A Scrap of Life

Last week was dance recital for Carissa. It was a whirlwind day! We spent all morning at dress rehearsal then came home to have dinner with Mom, Jimmy, Virginia and the kids. It was so nice to see my little nephews, as well as Jimmy and Virginia and Mom. We don't see them often enough. Then it was to the recital and home with Jimmy and Virginia's boys, who are 3 years old and 5 months old. Aunt Annette got them both to sleep so Jimmy and Virginia could go to a concert in Portland. Great day, but a busy one. Here's Carissa in her tap number, "Good Ship Lollipop". She was adorable with her long ringlets and sailor outfit. It was her first year tapping in heals and she did a great job! Her second number was a jazz number called "Hoop Dee Doo" and included hula hoops. She got her recital hula hoop, which was larger than she had been practicing with so she was having trouble with a tricky move that involved throwing her leg over the spinning hoop. ...

Carissa is such a girly girl. Her favorite color is pink, she loves to wear skirts, she adores hair flowers and really doesn't like jeans at all. So when I saw this skirt I knew it was her. I was so right! She LOVES it. She looks adorable and loves twirling in it. It's so frou-frou, just like her!

After our late night at the parks, the air conditioner didn't bother us as much. They had worked on it but it was still really loud. We were just too tired to care and both slept well. I awoke the next morning with both anticipation for todays fun in Disneyland and dread at the thought of leaving. We really had seen and done everything we wanted to in the last 2 days so today was just cake, but I also hated to leave. I did miss my husband and my kids though, and was happy to be returning to them soon. While Bek and I had fun, being at Disneyland did remind me of the fun of having your family to share this with. Now I'm even more desparate to get my family back to Disneyland soon. But I digress. We woke, prettied ourselves up, packed the last of our stuff and toted our luggage down to Bek's car. Then we headed off for the park. It opened early this morning, at 8am, and we were in the gates about 8:30am. First up was a quick stop at the partners statue, featuring Walt and Mic...

Last night I was snuggled in my soft, comfy bed in the HoJo eagerly anticipating a wonderful nights sleep. I capped the night off by finishing off "Wings" by Aprilynne Pike, a fabulous book that is the first in what is now my favorite series - even moreso than Twilight. *gasp* Anyways, am I painting the idyllic picture? Us girls come back to the room, tired and happy from a day well spent at the parks. We relax and I nestle down in bed.... only to be woken up again and again and again by the air conditioner. Seriously? The stupid thing was SOOOOO loud! Every time the compressor in it would turn on it would make a huge noise and then ran so, so loud. I could not sleep. It woke me up all night long and by early morning there was no way I was going to be able to sleep any longer. At 6am I got up, disgruntled at the ridiculous A/C. Now, Bek was up late last night taking care of some stuff so she was still fast asleep. I dressed then slunk off quietly to the front desk, where I co...