And I think to myself...

Aside from being pretty miserable with a head cold/whining about being miserable with a head cold, this was a pretty great weekend. Let's just review some of the highlights, shall we?

-Anne, Kelsi, and I revealed to Sydney, Kyla, and Steve, that the cake they received earlier this week from their "block captains" was actually not from their "block captains." They had rightfully been shocked that anyone could think the "Trail Mix Cake," as it was called, was good enough to share with neighbors. The cake had, in fact, been constructed by us after we cleaned out our pantry. Main ingredients were: Slim-Fast, instant mashed potatoes, and mint hot chocolate mix. We also included dried-out marshmallows, actual trail mix, pancake mix, and broccoli soup. We threw in an egg and some oil, made an official "block captain" letterhead, and dropped it off at Kyla's house. Bwah. ha. ha.
-We had a graduation party for Kelsi. Fun times gathering people together to celebrate. I also became so mesmerized by the membership sign at Costco that I rammed into the guy ahead of me with the party cake. Luckily no damage was done.
-Carly and Ty got married. Lovely wedding that they totally made fit them. Not vomitous at all. It just seemed fitting to watch my childhood friend who used to shove grass in my braces marrying my childhood neighbor who used to play elaborate police-style games with me and our sisters.
-And I have amazing roommates. This is for real.

...what a wonderful world

Momentous Event in History

Today was a pretty fantastic day and here is why.

I AM THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER AT THE GYM.

You should know that I have never been the grand prize winner of anything and I was expecting to win a pencil. So, obviously I was ecstatic, as was Emely since we were in it to win it together from the start. And now we will be enjoying dinner out, massages, and a night at a hotel via grand prize.

Then. Lunch with the ever-hilarious Ashlee who allowed me to interrupt our lunch with phone calls/high pitched squealing to people about my grand prize

Then. My boys just made my heart so happy at work. I was "the only staff who is not an idiot" to the 10-year-old. And then I took a group off campus to do a clean-up and they did so amazingly well. One of those rare times when everyone in the group is looking out for the welfare of everyone else and willing to make compromises. I could care less if they all grow up to be brilliant scholars or "successful" billionaires. If they can treat each other with the dignity and respect they did tonight, well, my job is done.