You Can Feel it in the Air

Last Sunday was Parent/Senior night at Hollywood's school. It was very nice - all the seniors and their parents were there. There was a short program and the honor graduates were recognized and given their gold tassels. Graduation is right around the corner and you can feel it in the air. This is Hollywood with the school principal, Mr. P.

This is Hollywood with her guidance counselor, Mr. C. Mr. C. has been a friend and a mentor as well as XC coach for the last four years.

One of her all-time favorite teachers is pictured here with her, Mrs. W. Mrs. W. taught her AP US History last year. Hollywood is very fond of Mrs. W. and sometimes stays after school to help her with miscellaneous administrative tasks.

All of the honor graduates posed for pictures with their gold tassels. It is a great time in their lives as they are finally reaping the reward of the hard work they have put into the last four years. I know all their parents are proud.

Here is a picture of Hollywood with one of her friends SK. SK is sweet and very bright - she is going to the University of Virginia in the fall on a Navy ROTC scholarship. Go Navy!

Important Men in my life

Here are two. Marc and Stan Evanstein. They are my hairdressers - mostly Marc - the one with the beautiful long hair. Don't get me wrong, Stan has great hair too, it just doesn't cascade. Marc has been cutting and coloring my hair for as long as I can remember. Now he cuts Hollywood's hair and has even cut G-Man's hair. I tell anyone that will listen that getting my hair done is not an appointment, it is an adventure. These two have so many friends and I get to hear animated snippets of what is going on with everyone. Marc is very funny and very high energy. He makes me happy. Except that he never cuts my bangs short enough.

Bankers Working Hard and Playing Hard

Here are a few photos from our recent offsite in Raleigh, NC. We are fortunate that one of our co-workers owns a beautiful piece of property outside the city and she has a facility for events. We got a lot done in 2 days and we really had a good time after hours.

Here is my boss's boss with her boss - we had the big guns in.

And here is my boss with his boss

doing Sonny & Cher.

Here's some of the gang, working hard by day, partying hard by night.

Before karaoke we had a pig pickin'. It was fabulous food!

This group has rhythm. They had a group lesson on the electric slide. And they looked fabulous!

Singing Bon Jovi's Dead or Alive.

Who says

bankers aren't fun???

Here's the Hard Part

These photos were taken at the airport, as we took G-Man to catch his flight back to Jax. This is always the hard part. Hollywood is good at cheering me up.

G-Man Goes GQ

Yesterday we visited with Lou, the suit-picker-outer and fitter

to get G-Man fitted with a suit. We were lucky enough to find one

that fits perfectly through the shoulders and only needs the sleeve and pants cuff taken it as well as a tad at the waist. He is also getting a handsome shirt and tie, along with black tassel loafers. If you are attending Hollywood's graduation on June 9th, you will see GQ G-Man in person. Otherwise, I will post a photo when he debuts his new look. My little man is now a big man.

Tight With A Buck

She didn't get it from me, but this kid is very tight with her money. She is appalled over the price of gas and says when the price goes over $3.50 per gallon, she is going to start carpooling. She says she has to put her foot down somewhere and she thinks that is the point. Ha! I told her she needs to start thinking about who she could carpool with since we'll be there very soon.

G-Man is Coming

I'm really looking forward to G-Man's visit this weekend. We'll go to the movies, ride bikes on the boardwalk, take a hike through First Landing State Park, and sleep in late. I am taking him to get fitted for a suit to wear to Hollywood's graduation.

Speaking of Hollywood, after much deliberation, she has decided to go to VMI. I am happy about that as I think that is the best fit for her. She will have to cut her hair though, but will be able to keep one inch!

Here is a picture of Hollywood with a few of her classmates from her Physics class. They were encouraged to attend this Physics "magic show" last week. It was really good. The guy with the bow tie did many tricks and after each, he explained which physics concept was in play. He injected a lot of humor - I really enjoyed it and I think the kids were surprised how much they enjoyed it too.