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MINDI DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF HER ACTIONS AND SO I WILL SHOW HER THE POWER OF THE INTERNET.

I AM EXTREMELY ANGRY WITH THE DIRECTION THIS BLOG HAS GONE LATELY. ESPECIALLY THE CRAZY CRAP KNOWN AS THE CONFESSION BOOTH. ALL YOU MORMONMOMMIES OUT THERE ARE SOME TWISTED CHICKS WITH MUCHO ISSUES.

NOW FOR MY DEMANDS:

1. MINDI AND THE POSTERS WHO AUTHOR SHARK BAIT, YOU DONT KNOW SCHMIDT, A LITTLE OF THIS & A LITTLE OF THAT AND NO BIGGIE MUST SEND A PACKAGE CONTAINING SOMETHING "PERSONAL" TO THE CENTRAL CHICAGO POST OFFICE ADDRESSED TO "GENERAL DELIVERY FOR MR. E. FUDD". THESE ITEMS WILL BE USED STOCK MY VOODOO DOLL BOX AND WILL HELP ME ENFORCE MY DEMANDS.

2. MINDI WILL PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE TO ALL THE MEN OUT THERE WHO HAVE HAD TO PUT UP WITH LOSING THEIR WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS TO THE INSANITY KNOWN AS WORDTOYOURMOTHER.

3. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK MINDI WILL POST SOMETHING SPIRITUAL ON THIS SITE. THE SPIRITUAL POSTS MUST CONTAIN SEVERAL SCRIPTURE REFERENCES.

4. NO MORE POSTS ABOUT LAS VEGAS AND THE DIRTY, DISGUSTING, FILTH RIDDEN PLACE ALSO KNOWN AS THE ARMPIT OF SOCIETY.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THESE DEMANDS ARE MET ASAP. IF THEY ARE NOT I WILL INFILTRATE AGAIN AND DELETE THESE BLOGS. DONT MAKE ME DO IT.

thankful thursday

things i am thankful for this week:



**abbey's fantastic performance at her dance recital this week--

i qualified for MOTHER OF THE YEAR by forgetting my camera. so this shaky image from my phone is all i got. (but when you are as cute as this, you can pull it off.):




**speaking of abbey--i get such a kick out of her funny little personality.

i found these post-it notes next to her bed the other week--they were her 'to do' list. and i'm thinking that ALL of our 'to do' lists should read this way:




**the vampire diaries.

i'm a late arrival to this party, but let me tell you: GOOD STUFF.

i've discussed many a time lately that i wouldn't hate it if i were in the middle of a salvatore brothers sandwich:




**this radical soundbite to all things debbie downer:


the price is right's "YOU FAIL"--


(me thinks bob barker should lay off the tanning bed.)

womp womp sound bite Sad sound bites

(thanks, kami~)

the end of an era....

mia graduated from preschool last week.

my baby--our little caboose. how could this possibly be?


unfortunately, time and this little lady waits for no one. so i gave in and allowed her to actually age. (it was a little rough.)

she dressed up in all her finery for the momentous occasion:



when we got there for the ceremony, she was a bit miffed that the graduation cap covered her hair. she had endured the curling process and wanted the result to be admired by all:


which resulted in numerous attempts at sabotage:


her beloved teacher, miss brandi, gave mia the "best friend" and "trendy diva" award.

we felt like it was fitting.



mia's friend, pierce, was also doing the pomp & circumstance march--

he said he would also be available this summer to "babysit" mia if needed. (see THIS post)



(i also wanted to show the letter that arrived in the mail for our family this past week from pierce--it was a 'thank you' note for the cinco de mayo party. AND it included one dollar. to help defray costs...... it was an instant hit.)




i loved the creative graduation hat treat that one of the (overachieving!) mothers made for the children--it's made with a reese's miniature peanut butter cup, ghiradelli square, piece of licorice rope and mini m&m:

thankful thursday

lots of things to be thankful for this week:


**these awesome pills coasters sent to me by my beloved vanessa on a day when i needed love. she must have sensed a disturbance in the force.....and i heart her for it.




**the wonderful mother's day information sheet my abbey filled out about me. ( 115 lbs? smart cookie!)





**the fact that i was able to procure keane tickets to their concert in las vegas without any hassle or headache. AND they were cheap. AND i get to go with my main man & friends.


they complete me.

(you need to get on board with their new album. for real.)





**the freaking STELLAR photo i took after begging and pleading our group of FHE bike riders to pose for the camera at the bottom of snow canyon.

which i realized (after getting home, naturally) that i had set to focus on the BUSHES AND ASPHALT.


good thing i snapped a few more:









**this hello t shirt i saw some dude wearing last weekend. it tickled my fancy.





**as well as it's creepier brother, the helloooo? t shirt





**my day spent at the sagestone spa with two lovely friends. {sigh}

much love to my husband for knowing just what i'd want for the day of all mothers. xoxo.





**hey--woah.

how did these photos of ryan reynolds get on here?

weird....



(thanks, tammy, for being genius enough to think that one up!)



the only thing i wasn't thankful for this week?



**the fact that my cowboys got the total SHAFT on the amazing race finale.

lame.

cinco. DE MAYO!

after seeing kami & kyle's cinco de mayo party/anniversary/celebration/FIESTA! last year, i decided that we would throw our own shindig to celebrate our beloved 5th of may.

this one was just like theirs, only about 10 steps down in the "classy factor". a white-trash, ghetto version of the barrio, if you will. (or even if you won't.)

since i am officially part mexi, i threw all political-correctness OUT THE DOOR and asked our guests to dress up in their grandest latino finery:







russ & i were especially proud to celebrate my heritage: (doesn't russ look BADASS?)



we ate, we partied, we drank red punch, & we beat poor pinata-dora to a crepe-paper pulp:



the very best part of the evening was the absolutely beautiful weather.

AND our wonderful friends and family.

AND the gallon-size ziploc bags full of candy that each child took home.



AND......

...another victorious entry for jared's "wood coffee table book":

girls gone wild

{l to r: mindi, kamari, jody, megan, breque, michelle}

there's nothing quite like a little girl's trip to completely re-charge you and give you a new lease on life!

& that was just what went down when this group busted out and over to las vegas the other weekend for 28 hours of play, food, sun, food, lounge, food, & joel mchale.


this trip marked the debut of my "white-girl weave" that i purchased at the local mall for kicks & giggles:


yes, that's a bunch of synthetic hair on the top of my head. and for a girl who has long locks no more, it was an awesomely fun change of pace--a little 'mixing it up' if you will. (or even if you won't.)

nobody could resist the siren's call of the weave, and it was passed around for all to enjoy:




we gussied up & enjoyed dinner at dos caminos:



we then snapped a few sneaky-mcSneakerton photos of awesomely VEGAS shoes:




then, it was over to the mandalay bay to try out our '20 dollar and under rule' for tickets to joel mchale's comedy act playing that night.

i posted about seeing joel two years ago when we took him a ginormous pair of panties. 'cause that's how how roll:




which he had signed for us after the show:



but we had heavy hearts knowing now that mchale was a big tv star starring as jeff in community--we feared he wouldn't have time for the little people this go-'round.




our worst fears were confirmed. he was nowhere in sight after the show was over. (which we actually averaged $33 per ticket--a little high, but worth it!)

jody & breque TOTALLY scored, though, when they managed to catch abed & annie from the show:


they were absolutely charming, delightful, & more than happy to take photos with our girls.

we considered it a "win" & decided to head over for some awesome people watching in the downstairs lounge area of lavo nightclub.
but when we arrived, we were surprised at the sheer number of people packed into the place. AND we saw there was a "red carpet area" set up outside the place. WHAT GIVES? we asked the doorman--he replied "some people from the tv show community are coming. it should be any moment now."


HUH???!

we walked out, turned the corner, and this is what we saw:


we were shocked. & happy to get in on a little sneaky joel photo action:


we thought our evening was complete. we could now die happy women. until THIS happened:

(and, yes, you might want to watch--this clip involves the words "get out the panties!")




joel: 1

"little people": 1

WIN/WIN


best. night. ever.




we had the grandest of grand times that night. & we ended on a high note by discovering a new little gem--the grand lux cafe. it's by the creators of the cheesecake factory, and it's FABULOUS. it was the perfect spot for a late night snack: it's located in the palazzo, and is open until 2 a.m. sunday-thursday and until 3 a.m. saturday and sunday.

their warm sticky bun bread pudding was one of the best desserts i've ever had--you can view their menu HERE.


viva las vegas~