The Great Gonzo

The other day I was watching the Muppets Take Manhattan. It probably comes in a close second to the Muppet Christmas Carol as my favorite Muppet movie.

I love the Muppets irrevocably. (You liked how I slipped that in there, didn't you?) There is just something so wonderful about them and they were a huge part of my childhood.

Back at school whenever we had auditions for Partial Credit the one question I would always ask each singer is Whose your favorite Muppet? because I liked to get them to laugh and feel more comfortable and because your favorite Muppet actually tells me a lot about your personality. It's like my own personal litmus test.

When someone said they hated the Muppets or they didn't know the Muppets I had a gut reaction that told me I could never be friends with that person. I know...I'm special.

Anyway...

I realized as the Great Gonzo started up his chorus of chickens doing their version of Tony Bennett singing the William Tell Overture that if Jason were ever to be a Muppet, he would in fact be Gonzo.

Let's compare shall we:

• Gonzo is one of a kind (Well he is if you've never seen Muppets From Space), to me, Jason is one of a kind.
• Gonzo has a pretty big schnoz, Jason has a pretty big nose too.
• Gonzo has a thing for chickens (particularly ones named Camilla), Jason has a thing for chickens (not the same kind of "thing" however).
• Gonzo is hilarious, Jason keeps me laughing too.
• Gonzo likes to be shot out of a cannon, Jason will always try anything once in his own adventurous way.
  
• I love Gonzo because he is a Muppet, I love Jason.

See, I mean it's as if it were right there in front of me all this time! It would have reached out and slapped me in the face if I had let it.


Plus, Gonzo is quite the charmer, I mean check out that fantastic suit and those wonderful chocolates he's bought for his chick. Every once in awhile Jason surprises me with something sweet and unexpected.

So what's my point here?

Maybe it's because I'm in full on wedding mode since we're working on Laura's invites this week, but don't you think Gonzo and Camilla would make the most adorable cake topper?


I mean come on, they're so cute! And they don't care about inter-species dating or the challenges that life might bring. They're just looking to have a good time together as Mr. & Mrs. Weirdo.

And I'll leave you with this quote from the movie:

[Gonzo uses mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on his chicken]
Miss Piggy: Gonzo, is Camilla all right?
Gonzo: Yeah, but I think we're engaged!


Goodnight everybody, I'll be here all the week!

Photo credits: first and second (not only is the photo from there, but he has an excellent post comparing different personality types of Muppets in the Publicity world...read it!)

Vintage and Awesome

Well you all know me. I like to randomly look at things online.

Yesterday I came across these and I just had to share. First off they are completely and utterly gorgeous. I love the idea of using vintage enamel broaches as flowers in a bouquet.

These beauties are from Fantasy Floral Design and I am in love.

Not only are these really cool, but I feel like this is something that I could make myself. I'll have to look into it and see if I can find any tutorials online about it, but how incredible a bouquet would that be?

I can't stop staring at them!

I'm just in such a wedding mood. This weekend I'm off to Albany to visit with Laura and start making her pocketfolds for her invitations. It's going to be a lot of work, but I'm more than willing to put the work in to produce a fabulous product for my best friend.

I can't wait to get started. I caught a killer sale at Michael's the other day and got 100 sheets of multi-colored cardstock for less than $6. I'll be able to use some of it for Laura's shower invites and thank yous that I have to start making soon too. Hopefully all I have to buy for those are envelopes and maybe a cute stamp. I have an idea in mind of what I want to do but I need to talk to the MOH first and see if she approves.

Tonight I have a dinner/movie date with Ashley. We're going to see Remember Me. It was either that or Dear John. What can I say, we both love the sappy crappy movies...

Ashley read the spoilers for it and apparently it has a ridiculously off the charts, I didn't see that coming, ending. She was going to tell me but I decided it'd be more fun for her to watch my reaction and talk about it afterward than it would be to just talk about it now.

Seriously. Can't stop staring.

Saying Thanks

As I may or may not have mentioned before in my post about my Army friends' baby, I am a huge supporter of the troops. I don't necessarily believe in war, but I do believe in the people who risk their lives every day to protect the peace and our liberties. I think it takes a very strong person to serve and I appreciate each man and woman in uniform and try to think warm fuzzy thoughts about them and the families they leave behind.

That being said, I've never been brave enough to just say "Thanks for doing what you do" I guess I just get caught up in thinking about how to do it and by the time I actually compile a phrase in my head the uniforms have walked away.

I wonder how many of us wish we could extend a smile or gratitude to the men and women who are doing so much for us without asking for anything.

Well worry no more!

This morning I got an email from a friend entitled "The Gratitude Salute" and it made me smile and want to cry at the same time.



Spread the word. Share the gratitude. And Support our Troops!

Birdcage Veils

What could I possibly love more than birdcage veils?

Birds wearing birdcage veils!

(decorative birds from save-on-crafts.com)