OLYMPIC SPOONS!

Here we aaaare, smack dab in the middle of another week of organized mayhem.. haha. Today was a bit on the taxing side; it's one of those seasons of life where we are challenged with difficult and immovable people, if for no other reason than to continue refining our own character and tenacity. It is a marathon in this particular season, and although today aired more on the brutal side, I've come to a realization of the light at the end of the tunnel, if you will. Soon. Very soon :)

So with that in my heart, it was easy to transition into my evening, complete with my small group and a night of games, snacks and open-hearted fellowship. I am so. wildly. grateful for this group of people, especially on a night when I really needed some encouragement. My small group is where it's at, when it comes to prayer warriors and real people living real lives, bringing practical application and wise advice in whatever subject is on the table.

Tonight though, we took a break from our regularly weekly studies and just... hung out.
It was so, so, SO very needed.

SO, in the spirit of the Olympics, we decided as a group to play something with medaling potential. That something was decidedly SPOONS. If you've never played before, you're missing out. If you have, you'll understand then that we issued each other preemptive apologies for any and everything that might be said during play ;).

It started with 8 of us.
And then there were 7.
And then 6.

The semi finals came down to Jen, Scott & Randy:
Randy missed the grab during the semi finals, which left Jen & Scott to battle it out for the gold. Scott, in what we determined to be reverence to his wife [and that happy life, har har], conceded the victory to Jen, who's spoon-grabbing reflexes are so far unrivaled.

Nice job, Jen!

From what I hear, there are actual Olympics happening somewhere else... or something like that. :p
I'm kidding, of course. These games have kept us all up well past our bedtimes. *Yawn.

Good night for now, all you blogbot champions.

xo | cmd 

Spoon Rings Unite!

My best friend and I already have the same spoon ring, both of which were bought at separate places at separate times. I rarely even put a second thought to mine now, since it never comes off my finger. It's kind of like another extension of my hand; I love this thing.

Christine's been digging high and low for one of these for some time now, so I figured I would be a good sport and snag one for her, yenno, since I've got those kind of resources. Haha. [It sounded good, yeah?]


cori, christine, & some spoons. no big deal :)

 As it turned out, when hers arrived at the office today, I realized it's the same one I've got, too, save for the 'S' carved into mine, for Sister.

Anyway, I'm more than happy to share the joy of a simple spoon ring. This week is clearly improving in comparison to last week! :)

xo | cmd

Mr. & Mrs. Rekitzke!

9:00 AM: Hair appt. at Regency.
Q: How many students does it take to french braid?

A: 5.

Haha. At least it got done, and that + ½ can of hairspray + 47 hair & bobby pins later it was a done deal. KP, Brittany, and the lovely bride Linda all got some fancy work done as well, and it didn’t turn out half bad at all. Kudos, Regency students!

9:15 AM: Joe dropped Sydni off with our Pastor’s family for her last weekend sleepover there for quite a while.

10:30 AM: Run-through of both songs with the DJ and one.wired.mic. Oh boy. Not to worry, though- we made it happen.

11:15 AM: Get ready, fast. Yeah, it didn’t start until noon, but you’re talking a bride + three girls in one bathroom doing everything except hair.

12:00 PM: GO. <3



congratulations to linda & pete!!

best friend :)



I’m happy to say both songs went off without a hitch, and we partied our little hearts right out until 4:30 PM. Haha. Then it was home to take a nap [we’re old folk now, apparently] before our 7PM group reservation at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse.



Mark Ballas | Dancing With the Stars



Oh yeah. Celeb sightings at the Boathouse. Mark from DWTS

After dinner, we stopped at Rob’s to play spoons, with a twist. Instead of drinking as a consequence for losing a round, it was something sufficiently worse: eating a piece of week-old smurf-blue frosted angel food cake. It’s a dangerous game when you’ve got Brittany and Joe in the finals with blue cake on the line. It was hilarious.

brittany. rob. kara. cameron. jess. tim. cori. joe. nathan. kalyn. sam.
|| after hours at rob's ||



Anyway, weekend’s not over just yet: Tomorrow’s another big day!

xo | cmd