The hundred-and-thirty-sixth and hundred-and-thirty-seventh day combined...

I hope everyone had a great weekend :) I did - I can't really believe that it's already Sunday night, but that's an issue for me and Father Time to work out.

Quick mention...Isn't this house beautiful? It's not for sale, but I wish it was (and that I had the money to buy it :)

Gorgeous!

So, I've probably mentioned before that I am a complete board game geek; and I am so happy because I made one of the best board game purchases that I've made in awhile last night - Quelf!

When I was reading the back of the box in Target yesterday, I thought that the game sounded a little too Random, even for me...but I bought it anyway :)

I am so glad that I did. There are quite a few rules to read through, but it is very easy to pick up once you start playing. Each full game takes about an hour to play, and it was so much fun (and so completely random and strange) that we ended up playing 4 games in a row.

There are tons of activity and quiz cards included so there isn't a chance of getting bored (and each activity is so out there that it would be fun even if two people did draw the same card). I highly highly recommend this game for board games fans out there :)

Well, I am off to hang out with my man and his family - maybe introduce them to Quelf? Who knows :)

So what did you all do this weekend?

Have a great night everyone!

The hundred-and-eighth and hundred-and-ninth days combined...

Whenever I go to Target I like to walk past the boardgames. I really want to pick up the electronic, credit card versions of Monopoly and The Game of Life, but that will have to wait until the price drops significantly. Anyway, this is one of the games that I saw yesterday - The Fancy Nancy Posh Bedroom Game.


According to BoardGameGeek.com, in this game, players compete to help Fancy Nancy transform her bedroom from plain to posh! Players bring in her boas, ribbons, tiaras and other fancy accessories....the first player to complete the posh bedroom makeover wins. Based on the best selling children's picture books by Jane O'Connor. 2 to 4 players. Game Contents: 1 Color Die, 4 Bedroom Game Boards,40 Posh Cards, including: 14 Purple "Let's Get Fancy!" Cards, 18 Pink "Accessories!" Cards, 8 Blue "Oops!" Cards.

I was just caught by the the fact that the bottom of the box says "Posh is a fancy word for fancy!" It's not even that funny, but that didn't stop me from laughing about it - in the middle of the aisle - for a good five minutes.

I hope everyone's weekend is going well :)

Enjoy the rest of the day everyone!

The twenty-first day...Strawberry Shortcake and other tales from my childhood

Sometimes (okay, often) when I'm going through my stuff, I am amazed that I still have some of the items that I do. Case in point, my old (and I mean OLD) Strawberry Shortcake Berry-Go-Round Color Matching Carousel Game :)

I received this game when I was about 2 or 3 years old - cue flashback sequence here - and it was one of my absolute favorites. The box is literally crumbling, but I am proud to say that it has all the pieces, etc. Yes, I'm a board game geek, and I freely admit it :)

Anyway, the game was mixed in with a box of other board games and was found when my family was moving. There are quite a few old boardgames in that box actually. Some of them that I clearly remember loving, and some that I clearly remember not liking and never playing including these two:

(1) Streetwise

Yes, those are hubcap shaped playing pieces

(2) Smarts

I just remember looking at these games as a kid and thinking about how much fun they didn't look - to me at least. Maybe there are leagues of Streetwise and Smarts fans out there; but none of them lived in my house.

Enjoy the rest of the night everyone :)

The fourth day...

My family came across several old board games when cleaning and organizing a few months ago. We have always been big board game players and have amassed A LOT of them over the years. I remember playing a lot of games (including the two shown above) with my family when I was a kid, but things get so busy and hectic when you get a bit older and have to deal with school and work and all of life's other little etceteras. I think I may have to institute a game night situation to try and get a little of that free-for-all fun back. The only games that I never really got were Yahtzee and Risk. I just never got what was fun with those games. Anyway, if anyone has any family game night ideas, let me know :)

On another note, a week ago Yahoo! Movies put up a list called 100 Movies to See Before You Die. It is an interesting collection of films. I’ve already seen some of the films, and may have to check out the rest. If you’re interested, the list can be found here: 100 Movies to See Before You Die. Let me know what you think of the list, or if you feel any film is more of a must see that the others :)