Congrats to Mr and Mrs Demott

And can we say- it's about darn time you two. It was THE wedding to be at...even though the church photos were so rushed.....and I didn't get the shots I totally wanted (thanks to Jim for being there with his "hobby" camera which blew mine out of the water)- the day was FUN...and isn't that the most important thing? I managed to get photos of pretty much EVERYONE there (their one request) and the band was awesome as was the dj...I wish I wasn't so tired that I could have stayed and danced. The food- amazing and the love....stunning. I was so honored to be part of your special day!

How to Get through Customs with no worries

It's true..you CAN upon entering our country again get past US Customs with nary a worry. But how do you ask? Well you need my secret weapon. :) A little background..we went to Carlsbad to an exclusive resort this summer for vay-cay with the kids. The resort was beautiful but our highlight of the trip was a tour to Ensenada Mexico! I loved it there..the culture and the street vendors...omg everything about it...don't be surprised if I move there to work in a pharmacia ;)

Mikey wanted a shark's tooth necklace..try asking for that in spanish A cool little store called Coyote off the beaten path actually had it! I loved that little store!!!! Anyway he roped me into this HUGE sombrero. And then the next vendor told me he needed a poncho. Ok so there is my kid looking more Mexican than American and carrying his dad's new GUITAR. He looked like a freaking mariachi player. And when we walked into customs...with this boy in a sombrero as big as his body and this poncho strumming a guitar..well the WHOLE building basically broke out into La Cucaracha and waved us through laughing the whole time. What did Mikey say when they asked his name? OMG you'd have died laughing ...proudly he said: Mi Llamo Miguel. I was like....Michael knock it off. LOL

Have I mentioned how much I love and adore this kid????!!!!

Instant Karma

Yep it's true..karma is out there..now whether you choose to believe it's good or bad...isn't it truly all in how you look at it?

I did this layout about instant Karma with my kids.....the journaling is all about how ppl might think one door is closing in my life but in reality it is SO a window opening. I'm a glass is half full kinda girl. Now you tell me: I've got my health....I'm down 55 lbs and still losing, I'm looking better than I ever have, we have riches untold in family and love and life and we are able to take great vacations and I am blessed with being able to go back to school full time for a 2nd degree (pharmacy) to become a pharmacist. I'm still scrapping but I've gotten rid of all the drama and stress and nastiness....if this is karma may I have it always in this much abundance! :)

For those not in the "know" or living under a rock...we closed our local store this past weekend. It was a hard decision but not as hard knowing we weren't making any money there and that the market is dead lately. We were truly lucky to get out when we did. Whether or not the kit company keeps going is still up in the air because my other big news? I'm back in school full time. I took a long look at my life and I want the career and the salary and the lifestyle where I can see my kids..where my phone isn't ringing every 2 min, etc

Kev and I talked and he said if you went back to school would it be for admin? (My BA is in elementary education) and I said seriously if I went back I'd go to be a pharmacist...full on. It's 2 years of prereq's...math/science heavy and then if I get accepted (there are 4 local colleges that offer pharmacy colleges)- 4 more years. So that's what I am doing. And going back after 14 years is not nearly as hard as I imagined and I am working harder for it and actually getting it!

We still anticipate having our message boards/gallery (I can't get rid of the girls there anyway ;) Even if we have a different name for our site. We will keep everyone posted as things move along here but don't worry about me girls.....I so appreciate all the loyalty and support I've gotten from my true SA friends over the years and the rest of it simply does not matter. Don't sweat the small stuff right? And the rest is ALL small stuff.

Hang in there and enjoy summer. I've got to do some more posting - lots of good stuff to put out there..pics of Mikey and summer......but I have to leave to study for class!!!!