For a laugh.... Velvet Mitt

I have mentioned, just a few times, my neighbor Alyse. She is the incredible gal who lives 3 houses down, is truly my kindred neighbor, also my interior decorator, possibly a co-wedding planner for Mica's wedding, my emergency contact for the kids, mother of my kids best friends, fellow "period film" enthusiast, a determined and creatively inteligent mind, among other things. That's just to set the stage for this whole story.

So she and her husband, Eddie, (he happens to LOVE our little Eddie and they are two of the few people our Eddie likes), they are, shall we say, quite humorous people, sometimes in a subtle way, sometimes, not so subtle.

For Christmas, Alyse tells Eddie that all she wants is a Velvet painting of Mitt Romney, she simply can't think of anything better in this life, than a velvet Mitt to place in a prominent location of her home. If you had any idea what her home looks like, just know she is a professional decorator, and gets paid quite a lot to decorate and stage the "rich folk's" homes. That is what makes this whole comment funny.

So Christmas morning, Alyse calls me in hysterics, (laughter actually), and sends me to this website her husband created. http://www.velvetmitt.com/ He honestly commissioned the first Velvet painting of Mitt Romney, and a Channel 2 News crew are coming this friday for it's arrival. Another thing to add to the comedy of it all, she is not a die-hard Romney fan in the least bit, even though the site makes her seem like it, she is not even a Republican! :)

I absolutely LOVE having her as a neighbor, we are so fortunate to be surrounded by awesome people, this is not a dull street is any way. :) Check out her site, I sure enjoy it, and feel very honored to soon be in such close proximity to this truly historical portrait. :)


oh...and for the record, we like Barak Obama in 2008.