New Years: 2010

Happy New Year!!!

May God bless you and keep you...

Winter Formal

Here are the pictures for the winter formal put on by our homeschool group. I was sooo excited to get to dress in something fancy and with plenty of "bling." ;)

Me and a friend...


Doing the "macarana" or "macaroni," or something like that. It was probably the longest dance ever, but fun...

Talking...

Laughing...

Posing with another friend...(this one is b&w on account of the blurriness)

More laughing...I really don't remember why. I just break out in laughter right in the middle of nowhere for no reason, apparently.

It was a really fun evening, and it was my very first formal. I hadn't gotten to dress up that fancy since I was about eight for a father-daughter dance. Thanks to my wonderful dad who took all these pictures.

Growing Christmas Trees, Mice kings, and Friends in the Nutcracker!!!

So, yesterday, my dad and I went to the Nutcracker ballet given by a local company. You see, he often gets free tickets from work to the touring attractions in our town, so he got some last week for Sunday. I couldn't go then because of an orchestra rehearsal, so I was disappointed. I had really wanted to see a friend of mine who was dancing in it.

So, I hoped and prayed all week long. I really wanted to go and this weekend was my last chance. So, yesterday afternoon (which, by the way, was a l...o...n...g day in itself) he got tickets!

YAY!!!

So last night, we drove downtown, at last found a parking place, and started walking. I had mentioned seeing one of those tricycle taxis to my dad, just because I was talking about whatever came into my head. To my great surprise, when we had parked, we walked over to one and got a ride. It was SO much fun!


The ballet was really great to see my friend do her part with such relish and even more fun to see her get a moment of stardom. Great job, G. !

Well, the ballet went over well, and I loved it. Afterward, we stopped at a Starbucks and got a nice cappucino--decaf, of course. :)

All in all it was a wonderful night, and I had a great deal of fun with Daddy. I think that I'll always want to remeber it.

It's Christmastime in Texas

A Nativity set from Spain is part of the decor...



as is a fake Christmas tree. Hey, it holdsthe ornaments and does take any care whatsoever (and the cat likes it, too). :)