Little Shop of Horrors

Eliza was one of the Ronettes in the high school's rendition of "Little Shop of Horrors".  They had quite a few setbacks with the show being postponed due to the weather and then the opening night show cancelled because of the weather.  But, they did end up performing it on Friday night and twice on Saturday.  

Eliza did a phenomenal job.  She was so fun to watch and looked so grown-up.  She has so much talent.  And that color of yellow looked so fantastic on her!  We enjoyed the show a lot and were so proud of her for her accomplishment.  I am sad that this part of theatre is over for her (musicals).  I hope she continues to participate in community theatre wherever she ends up.

 

Freeze and Fun

We got our freeze a little early this year. The cold was predicted to come in overnight Friday the 23rd, so the school decided to postpone the musical for a week.  So when school got out Friday for the weekend, we pretty much knew it would be at least a three-day weekend.  It turned into six days.  We were off Monday through Thursday.  The crazy thing was that by Wednesday, we probably could have gone back, but a few of the schools' parking lots were a little icy.  The musical ended up getting canceled for opening night, which was unfortunate.  We spent our days at home beautifully though.  We played games and had fun with each other.  It was a nice break from reality.  Even Corey stayed home and didn't drive in to work, shifting his whole schedule a few days over.  Oh, and because of the cancellations, Corey and I were able to go to Katie Garrett's "The Price is Right" birthday party that she had on the  night that would have been the last night of the musical.  

 

January Busy-ness

Annmarie has been cheering at basketball and enjoying it. She has been doing more stunts and it's been a lot of fun for her.  Nathan was recognized in the January Gator Groove as being on the AB Honor Roll.  He missed the cut-off for A honor Roll by one grade in one subject, an 89 in RLA.  He was a bit disappointed in his performance and wants to do better next term.  Annmarie also had a cheer "Show-off" in January.  This is where the cheerleaders from all the schools in Wylie ISD perform their best work.  This included all three junior highs: Cooper, McMillan, and Burnett, as well as Wylie High and Wylie East.  Corey and I discovered while watching "Father of the Bride" that we are now older than Steve Martin and Diane Keaton were when they made the movie!  I still think they look older than us.  I got my hair cut during the week.  I do prefer to wear my hair short.  And Caleb let us know that he has a new girlfriend, a girl named Mechaella Montecillo (Mica) who is from the Phillippines.

 

Pacific Northwest Trip

Corey had to go to the Pacific Northwest for a work trip and I decided to go with him since I've never been to that part of the country.  We started in Northern California and made our way up into Oregon and then the very southern part of Washington (Vancouver).  While Corey was working, I was able to explore the area.  It was a nice trip.  We also ran into Elder Eli Barch, a missionary serving in Oregon from our ward.  We just happened to run into him.  

Missionary Dinner and Home

We had one last Sunday dinner with our wonderful sister missionaries, Sister Tobie Jo Polanco and Sister Mikaela Christensen, before Sister Christensen goes home.  We have loved these sisters and they are such a great companionship.  

Also, this is a current picture of our house.  

Ice Skating Escapades

I bought a Groupon back in November for ice skating at the Allen Ice Rink for really cheap, so we were able to use them over the Christmas break with everybody there. It was a lot of fun. It took some of us a while to get back into the swing of things. What a fun way to spend New Year's Day!