The Bon Jovi concert was AMAZING!! I had the best time and I didn't get arrested, so that was good. :) I also didn't get to make contact with Jon, but it was still a supa fun time. The meanies at the front door wouldn't let me take my good camera into the concert...no, I had to walk it four hundred blocks back to my car and settle for my measley Kodak...which ran out of battery power 30 minutes into the show...thank God for my iPhone. What would I have done without any pictures to document THE Bon Jovi concert? I probably would have just stole some of my friends pics and claimed them for my own borrowed some, but I'm sucha picture freak and I needed my own.
Here's a slideshow of the pictures that I took (not great quality, but the fun level makes up for it).
One more thing before you leave, I found a totally adorable Twilight blog called Trixie and Tess Tell All. They are new to the blogging scene and they're trying to build up some followers and blog traffic. We all know what that's like...been there, done that. They are hosting a giveaway right now and it includes some fabulous New Moon stuff (like a NM DVD, tshirt, and lots of other goodies). Go check it out! Pretty please! You can tell them I sent you. :) Here's the link to the giveaway (CLICK HERE) and here is a link to a couple of really cute and funny posts they have this week (CLICK HERE and HERE).
I'm am totally pleased to announce that the winner of my Twilight Convention/New Moon Giveaway is none other than Mimi from Living in France!!!
MiMi said...
OHMANOHMANOHMAN...I'm having a small heart thing right now looking at all this awesome stuff.
Jacob on a bookmark...I don't have that, I could sleep with that....in my pillow. Sweet dreams...ahh.
I'm weird. Okay, I'll stop now. But not in my head. I want.
March 12, 2010 10:42 AM
Mimi and I share great laughs and conversations over our beloved Jacob and Edward. I know that she'll LOVE getting a package of Twilight goodness. It's so funny because most of the items in the giveaway lean toward the Wolf Pack and we know that Mimi's boyfriend is part of the Wolf Pack...coincidence? I think not. It was FATE! Congrats, Mimi! :) I'll be sending you an e-mail shortly to get your address!!
ALSO, just a friendly reminder from your local Twi-hard...
EEEeeeeeeee!!!!
Can I just say that I am SO excited! I can hardly wait to have that DVD in my hand and at my disposal. I even bought some more Edward and Jacob paper plates. I'm not sure what I'm going to use them for just yet, but I know I'll think of something. I did kind of get called out by my 6 year old neice as I was tossing them in the shopping cart. She says, "Aunt Jenny, don't you already have some of those?" I say, "why yes, Gracie, I do." She says, "Soooo why are you buying more." I say, "MYOB because I might run out and that wouldn't be good...you should always have an ample supply of Edward and Jacob paper plates." She just giggled. She knows her Aunt Jenny is crazy. My cousin, Allison, and I are going to our local Border's for their DVD release party. Any guesses on how many people over the age of 18 will be there...besides us?
Oh, and one last notable thought...I just posted my 300th post! Crazy?! Why, yes it is. I can't believe I've made 300 blog posts. So, come back and see me next week for another giveaway!
Have you seen this 2 minute sneek peek of Eclipse?
This gets me so pumped for the movie...and I can't wait to see the 8 minute clip that is on the New Moon DVD deluxe edition from Wal-Mart! So excited! However, I'm trying to pull myself back from the edge a little. I don't want to know too much. I still want to be surprised and experience Eclipse for the first time on the big screen. With New Moon, I felt like I had practically seen the movie before it ever came out, because I had watched so many trailers and teasers and behind the scenes footage.
A few things that bring me great delight:
Jasper's hair...looks soooooo much better than New Moon!
Rosalie's hair...looks 10 times better than Twilight and New Moon put together.
Seeing the newborn vampires...lots of action in this 3rd movie and it's going to be thrilling to watch!
The sets/scenes look phenomenal
Edward and Jacob's level of hottness...can I get an AMEN up in this blog?!
I can't wait to see what David Slade brings to the Saga!
Don't forget to go and enter my giveaway (sorry, Mimi...I forgot I was supposed to keep it on the down low.) Click HERE to enter. Who is going to pick up their New Moon DVD at midnight Friday night?? (besides me) I might have another giveaway coming up next week and it might have to do with said New Moon DVD. Stay tuned.
If you wanna win some awesome Twilight Convention/New Moon goodies, raise your hand!!
Here is what you could win:
An Official Twilight Convention tote bag
A Twilight Heart Necklace
A New Moon cuff bracelet
A Jacob bookmark
Two packs of New Moon trading cards (you'll have to let me know what you get, maybe we could swap some cards :P)
New Moon Sweethearts
A couple of freebies from the Twilight Lexicon ladies - a Wolf Pack Cliff Diving Team Booster Club keychain and a Paw Pride pencil
New Moon removeable stickers (Cullen and Wolf Pack)
New Moon pins/buttons
All you have to do is leave a comment...it's that simple (and be sure that I can reach you through e-mail). The comment must be left on this blog post (not on Facebook). This giveaway will end on St. Patty's Day...it could really be your LUCKY day! =) I'll announce the winner later that day!
There is SO much excitement in Twi-land! Have you seen the Eclipse teaser and/or trailer yet??
For those who haven't...don't waste any more time...Here's the TRAILER...(Feel free to watch it as much as you want...I don't charge for parking. :)
OHMYTWILIGHTGOODNESS (OMTG...from here on out)!!! How exciting is that? Goosebumps? Check. Elevated blood pressure? Check. Tear in eye? Check. (Quit judging me...it's emotional!) Edward just saying her name at the beginning is enough to get me, and then you throw Jacob's bit in there "I'll fight for you until your heart stops beating"....holy smokes, does it get any sweeter than that? Oh, to be Bella Swan for a day...a girl can dream.
Who wants to talk Twilight Convention? Me! I do! I do!
Most asked questions...
Was it fun? Hmmmm. Let me check. DUH! Let's just say that it was beyond fun...it was amazing...I need to invent a new word for how fun it was.
Would I do it again? That would be a yes! I'm hooked. When's the next one? Sign me up!
Would I get Gold Package again? Absolutely, YES! It was well worth it. We were on the 4th row and it was easy to get great pictures. We also had tickets to all of the extras. It was nice to be first in line for autographs. I would definitely go gold again.
What was the best part? It's just too hard to choose...but the highlights are meeting all seven stars. I went in being so super excited to meet Peter Facinelli (which was amazing...if I say "amazing" one more time, just change my name to Jake and put me on the Bachelor), and it was definitely a highlight...probably at the top of the list. He is so down to earth and super funny. I was just hanging on every.single.word.he.said. What I thought was interesting was that I was excited to see each star because of the role they play in the Twilight Saga, but I left being a personal fan. I love each and every one of them for who they are and not just for the role they play. Does that make sense?
My most memorable conversation was with Michael Welch (Mike Newton). It was at the end of a long day and we were waiting in line for his autograph. We were having fun conversations with all the people we were standing in line with and goofing off. So, by the time we got to the table to get our autograph, we were being silly and cutting up (which is right up his alley...he is SUCH a clown!). I was telling him how good his coffee smelled...and how I wish I had some Starbucks about right now. We hadn't ate ALL day. (One of the prices you pay to be at Twi Con...we referred to it as the Twi Con Diet...everybody should try it. =P) So, he starts sipping on his coffee...really slowly...savoring each sip. All the while, we're just standing there waiting on our autograph. I told him how unfair it was and that he was basically a punk (yeah, I might of said those exact words...while laughing, of course). THEN, he offers me a drink of his coffee! I thought he was joking at first, but after us discussing the fact that I don't have cooties, I realized that he was being completely serious. I wouldn't do it because I thought he would probably just throw it away after I walked off...but now I'm not sure that he would of, he's pretty crazy like that. I told him I couldn't see a good cup of coffee go to waste...that is just wrong. We had a good laugh. It was fun interacting with him.
Gil Birmingham (Billy Black) is from Texas, and being the big time Sooner fans that my cousin Lindsay and I are, we decided we needed to find out if he was a UT (Longhorns) fan. I would like to assure that he is NOT. Whew, what a relief. Funny thing was that he didn't even know who we were talking about. He's not a football fan. We told him we wouldn't hold it against him.
An unexpected surprise was the cast of the internet phenom Hillywood Show. They were so super cool and played their roles so well! Sometimes I felt like I was looking at THE Jacob or THE Jasper...they were so so good. Hilly and Hannah are amazing talents. They're geniuses at this parody stuff. You should check them out online. You can find them at http://www.thehillywoodshow.com/ !
I collected a few things while at the Convention to giveaway...how does a little Twilight Convention/New Moon Giveaway sound??? Come back tomorrow for a peak at what I have to give away and the details on how to enter!
To see all of my pictures from The Official Twilight Convention Atlanta 2010, go to my facebook page - www.facebook.com/jennykate77 . I have my pictures set to public for now or you can just send me a friend request if you would like!
(I have a whole album dedicated to the Adventures of Pocket Edward...you don't want to miss it.)
I hope you are all having a great week! I'm trying to resume to my normal routine...and hopefully I'll get around to visiting all my favorite bloggers soon!! I miss you guys when I'm not here♥
I'm sorry for the lack of blogging. It's not been intentional. I've had this yucky sinus junk and just have not been feeling myself lately.
Plus, I've had this little guy at work with me some the past couple of weeks.
Which one do you like better? I've been playing around with some photo editing in Picnik.
It seems like Isaiah is out of school every time I turn around. We've had lots of snow and ice days this year, and then you add on the "professional days" and holidays and it just gets crazy!
Guess what this week is???
Did you guess?
If you guessed that it is THE OFFICIAL Twilight Convention, then you would be absolutely correct! I fly to Atlanta on Thursday. My cousin, Lindsay, is picking me up from the airport and we are meeting up with some friends for dinner in Peach Tree City that night. There's a little twist to the dinner though. These friends we're meeting are a couple of friends who I met on Cafemom and now keep up with through Facebook. So, it's going to be super exciting to finally meet them in person.
The convention starts on Friday! Gold Weekend Patrons (that's us!) get to pre-register at 11:00 on Friday. We'll be there with bells on...we definitely don't want to miss a thing! Friday is the day we get to see Peter Facinelli! Woot!
I think he's definitely the person I am most excited about seeing. The event that I am most looking forward to is the Volturi Ball on Saturday night!! I love my dress and shoes that I bought and I can't wait to wear them!
I'm taking my laptop and I plan on trying to blog while I'm there. We'll see how that goes. I may at least be able to post some pics and do a short post. I will definitely be posting on Facebook and Twitter. So, if you follow me on one of those sites, you'll be able to see some pics and read my ramblings from TwiCon.
One thing I'm not looking forward to is leaving Isaiah for almost 5 days! I'm going to be away from him for 4 nights! That's the longest I've ever been gone from him. I hadn't really thought much about it until now. Up to this point, I had just thought of Twilight and being in Atlanta with Lindsay...and how much fun all of that was going to be. I told him last night how much I was going to miss him and he said that if I miss him too much I could call him...thanks, Buddy. I'm thinking it'll be harder on me than it will be on him.
I'm planning on doing a giveaway of stuff from the convention! I haven't decided what might be in that giveaway just yet...I may not know until I'm there and see what I find to include in it. Any ideas? Requests? =) Stuff you think would be cool?
Just memories of a night when New Moon was our destination.
*****
I have to say that I've been in somewhat of a lull. I miss the hubbub that surrounded the last few weeks...putting together decorations, making goodie bags, nailing down a menu, discussing New Moon with my friends, counting down the days and hours...I miss it all...oh, and my date with Edward and Jacob. To put it in a nutshell, it was AMAZING! The party was so super fun. Everyone showed up. Everyone had a good time. Everyone played along w/ my silly games...and they liked it (or at least they pretended for my sake...and because they knew there was prizes involved). The movie was beyond words. I don't even have the right descriptiveness to tell you exactly how I feel. I LOVE that movie.
*****
OK, my review...I thought that Christ Weitz did a fabulous job. He's a directing genius. I'm a lover of the books and I treasure those words that Stephenie wrote and the characters that she brought to life for me through those words. Chris definitely honored the book and held true to the feeling of the book. I felt like he didn't skip anything...although I know he did or we would have been there all night (or morning). I loved the cinematography. I loved the warm feel of the colors. The make-up artists should get huge props for making the Cullens look a hundred times better than Twilight...no more pasty Wal-Mart Halloween make-up...they were all gorgeous! Rosalie looked absolutely beautiful. Jasper was not quite as weird. Bella looked more mature (which she should b/c she's a whole year older in NM). Edward looked rock-hard and sparkly, just as he should. Jacob had me in a trance with his rippling chest and abs, his bulky shoulders, and that beautiful smile. He is his own sun. It ended with the proposal, and went black...just as it should. All is right in my Twilight world...except for the fact that I'm in a slight state of New Moon depression. When I walked into my office this morning, there was no huge party box overflowing with Twilight stuff...no Edward and Jacob behind my door. It was sad. I've seen it twice already and have plans to see it for a 3rd time on Wednesday! Maybe that will help. I know what would really help...I'm thinking Eclipse. Just when you thought all this was over...think again...Eclipse will be here in 218 days! We've already started planning!
*****
OK, now onto the winner of my New Moon Giveaway...
I transferred each person's comments over to a word document and gave each of you your appropriate number of entries in order of when you commented. Then I numbered each entry...
and went to the random number generator (RANDOM.org) and plugged in the number of total entries w/ random number result of 15...
And the winner is...
Michelle from Tickled Pink & Fabulous...and I am tickled pink that she won! She is an awesome blogging buddy, fellow Twi-hard (true true fan), and sister from another mister. We share tons in common (even outside of the Twilight realm). She has a fabulous blog, so be sure to stop by if you don't already! Congrats, Michelle! I think the *crossed fingers* really worked! ;)
*****
Lastly, I've got a few more pics from my party that I stole borrowed from people who were there. I wasn't able to take as many pictures because I was busy hostessing, so I'm glad others had their cameras. I'm sure they won't mind me sharing.
Miss Manda
Me and Allison - her and I are already consipiring for Eclipse! Can't wait!Telena, Edward, and I Edward, Allie, Me, and Jake...I think I was checking out his biceps. Getting ready to go see New Moon...party was coming to a close. I love this group shot...wish everyone would have been in it. Hope everyone has a marvelous Monday!!♥
2 days 14 hours 24 minutes...it's almost close enough to start counting down in hours only!!
New Moon is rising and in honor of that I have a giveaway just for YOU (well, one of you...a very lucky one of you. =)
Here's what you'll get:
New Moon 2010 Calendar
Harper's Bazar December issue w/ KStew and RPattz on the cover
Vanity Fair December issue w/ RPattz on the cover
Ghiradelli Twilight Delight chocolate bar
sparkling red lip gloss
New Moon soundtrack
Goodie Bag from my New Moon party
a personalized Starbucks travel mug w/ your favorite...Jacob, Edward...you choose!
Here's how you can get an entry:
Leave a comment telling me who you choose...are you Team Edward, Team Jacob, or perhaps you're Team Switzerland. (This has no bearing on who will win the giveaway, just something I would like to know for the fun of it.) (1 entry)
Follow me, if you don't already. (1 entry) All of my current followers who comment will automatically get an additional entry.
Repost on Twitter or Facebookand come back and let me know. (1 entry)
Post about my giveaway on your own blog. (2 entries)
The giveaway will close on Friday at 12:01 am! I'll announce the winner on Monday, November 23! Good luck to everyone!
NEW MOON giveaway today at Tatertots and Jello! Jen went to LA and brought back some awesome NM goodies!! Hurry over and take a look, leave a comment, and become a follower...not just because she's giving away some totally fabulous New Moon stuff (but it really is fabulous), but because she's the sweetest person and has an incredible blog full of adorable things, easy to follow tutorials, and crafts galore! The giveaway ends Wednesday so she can get the winner their New Moon goodies by the time the movie premiers at 12:01 FRIDAY!!!
3 DAYS 13 HOURS 37 MINUTES!!!!
Come back tomorrow for a glimpse of my very own New Moon giveaway!!! *You won't want to miss it*
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