and the home of the brave

well the 4th of july was a grand one! i woke up earlier on my day off than i wake up to go to work! that is just sick and wrong. anyway char and i rose early to make it up to centerville in time for the parade. it was great, rachael and her family basically take over the street corner down the street from their house and so char and i had premo seats! anyway then we headed to kate's and after much time and consideration found some paint colors for her new rooms. after a brief lunch the girls all set off to target and home depot to stock up on supplies. upon returning home we painted swatches and decided up on a bright yellow for the play room and a soft lavender for zoe's room. which reminds me...kate is pregnant! she found out today and is due in march. anyway...back to the 4th. after choosing paint colors we started our little family bbq. since char's kids were with randy at their family reunion in idaho it was a little small this year. we grilled some pork chops and gorged on potato salad, which char says she doesn't like but i think she really deep down does like. anyway, then we shot off some illegal fireworks thanks to nate's sister jen and brother in law justin coming from wyoming! then we had a great view of lagoon's firework show from the backyard. it was great!

so that is the scoop...a little delayed, but nonetheless there you have it. so right now i am making cd mixes to take into work tomorrow to mix up our usual music selection! some of you may be asking...'who makes mixes anymore'...the answer is me.

speaking of work...my dear friend shannon put in her two weeks yesterday! she was just offered a great job and decided it was time to part ways with shade! i am uber sad and don't know how i will be able to work without her. the scary thing is now i will be taking her postion and i just don't know how i am going to fill her shoes. i know a lot, but i am still asking her questions everyday! now i am going to be the one that people are going to be asking questions, and i am going to have to a. know the answers or b. bs really well. it is a great opportunity and i am sure i will grow into it in the future.

i just bought the sickest sneaks from urban the other day and i wore them for the first time today and wish that i could get away with wearing them everday. who would have ever thought that i would own a pair of nikes with gold and pink on them? i know right?