Please join me in welcoming the NEWEST addition to our little family ;)

Princess Charlize Caprissia … But you can call her Charli.

We have been gifted with a beautiful 6 week old golden retriever puppy. My girl tribe + 1 boy are in puppy heaven. Me? I might be a little insane, but I’ve been reassured over and over and over, that they are completely ready for the responsibilities that come with said puppy.. <gulp> Plus I think I caved because I’ve really been wanting a running partner ;) PLUS, she is so dang cute.. How do you say no that face?? Seriously? How??

I was tagged with this today and thought for ONCE I’d actually play along ;)

Maybe I am feeling nostalgic, let’s reminisce…

IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR DID YOU…
1. Date anyone from your high school?
Yes

2. Did you marry someone from your high school?
Yes

3. Did you car pool to school?
Walked some Drove Some :) Bummed lots of rides too.

4. What kind of car did you have?
1984 Honda Civic

5. What kind of car do you have now?
2008 Subaru Tribeca

6. It is Friday night now…
Let’s go out dancing :)

7. It is Friday night then..
Let’s go out dancing :)

8. What kind of job did you have in high school?
Waitress for the tips and meeting cute guys; Clothing store for the amazing discount on cool clothes..

9. What kind of job do you do now?
Graphic Designer, Photographer, Mother extraordinaire

10. Were you a party animal?
Yeah, I was a little ;)

11. Were you considered a flirt?
Yep, I was that too.

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Choir :) and Drama Geek

13. Were you a nerd?
Hell no! Geek, maybe ;)

14. Did you get suspended or expelled?
Nope, but only because I never got caught ;)

15. Can you sing the fight song?
Unfortunately, I can .. Dear Ol’ Davis High School; We’ll fight for you.. (damn)
16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?
Mr. Larsen and Mr. Spencer; Both hotties, Both English.

17. Where did you sit during lunch?
We always went out for lunch, or we’d go home for lunch, and then forget to come back ;)
18. What was your school’s full name?
Davis High School
19. When did you graduate?
1994

20. What was your school mascot?
The Darts

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
Probably So.. But I would certainly make more trouble the second time around ;)

22. Did you have fun at Prom?
YES! Enough Said.

23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?
I went to 4 Proms :) Because I dated guys from more than one high school. Married one of them, and yes. We are actually still talking ;)

24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?
HELL NO. Hard Pass.

25. Do you still talk to people from school?
YES :) The people I care about, we are still very close.

26. School Colors?
Brown and Gold (YUCK)

27. What celebrities came from your high school?
Um.. Just me ;)

This photo was almost not possible today..

We had someone break into our house yesterday. I had left the garage door open the night before until about 9PM with my purse in the car and it unlocked. Someone helped themselves to about $80 from my purse, however, they didn’t touch any of my credit cards, my checkbook, my TWO iPods sitting in the front seat. I didn’t even realize anything had happened until yesterday morning when I took the girls to get their ‘Twinkle Toes’.  I went to pay for them and realized that someone had stolen all the money out of my purse.

I figured it was probably a neighbor kid. Since they didn’t take anything else..

Well, when we got home, we realized that someone had broken in our house. They probably took the spare house key out of my car and waited for us to leave.. They had gathered up piles of things they were going to take, my golf clubs, our wii/wii fit, video games. I am not sure what deterred them.. Maybe we came home too soon, and they didn’t get to finish? Maybe it was neighbor kids and they chickened out.. I DON’T KNOW..

But I counted it as a MIRACLE>

First, they only took the money out of my purse..

Second, thousands of dollars worth of Camera and Lens equipment was UNTOUCHED. OMG. Camera and Lens equipment that I am NOT in a position to be able to replace right now if stolen, equipment that I haven’t insured again since my divorce.. I wanted to cry. From relief, from the violation of SOMEONE actually being in our house.. If it had been someone more seasoned in burglery, I may be singing a different tune today.

The break in REALLY freaked the girls out. Even though we didn’t actually lose any of our things. The fact that someone was in our house, a ‘bad person’; the images of the piles of things that they had gathered around our house.. It was scary. Brenna’s room is downstairs and I know it will be quite awhile before she is ready to sleep down there alone again.. It made them feel better that the police came and dusted for fingerprints, it made them feel better that we had a locksmith change out all the locks in the house. I think too putting in a few extra measures of security will also help calm their nerves, and you can bet that my car will ALWAYS be locked and garage door closed.

Being a single mom in a new neighborhood, there are many of my neighbors that I haven’t ventured out and met yet.. Mostly because there just are not enough hours in the day. The funny thing about cops coming to your house though, is it brings everyone else out of theirs. It was almost surreal. And it was an amazing ‘after-effect’ of everything. Neighbors came out, showed their support. One neighbor noticed a sprinkler that was broken and fixed it on the spot, another offered to help me with my weed garden I have been cultivating. My parents were also over there with me offering support, and it almost felt like a neighborhood block party.

Still, sleeping last night was a little hard at first, every creak the house made Brenna would anxiously exclaim, ‘Did you hear that?’. Even in my bed she had a hard time sleeping.. But that will pass, We are all ok, nothing major was lost, and we’ve met us some new friends. All is good :)

So, it’s been a while since I’ve posted.. It would seem that the month of May has really kicked my butt :) May is always busy with Fancy Pants, creating fun new product for CHA Summer.. But this May has been particularly interesting for many reasons.

So, where to start.. First. I am grieving for the loss of a dear friend. She unexpectedly passed away last week. I think I am still in shock over it. Melannie was the little sister to my best friend since the second grade. We all grew up together.. I think I was at Nikk and Mel’s house more often than I was at my own. There were three of us, Myself, Nikki and Kristie. We were inseparable.  Mel was the tag along little sister, but honestly, we had more fun when she was with us..  Usually, late at night after Nikki and Kristie called it quits.. Mel and I could be found perfecting our sneaking out techniques, singing Heart at the top of our lungs, or burping our ABC’s together.  Ah.. those were the days :)

Here is a little perspective, this is a photo of Nikk and Kristie and I, ninth grade recognition dance :)

Aren’t we cute?? Yes, we had big hair, after all, it was the early 90s :)

Here is a photo that was taken of us at Melannie’s funeral.

I think it’s funny how we change, but remain the same. I am so grateful for these friends of mine. They are really more like sisters. Losing Melannie so suddenly, has really made me put people and friendships into the proper perspective.

It also makes me appreciate my girls, just that much more. I’ve been trying to find more time with them to just play.. It’s SO easy to get caught up in life and work, that playtime can sometimes be missed. Yesterday we went out to lunch and then stopped in at our favorite downtown fountain :) to just play in the water.. It was extremely crowded, apparently we were not the only ones with the same idea.. I didn’t get any fabulous photos, but I am sharing them anyway :)

This one would have been cool, had anonymous child from the right not ran into my frame..

Oh well.. I did get a thumbs up from Lorynn, and that was the point, right?

SO, today, I am still working.. Trying to wrap up my new lines with FP. Tomorrow, I think we are going to head out to Lagoon in the morning and then maybe we’ll grab a matinee of ‘UP’. It looks SO cute! :)