home again home again

Well, I packed & moved my little self (wishitweretrue) out of my apartment in 4 days. I did it all by myself, too! "I'm a strong independant woman" (well not really. my mom watched my kids and my dad's workers moved all the big stuff) But it was weird not being able to rely on Steven for things I usually leave to him. Like taking the bed apart. I dont ever pay attention to those things because Steven gets them done. So instead of realizing there are metal slots the boards can just slide out of, I thought everything had to be unscrewed and sat there for an hour trying to unscrew them resulting in stripping the screws, I drove back to my moms to get a drill to get those stubborn things out. Only to drive up and have my dad's employee tell me he just slid it out of the brackety thing. What would I do without Steven? Well, things like that I guess. It was almost empowering.My friend told me a quote "5 minutes of organization saves you an hour of frustration" well it can be applied to me like this "5 minutes of using your brain can save you an hour of ..whatever!" Anyways, I am here at my parents house for only 3 weeks before I go join Steven (who left a week ago) in Oklahoma City. I have mixed feelings right now. I think any other time in my life I would be so insanely excited to get the h out of AZ for the summer. But I've made amazing friends here these past few months. And Amy leaves for Hawaii in July and I wont see her for 3 years! Paka will be 7, Averie will be almost 5? and there will be many other baby Owan geniuses out there I wont know yet! Nicole has come up with a way cool idea for us to stay connected during the summer and so on. It's the biggest idea since lightbulbs really, just you wait and see. I am sad to not stay until Amy & Nicole leave in July. I hope your pool days are lame when I leave, okay?.. and girls nights are empty. just kidding. (...and it's contaaaaaaaaagious! wow, i really gotta go to bed) can you tell this is late night blogging?

lets hear it for the boy

We did an 80's dance party for the kids, which was really just an excuse for us to dress up. It was fun to think of ideas for the boys, ( although bastien looks like he's in pain here) I thrift shopped all week. Ana and Roy made me a sweet 80's mix which made the party! (if anyone know good 80's music, it's Roy)

My themes I went off of were the jets, breakfast club, with Bastien all I needed was penny loafers with no socks and it would've completed my yuppie-type look. I dont know.. I was only ages 0-7 in the 80's so I was trying to remember the right looks.

Jasper is John Bender from Breakfast Club! (missing the black glove, trenchcoat, scarf and diamond earring of course)

I found this shirt for a dollar.

(It's mesh! just like my ken doll's shirt when I was little. It might just become apart of his regular wardrobe)

Averie was too cute as an 80's baby with her holey tights.

nicole used her crimper that she still has from when she was 12. and gunnar is wearing his dad's jersey from when he was little.