It's the Weekend!

I ordered Season 1 of Downton Abbey.  I LOVE that show. (Sidebar: if you have never seen this wonderful PBS show, I suggest you come over to your daughter's house and watch it with her!)  Dame Maggie Smith's character has t-h-e  b-e-s-t  lines ever.  Some of the time I can't understand what all is being said.  Now that I own the DVD I can set up the subtitles and hear/see those wonderful zingers!  Yesterday I was reacquainted with one of them.  Matthew was just finding out he was heir to Downton.  He and his mum were invited to the castle to meet everyone and especially the first-born daughter, Mary.  Matthew was talking about himself and what he does (lawyer) and how he looks forward to the weekends.  Dowager Countess (Smith) in her proper stiff English accent looks around and asks "What is a weekend?"  Priceless!

Okay I watch loads of TV, but last night on the season's finale of Suits (another great show on USA) the protagonist is talking to an English lawyer and calls him "Downton."  Later the Englishman tells the protagonist I bought Downton Abbey and plan to watch it on the plane all the way back to England.

Everyone seems to be talking, writing, tweeting, posting about Downton Abbey.  It's the rage (thankfully we have something to fill in the void of Harry Potter that isn't associated with vampires....I mean really!?!).  On Sunday I'm having a tea party for the little girls at the church.  Their mums and grandmums are invited.  I'm making heart-shaped cream cheese and cucumber sandwiches (sans crusts- How vulgar), purchasing Milano chocolatey cookies, and even Hubby and Boy are getting into the act serving as Butler Carson and Footman Alfred!  Hubby is really getting into his character-- plans to pull out the tux!  But Boy is not happy and has already started chapter 1 of his "Mommy Dearest" memoirs.

I have promised Boy it will be our last party for a while here.  He is getting tired of his home being invaded and quite frankly I'm tired of cleaning up!  I think I've mentioned housekeeping is not my forte.

Have a great weekend, Grainiacs (I'm assuming you know what a weekend is unlike the dowager Countess!) and keep up the good work taking off those 5 pounds.  We can do it!