with others.

Awwww my new favorite billboard! Usually I find them to be eyesores and tacky but not this one, it's super cute and made me smile!

I just discovered this online store called All Saints and am quite smitten with the earrings above and the bag below. I searched for actual locations but of course none exist anywhere near me.....seems they are in Chicago, Seattle, LA and Europe to name a few! I'm not sure I want to spend the moolah for shipping and duty on a pair of already expensive earrings/purse but man they're cute!

I'm going to keep my peepers open for a similar bag that's cheaper!

I can't believe I'm writing this but I can't get this song out of my head and want to add it to my Ipod for the gym *hangs head in shame*

Thanks everyone for the kind and funny (Rawbean I'm lookin at you) words! I feel a thousand times better! Yay for medication! Now onto my post :)

Well I can tell that Fall has arrived as my Tivo is ready to explode! It's been a week maybe two of new shows and I can barely keep up! I watch a lot of crap we're all VERY aware of that fact but I'm wondering where in all of this madness I can get back an hour or two of my life. I really need to pick and choose which shows are important to me such as The Amazing Race and which ones I should let go.....perhaps 90210?? I mean really, do I really need to watch a show that I've seen a thousand times over as a teen but with new actors? Two and a Half Men still makes me laugh, CSI keeps me interested and I do skip ahead a lot during Dr. Oz so I do save some time there. There's nooooo way in hell I'd give up Modern Family, Cam and Paul make me laugh without fail every single episode. In my defence I did stop watching The Bachelor Pad and Dancing with the Stars cause even both of those were too much for me!

Fall also brings with it lots of yummy treats which are great for my taste buds but not so much for my ass. I love anything with pumpkin in it and I'm surrounded by a thousand choices of the delightful treat all of a sudden! I saw an ad for the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard, Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks ummmm hello I've had about 5 in the past two weeks, pumpkin doughnuts (I don't even like doughnuts but these ones I could devour in a second)! I just tried pumpkin ice cream recently........it's freaking everywhere and I LOVE it!!!!

This time of year also makes me want to get outside more and see just how beautiful nature really is. The colour of the leaves changing, the crisp cool air, the cute little squirrels hiding their treats away! Now if I could just delete one more show maybe I could get out there and enjoy the breeze!!!

Since Tuesday I have felt like death! Seriously I have not been this sick in years, crazy high fever, chills one second, sweating like a pig the next! Then my throat felt tight, like I was swallowing daggers, body aches.......the flu I thought! I've barely been able to eat which obviously has some perks, a bowl or two of soup and some oatmeal was all I could stomach. My right gland is the size of a golf ball and hurts if a finger so much as grazes by it, ouch!

I missed work, I slept, I didn't sleep, I threw ice cold cloths on my head one minute as my face flared up and took six baths in one day to heat my body temperature up as I could not stop shivering, I soaked my sheets with sweat one second and bundled up like I was in a snowstorm the next.

I finally went to see the Dr. three days into my hell, strep throat he said and gave me a prescription. So here I am going into the long weekend feeling like a piece of shit. Honestly I would have eaten my own shit if he had told me that would help, I felt like dying.

I'm ever so slightly better today, no fever which is a blessing but my throat still feels like tiny razor blades are slicing the sides as I swallow and that gland is still tender. I HATE getting sick, ugh!!

Ummm is it just me or has Halloween candy gotten a hell of a lot smaller since we were kids?!? I don't know about you folks but I don't think the above chocolate bars are "fun size" I will however agree that they are "mini"! The one on the left is apparently a twix and on the right is a snickers bar. I feel sorry for kids nowadays, their parents will tell them they can only have "one or two treats" from their loot bag on Hallows' Eve which will be equivalent to eating half a pringle.

I remember many moons ago being dressed up as a die.....with a fellow die....which made us a pair of dice. My fingers had been slammed in a car door twice (by mistake) and were swollen beyond recognition a few days prior. My lovely costume mate carried my bag of goodies for the entire night which was fantastic and she didn't complain one bit! We always went to the neighbourhood which gave out big chocolate bars and the house that had a drink menu. Seriously, what a great idea! They knew kids would be thirsty and offered a whole list of beverages to choose from, pop, water, iced tea, juice!

It also snowed, yes snowed one year on October 31. I don't recall that particular costume but it must have been something warm or was altered to fit with the weather. Brrrrr......

Speaking of which it's 9 degrees, that's 48 for the Americans today and raining BRRRRRRRR......I've been bundled up all day long and actually went out in sweatpants and a hoodie as I couldn't even be bothered to put on proper attire. Rain and cold weather make me feel and look like a shlumpadinka! (I'm #2 on the list)