Ok... SO I love Photo booth on my apple

last trip to the pacific for stef

on erin's actual 30th b-day, we went to huntington beach for a meal at ruby's!

it was overcast most of the day... the only rain we got was at the end of our drive home.

meg drove :)

after ruby's we walked around huntington and stopped in at the powder room... this is a very small, narrow room where girls do your make up and sell you goodies.  erin and i got our faces done :)  we came out just beautiful :)

it was great to hang with my aunt shellie!  

it was a small group of us gals who went.  meg, erin and i talked a lot about old memories.  it was a lot of fun to remember the good old days... 

JImmy's last day at First American Title

I came for his good bye "party"

Work Friends

I gave Michelle my camera because I knew Jim wouldn't take pictures... she did a great job... thanks Michelle.

David and Jimmy... Jim's boss - an Angel's fan! 

Dave and Jim... Jim's boss boss... the guy who has pretty much been around for most of Jim's Title Career.

I am going to guess Michelle took this herself... Jim looks pleased! LOL Michelle you are great... I enjoy you.

Jason, Michelle's man, and Jim

Thanks Dudley's for the gift card to Apple... I got my MacBook and I love it!

NOTE... for those out there that have Mac's how do I get to Photo Booth?

"Wish they all could be California Giiirrrrrrrllllllllllsssss"

This is a good bye letter thing I wrote for my MOPS group I go to... I did change the ending a bit... (so if you are from my mops and have read it, skip to the very end...)

"California Girls" by the Beach Boys. My favorite song as a kid. Growing up, my parents always talked about moving to another state. Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana... If we went there on vacation, and they remotely liked it, I could hear them talking about living there. As fun as living in another state sounded, I liked being a California girl. I would sing the Beach Boy's song word for word... thinking about how I liked being from California.

I have lived in Alta Loma since I was about 2 years old and I think living in California and being a native Alta Lomaian, I have taken some things for granted.

You have the beach and the mountains within an hours drive. We have Magic Mountain, Disneyland, Raging waters, Knotts Berry Farm... within a short distance to be able to enjoy a day of fun and excitment. We have LA so close. We have so many different types of restaurants to choose from. There is a starbucks around each corner. Target and Walmart are within five minutes of any home in Alta Loma. I have friends here that I have known forever. Mindi and I went to Kindergarten together. Megan, Erin and I went to High school together and were best friends. Jane and Jen both lived up the street from my childhood home. I know Alta Loma. I know the fastest routes to different locations. The weather here is pretty nice, even though we do complain every Summer about the heat. And my absolute favorite is that we have the beautiful Mountains that are painted so perfectly in front of us as we drive home or to work.

I think they have ONE starbucks there... so I have been told, I have yet to see one in Flowery Branch itself.

I am excited for this new chapter in my life; however I am also so torn with weird feelings and emotions that come with leaving. How do you say goodbye? For some, it might be forever. For others you know you will see again and will keep in touch through the years. How do you say to someone that you care so deeply for, "Bye... you mean a lot to me... don't forget me when I move.." ?

When a good friend of mine from work moved to Indiana, we both were bad with goodbyes that we agreed that when it came down to our final good bye, we would simply say, "See you later" as if we were going to catch a matinee together in a few days. I don't know if that is healthy, I don't know if that is the right way to say goodbye. It was just the way we did it.

I don't want to just leave without a proper goodbye. But I am not even sure how to word it... or do I? When I am face to face with people... I clam up... words escape me... I am not trying to be rude... I am just speachless...

In Georgia...

Hunter: Mom... will there be food in Georgia?

Stef: Yes Hunter...

Hunter: Will there be food in the refrigerator in Georgia?

Stef: Yes Hunter....

Hunter... now looking around the room, his eyes setting on the penny on the table... Mom, will there be pennies in Georgia?

Stef: Yes Hunter

Hunter: But I can't eat Pennies.... even if I am hungry!
Then he walks out of the room....

Haley's 6th Birthday!

For Haley's birthday... we had a SMALL gathering of family and a few amount of friends... FEW. With moving... I didn't want the stress of a huge party or two little parties... so I combined them.

Carrie made Haley the Diamond Castle for her cake. When Haley saw it she said to me, "Mama, it is just like I imagined it to be!" Thanks Carrie!!! She loved it and it was one of her many highlights of her day!

Look at Haley's tired face! (Dirty too) She had a GREAT DAY!

Haley holding her youngest cousin, Scarlet Rose!

Brothers with their kids...

Grandbud enjoyed hanging with Joe!

Haley got a TON of Littlest Pet shop goodies... She has been playing with them NON-stop! She even puts them to bed at night... cute!

Pin the tail on the Donkey! :)

I have to share one story about this game... Each older kid was blindfolded... OK... well, when it was the small kids turn, we didn't bother blind folding them... When Nick went to put his tail on the donkey, he went right for where it is suppose to go... older sister Kaylee came over to help Nick by telling him to put it on his ear... so he did... seriously... I thought that was pretty funny!

Haley is Star of the week

Haley happened to be star of the week the same week as her birthday! And in Ms Burrows class, Fridays are the day the star of the week brings in a family member to read to the class. Friday was ALSO Haley's birthday... :)

Haley had me read Fancy Nancy!

I dont know if you can tell, but Tara cut her hair.... It is pretty short and when I straighten it, we have matching hair cuts... :)

Below is Ms Burrows reading the Star of the Week's book. It is a book made up of letters each student in the class wrote TO Haley! SOOOO sweet!!!!

The WHOLE island ... away?

All I heard Jim say today was. "Hunter, if you don't share with Jonah I will take the island of Sodar away." It made me smile (not where Hunter could see...)

On another note...

We had our yard sale today... the one to raise money for our travels to Georgia. Our first costumer came at 515AM. YES.... THAT EARLY... I got up at 5 (dogs barking)... I finally made it to the living room by 515 and peeked out my window cause I thought I saw my dads truck and I thought... wow, my dad and mom came early to help.... then I looked harder (aka, put on my glasses) and saw that it wasnt my dad, it was an old mexican man with a flash light ready to shop!
We did NOT let the guy shop till we were ready! :)

Over all it was a really good day, as far as yardsales go. We were DONE by 1030.

Thank you, those of you who came and helped us out... either by bringing stuff for us to sell or for coming and buying our crap, I mean our treasures.
This is the thank you card Tara made for Haley's b-day! It was yesterday (yes a birthday party and yard sale in one weekend... I am not smart). I will post pictures of her b-day when I get a chance...

AND one final note...
I am sick... :( Keep me in your prayers.... When I open my mouth it looks like I have a pimple on my tonsel... (my left one to be exact). It is NASTY! But seriously... with our move coming soon, I really want to get well fast. AND that my kids dont get this... I havent been to the DR yet... I know what I have and I think I can get better by myself :).... but seriously, if I am not better by tomorrow I will go to the Urgent care...