Emmett's being lobbied heavily to join the traveling tournament baseball team. (More or less the All Stars). As the coach said, "We want the boy on the team."

Go Emmett!

Where was your best vacation ever and why was it so freakin awesome?

Nantucket, with a whole bunch of friends. Bonfires on the beach at the decomissioned Navy base (in November, no less).

What are your plans for the long weekend (if you have to work on Monday - spew about your job/boss/company)?

I plan to clean up my entire apartment - dusting, vacuuming, organizing, wiping, storing, etc. because my mother is coming in three weeks. I am also planning to go see RotS at the theater, hang out at home, do some grocery shopping.

Where was your best vacation ever and why was it so freakin awesome?

My two trips to Bonaire were the greatest, especially the one last summer because I got to scuba dive in 80 degree water for a week, and in doing so saw lots of fish, an eagle ray, a sunken ship, moray eels & saltwater cucumbers. Plus, I was with my family which is always a fun and interesting time, and my brother proposed to his girlfriend (and I get to be a bridesmaid).

say something happymaking or nice that has happened this week.

I went to Milwaukee to visit my brother and future SIL (she had a bridal shower). We ate lots of desserts at the party and my brother and I taught her family the joys of playing with helium balloons. (It was hilarious!)

eta: My other great vacation was 2 weeks in England and France singing in cathedrals but I couldn't decide which one to put down. That one was more about family, this one is more about me.

I'm fairly sure the honeymoon was his third trip to NOLA and he is thus referring to his trip with the tall blonde goddess who immediately preceded me and who still makes me feel insecure and short and porcine, I'm instead going to glare narrow-eyed at him

That seems exceedingly unlikely.

But I guess you never know.

Sleep

Vaca-wha?

Cupcakes

What are your plans for the long weekend (if you have to work on Monday - spew about your job/boss/company)?

Haircut and color on Saturday, hot tubs and massage on Sunday, and hopefully some unpacking and naps mixed in.

Where was your best vacation ever and why was it so freakin awesome?

Curacao, when I went to get scuba certified. Excellent diving, and cute boys.

say something happymaking or nice that has happened this week.

I got to see lots of cool people this weekend, and got lots of fun stuff in the mail.

cute boys

I should get some of these this weekend.

Anyone want to mail me some?

I think you should come up here and we can go look for them.

who still makes me feel insecure and short and porcine

JZ, if you're porcine, I am a one-eyed Asian man.

What are your plans for the long weekend (if you have to work on Monday - spew about your job/boss/company)?

Crazy weekend planned. Have to take the oldest child and her best friend to the Museum of Latin American Art for their Spanish class. Said friend will spend the night. Take her home Sunday a.m., do laundry, then dinner with my mom and brother. Monday is a block party on my mom's street, lots of fun, food and family I only get to see on Memorial Day and Christmas.

Where was your best vacation ever and why was it so freakin awesome?

Man, that's a toughie. I'd say the cruise to Alaska last year. It was beautiful and relaxing but the trip to London a couple of years ago was wonderful too and so was Hawaii..guh, so hard to choose, we've been very lucky in our vacation plans (thanks to my brother!)

say something happymaking or nice that has happened this week.

The 9 y.o.'s school open house is tomorrow night. I love going to open house. The kids are all so excited and we get to see all the projects they've been working on.

Oh and I vote cupcakes, msbelle!

Use of gloves not so food-safe after all.

JZ, if you're porcine, I am a one-eyed Asian man.

Hey, you never know. This is the internet.