The Magic wears off at the stroke of midnight... or 3 am...

I wish I had a Fairy Godmother who could make a beautiful ball gown and get me to a ball. The only bad thing would be that the party would end at midnight! This Halloween party did not end until 2 am! LOL!! Even then we had to get "tacos" at What-A-Burger. 

So, after last year's awesome costumes as the Big Bang Theory, my friends decided we should be Disney Princesses! How is this Disney Queen going to say no to dressing up as my favorite thing? I'm so grateful to have such amazing friends who go all out with Halloween costumes! I think we had every princess and a few of the princes represented this year. Here are some of the pictures from our Day After Halloween party! 

Celeste and I as Princess Aurora and Cinderella (complete with Gus Gus)

Churchills in Downtown McKinney

Mary Poppins, Aurora, Cinderella, and Merida!

Bert and Mary Poppins! Step in time! 

Rapunzel!! 

The awesome GARAGE! 

Princesses and Mary Poppins

The guys! Rufio (from Hook), an army dude, Bert, the Beast and Prince Eric

The Disney Group

Thanks Matt for always letting us use your garage to hang out in! 

October Weekends!

Is October over yet?? I've been so busy that I haven't had time to clean my apartment or do laundry in awhile! I've had to get creative and search my closet for "new" clothes. The past 2 weekends have been SUPER busy, not to mention work has been busy as well! So here are the fun things I've been up to! 

Two weekends ago we threw Eden a bachelorette party in Ft. Worth! It was so much fun and very different from any other Bachelorette party I had ever been to. We stayed at this swanky hotel called the Worthington which was walking distance from the restaurant and the bars we wanted to go to. We had a painting party at the hotel where we got to do some fun sketches. The token male in the picture below was our art specialist! 

We then left the hotel to get some dinner. We ate at Reata which is a very great steak place! The mashed potatoes were excellent and I had the filet. My sister had chicken. We also ordered the mac and cheese which was to die for! We sat on the roof which had this awesome dome ceiling. It was really cool.

After some dinner we hopped over to Pete's Piano Bar for some singing and dancing.

Here is my beautiful future sister-in-law.

After some loud singing we made our way to the Library... bar... not as quiet as a real library. We had a blast.

This poor soul had too much fun... I'm sure his Sunday was spent recovering from the night before :)

Here is the lobby of the hotel...

And the Valet area. It was a beautiful day outside!

This past weekend (the 26/27 of October) was super busy with friends! On Friday I babysat a former student and his brother. I just love that family! I got to play Mario (or should I say they threw me in the lava and laughed at me) and we played Mario Party (which I am a little better at but still let them win a few times). I even was given a "Rainbow Loom" bracelet which is all the rage right now. 

On Saturday I went to a bridesmaid luncheon at Ocean's Seafood in Plano. The owner is so sweet and a friend of Eden's. 

After lunch I got ready for Evening Under the Stars which is a charity dinner for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. We had a great time. Here are some pictures of my friends and I at the event: 

My BFF and I all dressed up for the charity event :) 

The beautiful Hanvey sisters. I am so blessed to have these ladies in my life! 

Some of the garage party gals

My group of friends. I am so lucky to have so many amazing people in my life. These are just a handful of the people that make my life what it is. 

Some of my book club ladies 

Some of the garage party peeps #realfriends

We started to collect all the bundt cakes that were left over. This shows just a few that we collected. 

Oh, did I mention that it was raining outside? 

The weekend was not complete! Celeste's annual pumpkin carving party was on Sunday, October 27. I look forward to this even every year! I don't like to carve pumpkins but I love spending time with these guys. This year we had a new addition: Rachel and Kyle had a little baby girl. Charlotte got to join in the festivities this year! Also, my sister Christy was invited to come. I can't wait until next October! 

The whole crew

My friends are sooo creative! I don't take credit for any of these pumpkins. 

Smith sisters and Hanvey sisters

In Honor of Halloween... Villain Sing-Along!

While I was watching the Lion King at the Music Hall at Fair Park, I was enamored by the song "Be Prepared" that Scar sings. It is such a creative song! It got me thinking that some of the best Disney songs are sung by the Villains. So, in honor of Halloween coming up in a couple weeks, I thought I would share some of the more creative, evil songs! There is no particular order. If you think I left something off, let me know! 

"Be Prepared" sung by Scar from The Lion King - This is one of the best of the villain songs! In the movie, Scar talks about how he got the brains in the family and Mufasa got the strength. This song is telling the audience what Scar wants in the movie. It is so creative and uses many big words that adults can appreciate!


"Hellfire" sung by Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Frollo's sin: LUST











"Poor Unfortunate Souls" sung by Ursula from The Little Mermaid - This is one of my favorite songs! Urusula is just soooo evil! Her main goal is to get King Trident's crown.

"Friends on the Other Side" sung by Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog - this song is just really creepy!

"Trust in Me" sung by Kaa from The Jungle Book - The python is playing with his food. It is a very nice song and catchy.

"Gaston" sung by LaFou, Gaston, and towns people - Since he is extremely Vain, of course this "evil" song is all about Gaston! LOL








For a GREAT list of 15 Disney Villain songs please check out this video! If there are more you can think of let me know! I hope this blog post brought you down memory lane! Gotta love me some Disney songs to sing along to!

Something Wicked This Way Comes!

Every good fairy tale needs an equally evil villain to make the story great! I love that Disney comes up with a great villain but also gives them a sense of humor so that you are not going to have nightmares after watching the movie. Good will always prevail in a Disney movie. I am so bummed that I could not make it to Disney World for Friday the 13th when they released the villains. I LOVE Disney Villains. Enjoy this list of the most evil Villains Disney has given us!

13. Gaston - He makes the bottom of the list because he is not necessarily completely evil, but he is narcissistic. He is completely in love with himself and can't see why the most beautiful girl in town doesn't love him. He does go a step too far and tries to lock her father away in the loony bin and then goes after her friend the Beast. Now, can you blame him for trying to kill the Beast? He doesn't know that it is really just a cursed prince. Gaston also has a pretty sweet song about himself and a great manly singing voice.

12. Yzma - If you have not seen The Emperors New Groove you are missing out on a very funny and creative movie! Yzma is pretty evil. She wants to rule the kingdom but this dumb emperor, Kuzco, is running the show. He is a self absorbed royal who has Yzma as his confidant. Kuzco calls her "hideous beyond all reason". She also has the best sidekick named Kronk. He is just a large brainless guy who loves to cook and talk to squirrels. She is evil because she wants to kill Kuzco but ultimately fails and turns him into a llama on accident.

11. Jafar - Hypnotizes the Sultan, tries to marry the princess to become the Sultan, tries to kill Aladdin, and wishes to be an all-powerful Genie... that is pretty evil. He also turns into a disgusting snake. Pretty creepy if you ask me. His sidekick, Iago, is pretty funny though... I think that his rat tail beard also makes him look evil. He has a pretty sweet hat though and some pointy shoulders. I just love how Disney "dresses" their characters; it just adds so much to their personalities.

10. Captain Hook - I know that my dad would say that Captain Hook should be number one, but he is not the MOST evil character. I do LOVE Hook, but he is just a misunderstood pirate. He is trying to kill Peter Pan, but do you blame him? I mean, he cut off his hand and fed it to a crocodile? I'd be pretty mad as well. Now, Captain Hook does do some pretty shady things to get to Peter so he is definitely evil.



9. Ursula - She just creeps me out. A large octopus who turns mermaids into seaweed if they don't pay her back? GROSS! And, she eats worms... She is also pretty funny! I love her song, Poor Unfortunate Souls! It is so creative and tells just how evil she is. If you don't appreciate Ursula you should watch The Little Mermaid again!


8. Mother Gothel is the newest Villain Disney has given us. She steals a baby just so that she can look young forever. Who does that? Vanity is just so horrible! At least she does provide food, shelter, books, and paint to Rapunzel, otherwise she would be further up on the list. The one thing that puts her ahead of the other villains is that she tries to kill Flynn Rider. Don't mess with my Flynn Rider!


7. Jean Claude Frollo - Just mean! He takes on the disabled and tries to kill them because they are a "demon and should be sent back to hell." Thank goodness the priest comes and says "You can't run from the eyes. The eyes of Notre Dame." He also lusts after the gypsy Esmerelda and sings this creepy song called "Hellfire". I still can't believe that Disney put the word Hell into their movie. Frollo also wants to burn down Paris to get what he wants. PURE EVIL!



6. Hades - "He ran the underworld. He was as mean as he was ruthless. And that's the Gospel truth. He had a plan to shake things up. And that's the Gospel truth." Hades is in charge of the dead and just lets the souls swim around in circles for eternity. He wants to rule the world but then Hercules comes around and is the only one who can ruin Hades' dreams. I'm so glad Disney made this character funny! There are so many small jokes in this movie. Watch it again as an adult and you will catch so many more than when it came out in the 90s.

5. Lady Tremain - Better known as the Evil Stepmother from Cinderella. She gave all step parents a bad rap. Little girls were afraid of getting a stepmother in fear she would turn her into Cinderella. How horrible! Also, the stepsisters are pretty bad as well. If you are a stepmother please don't treat your new kids any differently! If only Lady Tremain embraced Cinderella she could have ended up living in the castle and being royalty. The characters in the park are pretty funny! One of the best character experiences to date.

4. Evil Queen/Old Hag - Talk about evil stepmother! "Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" Whoa! Crazy lady talking! To be the most beautiful you must be beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. This lady is just plain CRAZY! Then, you send the huntsman out to kill Snow White and to bring you her heart?? OMG! Then, when you find out she is still alive you transform into an ugly hag and try to poison her with an apple. At least it teaches children not to take things from strangers.

3. Scar - Killing your own sibling is pretty sick; but then blaming it on your nephew, holy cow! He also has a pretty sweet song - "Be Prepared." Not much else to say about this evil character.

2. Cruella DeVille - Puppy Killer (nothing else needed)

1. Maleficent - Puts a curse on a baby that on her 16th birthday she will prick her finger and die! Then, she plots for 16 years how to find this child. When Prince Philip comes to rescue her she turns into a dragon and tries to kill him. She is the "mistress of all evil!"