ResoWHAT?

I've been thinking a lot about my new year's resolutions lately, and I think that first, it is most important to celebrate the ones you've checked off your list from years past. No, sadly, my bedroom is no tidier, and my taxes STILL haven't been filed, but I did take one big, very important step in my life. I whipped my lazy butt into shape and kept it that way. Since the day about 2 years ago when I realized my clothes didn't fit, I have lost 40 pounds. No secret. I said no to delicious things and discovered decent enough substitutions, I worked at the gym and still occasionally found room for Taco Bell.

Sometimes, you gotta go south of the border.

The coolest thing about gettin all trim is that I get to wear a wicked dress at my wedding that will be BOMB. But even better than that, I know I did it. As in, if I want something, I just have to go out there and DO it. So here are some things I wanna DO this year:

1) Get MURRIED. TO THIS:

 As of Jan. 21, consider it done.

2) Get some cute post-wedding photos done. It wasn't in our pre-wedding budget, but I'm making this a priority now!

3) Wear these pants to every possible function. Yes, they are lace. 

 "With good pants come good times."

 4) Re-friend my friends. And their lovers. Brittney, Sheryl, Ho, and all you other awesome people that BETTER be reading my blog-eroo, I miss you all so much. My job smells when it comes to being there for my friends, and I want to re-insert myself back into the cushy love that is being friends with you. Raf, Mysterious french lover and Jesse, nice to meet you.

5) Make my home pimp. My Ninja turtles and Snoop figures will always have their place in my home, but I gotta class it up a bit. Having recently discovered Pinterest, I am now home and hobby obsessed. I ain't no martha stewart, but I can damn well try to be!!! 

Rest safe, turtles gear. You always have a home here. 

So Happy New Year, friends and readers!!! I'll also shine up my tech skills and make this baby look nice. and. WILD.

xoxxx 

Christmas at HOME!

Took a quick jaunt home for three days of christmas madness. The family Peck had a lunchtime visit with lots of laughs, the family Benben for a yummy turkey dinner, and even got to hang with these bitches:

 

Robin bought us a game to play on Christmas eve, QUELF. While the title makes me uncomfortable, this game is is funniest drinking game we have played in a long time. Okay, it's not supposed to be a drinking game, but any game that requires any version of charades also requires alcohol. Giggles ensue.

 Game rules require you to wear the box under your shirt.

 Best rule ever: must have a drink in your left hand at all times. 

 

 Robin fashioning a scuba mask (with drink in left hand)

 

all in, Christmas rocked my socks.

A VERY PECK-BLACK CHRISTMAS

There's a few things it just ain't christmas without. Yes, of course, family, friends, and a visit from Santa, but in the Peck-Black christmas celebrations, there's a few extra (and colorful) little tidbits that make it extra special. Here's what I'm looking forward to the most this year!!!

I'll Be Home For Christmas!

This is the first year I haven't been home to decorate the tree, drink Bailey's with Robin wrapping presents, and make bake my famous whipped shortbread cookies. But count me as one of the lucky few theatre gals who gets to board a jet plane and fly home on christmas eve! I'm counting down "Sleeps" like a patient five year old would do. I'm literally catching the red eye for Christmas! I would call myself a jet setter, but my plane will probably look like this:

   Modern Edmonton travel.

Kisses from my Ugly Dog.

Pluto was on discount when Robin picked up our little runty treasure (in fact, pluto was around before I was, though he has now decided I am the official "Mama". He loves Snausages, hates keys rattling and ALWAYS wants pizza. What a smelly boy.

 Yes, his tooth always looks like that. 

MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL

Christmas eve in momma and poppa Peck's house means lots of Hors Dourves, Classical christmas music and The Muppet Christmas Carol movie. On Christmas eve I trade my cabbage diet for a Puppet Cabbage, muppet style.

 It's in the singing of a streetcorner choir... Sitting home and getting warm by the fire, it's true wherever you may go, it feels like christmas.."

Animaniacs Christmas Special

On Christmas, we bust out the VHS playa and watch one of the best animated shows ever on television (next to TMNT) and watch Yakko, Wacko and Dot, Pinky and the Brain, the mimes from Good Idea, Bad Idea, and Chicken Boo celebrate Christmas. I hear it gets even funnier as a grown up. I'll let ya know if I ever become one. Awesome sidenote: My dad collects Pinky and the Brain stuff. I have an AWESOME treasure for him this christmas!

 

"Tonight, we take over the WORLD!"

More to Come, Later tonight. Two more sleeps!!!

 

 

YOU OUGHTA KNOW... ROBIN BLACK

I had a whole blog written about how wonderful my fiance is, then I accidentally deleted it. That was lame. Robin sure isn't. His band didn't have to be your style, his sport doesn't have to be the one you love, but that awesome man has done so much with his life it'll make your head spin. We should all be so driven to succeed. I never got to see Robin play live, and (guilty admission) I didn't own all of his music. But we kept crossing paths for years, and finally, I found my match. He helps me find my drive and my passion, always holds my hand and ALWAYS looks good doing it :) He inspires me every day, and I learn so much from him all the time. And he does a mean "Comic Book Guy" impression.

 The $100 basement tattoo. My matching one is on my bum. Nothin but class.

Onstage being the Rock Star he is. 

He loves me even when I won't remove the mouse ears.

LOOK. AT. THAT. SMILE.

Freckles, blue eyes and sunburns. The two lesser attractive qualities are of course, mine.

The cover of his second album, "Instant Classic"

Robin proposing onstage in "The Wedding Singer" 

Here's my favorite video of Robin's from back in the day. It rocks my world, kinda like he does.

Sorry world, I'm marrying this guy in a month. You missed your chance.

WE BE GETTIN CRAFTY, BITCHES!

Now that I'm all settled in Edmonton, "The Wedding Singer" is open, and my awesome Fiance Robin Black has come and gone, I'm left twiddling my thumbs in my hotel room. Besides managing WILDTHINGVINTAGE and hitting the gym, I'm goin old school, tossing (okay gently placing) my iphone aside, and taking up cross stitch and needlepoint. Laugh away, techno geeks, but I am in some seriously danger of having some DIRTY AWESOME walls back home. 


Cross stitch isn't for sissies. Check it.

If you ever wanna get into it, it's a cheap and fun way to have something awesome on your wall that wasn't peeled off a flyer board or bought on clearance at Urban Outfitters. Here's my first effort:

SMALL BUT MIGHTY!

Okay, so it's not the ultimate in sexy. But it's a start. Next up is a cupcake, then a pinup santa chick. 

You want to start? There are tons of awesome patterns available for under ten bones on etsy. Sellers are friendly and will give you all the help you need.

Start with something like this (Click on any image to be carried to the listing)

Etsy Seller: Kattuna

And soon you'll be doing this:

Etsy Seller: Geckorouge

And you will look as sexy as this:

Etsy Seller: Threefolddesigns

GET STITCHING, TRAMPS AND GENTS!