Whisper of the Ocean

       In late April, I was able to help throw a surprise Engagement Party for one of my best friends! I had so much fun creating the decor! She was so surprised and continues to glow every time anyone mentions the engagement or her fiancee! I love seeing her as happy as she is right know and I am so excited that I will get to watch her experience this feeling day-after-day as we inch closer to her wedding day. Dress fittings for her and us, party planning, more decor prep and all the rest that comes with planning a wedding await us! It is so much fun. :)

     Mid-May meant the running of the musical I was assistant directing. 63-5th graders, 3 adults and many other assisting hands led to a wonderful performance. The kids worked extremely hard and their work paid off. Even though 'Peter Pan' had some rough patches, I still enjoyed watching the kids really bring Never Land alive for the audience.



Entrance for Act 2



      Each night the audience grew and since the kids drew their energy from them, they got better and better as the nights went.

      I'm still gathering pictures from the show but for now, here is a great action shot of our wonderful Tiger Lily- Indian Princess:

      After closing night we took the kids up to our Peter Pan's house and had our cast party. I think they enjoyed that more than they enjoyed the actual show. After a couple of hours screaming, laughing and singing, the few adults that were there were exhausted.

      As Spring-term comes to a close I look and see some of the crazy moments and although they are a lot of fun, I have learned to appreciate the calm days too. Memorial Day was one of those days for me. 3 cars, 14 ladies, 4 bridges, 2 tunnels and a plethora of badly sung Disney and One Direction songs later and I can officially call our coast trip a success! My car spent the entire trip to Florence blasting Disney music and belting out the classic lyrics that everyone loves. Once we finally got to our beach we spent a couple hours climbing rocks, searching in tide pools and taking pictures with each other. We decided that we had enough of the sand and wanted to stroll down Old Town so we went rummaging through super cute shops, drank some coffee and even made a couple of purchases before heading to pizza for dinner. After demolishing our couple of pizzas it was time to make our way home and blast some more music while munching on our sour patch kids. Here are a few pictures from our day:



"These are the days the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in them." Psalm 118:24

Courtney