Dear Friends,
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s surreal to me that today is Thanksgiving. Seems like I just unpacked from our road trip to Florida. Blink! It’s Thanksgiving. It’s actually one of my favorite holidays, mostly because the gift giving is put to the side and the focus is on friends and family!
Our family prepares the dinner together and everyone pitches in. It’s just us. My mom and mother-in-law passed at a few years ago and sadly with that so goes other parts of the family. Hubby and I have been married 24 years and this was our 24th turkey. It has always been a holiday I insisted on staying home for. Today it was our immediate family and my dad. It was wonderful, small, relaxing and filled with love. I know things can change in a heartbeat, but for today, for right now, I have am at peace and truly thankful for what I have been blessed with….and if you are reading this, I am thankful for you….
Happy Thanksgiving from the bottom of my heart,
Diane xoxo
#DisneyFrozen A Must See For Your Family! Interviews With Kristen Bell(Anna) and Idina Menzel(Elsa)
Disney’s Frozen A Must See For Your Family!
Interviews With
Kristen Bell(Anna) and Idina Menzel(Elsa)
Recently my family was invited to a screening of Disney’s Frozen.
This Disney movie just outdoes itself between the animation, musical score, story line, and characters.
Frozen definitely moved up to number one on my Disney favorites movies.
Presented in Digital 3D the movie had me from the very first scene.
There will be another post with my full review of movie details
but for now let’s talk about the day after the screening.
As you know, I cannot resist rubbing elbows with the celebs. So when an invitation to
sit at a round table interview with the stars of Frozen I was more than thrilled.
Disney has a way of treating their bloggers like gold and this event was no different.
Our group of ten was treated to a day of fun, food, and interviewing intrigue.
First up was the beautiful Kristen Bell. Hard to imagine that she is even more beautiful than she
appears on screen and print ads.
What a delightful young woman. Kristen voices the younger sister, Anna, who does not understand why her older sister keeps her at a distance during her childhood.
I was amazed to find out that Kristen had quite a beautiful voice. She let us know that she had taken extensive voice lessons in Italian, but had never sung in English until she was twelve years old.
Chatting with Kristen was like grabbing a cup of coffee with an old friend. There were plenty of laughs and just plain honestly. Kristen shared how she related to the character of Anna because she also was a bit clumsy and not exactly the princess type. Anna is bit of an awkward character and Kristen admitted she was much like her as a younger girl.
Kristen shared with us what she looked for in a friend, “Humor, first and foremost. Because if you’re not laughing, what’s the point? Kindness. I’m one of those people who is checking to see how you’re treating the waiter. It’s really important to me. It makes me very uncomfortable when I’m friends with someone treats people, strangers poorly. It was refreshing to see how down to earth, honest and upbeat Kristen came across. It’s no mistake that Disney placed her as Anna. Perfect fit!
Our following round table interview was with the beautiful Idina Menzel who voiced the older sister, Elsa in the movie. Elsa was in a constant inner battle with herself trying to control her curse of freezing anything and anyone that crossed her path. Personally, I thought that Idina Menzel’s personality came very close to the personality of the character Elsa. She was very polite and very poised. Idina expressed that she did think Disney’s Frozen had a Broadway quality to it, “I think it kind of fell into place that way and I feel the respect and support that we feel when we are recording and putting this together is the same kind of respect and support we feel for what we do from the producers and the creators. Their love and admiration for the theater actors permeated the whole process”.
Idina also clued us into the fact that she loved winter over summer. “I prefer winter. I grew up in Long Island and we loved the seasons and playing in the snow. I went to NYC and have the fondest memories of when New York City was overtaken by a blizzard. On the weekends when it is so beautiful, pure and white.”
Idina Menzel had an amazing personality and after attending the screening of Frozen the night before I could not help but see just how much of Idina was a part of Elsa and Elsa a part of Idina.
Disclosure: All opinions are that of Diane Sullivan. Contact me at ELGeorgia@aol.com or on twitter at +3decades3kids .@3decades3kids. Interviews provided by invitation to Frozen NYC Press Junket.
Frozen gift bag provided by Disney Pictures.
Disney On Ice Let’s Celebrate! Now In New Jersey!
Disney On Ice
Let’s Celebrate!
In New Jersey Now Through December 1st
Do Not Miss This One!
Most of us have been to a Disney On Ice Show at least once.
My family has made Disney On Ice something we attend as a group no matter how old we all are!
Since my oldest son is twenty-two we have spent many, many happy times with cotton candy in hand enjoying those talented Disney characters skate without a flaw before our very eyes. We thought we loved the show. We never thought it would change or get any better. Well, our family was wrong!
Recently we had the pleasure of attending Disney On Ice- Let’s Celebrate
at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
Of course the first stop, as always, was at the souvenir stand. My daughter has a vast array of
Disney On Ice toys and loves them. She gladly added to her collection and happily we headed to our
seats. Minnie Mouse icee in hand, cotton candy another hand we were settling in for the show.
Disney On Ice Let’s Celebrate started off with an upbeat overabundance of Disney characters
greeting everyone with a wave and a smile. But, something was different, something was new.
The usual backdrop for the Disney On Ice Show had changed. There now is an interactive
screen to add to the excitement of the show. It works! It’s amazing! We all loved it!
The show is filled with many characters that take you on a journey through different
holidays, cultures, and traditions. I was amazed to see Jack Skellington on ice!
That definitely was a highlight for my hubby and sons! Of course Emily and I loved the whole Valentine’s Day segment chock filled with princesses! Among the fun were plenty of Disney magical moments, songs we all love, and just plain memory making fun that our family will remember for years to come.
If you are wondering if you should give Disney on Ice a go, it’s a definite yes!
In New Jersey from now through December 1st.
American Tourister Launches An Amazing Chance to Win Prizes and Show Your Disney Side! #disneyside
American Tourister Launches An
Amazing Chance to Win Prizes and
Show Your Disney Side!
Ever since my 30 inch American Tourister rolled into the house, my life has been just a bit easier. We contastly are on the move and traveling somewhere. With the big bag in tow it is very easy to #PackMoreFun.
Recently I was thrilled to find out that American Tourister has recently launched a new Disney-inspired promotion, Show Your Disney Side with American Tourister for a chance to win Disney Parks vacation, along with awesome weekly prizes, too (an American Tourister bag, and a $100 Disney Gift Card).
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| Showing our Disney Side at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge |
The promotion’s simple! When you log onto American Tourister’s Facebook page they will
easily guide you through all the steps to enter the contest. Honestly you won’t even know you are entering, it’s so much fun! At the end it will tell you what your Disney Side is and what bag would be a great fit for you!
All you need to do is:
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Take our fun quiz, which consists of three easy questions, and choose your favorite color
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We’ll provide you with a Disney Side based on your answers & color choice
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Then, you can enter for a chance to win our grand prize, which will also qualify you for each of our weekly giveaways
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You’ll find a number of ways to gain additional entries, too đŸ™‚
The quiz I took revealed that our family are True Believers!
For SURE!!
Check Out This Trailer of #Disney #MuppetsMostWanted Muppets Most Wanted!
Check Out This Trailer of #Disney #MuppetsMostWanted
Muppets Most Wanted
PS: I LOVE The Muppets!!
Who LOVES The Muppets? I do!!
If you are a huge Muppets fan like me you are probably counting down the days until March 21st when Muppets Most Wanted hits the big screen! The trailer is awesome! Check it out!
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| 3decades3kids at The Muppet Movie screening in 2011. |
MUPPETS MOST WANTED opens in theaters on March 21, 2014!
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