Weekly Wishes #4

Another beautiful week here in Bath, England and this one will be a very busy one.  My mum gets here on Wednesday, our friends get here on Thursday/Friday, and Saturday we leave for Wales for our Vow Renewal week.

This weekend I auditioned for my first round of Pantos for the 2013-2014 Holiday Season. If you are not familiar with the UK’s Pantomimes they are a huge cultural aspect of theatre here. They traditionally start on Boxing Day and run for two -three months. The one I auditioned for yesterday is Cinderella and will run in January.  It was a really fun audition with a lot of fun people.  I ended up going with my American accent for this one since I felt it would make a fine character choice of the parts for which I read.  Theres an audition for another Panto on Tuesday night and I ‘m hoping to take my boys and go to that one as well.  I loved going to the Pantos as a young girl with my dad when we lived in England. I would love to be a part of them again.

“Oh no you wouldn’t!’
“Oh yes I would!”

If you do not get the reference above, due search some clips of Pantomimes on YouTube.

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Weekly Wishes # 4 
w i s h e s   t h i s   w e e k

Basically this week I just want to be able to get things complete and ticked off my list before we leave.

That is my wish for the week.  Some of the things I am wanting to get done this week are as follows:
– Finish altering my wedding gown and get it pressed
– Find shirts and braces/suspenders for the boys
– Mail my gift to Intan of Syfnz Says for the Nectar Collective Snail Mail project. 
– Pack my entire family for Wales in the most compact way possible
– Remember to take all the garbage and recycling out!!!!
– Finish reading Pride and Prejudice for the #JaneAustenBookClub
– Finish scheduling all posts and tweets for the week in case I do not have WiFi while in Wales. 
There are a good one hundred other things that need to get done but those are a bunch of the ones on my mind right now.

Q: What are your Weekly Wishes? Have you linked up?
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It is with great pleasure I introduce you to one of my sponsors this month, Jade, of An Invisible Crown blog. She is a fellow expat living in England who hails from Australia.  One of my favourite things about visiting her blog every week is seeing all her photographs.  I love photographers when if I see their photo out of context, I can tell who took the photograph.  She has a beautiful style in that way with the way she sees the world and documents it.  But do not take my word for it, see for yourself. 


  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Girl you sound just like me… running around with my head chopped off before the big weekend!!! Here’s to keeping our heads above water, right?! I am up late writing a bunch of posts so I don’t have to worry about my blog for a while – hopefully that’ll help me be focused more on my priorities!!!

    Have a fabulous vow renewal!! Can’t wait to see pics!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Ohhh, I would have loved to have seen your audition for Cinderella and what a great memory to make with your children, especially since it has a special place in your own childhood! Good luck with the dress, you can do it!! When I read your goal of mailing out your gift you made me realize that I need to get that done too so thanks! :)

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Relax, take it ea-easy and after everything has been done, enjoy you week! It’s sure to be great with al the time and effort you put into it :)

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Looks like you have an attainable set of Weekly Wishes- and I am so excited to see the photographs of your Vow Renewal Week! I’m sure you’ll look like an absolute princess. Enjoy your special week! x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Ooh, look at me all shiny on your blog there!

    Good luck with the Panto auditions! I love the Christmas/NY tradition of going to a Panto and I truly believe you’re never too old to go and see one. Have an amazing week and keep it cool, calm & collected!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Sounds like you are busy busy with all of the wedding things going on! Good luck with all of it and remember to take time to relax now and then so you don’t get overwhelmed! You are so beautiful! :)

    This Lovely Little Day

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    I wrote the school panto last Christmas, it was super fun!! So excited to hear about the wedding!!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    i hope everything went well at the audition! i can’t wait to hear more about it! and i hope you have a nice, relaxing, stress free week so you can enjoy your big moment and time with family and friends : )

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    The audition sounds like lots of fun!
    Good luck for that long list!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Ah, you’ve got a big week ahead of you!!! But it will be fabulous! And also, that banner looks fantastic! Oh my gosh, I am so excited to be a part of it! :) And oooh when do you find out about the audition??? I’m glad you had fun… when auditions are fun, that’s the best! :)

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    A panto!!! That would be so exciting! How cool would it be for the boys if their mother was in a panto?! I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you! :) x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Oh thank you Sara. I’m having Ryan go and audition on Thursday night too. I told them I would accept a chorus position. So hopefully should be involved one way or another. I’d love for the boys to get a part, so I’ll keep my eye open for future plays casting children. x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    So glad you like it. I’ve been doing graphic design since about my senior year of high school in 2000. I love making graphics! So it was fun excuse to waste time on the computer. They said 7-10 days, so I’ll probably hear about it while we are in Wales. I just loved being at the audition, no nerves because it was just so much fun.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Thank you Elizabeth, it was so much fun. It must be because of all the people there, they made listening to the other parts so entertaining. I was having a hard time not laughing at one point because one of the actors had me in stitches.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    I will let you know when I hear something, which should be probably while we are in Wales. I would just love to be part of such a fun group of people. Just at the audition I was having so much fun and holding back laughter because of the way people read for certain characters. My mum comes tomorrow, so I’ve got to schedule my online time, my dress mending time, and my time to clean so that everything gets done. You would not fancy hopping over here and helping me today would you? 😉

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Oh awesome! I bet that was fun, what was the story for your Panto? I also cannot wait to tell you all about it, just announced my ‘Love Week’ which will be great to keep everyone excited while we are away. x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Oh yes! I went into town yesterday to get last minute items needed and today I gotta finish my dress. I’m sewing it by hand so its taking a bit of patience. Thank you for the well wishes Kellene! x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Oh yes indeed Jade! Thank you I had a lot of fun at them. In deed never too old and thank you for the wishes for the week. I am trying my best. :)

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    I think theres just always something I could do or improve on…that and I need something to aim towards. I love goals, so glad that Melyssa started Weekly Wishes. :) Its perfect! I cannot wait to show you. One of my friends I have not seen since Uni is coming to photograph and celebrate with us.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Perfect statement and so true. I need to keep remembering this through out the week. I know once we get in the car to leave for Wales I’ll be able to just relax. :)

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    I hope one day too they can audition for one, I used to be in the Christmas Carol as a kid and other holiday shows, its such a great community theatre. So glad I could remind you about your gift! I got mine all ready I just need to get my penpal to send me her address so I can go do that. Love the snail mail collective, such a great idea, yeah?

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Oh yes. I am def in that same boat as you. I hope you have an amazing time, you said Maui right? x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    We did Beauty and the Beast – which is a bit random, but was Hilary’s. our French gardener played Gaston and was hilarious!!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Oh that sounds amazing! I bet it was hilarious! I would love to see Beauty and the Beast in Panto form. x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    I shall have to out the script on my blog or something!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    Such a good list! Are you enjoying Pride and Prejudice? I’ve never been able to get into Jane Austen’s books, I just don’t enjoy them!

    http://www.ciderwithrosie.com

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    you know if i was close, that i would be there in a heartbeat!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    I’m glad you had such a fun time auditioning! I hope you’ll be successful! :) And good luck with all the things that you have planned this week – you already halfway there just by having such an organized list and a clear idea of all the things you have to do… something I lack 😉

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    It was! I’m now waiting to hear back from it. He said anytime between yesterday and in two days from now we would hear back. So getting a little anxious about it. x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05022023043718407104 Bonnie Rose

    oh yes, finished it and need to post about it. It was much easier to get through than Sense and Sensibility. But then I’ve re read this one a few times and the zombie version too.