1.) Baked white chocolate cranberry/cherry cookies with the help of my new Kitchen Aid Mixer
After a lively debate via comments and suggestions to moi, I have declared a name for my lovely new, knight-in-shining-armor Kitchen Aid mixer…and that name is Lancelot.
Bob came up for such a name, and expertly defended his idea:
“I’m going to go with the obvious and say that you should name your fabulous mixer…Drum Roll Please….Lancelot! Lance rhymes with dance and celot looks like it rhymes with zealot. If I had a mixer that is what I would be. A dancing zealot. Whirling and twirling and dancing and singing and baking cookies galore. My kitchen would be a Broadway musical.”
Of course, every knight needs a full title. Fellow blogger Pegoleg also suggested a moniker of “Sir Mix-A-Lot”, so, there you have it, ladies and gentlemen: please welcome Sir Lancelot Mix-A-Lot to the family.
2.) Travelled to Pottery Barn (no, an ACTUAL pottery barn…full of pots)
My highlight of New Year’s Eve Day was a trip out to a local potter’s warehouse, which comprised 3 floors of pots, pots, and more pots. Most of his wares ranged somewhere between $100 and $400, so I settled on a nice, single flower vase for about $20. And a $7 magnet. I’m a big spender.
3.) Sang and played oboe in a New Year’s Eve Broadway Gala
At our local playhouse, there is a traditional New Year’s Eve Gala held every year. For the 2010-2011 crossover event, they presented a concert full of Broadway music, presenting over 100 performers who were all volunteer. The event featured a full orchestra and a 70-member chorus, as well as several individual soloists.
I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off between the hours of 6-10 PM. I had served as vocal director for this event, guiding the chorus with their material, and also subsequently became a member of their ranks come showtime. I also played my oboe in the orchestra (correction, I squawked on my oboe in the orchestra), and I was lucky enough to have a vocal solo as well.
If anyone is familiar with musical theatre, a few of the pieces presented in the show included West Side Story Highlights, Phantom of the Opera Medley, “Agony” from Into the Woods, “I Know Where I’ve Been” from Hairspray, and my song, “Astonishing”, from Little Women.
Miracle on 32nd Street 