Wordless Wednesday

Prom 2011

"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing hours with flying feet." ~ George Gordon, Lord Byron, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

So T had a wonderful time at Prom! The weather was amazing, she looked amazing, her friends all looked amazing. Basically, it was amazing! Ha ha! She was thrilled with her hair and was so happy with the way the whole look turned out. It was exactly as she planned it. The girl knows what she wants! It was wonderful to see all the kids looking so grown up.

"A good snapshot stops a moment from running away." ~ Eudora Welty

Great Ending to a Great Week !!!

So Prom day has finally arrived! Yay! Love seeing all the kids cleaned up and looking so grown up!

I love, love, love T's gown and can't wait to see how everything comes together. Her dress is spectacular and everyone in the shop stopped and stared when she came out of the dressing room. Several girls told her "that's your dress and you're crazy if you don't buy it." She originally tried the dress on in white (size 0) but didn't like the way it fit across her (non-existent) hips so she went with the size 2 in light blue. It was definitely one of those "a-ha" moments. We both looked at each other and said, "this is the one."

I haven't seen the whole package yet . . . the hair, the nails, the shoes, the gown, the make-up. I saw the dress and the shoes before alterations but haven't seen it all together (T had a lot of the train cut off her dress and she had some strap adjustments as well). She had her hair cut a couple of weeks ago and at that time they experimented with a couple of possible hairstyles for tonight. She's still so tan from the beach so she'll look like a total Barbie doll tonight. She'll have a good time tonight w/ her friend Jay and her group is a really nice bunch of kids that have been to the house several times. The weather looks like it's going to be great for photos. T's nice and relaxed and is having lunch w/ a couple of girl friends after school today before her hair & nail appointments.

Although today is all about Prom, this week was all about lacrosse. I sat at 5 different lacrosse games this week and boy is my ass tired! Tuesday the boys JV and Varsity played Mountain Brook, Wednesday KJ and T both had their first games of the season (KJ played Mountain Brook and T played John Carroll). Thursday the boys JV and Varsity played John Carroll but I went to KJ's game vs. Berry. Lot of highs and lows this week . . . on the one hand, I think the girls Varsity team is going to be very good (they stomped JC 19 to 4 --something like that; T had a couple of goals and assistants and unbelievably, not a SINGLE yellow card!! Whoo hoo!). This is definitely going to be a rebuilding year for the boys. There have been some issues this year w/ several of the kids that resulted in suspensions and it's just a really young, in-experienced squad to begin with. This is the first year our side of town has had a middle school girls team and the rainy spring kept practices to the bare minimum. They lost both games this week but definitely did extremely well all things considered. Some of the girls had never seen a game before, never held a stick in their hands and had no idea about offense or defense or where they needed to be on the field. They are a very sweet group of girls and are very kind to KJ (she's the only 5th grader on the squad). They all run out to the middle of the field and jump on her after each game even though they've lost.

Happy Anniversary

"Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night." – Marian Wright Edelman

Today was my one-year anniversary at work. I am so incredibly blessed to work with such an incredibly talented, warm, caring group of people. They made me feel very special today and treated me to my favorite salad from the restaurant and everyone signed a thoughtful card. My two best buds surprised me with my favorite scented candle and a super sweet card.

“My life is like a stroll on the beach...as near to the edge as I can go.”
--Thoreau

Back from quite possibly one of the best vacations ever. The weather was amazing, I loved our condo, the girls were awesome (KJ brought a friend and they got along incredibly!) and I basically vegetated on the beach for a week. My Nook was loaded and it was wonderful not having to be anywhere at any specific time. No lacrosse, no volleyball, no school. Nothing! We slept in, ate whenever/whatever we felt like, laid on the beach for hours and hours, played in the water, played in the sand, played in the pool and got together with friends a couple of times. We all came back with a tan and even saw some dolphins a couple of mornings. Just awesome!

“I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.”
-- T. S. Eliot

"Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together; Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder. " -- Jonathan Swift

Crazy, crazy weather we're having! Last night's storm was so nice. I was SO cozy this morning and did not want to get out of bed. We've lived here almost 12 years and this morning was the first time I had ever seen flooding on one of the local roads I travel on every day.

T is supposed to have her first game tonight. If this weather keeps up, all the fields will be under water and no one will get any games in. Champ has the turf field tonight so he might be able to move the girls game there. Last night we had our Bnettes member/parent meeting. Some new faces. Good news is our bill this year is a little less since she won't need a new orange sparkly or silver jacket or game day clothes (the decision is out on her boots . . . I think they're nasty and she needs a new pair; she thinks they're fine). Bad news is they've added a couple of items to the shopping list . . . a new game day shirt (they wear them to school w/ spandex dance pants), a new dance bag and the girls are also getting some type of jerseys. It also sounds like this year's band director is mixing things up a bit with the half-time show. It's all good!

Laissez les bons temps rouler !!!

Mardi Gras kind of snuck up on me this year.

For some reason I thought it was next Tuesday and didn't decorate or send KJ to school with any beads today. Yikes!

One of the guys brought in King Cake from Edgars and a bunch of beads for everyone and decorated his door (yes, he's from New Orleans).