I was invited to the #ABCTVEvent. Costs and expenses for my trip were covered. All opinions expressed are my own.

One show that I know many of you watch is Grey’s Anatomy. This show is so good that it is in it’s tenth season. Last month I was able to visit the ABC Studios where Grey’s Anatomy is filmed. Ever since I have been taking classes I have been out of the loop on the show, but being on the set has me watching the past episodes to catch up!

When we arrived at the studios for our tour, we didn’t didn’t get a tour by an employee of the studios, our tour guide was the one and only Jessica Capshaw that plays Dr. Arizona Robbins. This made the tour even all the more special and memorable.

On the tour Jessica showed us around the set where we were able to walk the hallways and see the famous stairs that you probably have seen several times if you watch the show.

I also got to take a personal look at the famous “Dream House” of Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd. I got some cool photos for you Grey’s Anatomy fans so be sure to keep reading…

Here is a picture of me posing on the stairs that I just had to have.

(photo credit: Mommy’s Busy)

Our first stop on our tour was Dr. Meredith Grey and Dr. Derek Shepherd’s “Dream House”. Here is a picture in the kitchen that I had to take a picture because I thought it was great. It reminded me of my own fridge with the photos and drawings except mine doesn’t have a fancy see through window.

Next picture is the couch in the “Dream House” that I was tempted to sit on. I should have took a #selfie!

Here is another picture where you can see some of the toys and other props. What caught my eye was the little treehouse toy. We had one for years and just donated it last month.

And the liquor props in the “Dream House” on display.

While I was in the master bedroom of the house I passed the post-it note with Meredith and Derek’s wedding vows from Episode 24 on Season 5 and I had to take a picture.

I think Patrick Dempsey is really cute… I think he is one of the reasons for me originally watching the show years ago. I had to take a picture of this picture prop.

This was just part of my our to the set of Grey’s Anatomy. We also got to sit down and talk with Props Master Angela Whiting, Costume Designer Mimi Melgaard and even Sarah Drew who plays Dr. April Kepner. I LOVED being able to sit down at a table and talk with Sarah who stars in Moms Night Out coming May 9.

Stay tuned for for Part Two of my trip to the set of Grey’s Anatomy where I am going to share some pictures of more props you will want to see and the inside scoop from Angela Whiting, Mimi Melgaard and Sarah Drew.

ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy airs TONIGHT at 9|8c.

You can also currently watch 214 episodes on HuluPlus.

I was invited to the #CaptainAmericaEvent. Costs and expenses for my trip were covered by Disney but all opinions expressed are my own.

I have truly become a big time Captain America fan this last month. After meeting with the some of the cast last month to do interviews, watching a screening and even meeting with the producer and directors, Captain America has a special place in my heart. Just this morning I was shopping for some groceries and seen the clerk at the store with a Batman tshirt on. I walked by her, unzipped my sweatshirt to reveal my Captain America T-shirt. My husband asked why I did I do that. I advised him that Captain America can out beat Batman any day.

While I was on my trip last month to Los Angeles we were also able to grab Sebastian Stan who plays the Winter Soldier in Captain America: The Winter Soldier for a quick interview. For those that haven’t followed along, the Winter Soldier is Captain America’s RIVAL and more. I don’t want to give any spoilers because I want to encourage you to see the movie. Even if you are not a superhero fan, watch the first Captain America movie and see if you like it. Then you will then know if you want to watch the next one that is even BETTER.

Here are some of the great questions we were able to ask Sebastian Stan about his role as the Winter Soldier.

What was your reaction when you found out that you were coming back as a soldier?

Sebastian Stan – I was just saying I always played that moment in my head over and over again, that when I was gunna get that phone call no matter where I was at the time I was probably thinking I was gunna be somewhere in New York you know on a crowded street regardless I was gunna scream and I was just gunna have this big reaction. And um, it’s actually the opposite. I just sort of was quiet and still and was trying to replay the conversation in my head and was just really excited. I mean for me it’d really been two years of sort of not knowing what was gunna happen next.

Talking about the outfit, the training for your part and then working with your metal arm in the movie, was that difficult at all?

Sebastian Stan – Yes the training is really hard for me I mean I was never really used to that type of training before. Some of the diet and the working out that was happening six months before we started shooting was really difficult at times. And then you’re learning to fight it’s basically just like going to dance class. I mean with the person and the thing is you just have to have patience, and it’s really hard, you might get it quickly and you’re excited, you see the stunt guys are just, you know, phenomenal and you just wanna jump in and do it but the whole thing has to be so planned out and detailed, and you can’t have a lot of room for errors because people can get hurt. So, just practicing that and repeating that everyday for about two to three months I’d say was hard, but the results were always very gratifying.

Some of the action sequences that you were a part of, was there one piece that you were just like enjoyed doing?

Sebastian Stan – Well, any of the fighting stuff, once we had it down and we were in the costumes…, any of the stuff that was shot outside which was in Cleveland I mean was really exciting because there was no CGI green screen, I mean it was literally long sequences that all the car explosions, people sort of falling and being shot and then us jumping into that one on one combat—combat, that was all really fun because um, again it was really all happening around you so it’s – and you don’t often get that when you work on these big movies, you always have to deal with the green screen.

What was your most memorable moment while filming?

Sebastian Stan – Probably just any of the stuff that I had with Robert Redford was pretty memorable. That’s where I really remember sort of telling myself you know just like be here, be present, you know, take him in, you know, on and off set, you know. On set it was like suddenly I was in a situation where the whole reason for me going to acting school and everything was sort of here I was with this man and he was being very generous as an actor with me even though he’s obviously who he is. And then off set sort of just wanting to kind of like see if there was anything I could pick his brain about in terms of like people he’s worked with or um, so that was pretty special.

What is your favorite scene to see on the big screen?

I just thought this movie was so different in terms of just um, it felt just so much more realistic in our world than some of the other movies in my opinion. I, you know, and I enjoyed the other movies just as much, but um, I think any of the car chases are really great I felt, that was pretty cool. That whole sequence with Nick Fury um, the one with the Winter Soldier also, those were great sequences. Um, yeah.

These were just some of my favorite questions that we were able to ask. I left out some of the others that might have some spoilers in them. To find out the other fun questions we were able to ask Sebastian Stan, follow the #CaptainAmericaEvent on Twitter for lots of Captain America: The Winter Soldier updates.

To learn more about Sebastian Stan as the Winter Soldier, check out this video below (beware of spoilers):

Captain America fans, be sure to:

• Like Captain America on Facebook: facebook.com/captainamericamovie
• Follow Captain America on Twitter: twitter.com/CaptainAmerica
• Find Captain America photos on Tumblr: tumblr.com/tagged/captain-america

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER is playing in theaters NOW!

I was invited to the #CaptainAmericaEvent. Costs and expenses for my trip were covered by Disney but all opinions expressed are my own.

For those that love the superheros films and comics, it is really exciting when there is a female superhero that is brought into the mix. When I was young it was Wonder Woman who was popular. Black Widow existed but was a villian type character from Mystic Comics, Marvel’s 1930-1940s predecessor that I was unfamiliar with. I think what made Wonder Woman so popular was all her pretty costumes.

Move over Wonder Woman! Now we have Scarlett Johnansson who plays Natalia “Natasha” Alianovna Romanova, the first character to take on the Black Widow codename in the modern mainstream Marvel Comics today. Scarlett Johansson is not only amazing in the movies, she is also just as amazing in person.

Last month when I attended the Captain America Press Junket, we had the opportunity to interview Scarlett Johansson. We asked her questions about her character in Captain America, the stunts she had to perform and even about the costume she had to wear.

About the Black Widow character:

Natasha Romanoff, code name Black Widow, is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Introduced in Iron Man 2, she assessed the suitability of Tony Stark for the Avenger Initiative. The report she filed with S.H.I.E.L.D. found that Stark was unsuitable for it but the Iron Man armor would be beneficial to the Initiative. She is a founding member of the Avengers and the only female founder of the group.

Though she has no superhuman powers, the Black Widow is an expert martial artist with a competent scientific mind and interrogational skills. (Source: Wikia)

From the moment that Scarlett walked into the room, she was energetic and so eager to answer our questions. It was a really neat experience being able to interview and take a picture of one of the popular female superheros, especially Black Widow that will be starring in Captain America: The Winter Soldier in theaters TOMORROW!

Hit play below to listen to our interview with Scarlett Johansson “Black Widow” during the Captain America Press Junket (#CaptainAmericaEvent) last month and find out what she has to say about her role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

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Captain America fans, be sure to:

• Like Captain America on Facebook: facebook.com/captainamericamovie
• Follow Captain America on Twitter: twitter.com/CaptainAmerica
• Find Captain America photos on Tumblr: tumblr.com/tagged/captain-america

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER releases in theaters everywhere on April 4th!