WOOOO!!! We won!!! This means they are going to Nationals!!!

The SVU soccer team had an amazing game on Friday!! They won 4-3 to Averett (whom we recently lost to). It was a super intense game and Candace, Jessica and I were yelling the whole game. It was pretty amazing and everyone rushed the field after the game. I took a few pictures during the game, but had to stop when it got too intense. So, here are few pictures I took. Tyler is in the first one, he is just directly behind Chris (#11).

Tyler and Cisco hugging (?) after Cisco scored his #2 goal out of 3. Nice job Cisco!

Tyler looks like he is stretching... He says he was getting ready to run.

Tyler in action. (I did not actually take this one, I got it off facebook from Karen Walsh's pics)

Sorry the pictures are not great, but the game was and they needed to win this to go to Nationals. Good job boys!!!! They also won their game on Saturday 6-0. Nice.

I will post pictures soon of our adventures with Grandpa and Vonnie!

A Quick Update

Tyler has been playing a lot of soccer and I have been working a lot. They won their last game 6-0 and Tyler scored a goal! They just have to win one more game to be invited to Nationals. So,they plan on winning their game next Saturday. They pretty much have it in the bag on Saturday, as they have already beat the team they are playing. Here are a few pictures of Tyler at soccer practice. This guy at school likes to take sports pictures and has been shooting pictures of all the teams. I keep forgetting to bring my camera to his home games, but I promise to bring it to the next one. So here are a few pictures:

Tyler is running for a header at practice.Tyler is number 26 at home games, as the #12 home jersey is ripped. You can sort of see SVU's new turf field in this picture. Cisco is flying...

Tyler is #12 on away games.

Until next time...

Well...

Our car broke down today. It has had trouble starting and now it won't start at all. The car is parked on 29th near an auto parts store which was sort of lucky, but they could not do anything to make it work. Who knows what will happen, but at least we know the guy who works at the auto store, so we can get 20% off of car parts. Also, we have rides to school tomorrow which is good.

Another good thing was that I found this really awesome online clothing store. I can't actually buy anything, but I love looking. They have a lot of unique and cute dresses, coats, shoes and more.

Here is the link if you are interested:

http://modcloth.com/

Thats all!

More Midsummer Pics...

This is the whole cast on closing night. Sorry, the picture is really blurry. I am the one in the blue shirt with a vest. CAST (left to right): Tara Phillips (Fairy 1 and interviewer), Me (Fairy 2 and camera man), Nathan Taylor (Quince), Rob Smith (Bottom), Kelan Macy (Snug, Peaseblossom), Alex Carter (Helena), Sarah Friday (Titania, Hippolyta), Nate Pence (Lysander), Kaitlin Cluff (Hermia), Buck Watkins (Flute, Mustardseed), Micheal Taylor (Snout, Cobweb), Ben (Starveling, Moth), Jeff Gasser (Demetrius), NEXT ROW: Dele Opefia (Oberon, Theseus), Ashley Latta (Puck, Philostrate).
Me and Alex Carter in the scene shop during intermission.
Tara and I as the fairies.

The play was a lot of fun and we put on a really good show.

We Have Been Busy!

Tyler and I have not had a moment to breathe since school has started. We are both in school, both work at Tuscany, both have on-campus jobs for work study (he's a math tutor, I work in the library), I have been doing the play, Tyler has been doing soccer and we have hardly had time to clean up. School somehow does not feel like it has really started yet. I have been going through the motions, but I am not fully engaged yet. I have not even had time to organize my binder! Also, our house is not as clean as I would like it to be, as both of us don't get home until 9,10 or 11 at night.

I have really enjoyed being in the play, but will be glad when it is over, so I can rest a little. Though, Tuscany is going to start training me as a waiteress soon, which means I will be working more often. Also, I have been taking ballet classes at SVU and the lady who teaches them also has a studio. She lets the SVU students take classes for free, which is great. I am also probably going to do a mini Nutcracker show with her studio as well. I am pretty excited and we started today with the Waltz of the Flowers.

So, sorry it has been awhile, but I really have not had the time. I actually have to leave in about an hour to go get ready for our last performance! Here is a picture of me as the fairy in A Midsummer Night's Dream:

Maybe I'm odd, but I like to look...

Isn't this the most beautiful room you have ever seen?!?! I found this on the pottery barn website. I love it and if I had enough money would have this for my baby room. Did you notice that the curtains and bedding have a Peter Rabbit print on them? I love Peter Rabbit! However, I will probably never have enough money for this room (especially the crib) and that is ok...but I just might want the Peter Rabbit bedding.

I'm not even pregnant, but it is still fun to look!

Actually, I think it was this carpet that really made me go head over heels. It is so perfect for a baby room, boy or girl. In the first picture you can see this all put together wonderfully. I am not sure how they painted those walls, but I would love to try it.

Well, that is pretty much all from me. I fell instantly in love and had to tell someone.

Freshened up the blog

I felt that I had had the previous background for too long and needed somthing new. I like how the blog looks now, but will probably change it in a few months as well.

Tyler and I have been doing great! Tyler has started soccer practice and I am in my first SVU play. We are doing A Midsummer's Night Dream. I have already done this play before and I played Hermia. This time I am just Fairy 2... Oh, well ...I did not expect much as this is my first play and they don't usually give new people good parts. However, I am attempting to be the best Fairy there ever was!

We start school in two weeks and then our lives will get even crazier adding school onto our already busy list. Oh, I forgot to mention that I got a job at SVU's library. I am working there to get work study money. Tyler will hopefully get a job at the tutoring center for work study.

That is pretty much all that has been happening and now I have to go get ready for work!

Vacation: our German guests, Oregon, and the wedding

My good friend Laura, from Germany, came with her boyfriend Simon to visit Tyler and I on the East Coast. We went to New York City, had fun in Virginia, and then Tyler and I flew to Oregon to help out with Jessica and Ricky's wedding. Here are some pictures of the fun times:

New York City:


The hostel we stayed in, which was very nice.

Simon, Laura and I in Central Park

Tyler and I in Times Square
The four of us on the Brooklyn Bridge

Tyler and I on the Brooklyn Bridge

Sorry this picture is so blurry... but I had to put it on because it was so cool!! This Harry Potter stuff was at the Scholastic store in NYC. They had the Weasley's clock, Harry Potter dolls and much more! So cool... Happy Birthday Harry on July 31st!

Back in Virginia:

Yumm... Slurpees...
Laura and Simon in front of Main Hall at SVU
Laura and I on the footbridge and yes, we did jump off it...
I think it is about 25 ft and a whole lot of fun!

Oregon and the Wedding:

Great picture of Ricky... I laugh every time... I supposed he was very unsure about where and how they wanted their pictures taken, The happy couple outside of the temple Tyler and I as bridesmaid and groomsman....note this is dress Tyler made Jesper (Adam's exchange student from Sweden), Adam, and Laura outside of the temple

Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures of the reception at my parent's house, but it was a beautiful reception.

The Beach:

A couple days after the wedding we decided to head to the beach to relax and get away from the heat in Portland (107 degrees!!) Laura came with us and it was a lot of fun. Laura, Tyler, me and Erik
Ian after a long day of surfing

The beautiful Oregon Coast

We had a great trip and it was wonderful to see family and friends. We are back in Virginia and already busy... I am in a play and Tyler is starting soccer, not to mention we have work and school starts in a month. I will blog again soon and let you all (whoever actually reads this) know what we are up to next!