WEDNESDAY HODGEPODGE

Welcome to the first Wednesday Hodgepodge for 2013!

Thank you Joyce for hosting. Click on over to join us.

1. How did you ring in the new year?
We normally stay home but we did go out during the day. We went to see the last Twilight movie Breaking Dawn Part 2. I loved it and I cried. Then we went and had a really nice dinner at the Wood Ranch Restaurant. Then we went and saw another movie. We planned on seeing Skyfall but had more time to waste so we went and saw Django Unchained. If you like Quentin Tarantino movies you will certainly like this one. They are usually pretty violent which isn't my favorite but I did like this one.

We got home around 6:30 and spent the evening with Amber & Dylan. When I do my Christmas recap post you will see that we didn't get around to doing the Gingerbread House so we worked on them on New Year's Eve and of course watched the shows on ABC. We toasted with some champagne at midnight, had some Lou Malnati's pizza, onion dip and Rotel caso. It was a very nice evening.

2. What is one thing you are looking forward to in 2013?
We are going to Houston for short trip to celebrate my mother in laws 85th birthday. I am also looking forward to my fathers 90th in June.

3. Steven Spielberg is quoted as saying, "All of us every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all our lives." What say you?

I have not heard this one before but I am going to say that I agree with that statement. I feel I am always changing myself.

4. The Pantone color of the year for 2013 is emerald green. Like or dislike? Do you already own something this color? Will you add something in this shade to your home or wardrobe in 2013?

I don't mind the color at all but not sure I would put it on my walls. I do like emerald green in plaid shirts. We did have Pontiac Grand Prix back in the 70's that was Emerald Green, white leather interior, landau roof and white pin stripping. Wish I had a picture to show you. If you saw it now you would have thought it was a pimp car for sure!

5. Speaking of emerald...what's your favorite gemstone?
I've never been into gemstones but if I have to pick one I will say Turquoise. Correction, I love diamonds, they are by far my favorite. I wasn't thinking of precious stones. Watching QVC for so many years they wouldn't put them in a gemstone class with turquoise.

6. Share a favorite book or movie from 2012.
I did enjoy a book this summer by Georgia Bockoven called The Beach House. Movie...that's a hard one. I have a list at the top of my page which I just went over. I want to say Safe House but I also liked The Lucky One. Of course since I went to the show on New Years Eve I want to say that I really loved the final Twilight movie Breaking Dawn Part 2 too!

7. What is something you want to tell yourself at the start of this brand new year?
Can't think of anything I tell my self but I do talk to God.

8. Insert your own random thought here.
I enjoyed how light the posts were doing the Holidays. I was done reading posts in no time each day. Then yesterday I go on and suddenly everyone is back blogging. I couldn't even catch up! I do have a Christmas recap post coming up....maybe on Friday.