muggles know how to party!

On the magical evening of the 20th of July I set out with some of my friends to a lovely little street that was transformed into a bustling Harry Potter heaven. Drea, Erin, Aim, Ty and I were overwhelmed with things to do...wands, face painting, fortune telling, sorting, the works. We met so many wonderful people. I loved meeting a beautiful owl (but I can't for the life of me think of his name). It was a the funnest way to pass the time. We each got sorted into houses...Drea-Huffelpuff, Erin-Gryffindor, her hubby Ryan-Syltherin, Myself-Syltherin :( , Aim-Sytherin, Ty-Syltherin. I have to give a shout out to all the Kings English staff, they did the most incredible job! They were so efficient, even though we were quite a ways down the line we still got our books no later than 12:10. It was great!

fire! fire! fire!

Bring out the buckets! Today we had a fire break out across the street from my work. It was crazy. It started out a ways down the road then quickly moved directly in front of me. I have never been so close to an out of control fire. It scared me a bit. My co-workers and I got a little distracted by the whole thing. We were waiting to be evacuated (or at least I was). But it stopped at the construction right before it got to the road (and my car), who knew we'd be grateful for construction? It looks like it's mostly taken care of now. Hooray for firefighters!

Yuck!

After a fantastic girls night out (for which Aim, Drea and myself looked smokin'), I awoke the next day with food poisoning. I knew there was something not right with that sandwich! I spent the next two days being miserable. I still don't feel all that great (but what's new). I know that food poisoning usually lasts 24 hours but it just hasn't wanted to leave my system. This has helped support a theory I've been toying with for some time (anyone who knows me well won't find this hard to believe at all) my immune system is shot. Or at least has serious issues.

The Family That Laughs Together

For Mother's day this year we went and had family pictures done. It was such a fun experience. The whole family was there including the dogs. We went to city creek park (kitty-corner to the church office building) and just had a blast. We got a ton of great pictures (thanks Drea!!!).