Buckle your seatbelts and put on your blog-reading pants (not necessarily in that order) because I have A LOT to talk about. Let’s check the list:
- Napa
- One-Pound Fish
- Bathroom Break
- One Of The Best TV Shows. Ever. I’m Not Joking. Get Ready To Be Obsessed.
- SNL
- Actor Of The Week
Whew. I got tired just typing that list! I’ve got to get ready for some SERIOUS hand cramps.
Alriiiiiiiighty then.
Topic #1, Napa.
I had a bunch of fun! I sat by the pool, swam with Doc (who can now successfully put his face in the water and swim a couple of feet), and soaked up as MUCH sun as possible. The weather was really nice, so almost every afternoon, I would pop in some earbuds, play music, and sit outside by the pool. I got to go to a small surprise get-together, for my Grandpa’s birthday. I only saw a few familiar faces, but I had fun chatting with them
I also got to see my Aunt and Uncle over breakfast! They were SUPER generous and got us gifts! I got a Dreamcatcher Making Kit, a VERY loud plastic pig that snorts, a book that looks like a Nancy Drew Book but is actually a notebook, and Sunglasses that play music! If I put them on, I can connect a device with bluetooth and play songs, or attach a microphone to someone and listen to what they are saying. On another note…
I got to go to the Jelly Belly Jelly Bean Factory! I saw how they got made, ate more Jelly Beans then fathomable, and saw portraits made with thousands of jellybeans!
Do you know what happens to Jelly Beans that that are too big, to small, misshapen, or stuck to other jelly beans? They get packaged up, and rebranded as Belly Flops. GENIUS, isn’t it!?
This is a Jelly Bean Portrait!
Topic #2
One-Pound Fish. This meme has been going around for a little while and FINALLY found its way to me. In a remix, no less. I hope you have a back-up pair of blog reading pants because you will pee your pants laughing! Enjoy!
Topic #3.
I have been talking for a while. Feel free to take a few minutes to go to the bathroom, get a snack, etc. Don’t worry, we can continue when you get back.
Topic #4!
I am REALLY excited to tell you about this TV show. When I was in Napa, I started an The Umbrella Academy. Based on a comic by My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way, this show was one of Netflix’s top most-watched shows when it came out in February of 2019.
One day in 1989, 43 babies are born to random women around the world at the same time. That’s normal, right? Wrong. This is odd in the fact that these women were not pregnant the day before. Seven of these little babies are adopted by a (slightly eccentric) billionaire industrialist, Sir Reginald Hargreeves. Sir Reginald makes their home into the Umbrella Academy and prepares the children to save the world. Unfortunately, in their teenage years, the academy falls apart and they go their separate ways. Fast forward to 2019. The six surviving members of the academy come back together for their father’s funeral. Unfortunately, a global apocalypse and some not-so-friendly assassins pulls the siblings back into their crime-fighting life! I really hope you watch it! I would love to hear what you think about it if you’ve seen it, or have paused reading this to watch the first couple episodes. (Frankly, I don’t blame you.)
Okay, Topic #5! Today’s SNL Skit! There are a bunch of SNL Chad Skits, and this is one of my favorites! I hope you like it!
And finally, Actor Of The Week!
Elliot Page!
Elliot Page has been in some awesome TV shows and movies including The Umbrella Academy (what a coincidence, we were just talking about this!), X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Inception, My Days Of Mercy and more. Check out his other stuff in this link!
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed this post! Now if you’ll excuse me, I am going to go finish Season 2 of Umbrella Academy! Have a wonderful day!
-Grace