Self Portrait

Yesterday the girls all dressed up a bit to go to the movie. I have a scarf of my Nana's that I had been afraid to wear because I think I look silly in scarves. I found a great shirt and had wanted to dress it up a bit. I couldn't find anything at the store and remembered the scarf sitting in the closet. I decided they were perfect together and what better to wear to Sex and the City than a fabulous vintage piece. I think it turned out looking okay and decided to take a picture of myself. Hilarity ensued and I only got one semi usable shot. Hope you like it.

SATC GNO

Is that enough acronyms for you?
The countdown has begun in less than 12 hours we will be seeing Sex And The City. Yay, Yay, YAY!!! Carly, Jen and I are hitting the town!! Watch out.

I Did...

- Not throw up.
- Not hit anyone with my cane.
- Not forget the steps.
- Not fall of the stage.
- Tap Dance!

Welcome Back

There were a few of us doing our first recital in a number of years. One of those was Kris my sister. Kaitlyn just couldn't get past the fact that Kris and I refer to ourselves as sisters and usually drop the in-law part. We explained that few people are as lucky as us to get someone that just fits. It is something I am even more grateful for now. Unfortunately I seem to be living on both sides of this one. So Kris and Danny thanks for being there and being as much a sister and brother as one could ask for.

Always Time For Twirling

Nerves

As my sister mentioned on her blog this weekend both Aubs and I are in a dance recital. It has been a number of years, thirteen to be exact, since I last danced in a recital. We are eating a dinner of comfort food and will be trying to go to bed early. I will take tons of pictures tomorrow or Monday. I hope everyone has a great Memorial Day.

New Fun Game

Jenny came up with a new fun game today. Here are the rules: Go to ebay and type in New Kids On The Block.

It makes for a fun trip down memory lane. I am not responsible for the resulting stomachache from laughing or sore throat that may result from your screaming.

Mission Accomplished

As usual I set of to do a simple task. I had to alter my tap costume. Then I realized that I only had one chance with the costume and hadn't used a sewing machine since sewing class in seventh grade. I realized that I should probably try to sew something else first. I bought a one seam project and made Aubs a little sun dress. Once I figured out that I could use the machine without a problem, I started on my costume. I managed to get the elastic into the costume and no longer have the droopy drawer syndrome. By droopy I mean falling off my bum. After watching Aubrey be so proud and happy to have a dress made just for her I decided to be adventurous and try a dress from a pattern. The picture above is the final result. It took a little while longer than I thought and I realized that the Simplicity 123 patterns are not necessary a beginner easy pattern but I made it through.

Welcome to Blogland

Please join me in welcoming Helen and Co. to Blogland. The link is in the sidebar under Hassels.

Happy Late Mother's Day Or Why Am I Still Awake?

We have had a very eventful weekend. While out and about yesterday I decided that it was time to paint Aubs' room. She now lives in a Perfectly Pink Princess room. It is definitely pink. She picked out the color herself. My Mother's Day gift to myself was letting go. It is so hard to realize that she is now a little girl not so much the baby whose ideas I can help go my way. She wanted pink she got pink. I also finally let her sleep on the top bunk. That was a huge move for me, I didn't even sleep on the floor in her room just in case.

We did not go to Disney this year as is our normal tradition because the weather report called for rain. It did not rain but that is okay because I used my Disney Cookbook to make the Cheddar Cheese Soup. We had our favorite Disney meal in the comfort of our home, no lines or over 90 degree heat!

I have tons of pictures from our adventure and I promise to post them soon.

FYI

This can go under things you learn if you stay up to late. The version of RENT that they play on regular TV even after midnight is missing a lot of words.

An Invitation and An Aubs Story

What: Disney's Race For The Taste 10k (6.2 mi) and Picnic
When: October 12, 2008
Where: Epcot Center and Hollywood Studios.

Any takers? You get a collectors Pilsner glass since it is a part of the Food and Wine Festival. They also feed you at the end. If you are not up for running you can buy picnic only tickets. I will also be celebrating the fact that 10 years ago on that same day I started working at FAO Schwarz.

For the kiddos out there they are also having a kids race. I promised Aubs that the next race I do she can run the kids events. She heard me talking to Shawn about it on the phone and had a few questions for me when I was done. First was "Well what are we going to dress up as?" The poor kid thinks you have to dress up for races now since I had a costume for mine. We came up with the idea to run in Chef Hats and Aprons. I can always pin my bib to the apron and the chef hat is just plain fun.

Second was "Do they make treadmills for kids? I would like to train next to you so I should have a treadmill so I can be healthy too." Any help with this one would be greatly appreciated. Do they still make these? We had them at FAO but that was a long time ago.
Update:I should have known Target sells them.

The Thing About Today.

Is that I achieved a goal I had set when I was over 9 months pregnant with Aubs. In order to take my mind of the fact that I was nearly a week over due Shawn took me to Downtown Disney to walk around and wait for the doctor to call with my induction appointment. I saw all of these people wearing their 1/2 and marathon medals. I waddled over to Shawn and said "One day I want one of those." I decided right there that I would run/walk one of the Disney Endurance Series Races. So besides realizing that I am much stronger than I thought, and that the support of good friends means everything, I achieved a goal 5 years in the making.

Ready to line up!

Off We GO!

About five minutes after this picture I tried to get everyone to let me go back to the car. I completely freaked out and thought I shouldn't do it. Then I went a bit further and Jessica said that if I didn't finish this one she would make me run the 1/2 marathon. While now I think a 1/2 marathon is doable at that point it seemed pretty darn ridiculous.

Almost There

Shawn got up at 4 AM with me and stood near the finish line with a sign that Aubs made for me. It said GO MOM RUN.

The Girls

I couldn't have done this with out these two. Literally. They made me keep going when I wanted to stop in the first 1/2 mile.

I did it!

I Think...

...My new favorite accessory is my finisher's medal.

I must go shower and rest but I promise pictures later.

Off To The Races

Well, here I go. I will be leaving soon for the 15K. I am a bit nervous but that may be more due to the fact I am leaving my house dressed like Minnie Mouse! I will post more later.