4 Oscar Night Atlanta Gala 2012

This was Ian's and my second year attending the Oscar Night Atlanta Gala charity event the other weekend, what fun!  Again, my SIL and BIL were so obliging and took Miss E for the evening while we got all dolled up for our Academy Awards viewing party.   It's a blast!  When you pull up to the red carpet and get out of your car, they they have a gaggle of "paparazzi" shouting your "name" (I was "Tina Fey") and taking pictures. You can't help but laugh!

Again, they had a nice bar, hors d'oeuvres, and the most beautiful petit-fours.  I had one too many. But speaking of dessert, I so want to try this cheesecake.  Especially the turtle.  Yes, please.

We watched the show in the theatre live on the big screen.  There we are directly in the center floor with our eyes glued at the end of the evening, waiting to see who won the big prizes.

They had a couple of those cool instant photo booths, and we acted like a couple of kids having our mugs snapped.  I am, of course, in my perennial "teacup" pose.  I can't help it.  When a lens comes out, that hand goes on the hip in order to minimize underarm unfortunate-ness.  Well, at least it's not duckface.

Here we are at the end of the night, picking up our soundly-slumbering E from Auntie A's.  She and her "sister-cousin" S had a blast playing with ball pit balls in the bathtub.

If you have one of these events in your city, I'd highly recommend checking it out at least once!

7 Bento #171 - Turkey Bacon Panini and Snap Peas (Oscar Night Atlanta Gala 2011)

Coming off an exciting weekend!  I didn't have a bento for Monday because I didn't make one.  Ella spent Sunday night with her aunt and uncle who made her a yummy lunch and packed her off to school.  My husband and I attended the Oscar Night America charity gala event here in Atlanta, which was exciting.  We got all dolled up and walked a [small] red carpet.  Here's a picture of us as we were dropping E off at my SIL's house.  You have no idea how many pairs of Spanx I'm wearing.

I think all I'm missing is a corsage! It was fun sitting in the big theatre and watching the Academy Awards on a huge screen, enjoying cocktails, perusing the silent auction items and noshing at the hors d'oeuvre table (and might I add, they had a mighty tasty lemon/fennel/rosemary roasted veg tray. Delish.)

About today's bento. Sugar snap peas are back! I haven't seen them in a while. I also haven't had blackberries in some time, but I snagged some of those, as well as mango, pineapple, pears, strawberries, apples, bananas and grapes. Just call it a fruit salad. I'm going to be grilling the pineapple for tonight's dinner with teriyaki chicken.

The bread is something new [to me] from the Costco bakery. They are mini square rolls of chunky whole wheat, the perfect size for little hands (and I guess large ones too, since I packed this exact same lunch for my husband as well, sans cute accessories.)

Bento #171 - Turkey, bacon & cheese on whole wheat, Goldfish crackers, fresh blackberries, fresh sugar snap peas and Vidalia onion dressing.