Katherine had birthday money that was burning a hole in her pocket, so she asked Grandma B to take her to...the mall. Where else do you go when your pockets are burning? Since Katherine loves me so much, she invited me to come along. Whoop!! I love going to the mall with Grandma and Katherine. We all actually like to shop. Besides, when you have fallen so far behind in school that you don't know what to do with yourself, spending a whole precious day at the mall is just the push you need to finish, right? ::ahem::
So I didn't get any school done yesterday (except for reading the instructions for a Stewardship lesson, which took me fifteen minutes at the most). That's okay. I came away from the mall with the cutest pair of earrings that I'm convinced were made for me (aqua and chevrons, people!), silver hoop earrings that I've been wanting for a while, and an adorable long necklace (with an Eiffel Tower charm, as well as a cute rose among others) that Katherine found. I promised she could wear it sometime. But more importantly, I have the time spent with Grandma and Katherine. Priceless.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
More on May
I sort of promised to write more about what happened in the last few weeks. Is it bad that I think I need the calendar to remember? I will exercise my mind and try to write without a peek at it.
Some of us went to see some friends (Clare and Emma, to name a few) in Spotlight's A Year With Frog and Toad. What a cute show! I've loved the Cookies song from it for five years. It took a lot of self-control to not belt it out with the cast.
Hands down, the Bittersweet Event of the Month award goes to Sharyssa's show Tarzan. She played the part of Tarzan's human mother. It was different to watch her in such an emotional role; nothing like The Wicked Witch of the West or Miss Hannigan. But she did great, as always! This was her last Spotlight show. It has been such a joy to see her grow and mature over the last few years in her incredible talent for theatre. (Do you prefer that spelling, dahling?) And she went out with a bang. It was a great musical with fun costumes, impressive choreography, and plenty of emotional moments. I cried several times during the show, and I usually don't cry at musicals or plays. When the lights went off, I had one thought, "This is the end." (Rather melodramatic, I know. I think she's rubbed off on me.) I started to bawl like a baby. Two minutes later, when the lights went back on, there were tears all over my face and I felt like an emotional mess. In the best possible way, of course. I turned to Anna and moaned, "I need a hug..." I'll let you know how I feel when she goes on Broadway... :)
On a rather different note, church softball season has started. Dad, Mom, Stephen, Josiah, Katherine, and Johnathan are playing this year. It's Johnathan's first season and he's doing great. (Surprise, surprise...) They've only played two games so far, a double-header a few weeks ago. We got whupped. As an adoring fan, I feel like it's my right to include myself in that statement. Win or lose, I'm with them.
I suppose this is as good a time as ever to mention how excited I am for the Chicago Cubs this year!!! They are doing pretty well, and it's leading me to believe that This Is The Year!!!! But I'm not so idealistic that I can't add this: If not, I will still be a loyal fan. With the Cubs you're either a die-hard fan or nothing at all. My opinion, of course.
On May 22, we went down to the Baffa's to spend the afternoon and watch Susannah perform in The Gondoliers. She did a lovely job as part of the chorus and even had a dance solo!! I was so proud... :)
Some of us went to see some friends (Clare and Emma, to name a few) in Spotlight's A Year With Frog and Toad. What a cute show! I've loved the Cookies song from it for five years. It took a lot of self-control to not belt it out with the cast.
Hands down, the Bittersweet Event of the Month award goes to Sharyssa's show Tarzan. She played the part of Tarzan's human mother. It was different to watch her in such an emotional role; nothing like The Wicked Witch of the West or Miss Hannigan. But she did great, as always! This was her last Spotlight show. It has been such a joy to see her grow and mature over the last few years in her incredible talent for theatre. (Do you prefer that spelling, dahling?) And she went out with a bang. It was a great musical with fun costumes, impressive choreography, and plenty of emotional moments. I cried several times during the show, and I usually don't cry at musicals or plays. When the lights went off, I had one thought, "This is the end." (Rather melodramatic, I know. I think she's rubbed off on me.) I started to bawl like a baby. Two minutes later, when the lights went back on, there were tears all over my face and I felt like an emotional mess. In the best possible way, of course. I turned to Anna and moaned, "I need a hug..." I'll let you know how I feel when she goes on Broadway... :)
On a rather different note, church softball season has started. Dad, Mom, Stephen, Josiah, Katherine, and Johnathan are playing this year. It's Johnathan's first season and he's doing great. (Surprise, surprise...) They've only played two games so far, a double-header a few weeks ago. We got whupped. As an adoring fan, I feel like it's my right to include myself in that statement. Win or lose, I'm with them.
I suppose this is as good a time as ever to mention how excited I am for the Chicago Cubs this year!!! They are doing pretty well, and it's leading me to believe that This Is The Year!!!! But I'm not so idealistic that I can't add this: If not, I will still be a loyal fan. With the Cubs you're either a die-hard fan or nothing at all. My opinion, of course.
On May 22, we went down to the Baffa's to spend the afternoon and watch Susannah perform in The Gondoliers. She did a lovely job as part of the chorus and even had a dance solo!! I was so proud... :)
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
My Blog is Five!!!!!
One of the most disappointing things about May was that I came down with a cold the day that this blog turned five, May 11, 2015. I felt so miserable that I did not want to get out of bed to blog about it. (It was a particularly bad cold.) The last few times I've posted since then, I forgot about the whole thing. But I feel like it deserves special mention.
5 years. Five.
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Years.
When you're only [almost] eighteen, five years is a long time. I was twelve when I started this blog. A lot can happen between the years of twelve-going-on-thirteen and seventeen-going-on-eighteen. And, believe me, it has!
In the weeks leading up to this momentous occasion (that happened several weeks ago without celebration), Josiah joked, "Your baby is turning five!" And he laughed, of course.
But I stopped him, "It does sort of feel like that! I mean, I've put a lot of work into it." Obviously, not as much as one puts into an actual baby.
But still...
Happy Belated 5th Birthday to My Beautiful Blog!!!
May you continue to document my life for 5 more years, and many more 5-more-years after that!!!!!
This is probably the sappiest post I have ever written...well, maybe just the least socially acceptable sappy post.
5 years. Five.
One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Years.
When you're only [almost] eighteen, five years is a long time. I was twelve when I started this blog. A lot can happen between the years of twelve-going-on-thirteen and seventeen-going-on-eighteen. And, believe me, it has!
In the weeks leading up to this momentous occasion (that happened several weeks ago without celebration), Josiah joked, "Your baby is turning five!" And he laughed, of course.
But I stopped him, "It does sort of feel like that! I mean, I've put a lot of work into it." Obviously, not as much as one puts into an actual baby.
But still...
Happy Belated 5th Birthday to My Beautiful Blog!!!
May you continue to document my life for 5 more years, and many more 5-more-years after that!!!!!
This is probably the sappiest post I have ever written...well, maybe just the least socially acceptable sappy post.
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