MVHS, Class of 2003!

Among the list of things I find hard to believe:

 

I have been out of high school for ten years.

whoa.

That's right, ten years. Some of you just called me a youngster, and some of you just realized how old I really am compared to the 23-24 you originally thought. Either way, I graduated high school in 2003 and that means that my class and I celebrate our tenth anniversary of freedom from MVHS.

 

In pictures... here are some from the night {find the full collection HERE}!

kait. amy. nikki. britt. collette. me

me. sarah. mary. rachel

known these two since elementary school... josh & jim .. or jim & josh?
... thanks for labeling yourselves by your last names only.. haha..  

rachel. drew. pruitt. kelly. me.

only thing missing in this picture is clark .. haha.. the "brown kids"
of mvhs' 2003 class: me. kevin. brandie.

stef! the face & talent behind SOKAY DESIGNS!

kelly & me
three words: ohio junior miss.
four more words: i miss..those days!

becky & me
cheered together .. sang together ..
... caught my hair on fire in chem class together... standard stuff (:

me & arley... she's on baby #4 & still making it look great! 

me. becky. kelly.
i call this... chemistry choir misfits (:

sarah. stef. me.
known these girls since kindergarten...
... still as goofy as ever (:

Like I said, there are 30 some pictures all together, so feel free to go check 'em out. Many thanks to Kait for organizing this, and to the staff at Winestein for hosting! I had a great time (:

And because I'm old & lame nowadays, I'm callin' it a night. Sorry post-reunion party, maybe next time.

xo | cmd

Paddlin' Munchkins [&TBT!]

Today = another perfect day as far as the weather went.
Work = Amiable and productive!
Sydni = With  me, and as we speak, thoroughly spent.
Me = Happy mama, happy girlfriend, happy daughter going home this weekend to see the fam!

That basically sums it up. Today was plain for the most part, but a good day no less. After work, I picked up Sydni and met up with Becky and her nephew Noah at Winton Woods for a quick evening paddle. Needless to say, the kids loved it, and while Becky and I walked away with soaking wet clothes due to a couple of unnamed splashers.... coughcough sydni.and.noah..... haha.

WELL worth it ☺!

tandem kayak time!

becky & noah

me & sydni

she worked so hard! ♥

best. tourguide. ever. | "mommy, look! another duck!"

"dancing boats" haha.. they had a blast!

We dried off some afterwards at the playground, and then headed home to get some ice cream [I promise these things so sporadically, but yenno what, she deserved it ♡].. she did a great job today and worked so hard paddling her kayak.. call me a proud mama, absolutely!

Tomorrow is FRIIIIIDAYYYY!! & that means after work Sydni and I are hitting the road north and heading to my parents' house in the good old Mount Vernon, OH. Semi-on-that-note, in the spirit of Throwback Thursday, here's a gem Nikki posted earlier today on Facebook of some of us on our last day of high school.. which was ten years ago, if I'm being honest about my age here... hahaha.

front: britt. hilary. amy m. nikki. | back: amy s., ginna, myself
mvhs senior year, 2003!

I say that because I'm about to head to my parents' house for the first time since Christmas, and I have no doubt that one of my missions on this trip will be to uncover some long lost artifacts [to be shared at a not-really-that-far-away-but-still-"later" date...]. I'm kind of excited. I'll apologize up front for any and all inevitable fashion faux paus, but hey.. I'm a kid of the 90's and I will embrace it.. wacked out hair, Old Navy shirts and all ;)

See ya tomorrow!

xo | cmd