MS BIKE RACE...

THE MS BIKE RACE IS THIS WEEKEND APRIL 21 & 22...LAST YEAR MY HONEY & BROTHER DID THE 75 MILES...THIS YEAR THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO DO IT ALL...150 MILES!....OF COURSE NOT IN ONE DAY...THEY ARE RIDING 75 MILES ON SATURDAY AND 75 MILES ON SUNDAY!...I'M SO PROUD OF HIM/THEM!...HE/THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINING FOR THIS SINCE JANUARY...

EVERY SUNDAY RUSS IS OUT THERE AT 6 AM RIDING, PEDDLING HIS HEART OUT AND FOR WHO?...ME! WELL, NOT ALL FOR ME, BECAUSE HE REALLY ENJOYS THE WHOLE BIKING THING! I LOVE YOU BABE AND BE CAREFUL! YOU TOO RODGER!...

QUE SAD...

NOW THAT HE IS GONE I'M KINDA SAD...I SO LOOK FORWARD TO HIS HAIR STYLES...THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS "GO JORDIN...YOU ROCK!"

OMG!

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS? OMG!

HAPPY 11TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY!...

WHAT ELSE COULD I SAY???? I LOVE YOU!...

EASTER SUNDAY...

EASTER SUNDAY WAS GREAT...WE WOKE UP AT 9:30 AM AND HAD BREAKFAST WITH THE OTHER HALF OF THE IRVINE'S AT NO OTHER THAN THE "EGG PLACE"...WE CAME BACK HOME AND ACTUALLY TOOK A SHORT NAP...I WOKE UP AND STARTED COOKING MY THREE SIDE DISHES THAT I HAD PROMISED TO BRING TO MS. IRVINE'S HOUSE...I MADE A CORN CASSEROLE, BROCCOLI CASSEROLE, AND A CHEESY BROCCOLI RICE...BETTY CROCKER THAT I AM!...WE ARRIVED AT THE SENIOR IRVINE'S AT AROUND 4:10 PM...THE KIDS WERE DRESSED SO CUTE WITH ALL THEIR PLAID SHORTS...WE TOOK PICTURES, THE KIDS PLAYED, WE ATE, WE HUNTED, WE LEFT...ALL IN THAT ORDER! IT WAS A NICE EASTER...( IT WAS ALSO DALES BDAY AND IT FELT ALITTLE WEIRD NOT BEING ABLE TO CALL HER NOR VISIT HER!...DALE WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO MUCH!)

COLORING EGGS????

DO YOU JUST LOVE MY FIRST PICTURE?...I ROCK!=)...THE SECOND PICTURE IS MY NIECE ALEXIS MARIE AND HER EGG (TOO CUTE)...THE NEXT ONE IS MY CUKES AND HER ABSTRACT FLOWER...ARTISTIC SHE IS NOT, BUT SOME ONE ONCE TOLD ME "YOU'RE PERFECT JUST THE WAY YOU CREATE!" AND I TRUELY BELIEVE THAT!...THESE PICTURES WHERE TAKEN AT KIRSTA'S ANNUAL EASTER EGG COLORING GET TOGETHER...WE HAVE BEEN DOING THESE TOGETHER SINCE THE KIDS WERE BORN AND THEY LOVE IT!...WE ALL BOIL A HUNDRED EGGS END UP WITH 50 B/C SOME CRACKED AND SPEND THE NIGHT COLORING THEM...HOW FUN IS THAT!

AMERICAN IDOL...

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY THIS LOSER IS STILL AROUND????

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF BETTY VERGEL?...

BETTY VERGEL IS PROBABLY MY OLDEST FRIEND...SHE WAS THE FIRST PERSON I MET WHEN I MOVED TO MIAMI...FROM DAY ONE WE WERE AN ODD PAIR...SHE WAS LITTLE AND I WAS BIG...BUT THAT NEVER BOTHERED US, WE WERE SISTER IN OUR EYES AND IN OUR HEARTS...THROUGH THE YEARS OUR FRIENDSHIP GREW...WE HAD OUR UPS AND DOWNS...WE FOUGHT...WE CRIED...BUT NO MATTER WHAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL BOND!...ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO, SOMETHING HAPPENED AND BOTH OF US ARE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT, BUT WE STOPPED TALKING....BUT, NEVER STOPPED REMEMBERING....SHE GOT MARRIED, I RAISED A CHILD...WE HAVE MISSED OUT ON ALOT OF MEMORIES TOGETHER...THIS PAST WEEK I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO EMAIL MY OLDEST FRIEND OF 29 YEARS! AND WE PICKED UP AT IF NO TIME HAS PASSED!...I'M KINDA SHOCKED AND RELIEVED...I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE OUT COME OF THIS WEEK AND I HOPE ITS THE START OF A NEW OLD FRIEND!

DANCEWORKS ROCKED THE FAIR...

KIRSTA'S FACE WAS GLOWING ON SUNDAY AFTER HER GIRLS PERFORMED AT THE FAIR...SHE HAD TWO GROUPS THAT PERFORMED...MS. CARL'S GROUP DRESSED IN A RED OFF THE SHOULDER DRESS...AND MISS. JOCELYN'S GROUP DRESSED IN A BLACK AND RED JUMPSUIT WITH DIAMONDS THAT SPARKLED BRIGHTER THAN THEIR SMILES...BOTH GROUPS PLACED FIRST IN THE COMPETETION...WHICH MADE KIRSTA SO PROUD!...IT WAS A VERY EXCITING DAY!

BE THERE THE FAIR...

THIS PAST SUNDAY WE WENT TO THE YOUTH FAIR...I LOVE GOING TO THE FAIR...ITS SUCH A FUN PLACE TO TAKE PICTURES...ALL THE COLORS AROUND YOU...THE FOOD ISN'T BAD EITHER! HAHAHAHA!...WE MET UP WITH THE CONTESSA'S AND THE DOW'S...THE KIDS RODE SOME RIDES AND HAD LOTS OF FUN!...DANCEWORKS ALSO PERFORMED AT THE YOUTH FAIR THIS YEAR BUT THATS A SEPARATE POST...

METRO ZOO...

THIS PAST SUNDAY, RUSS HAD HIS DIVERSITY/ENTERPRISE PICNIC @ THE ZOO...RUSS WAS SUPER EXCITED THIS YEAR BECAUSE HE HELPED PLAN THIS EVENT... AS YOU CAN SEE THIS WAS ALSO MY DAD'S FIRST COMPANY PICNIC...AFTER THE GAMES AND LUNCH WE WALKED THE PARK TO FEED THE GIRAFFE'S...WE HAD A GREAT TIME...THANKS ENTERPRISE!

93 POSTS IN ONE YEAR!...

TODAY IS MY BLOGGING ANNIVERSARY...A WHOLE YEAR HAS PASTED BY...I HAVEN'T BEEN THE GREATEST BLOGGER BUT I ALSO HAVEN'T BEEN THE WORST...ITS BEEN FUN UPLOADING PICTURES TO SHARE WITH WHOM EVER READS THIS THING...THANKS FOR STICKING WITH ME...

I'VE GOT AN EYE ON YOU...

DOESN'T MY EYEBROW LOOK GOOD? THATS THE NEW DO.

HAPPY 8TH B-DAY CUKES!...

BIRTHDAY PICTURES FROM PINEWOOD ACRES...MADISON TURNED 8 YEARS OLD TODAY AND WE CELEBRATED WITH HER CLASS...

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY...

FOR ALL YOU LOVERS OUT THERE...HOPE YOUR DAY IS FULL OF HUGS AND KISSES...TODAY I'VE GOTTEN TWO VALENTINE PRESENTS...I RECEIVED FROM GORDO AND WHEEZY A BOX OF GODIVA CHOCOLATES!...I ALSO GOT FROM MY NEPHEW GINO A PEARL THAT COMES IN A SHELL IN A TUNA CAN...ITS REALLY COOL...YOU OPEN THE CAN AND THE SHELL IS IN THERE IN WATER...YOU HAVE TO OPEN IT WITH A LITTLE TOOL THAT IT BRINGS...THERE ARE DIFFERENT COLORED PEARLS, I GOT LOVE WHICH IS A PEACH COLOR...IT ALSO BRINGS A SILVER CAGE LIKE PENDANT... YOU PUT THE PEARL IN THERE AND IT BECOMES A NECKLACE...I LOVED BOTH MY GIFTS! THANKS! LOVE YOU ALL!

MY HONEY ALSO BOUGHT ME THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SUNFLOWERS! THOSE ARE MY FAVORITE AND I LOVE HIM FOR KNOWING THAT!

50TH BIRTHDAY...

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES FROM PAUL'S 50TH BIRTHDAY DINNER AT THE GOVERNORS CLUB IN FT. LAUDERDALE...IF WE ALL LOOK ALITTLE TIPSY IS BECAUSE WE ARE...LISA RENTED A HUMMER LIMO TO TAKE US TO THE DINNER AND BACK...OF COURSE WE WHERE GOING TO DRINK!...WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME!

VACATION PLANS HAVE BEEN MADE...

I'M SO EXCITED...THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING TO GO ON A CRUISE...FREEDOM OF THE SEAS...THATS THE NEWEST SHIP THAT ROYAL CARIBBEAN HAS...IT HAS A ICE RINK!...WE DECIDED TO GO IN THE EARLY PART OF JUNE...IT WILL BE NEEDED AFTER THE WEEKEND OF THE SHOW...THE BOAT DOCKS IN THREE ISLANDS....PUERTO RICO, ST. THOMAS, ST. MARTEEN...WE ACTUALLY SPLURGED ON THIS ONE...ITS NOT EVER DAY THAT WE GET TO GO ON A CRUISE, ON THE NEWEST SHIP!...CAN'T WAIT UNTIL JUNE!

CAMPING PICS AS PROMISED...

4 MONTHS AND COUNTING...

JUST REALIZED THAT THE SHOW IS 4 MONTHS AWAY...SO MUCH TO DO...I'M NOT COMPLAINING...I LIVE FOR THIS STUFF...KIRSTA HAS ALL THE MUSIC PICKED OUT AND ALL THE COSTUMES ORDERED...I MUST SAY I SAW THE COSTUMES AND I LOVE THEM...MADISON IS IN FOUR DANCES AND THE FATHER /DAUGTHER DANCE...SHE IS DANCING TO SHAKE YOUR TAIL FEATHER IN A YELLOW DRESS W/FEATHERS...SHE IS DANCING TO MONSTERS, INC. IN A BEAUTIFUL WHITE BALLET LOOKING JUMPER...SHE IS DANCING TO SOME HIP HOP DISNEY SONG IN YELLOW CARGO PANTS WITH A MULTI COLORED TANK TOP WITH A NET TOP...IT HAS A HEAD BAND, TOO CUTE!...AS FOR THE FLAMENCO DANCE...THATS UP IN THE AIR...NOT TOO MANY DISNEY FLAMENCO MOVIES OUT THERE...THE FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE IS GOING TO BE "LIFE IS A HIGHWAY" FROM THE MOVIE "CARS!"...ONE OF CADENS FAVORITES, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SEATBELT HIM TO THE SEAT, HE MIGHT JUST RUN UP ON STAGE WITH TIO!...I HAVE ORDERED NEW SHIRTS FOR THOSE THAT DIDN'T HAVE ONE LAST SHOW...THEY ARE STILL BLACK WITH WHITE STITCHING...I ALSO HAVE A SURPRISE FOR TA...HOPE SHE LIKES IT, B/C I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT...ITS FUNNY HOW I GET SO INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT...KIRSTA REALLY MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A PART OF THE DANCEWORKS CREW (THANKS!)...YOU KNOW WE ARE ALL ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS...HAHAHAHAHA!

WELL DRESS REHEARSAL IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 1, 2007 AND THE SHOW DATE IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2, 2007 (3 PM & 7 PM)...@ VARELA HIGH SCHOOL...IT WILL BE OUR FIRST YEAR THERE...SHOW WEEKEND IS SO EXHAUSTING FOR EVERYONE...WE REALLY DO NOT STOP FROM FRIDAY TO SUNDAY...BUT AT THE END ITS ALL WORTH IT!...SEE YOU THERE...

JANUARY RECAP...

JANUARY STARTED REALLY FUN...FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN CAMPING FOR NEW YEARS AND THIS YEAR WE ADDED AN EXTRA DAY...OF COURSE IT POURED THAT EXTRA DAY...I MEAN FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN...WE ARRIVED ON SATURDAY DEC. 30 @ AROUND 2-3 PM...LETS NOT GO INTO WHY WE WERE LATE...(RUSS FORGOT TO PICK UP OUR CAMPING STUFF DURING THE WEEK)...ITS IN DANCEWORKS STORAGE...WE GET THERE FRIDAY NIGHT TO PICK IT UP AND REALIZE THEY ARE CLOSED UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING @ 9 AM)...WE WERE ALSO LATE BECAUSE ME AND MY BRIGHT IDEAS, DECIDE TO RENT A UHAUL TRAILER...WELL I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 55 MILES AN HOUR...THAT SLOWED US DOWN ALOT...WE SET UP OUR CAMP SITE AND WENT TO PUBLIX TO BUY OUR 3 DAYS OF FOOD...$800.00 LATER, WE COME BACK WITH BASICALLY NOTHING...DID I TELL YOU THAT MY TENT HAD A/C?...THANKS TO THE ZACKE PORTABLE A/C UNIT...IT WAS AWESOME...THE WEEKEND WAS NICE IT INVOLVED MY FAMILY GOING OUT TO FISH, RIDE BIKE, TAKE WALKS...WHILE I READ A BOOK AND COOKED...ACTUALLY RODGER WAS MY COOKING PARTNER THAT WEEKEND...WE COOKED BREAKFASTS, LUNCHES, AND DINNERS...LETS NOT EVEN DISCUSS THE NIGHT THAT EVERYONE LEFT ME AND KIRSTA ALONE IN THE CAMPSITE CUTTING UP MEATS AND VEGGIES FOR OUR SKEWERS...IT WAS POURING...IT HAD BEEN POURING ALL DAY...THE RACCOONS WERE OUT AND THEY WERE HUNGRY...I THOUGHT I FELT SOMETHING UNDER THE TABLE...IT FELT FURRY...WE SCREAMED AND JUMPED UP ON THE PICNIC TABLE...NEEDLESS TO SAY EVERYONE CAME BACK TO FIND US STANDING ON THE TABLES PUTTING TOGETHER OUR SKEWERS...IT WAS QUITE FUNNY! I'M GOING TO POST SOME PICTURES...I DIDN'T TAKE MUCH AT ALL...NOT A VERY GOOD ASSISTANT!