The end of the school year for was CRAZY busy. The musical was AMAZING. The kids did an awesome job--so awesome that Hairspray ended up being nominated for several awards with 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. So in early June I took the kids up there for the awards ceremony, not expecting much. We actually WON for Best Supporting Actress. I was thrilled. The girl who won definitely deserved it.
Then of course there was the "What/where will Steph be teaching/working next year?" This only lasted a few weeks when I was informed I will be at Union for four periods per day and Shahala for one period.
We have mostly spent the summer settling in to our condo. We are on a painting mission this summer. We did the bathroom in late June and will do the rest of it soon... painting is a HUGE pain I learned during this day long project. Although as you can see from the pictures below, it looks pretty good. No before shots, but it was white and way too bright.
A nice taupe for a calming spa effect!
A picture of Stella because she followed me into the bathroom...
... and another because she is so darn cute!
For our 2nd anniversary we just went out on the town--no Hawaii this year! We went to a tasty little French restaurant a half block from our house, Le Bouchon. Then for an after dinner drink and dessert we went to Paragon, another favorite, and had the BEST bread pudding I have ever eaten.
On the night before the fourth of July, I had a girl's night with our friend Emily (who marrying our high school friend Mitch at the end of August), Mitch's sister Jen, and one of Jen's friends. We went and saw Magic Mike (I'm guilty--and I LOVED EVERY MINUTE). Mitch and Emily just moved to Vancouver from Bellingham, and we are so glad they are here with us! And that they are getting married this summer.
Our fourth of July was pretty great in retrospect. The morning started out a little rough because Patti's dog Abbie went missing (she was found the next day) so we put up posters and hung out in Vancouver for a little while. Then we went out to Ridgefield and had a lunchtime barbeque with my aunt and family, and my grandparents. After that, we went over to Chelsea's parents' house where we had a fabulous night watching homemade fireworks, eating tasty food and pie, and of course, drinking wine. The visiting with one of our best friends who is finally back from a way too long stint in China wasn't so bad either.
That's all for now!
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