Blizzard of '06

Well we had a big blizzard over the weekend. I think we had over 2 feet of snow. Jay and I (well mostly Jay) dug out my parents on Sunday and then we drove over to our own house. Oy vey - so much work, but once again Jay did most of it. I salted : ) The snow at our place was up to my knees. It was depressing walking up to it from the side street. The sidewalk, driveway, and paths were completely untouched. We had to tredge through it to get into our house and grab our shovel. I would've had better pictures but these were taken with my cellphone since my camera's batteries died. The bright white snow makes our house really look gray. When we were first looking at it, I thought it was white but it really is a very light gray. BY THE WAY!! Note the new front door and new windows! All the windows you see are new except the ones all the way to the left and the attic window. We actually are replacing all the windows on the house except one really cool one and the enlosed porch windows. We are also adding one that never existed before!

My Colors Are Blush and Bashful

Well, Shelby, aren't you something special! You're
adventurous and lively, but at the same time
fragile and somewhat naive. But who cares?
You love life and everyone loves you. You're
beautiful smile is your greatest asset. Oh,
now, sweety, please don't cry...

Which Steel Magnolias character are you?
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This day last year I wrote....

Last year on this day, I wrote about attending  a casting call. I never heard back and I haven't done anything acting-related since. <sigh>

 

HERE IS THE ENTRY---

I can't believe it's been over a week since I last wrote!

I attended my first open casting call this past Saturday. It was for a show called Forensic Files on Court TV. It was at Chelsea Studios on W. 26th Street between 6th and 7th Avenue. I'll bet they saw at least 2000 people that day. I was number 327. The call was from 11 -5pm and I got there at 10:45. We waited in line in the freezing cold for hours!

We finally got inside, in the lobby by about 12:50. We then went upstairs in groups of six and went into a rehearsal studio filled with people waiting in chairs. We were called up one by one to have our pictures taken and were put into groups of three. We were given scenes to work on. The sheet just gave a brief synopsis and three lines. The idea was for each of us to take on a character and after the three lines, improvise the scene. I was with an older woman named Sarah and a sweet girl about my age named Tina.

Here is the scene summary: Two roommates are involved in illegal activity. The third roommate finds out and threatens to go to the police. The two roommates tie her up and eventually kill her. The third roommate's family reports her as missing. In this scene, a detective interrogates the girls as to the third roomamtes whereabouts.

My line as roommate number two was, "Uh...I don't know, a couple of days? What is this all about anyway?"

Shortly after getting the "script" and coming up with a few ideas for the improv we got called into the room for the audition. It was another rehearsal studio but with long tables. There were about 6 women sitting behind them facing us. They said, "whenever you're ready." We got about thirty seconds into the improvisation and they yelled, "cut!" We were handed slips on our way out that said they'd let us know in the upcoming weeks, months if they needed us for any principle, background, or extra work.

All in all I think it went well and I'm glad that I did it. It  would be nice if I got something but, we'll just have to wait and see. The show films in Allentown, PA but they pay for transportation and the pay for a shooting day is $400-$500. They also pay for a hotel if the shoot carries over into the next day.

 

Fingers crossed!

Engagement Pic?

I think I want to use this for our engagement announcement in our local paper. What do you think?

Great Gatsby's!

Well, we've decided where to hold our wedding reception! It will be at Gatsby's of Cresskill http://www.bergenbanquets.com/on April 13, 2007! I'm so excited! The place is really great. The food is fabulous - we went to a wedding there a few years ago and the filet mignon was like butter! You didn't even need a knife to cut it! We're going to have that and a couple of other choices.. We decided to go for a sit-down instead of a buffet.

What's so great about Gatsby's? Roses included on all the tables, valet parking, custom wedding cake - whatever you want!, ONE FUNCTION AT A TIME - this is huge, plenty of seating and FOOD during cocktail hour, choice of linens, and on and on and on. I have heard many fantastic reviews from people on www.theknot.com such as:

Ahh, Gatsby's...Bergen County's best kept secret.

It was fabulous! The food is honestly the best food I've ever had at a wedding...didn't seem mass produced. It was more like eating at a restaurant. Taz and Al were a joy to work with. Lefty, the part-owner and chef, is such a perfectionist and it shows. They handled every petty detail I brought their way with no problem. I don't have any complaints. The night was a dream come true and their price couldn't be beat (especially for the quality!). They had a gorgeous, GIANT centerpiece on the placecard table and flowers on each table in the cocktail hour room, which saved us some $$$...plus we went with the rose centerpieces included in the price per person, so we only had to pay for church flowers, bouquets and boutinnieres. Saved us a couple of thousand! I LOVED that there was enough seating for every person in the cocktail hour - big pet peeve of mine is going to a wedding and having to stand in a corner with my purse, camera, the card and my drink on the floor so I can stand and have a bite to eat. I HATE THAT! Lol. There is more than enough seating for each guest, so everyone can have a table seat and relax and enjoy their time there. I would definitely recommend them, in a heartbeat.

I LOVED Gatsby's! I am more than happy with my decision to have my wedding there. The food was amazing! And we absoultly loved the decor. It is hard to find a place that still does one wedding at a time and is as beautiful as gatsby's. Everyone there was so helpful and accomidating throughout our planning process. We couldnt have choose a better place to have our reception. It was perfect for us! another huge plus is the flowers that they include on each table in the ballroom and also fresh flowers all around the whole place. You cant beat that! We saved sooo much money by not having to use a florist for that, and the flowers were just as beautiful.

 

reception cocktail hour gazebo 

 

In front of MY house!

Diana (Jersey Girl in Nasvhille) took this picture of me in front of me and Jay's house waaaay back in October '05. Just thought I'd share because....well, because...why not? : )

New Year, New Painting

I just painted some new artwork for our eventual 1/2 bath. I already own a large framed Peter Max print of the Wizard of Oz and I created a piece to go with it. The bathroom will be white with this artwork and brightly colored towels and accessories bringing in the color. My inspiration for my painting was this: http://lyricfrommyart.com/indexnew.html I saw a small article about this artist and his work in a wedding magazine. I intend to paint a large one using our wedding song lyrics ('Steady as We Go' by Dave Matthews Band.) I think it will look really cool hanging over our bed in our eventual master bedroom! Peter Max: Mine: Together: