around the world and in my own backyard...

it was a pretty busy weekend.

there was a little wedding you may have heard about. and a 10 year old manhunt came to an end. a lot of news in the world arena. though it may not as newsworthy, there was a lot going on in my little corner of the world as well.

first there was the spring chorus concert...

if you are thinking the girls are dressed that way because we are ultra-conservative, rest assured, we are not that behind the times in nebraska. the concert had a colonial theme. and bill had em's cap which sent her into mock humiliation...

then it was girl's night at a japanese steakhouse out to celebrate robrenna's birthday...

(please note: if you are the loud mouth in your party, the guy throwing the knives and food will surely use that fact for his purposes.)

saturday, along with dance, a track meet, and a football game, was our annual ladies tea for church. i was the emcee again, a role which puts the aforementioned loud mouthed-ness to good use. this years theme was "the hats we wear"...

the woman on the far right won the "top hat" prize. she was so shocked that she won

anything and was a bit confused about what it was for.

when i explained to her that it was a prize for the one who had the most beautiful look,

whose hat was a crown of glory, she started to cry and

told me she was going to live all week on the compliment.

i wanted to try to sneak her home in my handbag.

that's the kind of gracious, humble beauty i want to have at her age...

at any age!

what a fun blast from the past to be able to wear hats for this event...

(my friends who were in charge of the event, rebecca and becky, did an amazing job)

speaking of amazing, tate lent his skills as a server...

the theme for the table i decorated was "somebunny loves you...jesus!"

i didn't win. but em was able to decorate her own table for the first time. her theme was "all things bright and beautiful"...

she didn't win either. stupid voters. :)

immediately following the tea, we headed to our end of the year picnic with our students...

college students are so much fun!

who needs a royal wedding when you can have a royally good time in your own neck of the woods?