Sep 09
Everyone,
Let me introduce you to some fantastic Maryland Mom Bloggers! (Twitter names
in parentheses) From left: Parenting by Dummies (@thenagainphoto),
me tall and in the back as always! and hey I have twitter now (@safirecat),
Joanne of Barely Domestic (@BarelyDomestic),
Lara from Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom (@dipaolamomma),
Mary from Pajamas and Coffee (@marymac),
Scarymommy from Scary Mommy (@scarymommy) and
Lolli of Better in Bulk (@1momof5).
This is a fledgling group that we’ve started to start networking here in this favorite state. There are a lot of bloggers in Maryland. This meeting we started in Baltimore right on the inner harbor. Has anyone been there? It’s awesome! Not only with water and some pretty cool shopping, there is an amazing Spanish restaurant called La Tasca. They had some amazing food on tiny little plates that everyone got to sample. So interesting! Lara lived in Spain for several years so she ordered for us and we just sat back and talked and had a great time. Flan was sampled through a straw for desert.
We also had some samples from some fun companies to make this night out truly amazing. Thanks to Dunkin Donuts (@dunkindonuts) for hooking us up with gift
cards, travel mugs and t-shirts!
We also got some great stuff from
Shaklee by Clean Mama (@AboutShaklee),
Piggy Paint (@PiggyPaint) which Butterfly has been loving, and
WAT-AAH! (@WAT AAH).
A big thanks to Jen and the city of Frederick for a preview of our next meeting!- thanks
to:
Candlelight Ghost Tours of Frederick with some ghost walk tickets,
Dancing Bear Toys & Gifts (@dbeartoys) with an awesome spinner that Juice has been analysing and taking to work so all of his buddies can analys, Maryland
Ensemble Theatre FUNCompany (@mdensemble) which is responsible for Butterfly’s new school mascot to be discussed later, Author
Kristin Kish Whyte – “One More Minute” (Which is something that Butterfly gets a lot.) book and
Maryland Life Magazine (@marylandlife).
The best part of the evening (besides NOT getting lost too badly in Baltimore with Lolli) was having fun talking to these amazing ladies. Everyone come from different walks of life but we each have something in common: we love Maryland and blogging. If you local gals would like to join us, check out our site here.
Thanks again ladies for an amazing night!
Safire
Safiregirls night out, MMB
Feb 13
Everyone,
The last movie I saw in the theater was Wall-E. Flower was with us. We took everyone. The boys were so small. They slept through the whole thing, one with Flower and one with me. Butterfly laughed, ate popcorn and had a great time. I realize that we will probably not be able to go see the next Pixar movie in the theater unless one of us stays with the boys or we get a babysitter. I don’t think it’s smart to take year old twins to the movies.
So when one of my favorite local blogs, A Parent in Silver Spring, ran a contest to get 4 free movie tickets to “Confessions of a Shopaholic” premiere, I jumped at the chance. And I won! Lolli, Lala, and Kirk (sorry…all I can think of at the moment, she’s been my visiting teacher for almost 4 years now!) and I were ready to go enjoy a girly movie!
Lolli, Kirk and I were able to ride down together. We tried to get there in time for the pre-show fun but missed most of it. Kirk said that they had a contest for the most fashionable gal there, and they all got gift bags with green scarves and 100 dollar gift certificates. They were also having raffles. Lolli and I were getting snacks during this time. Lala couldn’t ride with us so she drove herself and would be a little late.
As we were going into the theater, a bunch of official dressed guys told us we had to turn our cell phones off, not just to silent. They are trying to protect pirating. I didn’t turn mine off because I was expecting Lala’s call that she was here. We looked over our gift bags (foot cream and a nail buffer) and chatted.
I took a picture of Kirk and Lolli in the theater. Immediately, the security guy came over and said, “You need to turn that off. NOW!” Wow, he was mean. We giggled over it a bit but I had no idea that security was going to be so tight for a movie that was coming out the next day.
Movie starts with no previews. How wonderful. I hate sitting through all the previews. But Lala wasn’t there yet! I’d say about 15 minutes in, my phone buzzes. So I hopped up to go ask her where she was in the lobby. But there she was! I could tell she had been crying. It was a rough trip for her. She went the wrong way and just wanted to go home. But I’m so glad she didn’t! We went right back into the theater and had an enjoyable movie.
The audience was great. Everyone gasped, laughed, and sighed in the appropriate places. They even clapped at the end. When the movie stopped, the whole theater erupted into girly chatter. I thought that fact alone was about as good as the movie.
And yes, I did enjoy the movie. A lot! I would love to own it. It’s PG (which I’ve found is rare these days) and cute. I really want to read the books that the movie is based off of. If you’re looking for a great chick flick, I do highly recommend it.
After the movie, we made an impromptu stop at Denny’s for some dinner. I had not eaten before I left and everyone was hungry. So off we go! We had breakfast, except for Lolli who had desert and onion rings, and gabbed some more. I don’t think we got home before 11:30pm.
What a great girls night out!
Safire
Safiregirls night out, movies
