Grand Champions

I still remember those days the cheer teams were thrilled to get 2nd or 3rd place in their own divisions. Now the day is not complete without taking home that Grand Champ banner for the whole level. It's a little nerve-wracking. lol.

Only Juniors and Seniors competed today, and both were Grand Champions. Yay! Tough competition in the Junior Coed division. Valley All Stars were really good, and we only beat them by a smidge.

It was a pretty day in Corpus. Beautiful spring-like weather. We were at the American Bank Center on Shoreline Dr., across the street from the turquoise ocean. Wish we had had time to hang out at the beach, but we had to get back!

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Beaches

Speaking of beaches, we'll be in Corpus Christi tomorrow.

I watched Beaches yesterday. Dude. I forgot how much of a tear-jerker that thing is! AND... Did y'all know that Mayim Bialik plays little Bette Midler? How did I never make that connection? As a matter of fact, I watched the entire movie, thinking how absolutely perfect that casting was, then saw her name on the credits. I was like, "OHHHHH. Of course!"

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Super Mario Galaxy!

I beat the final boss, so naaa naaa. I'm on the Purple Coin Comets. 3 down, 12 to go. Then I get to be Luigi and start over. Not sure how I feel about that, but it is what it is.

Now I know why you have to wear the wrist strap with the Wii controller! It's so you don't throw the controller at the television during the stupid "sinking lava spire" level.

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Misc.

Band concert tonight was great as usual! Grandma came down from Dallas for the event.

Went to the Dollar Store at Lamar and Hwy 71 with Laura last night for stocking stuffers. If you need large gift bags, go there. These aren't trashy gift bags in 70's colors. These are awesome! They're $5 at Target.

I've now discussed completely the classmates.com photos with high school classmate Kimberly. We have decided that most of the photos are surprising in some weird way. A few are awesome, like Patrick N's family pic and Bobby M's photos with his wife. So here's my recommendation for posting photos there or at reunion.com: Post pics with your family. That takes the focus off you and the inevitable "OMG" moment your classmates are going to have when they see you. I don't care how hot you are at 30 or 40, you do not look like your high school or college classmates think you look. Plus, it's fun to see what your old friends' kids look like.

And now, I'm supposed to add to my bio. It's too short, she says. She must not have seen my extensive "favorites" section!

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Another mom passes away

My mom died last December. My friend Kimberly's mom died in May. Now my college buddy Judy has lost her mom. Very strange for us all to have this happen, not only at our age but also so close together!

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Restaurant Opening

DH knows one of the guys affiliated with the Rudy's restaurants. The Rudy's people are opening a new restaurant called Mighty Fine Burgers in Arborwalk at Burnet and Mopac. We got an invitation to the "training night" tonight. It opens officially on Thursday.

The food was really good! They serve hand-scooped Blue Bell milkshakes, although none of us got one. We had the strawberry lemonade, which was yummy! They also have... sweet tea! Whee!

Their french fries are the cutest. They are miniature crinkle-cuts. I mean tiny. And there's sea salt on the tables- way cool. The burgers are regular (1/2 lb) and junior (1/4 lb) and are ground on site.

Men, be sure to check out the bathroom. Evidently, there is a wall of one-way mirrors positioned such that you feel like everyone in the restaurant can see you doing your thing in there. Everyone who came out of the men's bathroom checked to make sure you can't see through. Ahaha!!

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Bunch 'O Stuff

My neighbor down the street rented a cherry-picker to put up his Christmas lights. Now THAT looked FUN! My carload of teenagers was ready to pay for rides.

I just spent an hour on classmates.com looking at current photos of my high school friends. Nothing beats that initial shock that they don't look 18 anymore. When you think about it, it's is actually a good thing. When you run into someone, you don't want to look 40 while they look 18.

I also answered this new slew of questions they have at classmates.com called "Favorites." Go answer them. They're kind of fun. It's on your profile.

It's so cold here. Who brought winter? Can they please take it back up north?

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Cheer Videos

Well, they did it again today! All three teams got Grand Champion this time. Here are videos of DD's teams in action!

Inferno (Junior Coed 4th-8th graders)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUcPv8PYiSM

Firestorm (Senior Coed 7th-12th graders)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osAJXls9hJ0

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Elfs and Elves

Wanna know the difference? Go here.

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Best Cheer Competition Yet

Yesterday all 3 teams got 1st place in their divisions. Both of DD's teams got Grand Champion for their levels. Her Level 4 senior team got Grand Champion for combined Levels 4 & 5! (Level 5 is the highest in almost all competitions. In 4 years, we've only seen a level 6 team once. They were awesome. Level 6 teams are "open," meaning the members can be any age 17+.)

We've got another competition today, so I'll post video links for Juniors and Seniors tonight.

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