Happy Birthday at Cave B!

For my belated 35th birthday, Mike and I went and spent the night at Cave B Inn and Spa. We had a beautiful room and a fantastic time attending the First Annual Wine Club Members Dinner! The weekend was full of activities...

First we checked into our room...

Toasted my 35th...

We made our own wine and bottled it...

Then had a delicious four course meal!

In the morning we got up and had a delicious brunch at the restaurant and headed out for a morning full of 'how to make wine' activities! So first we punched down' the fermenting fruit...

Tasted the different stages of fermenation...

Picked some cabernet grapes...

Smashed them and tasted them!

What a great birthday weekend!

That's Mr. Architect to you!

Yesterday Mike became official...that is an official architect! After 27 months, 11 tests, a 29 page review of the RCW and WAC and an interview the process is complete and now we wait for the piece of paper that tells us he is golden!

Way to go honey!!!!

Kelly Corrigan!!!!!

What a fantastic day...one TRULY for the books (pun intended!) Today was the Lunch for the Cure with Kelly Corrigan as the guest speaker! It was amazing!

Lunch for the Cure!

The 5th Annunal Lunch for the Cure was a success! We had over 380 guests, of those 250 were survivors. The program went really well and Kelly Corrigan was amazing! The food was great - we had a Greek Chicken Salad and a delicious brownie! Shannon D. made some wonderful Running Ribbon cookies and the whole day was just really special! I am so glad that I was able to be a part of it! I really want to say a big THANK YOU to my husband and to Nicole. Without the two of them...I wouldn't have been able to get through this! And for my personal memories...Simon Cowell didn't provide the Survivor Blend for the lunch!!!!

I Don't Know...

So I come home from a meeting to find a clump of hair in the sink and a matching one in the shower. I ask Mike where it came from...he said "Em said it came out when she took out her hair clip." Being the mother I am, I know that this hair is too straight and unknotted to come from a clip or hairband...so the inquisition began. (If you are seeing ANY similarity between this and the great hair cutting escapade of April '08 - you are a smart parent).

I begin with the obvious...
"Emily - did you cut your hair again?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."

Now I have to think - what is in the shower that could cut hair...my razor!

"Em - did you shave your head?"
"No."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Did you shave any part of your body?"

LONG SILENCE

"Did you shave ANY part of your body?"
She touches her legs.

"Your legs? (a nod) Anywhere else? (a nod) Where?"
She then touches her belly.

"Your belly? (a nod) You shaved your legs and belly (incredulity at this point). Did you shave anywhere else?"
She then touches her arms.

"You shaved your arms? (a nod) Okay...you shaved your legs, belly and arms (disbelief at this point because I didn't realize she was a hairy ape!).

"Did you shave any where else(with a hint of frustration)?"
She touches her face. "Really? Have you seen Mom EVER shave her face?"

"Okay...you shaved your legs, your belly, your arms and you face...did you try to shave your head?" A nod...

"WHY????"

"I don't knooooooow."

One for the Win Column

The Crushers won their first game today! It was a good game and more importantly - it was good to be with all our parents again! We have a wonderful group and every game is a good time!

Soccer is back on!!!

Yes, the wait is over and soccer is back on! This season the Crushers are out to get you! We have eight girls this time and we are serious....or as serious as eight 7 and 8 year old girls can get! We also have some fierce names this year on our jerseys...Rocket...Crush...Shock...Bulldog and then this is Scooter. We love the fact that she is our adorable Scooter!