It is the last few minutes before I scramble off to celebrate with my friends.
Some good news came this afternoon: My friend has gone into the hospital, four days ahead of her scheduled C-section. I am eagerly awaiting a phone call that says baby Hayden has arrived in this world. Maybe he will be a New Year's baby! How wonderful 2007 is already becoming.
I hope everyone has a safe New Year's. Don't drink and drive!
I will see everyone back here for the mundane adventures of my life in 2007!
Some good news came this afternoon: My friend has gone into the hospital, four days ahead of her scheduled C-section. I am eagerly awaiting a phone call that says baby Hayden has arrived in this world. Maybe he will be a New Year's baby! How wonderful 2007 is already becoming.
I hope everyone has a safe New Year's. Don't drink and drive!
I will see everyone back here for the mundane adventures of my life in 2007!
Labels: Holidays
Last night the girls and I went to see The Holiday, with Jude Law, Cameron Diaz , Kate Winslet and Jack Black.
It was definitely a "chick flick" but a really good one!
The general gist of the movie is that both Kate Winslet's character Iris and Cameron Diaz's character Amanda need to get over guys in their lives so they swap homes for two weeks over the Christmas holidays. Cameron heads to Surrey, England while Kate heads to Los Angeles, California. In Surrey, Cameron falls in love with Kate's brother Graham (Jude Law), while Kate slowly falls for movie music composer Miles (Jack Black).
It's a fun and hopeful movie that those of us not in relationships will find relationships when we least expect to.
My one gripe however is that there was a wee too much of Cameron Diaz. If you like her then there's lots of Cameron for you to love. But if you find her annoying as I do, then she grates on your nerves a bit that leaves you pining for those times when they flip to Kate in L.A. (Cameron did however have very nice clothes in this movie, especially the blouse at the little lunch place Jude Law's character takes her to. The sets were also nice, such as the banquette seating in the lunch place and Cameron's house in L.A. I fell in love with the sofa-style head boards.) Kate on the other hand, was great. I've never noticed her as an actress before, but she's definitely been under rated in my books. She did such a good job in this movie and you really start cheering for her.
MOVIE SPOILER AHEAD ...
In the movie Jude's big secret isn't that he's a ladies man but that he's a single father; a widow with two girls named Sophie and Olivia. These girls are the sweetest little girls in the world. Maybe it was the British accent but they sounded like mini-adults but not in the scary Dakota Fanning way. And there is one scene where Jude and Cameron are lying in the tent with the two girls, one on each side, that has the cutest tent. It has cut out stars hanging from ribbons from the middle and when they lie down on the pillows they can look up at the hanging stars.
And since the "I cheated on my mistress with the nanny" incident of Jude's, I thought he was very yummy in this movie! He looked like such a dapper English gentleman! Maybe it was also that he was pretty preppy in this movie and I always like the preppy look. But probably also because he was such a good father in the movie, and that's always a turn on, too.
It was definitely a "chick flick" but a really good one!
The general gist of the movie is that both Kate Winslet's character Iris and Cameron Diaz's character Amanda need to get over guys in their lives so they swap homes for two weeks over the Christmas holidays. Cameron heads to Surrey, England while Kate heads to Los Angeles, California. In Surrey, Cameron falls in love with Kate's brother Graham (Jude Law), while Kate slowly falls for movie music composer Miles (Jack Black).
It's a fun and hopeful movie that those of us not in relationships will find relationships when we least expect to.
My one gripe however is that there was a wee too much of Cameron Diaz. If you like her then there's lots of Cameron for you to love. But if you find her annoying as I do, then she grates on your nerves a bit that leaves you pining for those times when they flip to Kate in L.A. (Cameron did however have very nice clothes in this movie, especially the blouse at the little lunch place Jude Law's character takes her to. The sets were also nice, such as the banquette seating in the lunch place and Cameron's house in L.A. I fell in love with the sofa-style head boards.) Kate on the other hand, was great. I've never noticed her as an actress before, but she's definitely been under rated in my books. She did such a good job in this movie and you really start cheering for her.
MOVIE SPOILER AHEAD ...
In the movie Jude's big secret isn't that he's a ladies man but that he's a single father; a widow with two girls named Sophie and Olivia. These girls are the sweetest little girls in the world. Maybe it was the British accent but they sounded like mini-adults but not in the scary Dakota Fanning way. And there is one scene where Jude and Cameron are lying in the tent with the two girls, one on each side, that has the cutest tent. It has cut out stars hanging from ribbons from the middle and when they lie down on the pillows they can look up at the hanging stars.
And since the "I cheated on my mistress with the nanny" incident of Jude's, I thought he was very yummy in this movie! He looked like such a dapper English gentleman! Maybe it was also that he was pretty preppy in this movie and I always like the preppy look. But probably also because he was such a good father in the movie, and that's always a turn on, too.
Labels: Movies
THE DANISH ROYAL FAMILY
The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg is headed by Queen Margrethe II (b. 1940), who is married to French-born Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (b. 1934). The couple have two sons: Crown Prince Frederik (b. 1968) and Prince Joachim (b. 1969).
Crown Prince Frederik is born to Australian-born Mary Donaldson (b. 1972). The couple have one son, Prince Christian (b. 2005), who will succeed his father to the throne. The couple are expecting their second child in May 2007.
Prince Joachim was married to Hong Kong-born Alexandra Manley (b. 1964). The couple were married from 1995 to 2005, and have two sons: Prince Nikolai (b. 1999) and Prince Felix (b. 2002).
Queen Margrethe has two younger sisters: Princess Benedikte (b. 1944) and Queen Anne Marie of Greece (b. 1946).
Princess Benedikte is married Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b. 1934). The couple have three children: Prince Gustav (b. 1969), Princess Alexandra (b. 1970), and Princess Nathalie (b. 1975).
Prince Gustav is dating a children's book illustrator, Carina Axelsson.
Princess Alexandra is married to Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (b. 1967). The couple have two children: Count Richard (b. 1999) and Countess Ingrid (b. 2003).
Princess Nathalie is an accomplished equestrian.
The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg is headed by Queen Margrethe II (b. 1940), who is married to French-born Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat (b. 1934). The couple have two sons: Crown Prince Frederik (b. 1968) and Prince Joachim (b. 1969).
Crown Prince Frederik is born to Australian-born Mary Donaldson (b. 1972). The couple have one son, Prince Christian (b. 2005), who will succeed his father to the throne. The couple are expecting their second child in May 2007.
Prince Joachim was married to Hong Kong-born Alexandra Manley (b. 1964). The couple were married from 1995 to 2005, and have two sons: Prince Nikolai (b. 1999) and Prince Felix (b. 2002).
Queen Margrethe has two younger sisters: Princess Benedikte (b. 1944) and Queen Anne Marie of Greece (b. 1946).
Princess Benedikte is married Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (b. 1934). The couple have three children: Prince Gustav (b. 1969), Princess Alexandra (b. 1970), and Princess Nathalie (b. 1975).
Prince Gustav is dating a children's book illustrator, Carina Axelsson.
Princess Alexandra is married to Count Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (b. 1967). The couple have two children: Count Richard (b. 1999) and Countess Ingrid (b. 2003).
Princess Nathalie is an accomplished equestrian.
Labels: Royalty
THE BELGIAN ROYAL FAMILY
The House of Saxe-Coburg Gotha is headed by King Albert II (b. 1934), who is married to Princess Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria (b. 1937). The couple have three children: Prince Philippe (b. 1960), Princess Astrid (b. 1962), and Prince Laurent (b. 1963).
Prince Phillippe is married to Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz (b. 1973). The couple is also known as the Duke and Duchess of Brabant. The couple have three children: Princess Elisabeth (b. 2001), who will succeed her father to the throne, Prince Gabriel (b. 2003), and Prince Emmanuel (b. 2005).
Princess Astrid is married to Prince Lorenz Otto (b. 1955), who is also the Archduke of Austria-Este, which also makes Princess Astrid the Archduchess of Austria-Este. The couple have five children: Prince Amedeo (b. 1986), Princess Maria Laura (b. 1988), Prince Joachim (b. 1991), Princess Luisa Maria (b. 1995), and Princess Laeticia Maria (b. 2003).
Prince Laurent is married to Claire Coombs. The couple have three children, including twin sons: Princess Louise (b. 2004), and fraternal twins Prince Nicolas and Prince Aymeric (b. 2005).
The King's only brother, King Baudoin I, reigned from 1951 to his death in 1993, upon which Albert took over. King Baudoin's widow, Queen Fabiola (b. 1928) carries some royal engagements.
The House of Saxe-Coburg Gotha is headed by King Albert II (b. 1934), who is married to Princess Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria (b. 1937). The couple have three children: Prince Philippe (b. 1960), Princess Astrid (b. 1962), and Prince Laurent (b. 1963).
Prince Phillippe is married to Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz (b. 1973). The couple is also known as the Duke and Duchess of Brabant. The couple have three children: Princess Elisabeth (b. 2001), who will succeed her father to the throne, Prince Gabriel (b. 2003), and Prince Emmanuel (b. 2005).
Princess Astrid is married to Prince Lorenz Otto (b. 1955), who is also the Archduke of Austria-Este, which also makes Princess Astrid the Archduchess of Austria-Este. The couple have five children: Prince Amedeo (b. 1986), Princess Maria Laura (b. 1988), Prince Joachim (b. 1991), Princess Luisa Maria (b. 1995), and Princess Laeticia Maria (b. 2003).
Prince Laurent is married to Claire Coombs. The couple have three children, including twin sons: Princess Louise (b. 2004), and fraternal twins Prince Nicolas and Prince Aymeric (b. 2005).
The King's only brother, King Baudoin I, reigned from 1951 to his death in 1993, upon which Albert took over. King Baudoin's widow, Queen Fabiola (b. 1928) carries some royal engagements.
Labels: Royalty
