Wednesday, October 28, 2009
FB
Oh my god! im so obsessed with facebook, i almost forgot i didnt mention anything about the hula show. which, has been a ridiculously huge part of our lives for the last couple weeks. like... practice and rehearsals all the time!!!! hours and hours of rehearsing and costume making.
I was seriously up till odd hours of the night finishing costuming deadlines. yikes! it was crazy. the whole time, swearing (just like last year) that i would never do this again.
really people... for two weeks in a row it went like this.. sat practice 12-2 costume workshop 2-6 sunday rehearsal 1-5, wed class 5-7, (let me reiterate.. those are all times two) THENNNNNN dress rehearsal friday 4:30-9 , and then the big show...they had to be there at 10 in the morning, and we were there until 9! holy hell!!
anyways.. too many details.
what im trying to say here, is this is such a huge commitment its pure craziness. it all sounds fine and dandy in the beginning.
and then when your son starts puking the week before the big show, youre like.. fuck, i just spent $400 in costuming materials (along with hours of sewing and drilling, yes drilling). and my kid is gonna miss the show. OR.. just stand up there and stare into space.
he actually puked all over at dance class. thank god brandon brought them to that one. eek ! wow , my husband is amazing.
The show turned out to be incredible, and the kids were just amazing. the pics i have are from the dress rehearsal, and avery was soooo nervous to be on stage. once they did the run through and we grabbed him from backstage , he came out yelling..
"DID YOU SEE ME!!! I WAS ON THE STAGE!!! I WAS ON THE STAGE> I WAS ON THE STAGE"
I actually think he said it more than three times.
After the first show he was sooooooo proud of himself it was just too ridiculously cute. brandon and i were just glowing with hapiness. literally. tears in our eyes to see our little guy up there with a smile the size of .. oh i dont know.. huge!!!
I think it was such a huge accomplishment for him, and it was really great to have some positive attention for a change.
Ok, so here are my pics from the rehearsal. you cant take pics at the show or video. torture. blah!
I was seriously up till odd hours of the night finishing costuming deadlines. yikes! it was crazy. the whole time, swearing (just like last year) that i would never do this again.
really people... for two weeks in a row it went like this.. sat practice 12-2 costume workshop 2-6 sunday rehearsal 1-5, wed class 5-7, (let me reiterate.. those are all times two) THENNNNNN dress rehearsal friday 4:30-9 , and then the big show...they had to be there at 10 in the morning, and we were there until 9! holy hell!!
anyways.. too many details.
what im trying to say here, is this is such a huge commitment its pure craziness. it all sounds fine and dandy in the beginning.
and then when your son starts puking the week before the big show, youre like.. fuck, i just spent $400 in costuming materials (along with hours of sewing and drilling, yes drilling). and my kid is gonna miss the show. OR.. just stand up there and stare into space.
he actually puked all over at dance class. thank god brandon brought them to that one. eek ! wow , my husband is amazing.
The show turned out to be incredible, and the kids were just amazing. the pics i have are from the dress rehearsal, and avery was soooo nervous to be on stage. once they did the run through and we grabbed him from backstage , he came out yelling..
"DID YOU SEE ME!!! I WAS ON THE STAGE!!! I WAS ON THE STAGE> I WAS ON THE STAGE"
I actually think he said it more than three times.
After the first show he was sooooooo proud of himself it was just too ridiculously cute. brandon and i were just glowing with hapiness. literally. tears in our eyes to see our little guy up there with a smile the size of .. oh i dont know.. huge!!!
I think it was such a huge accomplishment for him, and it was really great to have some positive attention for a change.
Ok, so here are my pics from the rehearsal. you cant take pics at the show or video. torture. blah!
parade
remember the halloween parade at school? my daughter has been counting the days till the parade on her calendar.
its tomorrow.
today she has a raging fever.
please be almost gone in the morning so i can make her a nice motrin/tylenol cocktail and send her on her way to be with her little friend in the "ladybug club" they made.
oh! the cuteness.
speaking of the ladybug club, she wanted me to be a ladybug so bad, i told her they didnt make that costume in my size. ( i really didnt think they did) but, to my dismay, there it was in target! and she of course spotted it a mile away.
"LOOK MOMMY!!!! OH YAY!!! NOW YOU CAN BE A LADYBUG JUST LIKE ME!" - pumped.
ANd, i would totally love to be a ladybug for halloween, but its more like a polka dotted dress with a rufflebutt bottom & attanea. and its realllly short. even the adult large is tight and short. hello leggings!
i wanted to make her one with a big ol shell and wings and all. but she had loved the one she found and i pretended to be excited. and then i pretended to be excited again when she found the exact replica for me weeks later. (YAY)
I was, however , excited that my child wants to dress up the same with me. this probably wont happen for much longer.
and then i will cry.
so... i will rock my ladybug costume. and cherish these moments of trick or treating with my kids. cause these are the bestest days of my life. i just know it.
i did however get a little too excited about the shoes.. arent they the cutest!?
its tomorrow.
today she has a raging fever.
please be almost gone in the morning so i can make her a nice motrin/tylenol cocktail and send her on her way to be with her little friend in the "ladybug club" they made.
oh! the cuteness.
speaking of the ladybug club, she wanted me to be a ladybug so bad, i told her they didnt make that costume in my size. ( i really didnt think they did) but, to my dismay, there it was in target! and she of course spotted it a mile away.
"LOOK MOMMY!!!! OH YAY!!! NOW YOU CAN BE A LADYBUG JUST LIKE ME!" - pumped.
ANd, i would totally love to be a ladybug for halloween, but its more like a polka dotted dress with a rufflebutt bottom & attanea. and its realllly short. even the adult large is tight and short. hello leggings!
i wanted to make her one with a big ol shell and wings and all. but she had loved the one she found and i pretended to be excited. and then i pretended to be excited again when she found the exact replica for me weeks later. (YAY)
I was, however , excited that my child wants to dress up the same with me. this probably wont happen for much longer.
and then i will cry.
so... i will rock my ladybug costume. and cherish these moments of trick or treating with my kids. cause these are the bestest days of my life. i just know it.
i did however get a little too excited about the shoes.. arent they the cutest!?
well
i found out where all the normal people are. Livermore.
Yes, there are normal looking people there. with their normal kids, who dont look all perfect.
moms without designer bags.
there are houses with normal looking yards with crap on the lawn, in the driveways.
real life shit.
the kids have hip hop class now, just for a few weeks through the city with aden.
its good to get them together again. It seems harder and harder to do these days, and just being one town over makes such a difference. amazing.
anyhoooo. the class is also run by a gay boy. thats cool. he seems so super nice.
i like nice people.
at school, or.. actually around town in generall.
im so sick of people who arent nice. not that people arent mean. they are just not super nice.
I mean.. im friendly. Im like.. "HI!" and i have a smile on my face.
am i intimidating? is my smile unaproachable?
am i that good looking that all the moms hate me? (thats sarcasm)
am i too young?
am i too hippied out with my hairy legs? who pays attention to this shit? i think they do.
I dont really pay attention to much i guess. i forget peoples names. i dont really care.
i just want to say hello. be nice. thats all. lets just all chill. no, im not high.
seriously people. wheres the love??
Yes, there are normal looking people there. with their normal kids, who dont look all perfect.
moms without designer bags.
there are houses with normal looking yards with crap on the lawn, in the driveways.
real life shit.
the kids have hip hop class now, just for a few weeks through the city with aden.
its good to get them together again. It seems harder and harder to do these days, and just being one town over makes such a difference. amazing.
anyhoooo. the class is also run by a gay boy. thats cool. he seems so super nice.
i like nice people.
at school, or.. actually around town in generall.
im so sick of people who arent nice. not that people arent mean. they are just not super nice.
I mean.. im friendly. Im like.. "HI!" and i have a smile on my face.
am i intimidating? is my smile unaproachable?
am i that good looking that all the moms hate me? (thats sarcasm)
am i too young?
am i too hippied out with my hairy legs? who pays attention to this shit? i think they do.
I dont really pay attention to much i guess. i forget peoples names. i dont really care.
i just want to say hello. be nice. thats all. lets just all chill. no, im not high.
seriously people. wheres the love??
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
quake
today marks the 20th anniversary of the loma prieta quake of 89 .
i was chillin with my bro at the kitchen table.. and thanks to my school earthquake drills, jumped under the table and covered my head, yelling at everyone to do the same! lol!
my parents ran into the other room to hold up the fishtank. i was like .. "mom! dad! get in the doorway!!!"
where were you?
Thursday, October 15, 2009
yuck
i had a 24 hour flu, and it sucked. i couldnt stop barfing even when there was nothing left to barf up.
well.. today.. i had the pleasure of going to Yosemite to check out a cool spot for jessica to get married.
i dont think she was super into it.
but.. im gonna renew my 20 year vows there. so mark your calendars people.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
dang!
so, heres where im at in life, at the moment. it changes from minute to minute, but as of right now..
ok, so.. im trying not to swear as much.
Im busy . too busy. so busy that im ready to quit everything and soak life in.
now that juniper is in school all day, i really want to make time for the slow times.
i want my kids to have memories of just playing in the yard & selling lemonade.
i dont want to be become one of these main stream crazy people that are polluting my beautiful p-town. .. alas.. its slowly snuck in. the dance classes, the work, the DANCE CLASS the everything!!!
but, hey.. its a different world. takes so much to survive these days. and for the first time ever, in my life, im making money. and its nice.
how to find the balance... argggggg
the balance between making money and making snowflake upon snowflake out of coffee filters with my kids at the kitchen table.
so, i have a new computer AND a new camera. thank god. its about time. my workload has doubled, and my computer was overwhelmed to say the least. i have cut time in half with this new bad boy. and my cameras were just plain worn out.
I have this strange weird thing where I feel like Im super proud of myself for creating a photography business from a old model canon rebel and a mac mini with multiple knockoff hard drives and the slowest internet on the block.
which brings me to my next point.. ive upgraded my internet. wow! to think i didnt even have my very own internet or cell phone just 4 years ago...and yes, thats how long weve been in this house... i wont even get into that realization. Four years!!?? where the hell did they go? and how did I accumulate so much shit.
We have , like, REAL digital tv now. not that i even ever watch tv, but.. its really cool to have On demand for cartoons at least. i dont know how to use it though. that remote is out of control.
i feel like i just joined the human race. ha ha!
where i was going with this.. i have no idea.
anyways.. i took an awesome little trip up to the mountains this weekend. oh man. i cant tell you how lovely that was. my first ever trip to the cabin without brandon or the kids. we hiked big trees, went wine tasting, made lots of cocktails, played games, dress up , dance party. all in good company of people full of love, that i LOVE. i returned feeling rejuvinated (trees just have that affect on me) and ready to rock. a little adult time with friends is good for the soul.
Which brings me to another point.,...
the struggle im having with loosing so many people close to me to far off places.
Jeni's gone, daniel has been gone, cassie is moving back to hawaii, reina is gone.
and now.. i get a text today from the only friend i have met through school, that i LOVE to death is moving back to washington with her three beautiful kiddos. boooohoooooooooo . there goes my freaking morning coffee park playdate buddy. =( im gonna miss them.
i know, life is so rough for me. but.. hey.. everythings relative ok!??
much love to all of you out there .. to whoever is reading this.
time for a big ol glass of wine and a nice cozy night on the couch with matching camp connel bear pajamas (thank you pammy.)
OH, and i forgot to mention that 80% of my energy is used up a day by my insane son. who is quite a character, but a handful (and.. thats putting it very nicely) . what can I say? he IS my son. =) haha!
Ok, back to waiting for the rain (they keep checking every 5 minutes!) and making leaf imprints on paper with "naked crayons" =)
=)
man... life is so good when you slow down to enjoy it.
Monday, October 5, 2009
i skyped
with my jen jen today
its the first time ive ever done skype.
and its the first time ive seen her in over a month
it was craaaazzy. modern technology continues to blow my mind.
after my eyes cleared up a bit from the initial reaction of seeing her "face to face"
it was .. like.. um, ok. what now?
ha ha! we kinda sat and stared.
and then started to laugh and dance a little.
OH ME OH MY . OH HOW I MISS THEM.
its the first time ive ever done skype.
and its the first time ive seen her in over a month
it was craaaazzy. modern technology continues to blow my mind.
after my eyes cleared up a bit from the initial reaction of seeing her "face to face"
it was .. like.. um, ok. what now?
ha ha! we kinda sat and stared.
and then started to laugh and dance a little.
OH ME OH MY . OH HOW I MISS THEM.
auntie tara's house
click here> for pictures
do you know which is your dominant eye?? =)
and.. this is the day i dropped my $1200 lens on the ground. and . broke it.
OMG.
do you know which is your dominant eye?? =)
and.. this is the day i dropped my $1200 lens on the ground. and . broke it.
OMG.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
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