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December 11, 2016

Breakfast was a blueberry muffin and a latte.  I'd like to thank Past Alyssa for snagging a box of Betty Crocker Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix, and to my Current Husband for making them while I was in bed.  Score!

 We went to my in-laws for lunch to decorate the Christmas tree, and I had a small bowl of chili and some Velveeta shells & cheese.  In addition, I had some vegetables, because if you invite me over to your house, I will show up with some veggies and dip.  

 I also had some water and hot green tea, because everyone else was drinking coffee, and I can only have one cup before I get jittery.
I made this for a thing at work last week.
It's an owl.
For exercise, I did 90 minutes of yoga, including holding the dreaded Pigeon Pose for 7 minutes.  Help me, Buddha!  
This was my view during yoga today.  Namaste and whatnot.
Dinner was shrimp with rice and corn and bread, plus a little piece of chocolate and some more hot tea.  Because carbs are delicious.

The Nobel prizes were awarded this weekend, which means: TIARA-FEST!  Here's what was going on tonight...  Princess Madeleine wore this dress that was apparently run over by a car, with her usual tiara.  YAWN.

Queen Silvia wore her Party Antlers tiara (just kidding, it's called the Nine Prong Tiara, and affectionately shortened to "The Pronger," by people like me that watch this stuff).  And what does one wear with Diamond Party Antlers?  Red, of course.


Tywin Lannister stopped by.  Sure, why not?


I believe that this was Princess Sophia's first Nobel weekend since she married the prince.
As such, they gave her the ugliest tiara to wear: the Four Button, aka "The Jeep Lights."
It's okay Sophia, it doesn't look good on anyone.  But you didn't have to wear this Golden Girls dress.  That's on you, girl.

Victoria looks amazing in this gown, and I LOVE that she wore her dearly departed Aunt Lillian's Laurel Wreath Tiara.  I don't even care that this thing sits too high up, although I would like for her to modify it, when she has time. Make a note, Victoria.

Yesterday's actual Nobel Awards tiaras and dresses were...something.  Queen Silvia wore ALLLLLLL the sequins, which I just can't get behind.  You've got all these lovely sapphires, and then you dress up like a drag queen in a judge's robe?  Stop it, Silvia.  Stop it RIGHT NOW.

Sophia wore a silk green straight jacket, and I'll give her points for the color and fabric.
Again, because they're making her wear the worst tiaras, she gets the Steel Cut Bandeau, aka "The Shark Jaw Tiara."  I would like for her to know that she's allowed to do more with her hair than part it down the middle.  Like, maybe a side part.  Or pulled straight back.  Or a ponytail.  Or whatever.

Madeleine gets my vote for #1 Outfit for wearing a pink floofy dress with a giant train, because it makes six year old Alyssa very happy.  Mads knows how to do the whole "I'm a Princess!" thing.  She also wore the Connaught Tiara, which the internet likes, but I think it looks like barbed wire.  (It's still better than the Party Antlers, Jeep Headlights, or Shark Jaw.)

Victoria wore a lovely bespoke H&M gown, which I adore except for whatever it happening with her right shoulder.  She also wore the Steel Cut Tiara, of which I'm a fan.

Here's the Steel Cut Tiara up close (on a different occasion) so you can appreciate it and all of its steel cut beauty.



So what do YOU think?  Is Madeleine's dress the best?  Does Victoria win in the Tiara Category?  Did Silvia, in fact, steal her sparkly robe from an actual drag queen?

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