the after 30 part...

March 16th I flew into Norman, Oklahoma to be apart of Rebecca Cruise's wedding week and a bridesmaid in her wedding. Rebecca is a long time friend that I had known since my days at Schoenbar Middle school.  No matter how much time passes in our lives, we always seem to pick up right where we left off, making our friendship very convenient for us, as she travels just as much as I do!  Melissa, her mother, picked me up at the airport and dropped me off at a restaurant where I met a handful of Rebecca's friends, but no Rebecca!  She was at dancing lessons with her fiancée for the wedding!  And what a wedding week it was!  From bridal showers, tea time, Bridesmaid the movie, preparing the party favors, to the rehearsal dinners, flower making and the big day itself! The very yummy and beautiful cupcakes at the Shower. New Friends: Jen, Alisha, Tracy, Rebecca, Jill and Shan Rebecca and Stefanie, the Maid of Honor Rebecca is now Doctor Rebe...

I'M SO PROUD!  My baby sister, Michelle, graduated with her Masters in Recreation from the college of Education, and Stefan, her fiancée, graduated with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering. 6 years and they are done done done!  After their graduation, they packed up the Uhaul and left Moscow to live in my Kent Condo until after their wedding.  Stefan got a job with Boeing working as a mechanical engineer and Michelle is currently planning their  wedding (June 25th) and job seeking in the south Seattle area.  Congratulations you two!!!   Michelle walking to her seat! Stefan after being hooded. Michelle and I after the ceremony (I got sun burned!) Michelle and Stefan walking off campus together.

Hellooooooo! It's been a while... Yes! I know.  April is by far my busiest month, consisting of unloading containers, pricing, receiving vouchers, credit vouchers, merchandising and calling vendors who send me Ketchikan shirts and giving them my $.02.  Let's also not forget, trivia night at the RO, weekly dinners with friends, and the lovely rec center that kicks my trash into gear on a daily basis.  This is my life.  BUT now it's May... or wait... end of May!!  The season has started, and although we have those last late shipments (happens every year), the store is set up and gorgeous as always!  (If you haven't been, I would like to just say, that my store is preeettier than yooouur stooore!) This season marks our 10 year anniversary.   To think, that just 10 years ago, at the age of 22, I came up to Skagway, completely unexperienced, and interviewing 25 year olds for jobs.  HA!  The first few years were definitely a learning experience,...