Well, we started March with a fairly leisurely pace, but folks, things are accelerating rapidly. In just the past week or so, the blossoms are starting to bloom, we celebrated Tony's birthday, Simone is preparing for her musical (which is right around the corner), the Great Debate in history class was a success, and Simone's VERY FIRST MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE WAS EPIC (and, as she pointed out, was on her half-birthday!).
We were especially proud of Simone this week for balancing a remarkably heavy school load with lots of outside activities. She got through everything with flying colors -- but I won't lie, she/we slept until after 10:00 this morning!
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| The blossoms are on the way! |
Tony's birthday brunch -- on St. Patrick's Day-- at Patowmack Farm...
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| An afternoon at Ulta doing a color match for her stage makeup. |
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| Hair cut time!! and the first time in YEARS that she had her curls straightened. We both decided we like her curls better! |
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| A pose before the Great Debate. Simone played Benedict Arnold and argued on the Loyalists team. |
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| Nailed her opening remarks. |
And then the SPRING FLING DANCE.... a day of festivities!
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| Manicures with the girls. |
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| All done! Lovely! |
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| So much fun! |
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| What would a day be without a Starbucks stop? |
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| Sparkly nails and a chocolate chip frappaccino. |
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| SLURPING! |
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| Dressed for the dance. |
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| A very fierce group of ladies! |
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| Too much fun! |
And this week will be just as crazy with the musical coming up and the end of the 3rd quarter winding down. I'll be sure to post again once it all settles down.
