Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder ENGAGED??

Eddie Vedder? In a TUXEDO?

Awwww yeeeaaah.

Eddie and fiancee` (!) Jill.

Oh. Mah. Gah. Eddie Vedder has finally proposed to his stunning girlfriend (and mother of their two daughters), model, Jill McCormick.

via Spinner.com

  

Eddie Vedder and his longtime girlfriend, Jill McCormick, are engaged. According to E! Online, the Pearl Jam frontman popped the question to his model companion on Friday night in Washington D.C.

Vedder, 44, and McCormick, 32, already have two daughters: Olivia, 5, and Harper Moon, 15 months. The couple was in the nation's capitol last weekend for Vedder's appearance at Sunday's Kennedy Center Honors gala where he paid tribute to Bruce Springsteen.

Of course I've seen Pearl Jam three times in concert (Hunter will never forgive me, because he didn't get to go to any of those shows. Sorry, dude.) One of the shows was at the tiny Moore Theatre on 2nd Avenue in Seattle (where else?). I went out to the mailbox, and found two free tickets in an un-marked envelope. It was a gift from the Pearl Jam Fan Club (The Ten Club). To be completely blunt, I flipped the fuck OUT. This was in 1994, y'all. In motherfucking SEATTLE.  Seriously???? Gosh, I'm getting wigged out just thinking about it now. Sorry about the cussing, but come ON. You woulda freaked out, too and you bloody well know it.

So, here's my favorite Pearl Jam song, Black.

All of the beauty and

none of the angst. 

Congratulations, Eddie and Jill....

Hey, anyone else out there with some awesome Pearl Jam stories?

The Bolshoi Ballet's Performance of The Nutcracker - Pas de Deux

Gorgeous!

Ahhhh....my favorite piece by Tchaikovsky--the Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker.  My beautiful grandmother Mimi (as I called her), Babe was a dancer and ballet teacher and would play this for me when I was very small. She taught me various steps and this particular piece is so haunting and reminds me of her.

Stephen and I have seen The Nutcracker several times together and will see it again this month. My wonderful friend Cyndy's granddaughter, Taylor is a Toy Soldier this year in her ballet company's production. Last year, she was the Teddy Bear. 

Darling Taylor, last year as

The Teddy Bear

Taylor and me, December 2008

Taylor's mom Katey has always been my "honorary daughter". When Alex was 4, she was Alex's first overnight guest. (Katey is 3 years older than my boy. They laughed and fought all night.) Then when Hunter was born, she'd come spend the weekend with us and help me with the chubby baby. 

I'm clearly taking the stroll down memory lane here. One of the funniest times Cyndy and I had shopping, was with 4 year old Alex and 7 year old Katey. They were in utter hysterics walking through the lingerie department, then later got into a slap-fight inside one of the round racks of womens clothing. Meeeeeeh-mories.

Those SpongeBob teeth HURT.

Sometimes I miss those days...oh, and Felix BIT me on the arm today. Yet another Mr. Perfect has been knocked down a few pegs. (Dayna put him in a screaming-bloody-murder-10 second-time-out.

The Baby Felix Honeymoon is ovah...even though I laughed a little when he bit me. Oh, he'll always be Mr. Perfect to us...

Oh, and DON'T anyone lecture me by saying "Now, listen. You need to NIP that behavior in the BUD. NIP IT."  Can't you just hear  Barney Fife saying that?