Even my sister’s FIVE-MONTH-OLD loved the show. His big round eyes were glued to the rink, his little head bobbing to the fabulous Disney music. And doesn’t Disney have the most fabulous music? Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid….

I think The Little Mermaid was my favourite part of the show (at least of the first half). Because the skater who played Ariel was a-ma-zing. I felt like I was watching Olympic-class skating.

After taking us through 4 Princess stories — Aladdin, Snow White (Rascal LOVED the Dwarfs!)….

…Sleeping Beauty (the music…!), Mulan, and Beauty and the Beast — there was an intermission. The Monkey and I ran downstairs and she DANCED with me, as if she herself were a princess! Did I mention she was, of course, wearing her Disney princess dress? Complete with RUFFLES and PINK? Motherbumper and Her Bad Mother’s kids (whom we bumped into on the way out) were ALSO wearing their dresses!

After the intermission, we were treated to the entire Cinderella story….

Bippity bobbity boo! And we loved it.

I got teary-eyed at one point in the show. Because this production was so wonderful for the kids: the settings, the costumes, the choreography, the skating were all pretty spectacular — and it was all FOR THE KIDS. Fahklempt! And I got teary-eyed because the show succeeded in bringing ME back to my own childhood, and my dreams and belief in magic.

Cheaty highly recommends…. Check Cheaty Goodies for tix and a special promotion.

Happy Holidays!

It was my parents’ 37th anniversary on Saturday. THIRTY-SEVEN. And, I wanted to do something special for them. So, I took them and the Monkey, my sister, her hubby, and their little boy to DISNEY ON ICE: DISNEYLAND ADVENTURE at the Rogers Centre, Toronto.

I gotta tell you, Gorgeouses, I was really fahklempt before the show, during the show, and still now just thinking about it.

When I was little, I wondered about these Disney on Ice shows. I LOVED figure skating, and I imagined these shows were amazing and magical. But, we never went, for some reason. We went to other, perhaps more intellectual stuff, like every musical that came out, Macbeth, and others that I (in my post- Hanukkah-party state) can’t recall at the moment. It was important to my parents to expose us to the arts. And, we never got around to Disney on Ice. We went to Disneyland, yes — travel was always important, too — but we never went to the Ice show in our very own city.

And, you know? It’s okay that we never went. Because I’m making up for it now, and I LOVE it!

We aren’t getting to Disneyland this year either, but we got our Disney fix at Disney on Ice: Disneyland Adventure. It was DEFINITELY magical and amazing — for the Monkey, and for me!

Here’s a video of the show highlights to give you an idea of what it’s like:

As you can see, there’s actual skating in this show. We’re talking triple jumps and spins…. And, they really went all out with the choreography, the costumes, the music, the sets, the story. It was a GREAT SHOW. I got chills throughout it because it was such a treat, and because Monkey was loving it. My heart melted over and over again…. FAHKLEMPT!

The monkey loved every minute of it. She and her cousin even helped the Incredibles save Mickey and Minny from the evil SYNDROME with their li’l cheers! It was awesome.

Everyone showed up for the event, too. EVERYONE. Even my favourite — GOOFY — was there! And Pluto, and Alice in Wonderland, and Cinderella and Snow White, the Pirates of the Caribbean, and Monkey’s favourite, BUZZ LIGHTYEAR from Toy Story was there!

And, her NEW favourite, FROZONE. She totally fell in love with him….

She keeps insisting she wants to be him for Halloween! Here’s her classic at a FROZONE COSTUME….

Ha! Eeeee! What else? You have to go and see for yourself. Seriously, Gorgeouses, if you love Disneyland, you’ll love this show. You literally FEEL like your at a Disneyland parade for a lot of it — only you don’t have to squeeze onto the sidewalk with a million other people to watch. And, the Incredibles’ adventure is edge-of-your-seat, indeed!

If you’re interested in getting tickets to the show, it’s on until December 28th. Check it HERE! Enjoy the show, and tell us how you liked it!

My brillers friend Lyn predicted today was going to be STEAMY in the romance department….

Gorgeouses, Josh and I went on A DATE. For the first time. IN MONTHS.

At around 4pm, we dropped the monkeys off at it’sgrandma and papa’shere’s house, made a run for the car and sped off to the theatres so see….

LOVED IT. Yes, Cheaty AND Josh-O both give this movie a thumbs up. While, yes, it’s geared toward a high-school audience, there’s a lot of wisdom and a LO-HO-HOT of laughs in this movie. I mean, it’s Michael Cera (CANADIAN, might I proudly add)….

…and, you can’t go wrong with Michael Cera. I was first introduced to him, as most of us were, in the TOO-SHORT-LIVED, BRILLERS dramedy Arrested Development.

Then, we fell in love with him in Juno. Sigh, love. And, Gorgeouses, we fall in love with him again Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.

In Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Cera plays the same self-deprecating, intelligent, profound, creative, dorky, lovable high-school kid he played in Juno. This time, he plays Nick — a broken-hearted teenager who unexpectedly meets his happily-ever-after, Norah, on one CRAZY night out in Manhattan.

Obviously, Cera’s getting typecast. But, it’s great. Because this type of character is exactly what we all want and NEED to see. We want to see something real, but also lighthearted. We want to see characters that we can both relate to and aspire to become. And, as parents, we want to see role models (Nick and Norah tell each other soon after meeting that they don’t drink). Cera plays this wonderful character like no one else can. He makes JUST BEING YOU beautiful and attractive…. I’d watch him play this character over and over again so I can get to know him better and see more sides of him. He’s FASCINATING! Nobody can play this very timely character BUT Cera.

Norah, played by Kat Denning, is also intelligent, artsy, mature, and quirky — a female version of Nick, in a way. What I liked most about her, though, was her unique beauty. The camera LOVED Denning. Now, the what’s interesting about her is…, at least in the movie, she’s NOT SKINNY. No. She’s voluptuous, and she’s rather PLUMP next to Alexis Dziena — her costar, who plays Nick’s nasty ex-girlfriend. Next to Denning, Dziena looks too skinny. Imagine that: the skinny girl looks almost SILLY next to her STUNNING, fuller-figured counterpart…. Beautiful.

Basically, the movie will DEFINITELY encourage teenage girls to eat a sandwich because there was NOTHING attractive about scrawny Dziena next to the voluptuous, stunning Denning.

Anyway, after the movie, Josh and I went for dinner at a great little Thai restaurant. So relaxing…. No kids…. So relaxing…!

Question: why is my favourite drink called WHITE Zinfandel when it’s OBVIOIUSLY not WHITE!

Yum!

Anyway, go! Check this movie. Let us know what you think in the comments!

Cheaty HIGHLY recommends.