Fortuna High class of '98 10 year reunion & highschool memories

The first weekend in Sept. was my 10 year class reunion. I can't believe 10 years have already flown by since high school! In many ways high school seems like forever ago and then other times it feels like it was just yesterday. My graduating class was awesome, there are so many of us that still keep in touch. I am still very close with all my best guy and girl friends...we make a point of getting together as much as we can throughout the year. I had much excitment about our 10 year, yet was filled with anxiety at the same time...this was mainly due to the fact that I was in charge of planning it. Amber and I began planning the reunion over a year ago and it seriously felt like planning another wedding!All in all it was a hit and everyone had a good time. Below are pics from the reunion followed by some high school pics that I dug up to incorporate into a slideshow at the reunion.

The invitation that Amber and I created

Following Friday nights mixer at Curleys

The Riverlodge ~ Location of the reunion

Ready for the night to start


Dinner Time
Out on the dance floor


Previous high school teachers who D.J.'ed the event

Sarah and Pat

The boys pose for a pic
Just missing Michele from this pic
Thanks for all your help Ambs!
Josh showing me some love on the dance floor

Nick and Brynn
With Max, T.J., Lisa and Lee
The boys decided to pop their heads in our pic


High School graduation invitation

Powder Puff football Senior Year

Our cheerleadersSemi formal Senior YearSophomore Year-Community Volunteer Proj.Powder Puff Jr. YearGraduationOur Senior ClassAmber and Me...Safe and Sober Grad NightCheerleading Sr. Year at a Basketball gameSenior NHS/CSF Trip to San Francisco

August is almost over

Well August has flown by, as did the rest of the summer! Our last couple weeks have been filled with many different things. I went on an RV trip with my women's softball team (this was our 2nd annual trip). As usual we had a blast! The weather was much better than last year, I guess it helps going in Aug. as opposed to Sept. :) Our new puppy Tuck has kept us on our toes. He's getting into more of a routine and is sleeping about 6 hrs. straight during the night...finally! This has been serious parenting practice. He is currently teething and wants to chew on EVERYTHING (including us!), so we are using different techniques to help encourage chewing on only his toys.

Josh has been back at school 2 weeks. His school year has gone smoothly so far. He just began coaching Cross Country last week, which will occupy his time after school for the next 8 weeks. I start back to school next Tues. With our late start this school year I've had an incredibly long summer! This has been my first year not setting up a new classroom....I can't tell you how good it feels to not have to upack boxes and paper walls!!!! I've been spending a little time here and there organizing and labeling cabinets & reorganizing my classroom library....whew! What a task!

This weekend we're traveling (with Tuck) to Josh's parents in Carson City. On Sat. we'll go to the Rib Cookoff in Reno. We went last year and had a great time. Along with the cookoff, we're going to take their boat out on Sunday. Perfect last weekend before school starts! My 10 year reunion comes up the following weekend. I'm excited, yet stressed about it. Planning your reunion takes away that carefree feeling of just going and not worrying about anything. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly! Below are a few pics from the past few weeks.

Hanging out with Brynn and Jamie on our last trip to Fortuna

Making Popcorn for girls movie night "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 1" (we wanted to watch it again before seeing the sequel in the theater)


Jenn and Lindsay's housewarming party

Ian and Josh inspecting the barrel they are about to turn into a homemade rib cooker



Preparing the ribs

Cooking

Leah meets Tuck :)



Tuck exhausted

Look at those fangs!!

New Addition to our Family.....Meet Tuck!

Last Tuesday we brought home a new addition to our family. We've been waiting patiently for Tuck since he was born on June 24th. We were fortunate enough to recieve one of the puppies from Duke's litter (Duke is my sister Nicole and her boyfriend Sean's Doberman Pinscher.) He is such a sweet puppy! We immediately fell in love with his sweet disposition. He loves to run around in his new front yard, play with his toys, atempt to chew everything in sight :) snuggle up with us on the couch and basically be wherever we are. Our kitties weren't quite sure what to think of him at first, but have adjusted well in the past week to their new brother. Check out his big paws! Dad is 90 lbs so we know we're going to have a big boy. :) Can't wait for everyone to meet him!

First day we picked him up..... 6 weeks old, 13 lbs. 9 oz

Meeting his dad (Duke) for the first time
With Auntie Nicole
Zonked Out!
We love him!!! He loves his toys

Check out their matching collars

How can you say no to that face?!?!

He is the spitting image of his dad


Passed out on the car ride home from Humboldt

Getting comfy in his new bed

Snuggled up with his stuffed animals from Auntie Nicole

First bath at home....he did so well!......no splashing or whining (we're hoping he'll be a water dog!)

Passed out on the couch with dad

Exploring his new front yard