Shoes

Who woulda thought shoes would be a big deal.  But shoes are a big deal.

Now wait -- let me back up a bit.  Yes, to a child it is a big deal ... not only to pick out their favorite character or cool looking tennies...but to then be "faster" because you have new shoes on.  And of course, if you know me at all, you know I'm a shoe FREAK. Love them; can't have enough.   So - in that basic way, sure, shoes can be a big deal.

But I'm talking about something else.  I'm talking about having the boys pick out their shoes ... and barely having one still looking in the toddler section.  And having the discussion about whether we should get "tie" shoes or not.  (Everyone voted "no" this time - even though Kyle started out wanting them, because he wanted to learn to tie.)  The shoes that were "coolest" to everyone had no ties.

Then we come home...and everyone has to put on their new shoes and run all over the house to test just how fast they are.

And there it is.  Shoes that have gotten larger...and look more like BOY shoes than cute kid shoes.  Jack's are SO big ... it's so strange to see.  And it gets me.  These little kids are slipping away from me.  Wearing BIG shoes.   And growing up.  And it's a big deal.

So Much Going On....

1. I wanted to post about the wedding we went to. It was very untraditional...with some traditional mixed in. It was at the Boulevard Brewing company. On the way there, I was a bit concerned for my safety, but once I found it- - hidden behind some old buildings -- I was surprised to find a very nice place! It seemed bright shiny and new...and possibly a neat tourist attraction. (To tour the brewery.) The room was a big open area, with lots of round tables and a big bar. We went in, got some drinks and sat down at the big round tables. The wedding proceeded then -- up at the bar area. The groom came into the room to the Van Halen song "Hot for Teacher" ... which was actually very cool. (She was a teacher.) She came in to some song about birds and wings I'd never heard before, but it was very pretty. Her dress was GORGEOUS. It looked vintage ... kind of cream with embroidered roses in a light tan-ish or candlelight color. It looked like a wedding dress ... but seemed "antique" and was so pretty. The ceremony itself was quite short...traditional vows etc. One neat thing: a reading. Not your normal bible verse or poem -- it was an excerpt from "The Velveteen Rabbit." It was perfect and had lots of folks wiping tears. It was a very cool wedding .... it felt very "hip." I love all the different ways weddings can come together ... and have often thought being a wedding planner would be a fun job.

2. Croptastic Weekend
It was mostly just me and Dana...but we had a great time! And both of us got a LOT done. She did a bunch of page kits ... and I worked on an entire album of our cruise to Cabo in 2006. I only have two more layouts to do in that album - and it will be COMPLETE! I'll take a couple pics of some of the layouts and add them to my slide show. It felt real good to get so much done.
We watched a couple "dud" movies ... but probably good to watch while scrapping - because you didn't have to give them your full attention. Oh -- and Lisa did come by and scrap for awhile! It was good to hang with her....even for a short time. Anna CLAIMED to have hurt her finger, and ended up not coming. (ha ha).

3. The concert ... separate blog.

4. Soccer has been cancelled for the weekend ... so I'm looking forward to a weekend of NOTHING planned! Karlyn: I'll be sending you that email I promised!

Bring on the weekend!

Busy Week!

It's been a busy, busy week ... and I have so much to post about!

Be sure to come back to see my pictures from the Keith Urban/Carrie Underwood concert ... it was FABULOUS!!!!

Argh!

I'm sooooo swamped.
But I can take a quick second for a funny:
Today I was putting on brown tights .... and Nick ... my little shadow who is always whereever I am is watching .. and he says:
"Momma, I really like your sock pants."

hahahahahaahahahaaaa......I guess that makes sense!

Busy!

Yes -- I DID have a croptastic weekend!
But I'm too busy at the moment to blog about it ... but I will!

The Five:
1. Crampy
2. Tired
3. Cold
4. Happy that Monday FLEW by today.
5. Pleased with myself - for some relationships I worked on at work today.

Wishes:
1. We had new sheets.
2. I could take a day off for PMS
3. I had a scrap room. *sigh*
4. Winter would go AWAY.
5. I could safely pack away my winter clothes.

Let the Cropping Begin!

dcLast night's wedding was very neat -- very "hip." I'll have to blog about that later.

But now, it's time to call Dana and get our crop on!

Last night I was up until 2:00am doing stuff around the house and watching Steel Magnolias. Good gosh -- I've seen it a million times and still bawled like a baby. Oh yeah, I started crying BEFORE the crying parts because I knew they were coming! Sheesh!

Ok ... enough typing, I'm keeping Dana waiting!

Wooooohoooooo -- let's hope I can update my slide show with LOTS of new pages this weekend!