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Date Night at the Improv!

I had a date with Paul last night! It was so much fun. I can’t even remember the last time the two of us spent any time alone together, without a bunch of other people around. Seriously, I think it’s been MONTHS.

Do you remember last month when I won $50 on the radio for telling that story about the lady trapped in the carwash? Well, along with the $50 gift card was a pair of tickets to the brand new comedy club in Denver, The Improv, which just opened at Northfield Stapleton. Paul and I unexpectedy had a babysitter, so we decided to go check it out. It was a lot of fun! We actually were hoping to see this one guy who appears on Best Week Ever, that show on VH1, but that was not in the stars for us. Last night turned out to be Diva Night, showcasing the Denver Divas of Comedy. Paul sighed heavily a couple of times, since he’s generally not too into the lady comics, but really – it was a lot of fun. All the comics were really funny, especially the final (more polished) chick. And really, he should be HAPPY, because LOOK WHAT HE WON! Paul won this fabulous gift bag from Lollilocks:

The manly gift bag my husband won.

He was right in the middle of munching his smoked turkey club when the emcee announced his name as a winner. I think it startled him, because he never wins anything. (So he says. I think he’s forgetting about that HUGE BUDWEISER FRIDGE in our basement he won at Hooties.) Look at all the fun stuff inside, which he has no use for:

Things my husband will never, ever have any use for.

A tiara, a lollipop, glittery hair spray, Lollilocks temporary tattoos, lip gloss, earrings (made by one of the comics, she told me as we were walking through the lobby and she spotted me with the gift bag), a gift certificate for a pilates class (in GENESSEE. Who lives in Genessee?? If you do, get in touch with me and you can have this), a gift certificate for $25 off a Botox treatment, and a bunch of tickets for the next Divas night at the Improv. This would actually be even more fun with a group of girlfriends. I’m thinking it would be a super mama’s night out. Anyone up for it? Let’s do that in the future, local chicks!

Screw Your Resolution! So, after we left the Improv, we went over to this little bar we hadn’t been to before called Bar Louie. We heard good things about it from Christie and Paul’s coworker Tony, so we checked it out. It was fun, too! They were having a little party called, “Screw Your Resolution!” Draft beer was two bucks, and they had a free buffet of tater tots, Twinkies, Ho-Hos, Ding-Dongs, Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Roll Pops, saltwater taffy, and licorice. Nice! I love me some Tootsie Pops, but they didn’t go too well with Fat Tire beer, so I stashed a dozen or so in my purse. For “the kids.” We hung out in there until 11 or so, until we determined that we were about to fall asleep right there at the bar. The kids have been a little sick, and we’ve been up with them half the night for about three nights this week.

So we headed home, and hit the hay at 11:30, and guess what? EVERYBODY slept all night long! All the kids, and Paul and I too. It was fabulous.

If you’re in or around Denver, I highly recommend checking out The Improv – the place is nice and clean, you can park for free (unlike downtown!), and there are a bunch of great little bars and restaurants right around the place. In fact, I recommend you check out ALL the shops at Northfield. We’re over there all the TIME!

Medium

I am just giddy with anticipation, since my most favoritest show ever, Medium, is returning with all new episodes on January 7th! That’s just a few days away! I hated last season. It was so depressing! All the death and the backstabbing and the depression and the continuing storylines…ugh! I reeeeally hope this season has more of the episodes I like, where it’s all wrapped up nice and neat by the end of the hour. Can’t we have some of that? Does EVERY drama on TV have to be like a soap opera now, where you have to keep watching to find out how it ends? I hate that.

Christmas shows for the kiddos!

Our house is really getting into the Christmas spirit! It’s so much more fun when the kids finally start to GET IT, y’know? This week, we’re going to figure out some little Advent calendar craft, so the kids can have a visual reminder of how many more days there are. I’m tired of hearing, “Is it Christmas time yet?” I swear, December is the longest month EVER when you’re a kid! As a grownup, I almost wish the Christmas season went on a little longer. I hate having to take down my tree and decorations and stuff when it seems like I JUST put them up. I’m sure after Christmas is over, I’ll be more than ready to get rid of all the holiday cheer, though.

What I really love, though, is all the great stuff on TV! I wrote myself a sticky note to remind me which shows we need to watch this month. I’ve got the whole schedule posted of the holiday classics that I loved when I was a kid. It’s funny how BORING they are now, though – my kids don’t dig on them nearly as much as I do! Luckily for them, all of their favorite shows have special holiday episodes going on, too. I’ve got these episodes all scheduled for us to watch too, and I thought I’d pass the list along to you! Hey, we’re all friends, our favorites are your favorites, right??

Yo Gabba Gabba “Christmas” (PREMIERE)
Nick Jr. – December 21st at 1:30 p.m.

So much of Christmas is about receiving, but in this episode the Gabba gang learns about giving through the songs “Making Presents” and “For Me For You.” They celebrate winter and the holiday season in the songs “I Love Winter” and “Decorate the Tree.” Featured Guest Star: Mark Mothersbaugh in a “Mark’s Magic Pictures” segment.


Wow Wow Wubbzy! “O Figgity-Fig Tree/Snow Day” (PREMIERE)
Nick Jr. – December 14th at 1:30 p.m.

The winter holidays are here, and the kids are building a winter festival, Madame Zabinga is rehearsing the Nutty-Nutcracker, and Walden is waiting for the arrival of blue snow. Best of all is the lighting of the Figgity-Fig Tree, and this year Wubbzy wants to make it the best tree ever! But as usual, he overdoes it by adding too many lights and blows out the generator. Without any lights, the Wuzzleburg townspeople must come up with novel ways of decorating the tree. In “Snow Day,” Wubbzy goes sledding and Widget brings out his snow-shoveling machine. Walden begins building a snow sculpture of a Woly-Polar Bear, but soon Wubbzy sleds right into it, knocks it down and buries Widget’s machine in the snow. Now Wubbzy and Widget scramble frantically to fix the sculpture before Walden finds out.

The Backyardigans “Secret of Snow”
Nick Jr. – December 28th 12:30 p.m.

Uniqua sets off on a mission to discover the secret of snow, but gets a chilly reception from its keeper, Ice Lady Tasha.

My own little Pablo likes checking out the Nick Jr. site, where they have cute little Backyardigans-themed things you can print out right here, like gift wrap and Christmas cards. You can also make a really cool Yo Gabba Gabba ornament with a spinning DJ Lance in the center. So cute!Photo Credits:
Yo Gabba Gabba – Janet Van Ham / Nick Jr. / TM & © 2007 GabbaCadabra LLC
Wow! Wow! Wubzy and Backyardigans – Nick Jr.

Custom Holiday Photo Cards

Hey, is anybody out there interested in some custom holiday photo cards? I would love to hook you up! These came out really cute, I must say, and it’s always nice having something that doesn’t look like every other Christmas card from the Wal-Mart website. Haha! Last year, we laughed when we saw so many identical photo cards on our fridge – I guess everyone shops at the same place? Be unique! Set yourself apart! I’ve already done the work; you just need to send me your photos, and I’ll send you the high res file you can have printed anywhere. Check out this page for more details and lots more designs.