Events of May 22nd

So, this day brought about Lindsay's 21st birthday and Ashley's senior prom! Needless to say, we were busy all day! After the photo op with Ashley and her friends, we took Lindsay and her boyfriend Nick, along with more family and friends out to a favorite bar to celebrate her turning 21! We were all having so much fun that the table behind us bought her a drink, too! Turned out they were cheer parents who knew Ashley and didn't realize it was her sister!

Ashley said her evening was great and I know Lindsay had a blast, so it was an all-around wonderful day!

Photos: Lindsay impatiently waiting for her sister to get ready so she can wish her a good time, then she was off with her boyfriend Nick to buy herself a new dress for her birthday celebration.
Ashley with her boyfriend Steve, her longtime friend, Devon and Devon's boyfriend Mike. Don't they all look great?!
Ashley and Steve...yes, they do look cute together.

Harder Than I Thought

Yup, we moved daughter #1 into her dorm this week and attended orientation with her on Wednesday. I was fine. It was hot and miserable weather, but otherwise I was OK with it all. It hit me yesterday that she doesn't live at home anymore and I am terribly sad about that! So, I'm adjusting to having one child at home, though she has made herself scarce the last couple of days because she and her friends (all cheerleaders) are preparing for their first games tonight and tomorrow. We will be attending the first football game tonight and it will be both a new experience in having a cheerleader performing and also bittersweet in not having a child in the band. Life changes and moves on and it is harder than I thought...

I'm Still Here!

Just wanted to let anyone who stops by know that I am still here. I have been working on two new projects, working in the "real world" and trying to get my oldest ready to leave for college next week! Needless to say, it's been crazy! So, once I get the camera back, I will have several new pieces to photograph. I'm really happy with all the new pieces and find it very difficult not to start yet another because so many new ideas keep popping into my head!

New Pieces But No Pictures of Them Yet

I have two new pieces that I've got to photograph. One is a peyote stitch band bracelet with a Celtic knot type design using galvanized silver Toho Treasure beads and blue iris on black Delica beads. The other is a link necklace. Each individual link is a peyote stitch circle of Delica beads and they are all in shades of the sea, from gray stormy seas to deep blue-green seas. I just haven't had the chance to photograph them or the new cards my daughter has made. We've been so busy here at home with my older daughter's graduation party plans. The party's Saturday so hopefully our lives will get back to a little more normalcy then. (Yeah, sure they will!)