WORK it!

This past weekend, I competed in the Bronze level of International Latin at the Volunteer State Dance Challenge. I felt much better about my dancing than I did at January. I was very happy with how it went! J also did an excellent job at the competition! He always dances wonderfully!

As for the eyelash post below....I LEFT my wondrous eyelashes in my hotel room when I went in for hair and makeup. I was so sad I had forgotten to bring them with me!! I ended up purchasing a pair from the makeup artist that were good...just not as fabulous as the other pair.

Here is a picture of my Dad and I!



Here is a picture of my husband, J, and I!

Wink! Wink!

I order a new pair of false eyelashes for every dance competition. They cost around $3-4. I usually order two pairs so I'll have a choice in which pair I wear. Normally, I order a pair that has worked well in a previous competition and a new pair to PLAY with. These are the ones I picked for this competition. Will I be brave enough to wear them or will I wear the ones that aren't so "out there"? We'll see!

Hit one out of the park!

This past Friday, some co-workers and I threw a wedding shower for another co-worker. I got the opportunity to design a really neat cake for this event with our resident cake-maker at work. Originally, we were planning on doing a traditional cake for this shower. However, I mentioned that the couple met on the softball field and we were suddenly inspired to do a softball-themed cake. Please note that I did not make this cake...I just gave her the design.

Each base tells the story of the different steps they took to get to this point. You'll notice that the first base is friendship, the second base is love, the third base is an engagement ring, and home base is a little baseball bat couple symbolizing marriage. (We originally discussed having a little chapel here, however the cake make decided to design this little bat couple.) You can't clearly tell this in the bottom picture, but the bride bat has a little veil attached to her baseball hat.

Happy Birthday to A!

J's brother A came and stayed with us last month. The day he was on his way down, J informed me it was his birthday. I decided to get him a cake! I wish I took a closer picture, because it has little plastic Speed Racer rings all over it. I figured that even though he was in his 30's, I'd get him a little boy birthday cake as a surprise. Ha! It was a yummy caramel cake that we loved!

Check out J's hair. We can tease it and make it REALLY high when he lets those curls grow out! I think it's hilarious!

Flowers & Den Update

J and I have been very busy lately with work and dance! However, we have had some time to make a few updates to our home=)

I mentioned to J that it would be really nice to have some hanging flowers in our front and back yard. I would prefer white (always) but I know it would be important to him to have some color. I got to thinking about it and thought purple would be really pretty in front of our house! I mentioned that to him in passing about a week or two ago. Well, J went out and surprised me with them when I came home this past Saturday! So very nice of him!! He completely read my mind too! I had this picture in my mind of purple flowers hanging over their baskets. He did a great job!=)




We also purchased new couches for our Den! We love them! They are casual, but very nice! They are comfortable to sit in (and nap!) as well!

Here is our new chair & 1/2. (Vit decided to be in this picture! He's such a funny cat!)




Here is out new couch and wall art created by J! He cut all these pieces of wood, stained them, and hung them! We worked together to place them on the wall=)

It takes two...

My week has been slammed at work! I'm also gearing up for my next competition. (I really want to dance better than I ever have at this one!) Because it has been busy, I haven't had a chance to blog anything. We are currently working on some home improvements but AND we get some new couches for the Den! I hope to blog about those soon!

SO...here is another video of my husband, J, and his partner dancing at our latest showcase! Again, we were all super proud of them!

Waltzing around...

So very proud of my J and his dance partner! They had their first performance in front of an audience this past weekend. I am so very proud!!! They did an excellent job! Rave reviews have been pouring in. I did not create this video, but our friend Mike did.