dpac...part two....

dan and kylee..shaking the groove thang...
brett reliving the 80's...
susan and denise
molly and maxie..
jake after taylor and i fixed his hair...

lane and kylee..
the rubber ducks...quack quack quack..after we shaved jake's beard.
sierra, lane and kylee..
leah, nate and jalyn..the twins from greeley...
kylee and sierra..chris and dan..watch out!!

jalyn and jake...
my four boys..dan, brett, topher and chris..
chris and sierra..
shea's cute baby zoie and berns..
lane and sierra..

so..DPAC this year was even more of an experience than last year. I think mainly because Dan and Chris were there..and it made me realize that our friendships are what these kids at DPAC are creating today. It has been 23 years since Chris, Dan, and Chris J met...and I count them as my nearest and dearest. Seeing the camp thru their eyes was incredible. This year, the classes were really amazing... the teachers incredible. Dan and Chris taught a class on music appreciation, lyric writing and almost a history of music..and it taught the kids so much. Brett taught an incredible Neutral mask class, which actually brought me to tears one day..it was so moving and beautiful. Giving the kids the opportunity to experience emotion without fear...beautiful.

and again..the most wonderful counselors and campers..willing to risk, to experience JOY..to support each other, to learn..to figure out how to talk to their accompianist..and thank them...to work as a team..to grow together... wow.

and then..there was the fact that Dan and Chris's girls..out of all 60 campers...BOTH have a crush on Keri's son. What are the odds? To me..it is more than that..is is that magic that we were able to create all those years ago coming to life again for the next generation...and how amazing will it be for them to have their own stories in the years to come..

The bottom line is this..as I approach the end of my 30's..there has to be more than this. I am convinced that we will do something great in the next few years...it's time.:)

and now....more photos.

DPAC...part one..

chris johnson...the magnificent...and 40 year old birthday boy...

austin as a scary bear for brett's birthday surprise...
lane, the hearthrob of camp..
dan and gay...
3 of my 4 camp husbands...brett, chris and dan...

chris and denise....
jalyn and denise..
jalyn and leah at the dance..
jalyn and mini- jalynnie, maxie at the dance...
and jake, doing something weird.

there is so much to write, so many photos to post...this is just a sneak preview of all that is dpac...2008.

the new desk!

Here is the original Mackenzie Childs Desk that I fell in Love with in Vegas...

This is the desk before Amy worked her magic....

Many of you have followed my blog and saw the post where I showed the desk I wanted..( see above first photo..).a Mackenzie Childs piece to the tune of $2400...a little beyond my budget..so here is the version that my sister Amy made me..WAY cooler..WAY more beautimous..I think it is the coolest thing I have in my house!! WHOO HOO!!!

I Love my sister. Not just because she is so incredibly creative..but because she is a great friend, a fantastic mom, and always willing to try something fun and new.Thanks Amy! I am happy every day working at my cool new desk..it makes me want to stay organized!! I am sorry about your tennis elbow, but sometimes you have to suffer for greatness! HAHA!! Thanks for being so awesome, and for making me something sooooo cool!!

She is working on the matching chair now.....I will keep you posted!

Viva Las Vera....

On my last trip to Vegas for Vera Bradley, I got to hang out with one of my best friends Shaun Slaughter..we worked together for 6 years at Brighton and he is now the Director of Retail Operations at Vera Bradley..he is so GREAT! He and his beeyootiful wife and baby now live in Fort Wayne and I don't get to see him much...so we had a great time hanging out with his team of managers...

Didn't win any money..probably because we didn't gamble! :)

also included is a photo of my BATHTUB in the hotel room. It was huge. It had a flat screen TV in it. I was in HEAVEN..

greeley central gala, opening night of fiddler..

some fun photos of the week..my music theatre class at the Gala..they were performing "One Day More"..from Les Mis..plus me with my two favorite student teachers, Marie and Jarrett...and Kayla and Mikey as the Thenardiers...

It made me excited for Les Mis..the Arvada Center finally has rights..Thinking about auditioning.....

Also, opening night of Fiddler, Alison ( Hodel) and Jalyn, , Erica ( my mini-me, also Gma Tzeitl) with Raja butting in..Alison and Ryne, Spencer and Raja and Seth...and Spencer and Jalyn...( Spencer is the latest addition to the home for Wayward Boys..he is living here during the run of Fiddler...before he moves on to become famous.)

Fun Times!

a lovely hodgepodge..gavin concert, mother's day, playing with the camera functions...

Saturday night the Webb kids ( minus Nathan) went to see Gavin DeGraw...what an incredible show..he is one of the most genuine, talented, humble and entertaining performers I have ever seen. We had so much fun, screaming ourselves silly, getting autographs after the show..and generally acting as if we were 15 again. Amy and Andrew have a cool feature on their cameras that you can turn a black and white photo into a black and white with one color showing photo, which you can see some great examples of here. Also..for the moms....Amy and her kids, Rachel and her kids, and My mom with the girls...a happy Mother's day to all.

Also a cute photo of the even cuter Amelia...she is a funny bunny. and a cute kid to boot.