Posts Tagged ‘Holidays’

December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas!

I’ve been taking a few days to relax with family (and get over that cold!) but just wanted to pop on this morning to wish the world a Merry Christmas and share a favorite Christmas memory.
Memories warm the heart, and I have to say one of my favorite memories was when my Uncle Art and Aunt Alice [...]

December 20, 2007

The weekend plan…Get Ready for Christmas

Top ten weekend things to do for the weekend of December 22-23:
1. Take a sleigh ride with Bogus Creek Outfitters! www.boguscreek.com
2. Catch a Steelheads hockeygame at Qwest Arena - they play Friday and Saturday night against the Las Vegas Wranglers.  Game time:  7pm  www.idahosteelheads.com
3. Winter Garden Aglow - Dazzling light display at the Idaho Botanical Garden [...]

December 17, 2007

Cater it and fake it!

So, you are planning a dinner party this weekend…or maybe it’s for Christmas Eve.  Regardless of when, you suddenly find your self surmising all of the “stuff” you have to do in the next 7 days before “the big day” - Christmas.  You still have to shop for Uncle Jim and your Sally’s teacher…oh, and [...]

December 7, 2007

Christmas Lights - Idaho Statesman

All you Christmas lights fanatics,  the Idaho Statesman has begun posting addresses of light displays.  For all the details, you can follow this link: http://www.idahostatesman.com/eyepiece/story/231721.html 
Enjoy!  Oh, and by the way, the Hidden Springs Merc is open late tonight if you head up that direction…you can get a great cup of hot cocoa (and other stuff) [...]

December 6, 2007

Something fun - the weekend

I promised a few other ideas for your winter and Christmas cheer on the weekends…  Here are my top 10 - in no particular order (Note:  I haven’t necessarily done all of these, but would sure love to! In the cases that I don’t have first hand experience, I’ve heard from others that it’s a [...]

December 6, 2007

The weekend plan

Are you ready for some more festive fare this weekend?  You may want to peruse previous weekender posts to find additional ideas of things to do that aren’t reflected in this post.  I am also going to list a few things upcoming later on so you can plan a little further ahead!
Cheers!
FRIDAY:
Wonderland of Lights:  Downtown Emmett.  Starts [...]

December 5, 2007

Christmas lights on YouTube

I wish I could give you a physical address for the following…enjoy!  If anyone knows where it is, please do share!  All I can say is I’m glad I don’t have their power bill…and maybe they should have been cast in Danny DeVito’s roll in “Deck the Halls.”
According to the YOUTUBE tags, this one is somewhere [...]

December 4, 2007

Planning ahead - “Gifts of the Magi”

Have you ever had the delight of sitting out under the stars in the little mountain theater that is home to the Starlight Mountain Theater cast and crew, watching a delightful musical?  Thankfully, they are bringing the show indoors, but even better yet, they’ve come down the hill. 
You can go see “Gifts of the Magi” [...]

November 27, 2007

The weekend plan…such drama!

So much to do…so little time.  Here are a few things to consider for your Christmas outings this week/weekend…
Lots of community tree lightings, parades and Drama.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28, Idaho Center, 16200 Idaho Center Blvd., Nampa. $39.75 and $49.75. ICTickets or TicketWeb.
Family Holiday Concert: Presented by Boise State University’s Music Department. 7:30 p.m. [...]

November 26, 2007

Something a little … different

Something I always look forward to reading in the Idaho Statesman is Jeanne Huff’s Treasure Hunt.  Jeanne visits towns and places in the area and then writes about the little treasures and finds she found on her trip. 
This week she did not disappoint. I’ve lived in the Boise area most of my life, and here [...]