what the Retro Plant's have been up too. . .

{"New Moon" movie night. . .}
i decided to host a New Moon DVD release party at my house a few weeks ago. . .
i know!
i am a nerd.

but, in all reality. . . this girl's night was a BLAST and *so* worth your deserving jesting! ;)

i was pleasantly surprised to find that the girls that came were NOT only willing to listen to me talk during the movie (and make fun of it!) . . . but they were doing the same!

it was great to be able to laugh and just plain *enjoy* the cheese-ball fest that is this movie! ;)
seriously. . . it was cheesy, no?
but all in good, Twilight fun!

we had such a wonderful time and was a well needed "girls night" for this full-time momma.
we ate WAY too much candy. . . laughed SO very hard. . . and at one point Rachel, Stephanie and me were *literally* rolling on the floor laughing! thanks Tasha! ;)
we were having such a great time that we didn't even notice that we were "enjoying" ourselves until 4:30 in the morning! wow. needless to say i was beat the next day.

thanks Pace for watching the girls. . . what a winner of a hubby!
check out the New Moon goodies:

labeled bottles of Root Beer. . . what's your type? tee hee!

want to hear a joke?
Pace made this up. . . so, you know it's corny. . . but, here goes:

Q: Why did Edward leave Bella?
A: She wasn't his blood type!
ha ha ha

popcorn station

all the treats. . .
complete with red vines and New Moon paraphernalia :)

{Easter weekend. . .}
we had such a lovely Easter Sunday and enjoyed a day spent together as a family.
the girls were SO excited to see that the Easter Bunny had come during the night and left WAY too much chocolate, eggs and goodies! ;)
the girls and their Easter baskets:

Kendy
she *loved* her Spongebob Squarepants socks best!
Kennedy loves her some Spongebob. . . one of her first words ;)

Indiana
she *loved* her Kinder eggs best!
ever had one?
Kinder eggs are a wonderful German tradition that was introduced to my family by my brother after he went on his mission there. . . they are *delicious* hallow white/milk chocolate eggs that contain all kinds of fun/funky prizes inside.
mmmmm. . . so good!
(hint: they sell them in Canada! i was so excited to see them. . . and buy them!)

{Bunco. . .}
it was my turn to host Bunco this month and we had a wonderful time!
lots of eating. . . rolling dice. . . and laughing ;)
everybody wins a prize. . . so that is good! otherwise i would NEVER get anything! ha!
the prizes:

i made up little vintage gift bowls. . . mostly Pyrex and FireKing. . .
a great way to share my love of vintage dishware! ;)

{first time Flea Market-ing. . .}
found *the* coolest flea market here!
yay!
can you believe that it was my first time going last week?
me?
never been to a flea market?
can you say *dream* fulfilled!?!
it was way fun (and quite nice due to some *very* unexpected warm weather here).

next time. . . bring TWO strollers and LOTS of snacks! ;)
the girls got a bit impatient. . . wonder why?
who wouldn't want to walk around a zillion vendors selling their junk-y wares? ;)
they actually really do enjoy it. . . MOST of the time. . . it's just that we went WAY too close to lunch time!
don't mess with us Plant girls when we haven't eaten. . . (especially Kennedy!)
empty belly = no good ;)

i got lots of goodies including a Vintage Japan Pose Doll!
a walked by a vendor and he said to grab a box and fill it up for ONE DOLLAR.
my heart almost stopped.
i just started grabbing. . . frantically. . . and this is what i found i got when i unpacked at home. . .
a stack full of vintage children's books. . . vintage linens. . . glassware. . . and this Pose Doll!
holy thrift!
i was ecstatic. . . isn't she sweet?

i love her chaotic hair! reminds me of Tim Burton! ;)

whew!
lots went on these past few weeks and now we are hoping to settle down a bit and get some projects done around the house. . . especially yardwork!
we already need to mow our lawn. . . yikes! it's loooooong!
the girls have been sick so much of that kind of stuff has been put on hold until this upcoming weekend.
let's hope we are all well by then!