Les Miserables Obsessed!!

My typical MO after seeing a Broadway musical typically looks like this: purchasing (if I don't already own it) the soundtrack and listening to it on constant loop for at least a week..maybe longer. The best part about Les Mis...I found the 10th Anniversary concert on YouTube...there are 11 consecutive videos, each 14:22 minutes long which encompasses the entire show...woohoo!! Note, it IS a concert, so they are not acting out the parts, but they are in costume and it's still fabulous...you know, especially if you can't travel w/them on tour to see it repeatedly...this is the next best thing. 

The tour show was awesome...while I loved it all, I must say that my favorite character/actor was Javert (Andrew Varela)...not only is he easy on the eyes, he is an amazing singer...turns out he has also performed as Jean ValJean (the lead in LesMis) as well as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera. 

Swoon!!!

Here is a video of Andrew singing "Stars" on a news show...start the video at 3:50 for just the song:

And here are a couple of my favorite videos from the 10th Anniversary concert...


Philip Quast as Javert --- he is the ORIGINAL Javert and absolutely amazing!!


Start at 1:22 where Colm Wilkinson (Original Jean ValJean) begins singing "BRING HIM HOME"....LOVE this song!!

Enjoy!!

Project Life 2012

Only two weeks in and I'm absolutely LOVING this Project Life goodness. I am even "caught up" (for now) as I completed weeks 1 & 2 last night...here's my proof:

Intro Page

Week One - Page 1

Week One - Page 2 (gotta luv butt crack!)

Week Two - Page 1

Week Two - Page 2

I'm ready for some variation in the page protectors. When I purchased everything, only two different styles were available (Designs B & F) and I'm DYING for some Design A pages!! I may even delay my week 3 completion to see if they show up on Amazon...although I don't think it will be until February and then I'll have to compete with the other bazillion women out there waiting on them!!

randomness

Nothing like a good 'ol dose of randomness on a Friday!!

*we got snow last night

*a VERY light dusting

*we also got a 1 hour delayed start

*being from Michigan, that makes me laugh...but i love it so!

*bailed on going to the Y last night - due to nasty weather.

*bummed I missed Yoga as a result.

*will try again next Thursday.

*tonight we are going to see Les Miserables

*mom is watching E...hoping she can get out of her neighborhood

*she texted me earlier to say the streets are ice. yikes!

*our high temp today will be 34. not good.

*this is when having a sitter IN MY neighborhood would be good.

*i'm worried about tonight.

*my Project Life goods arrived last night

*I am working on finishing week one pages.

*hoping to paint the laundry room this weekend.

*happy I have 3 days to do that!

*loving that I can send files electronically over to Kinko's for color printing. on cardstock.
*and I can swing by on my way home to pick them up.

*will be starting a new book this weekend - The Girl in the Blue Beret.

*hope you have a good weekend. :)

I Want Wednesday

I Want: this Monster cable for my iPod to play in my car. Oh and yes I do already have one, but I recently received a brand new iPod Nano courtesy of Apple and their recall on their VERY VERY old Nanos...turns out the current cable doesn't charge the new iPod, but this V2.0 does! Got in my car this a.m. to discover a DEAD iPod. Sad.

I Want: this Spanish Magnetic Poetry...for my work office...really bad. I have a big huge EMPTY wall that I want to cover with magnetic paint. The wall is very close to where kiddos sit while in my office, which would be neat for them to sorta dabble with while we are chatting. Now to work on the facilities crew and that magnetic paint.

I Want: these adorable SmartWool socks!! I stumbled upon them in December but could not justify the crazy price (for 1 pair!)...but I still want them. Sadly I will probably never have them. :(

I Want: this adorable NYC Empire State Building Fossil charm for my charm bracelet. Too cute!! I looked for it @ the Fossil store in Frisco, TX...but had ZERO luck. They were fresh out of charms period!

I (still) Want: these Detroit Tiger Sunglasses, solely for running outdoor races....which now that the price has dropped to a whopping $9...I just might get them.

Ten on Tuesday

1. I'm not as "sad" today as I was yesterday.

2. Going to see Les Miserables on Friday and I.cannot.wait!!

3. Hitting the gym today...and while I need to, I'm still sorta dreading it.

4. Ethan was a champ during our morning routine today. Yay!

5. My Project Life kit is currently in Toledo, OH...hurry!!

6. A little goal I set for 2012 is to do small things to make my house a bit more homey/cozy.

7. Hoping to paint the laundry room this weekend...it's a 3 day weekend!

8. I'm currently obsessing over GLEE music.

9. I have not yet watched last weeks Grey's or PP episodes. Need to!

10. Another little goal: I'm tracking my scrapbooking spending this year...to hopefully keep it in check. Also pledging to use from my stash for PL and OLW projects.

currently

listening to: the noise of the space heater in my office.

thinking: about how badly I wish I were a SAHM.

wishing: I never had to go back to work.

feeling: a little sad today...the whole work/mom thing is hitting me hard today. didn't help when Ethan said "I just wanna stay home today!" as I was trying to get him ready for school. :(

wanting: a million dollars...or heck, I'd settle for a couple snow days at this point...too bad the next 10 days don't look like they're bringing snow.

reading: I Gave My Heart to Know This by Ellen Baker and it's really pretty good!!

wearing: black pants, gray shirt & gray cardigan.

hoping: that this week goes by quickly.

 

enjoying: the itty bitty teeny amount of "free" time I get each day..meaning time with E or time to scrapbook/read.

needing: a change.

weather: 40-50s, rainy & gloomy.

wondering: why.