Winter days in the desert

Soccer has started back up.  He is supposed to have a game this Saturday but there is an 80% chance of rain.

The youth Choir sang at a church in downtown Phoenix this past Sunday.  Mac is at the far left, but the microphone is covering her face.

Mitch and I went to dinner Friday night.....It was so nice out we ate outside :) ahhh, the perks of living in the Southwest in the winter!

Pretty shot of the waterfall and flowers

I got ambitious on Saturday and made a coconut crème pie!  It was yummy!

In my next life maybe I will come back as a cat...such a rough life.

Weekend

There is this commercial that has dancing avacados...apparently Panther is captivated by it.

Stretching after a long nap on Mackenzie's bed...

Mackenzie at her Athletic banquet last Thursday.

This was at their last game...the basketball team made it to the semi finals.

My boy is looking more grown up.

Mac was outside playing with all the kids and if you look closely at her jeans you might be able to tell what they got into...Chalk...they were all covered in it!

I got home from work yesterday and Mitch had bought these for me!  Yay!  We are finally going to get our rose garden put in.  We actually have room to put about 4-6 more but we are starting with these 4 red bushes and may add other colors!  Im so excited! :)

Today Mac is at a Youth Lock in at church.  So Marcus help me in the yard and tomorrow him and I are going to see The Lego Movie :)

Family Fun

Family night....scrabble!

Copper loves kisses!

The Scottsdale Health Honor Ball

Well, being the wife of a Dean sure has it's perks!  We were invited to the Scottsdale Health Honor Ball and I have to say it was the most overwhelming yet amazing event we have ever been to!  Jon Kyl and his wife were seated at our table!!!  He is a former US Senator for Arizona and also served as Senate Majority Whip (the second highest position in the Republican Senate leadership)!!! And at the table behind us was Senator Jeff Flake who succeeded him...Mitch had to get a tux and I got a new dress...

This is Bob Johnson.  He invited us to be guests at his table.  He works at MWU.  See the medal around his neck?  He is a pretty important guy.  He is a past President of the American Pharmacists Association.  He even has a scholarship named after him...

This is his wife Tina.  She is a classy lady!  Tina's Treasures is a gift shop in a hospital named after her!  She's pretty important too!

Center pieces on the table!

Senator Kyl and his wife



This is Senator Flake.  He was right behind us.  Sorry I don't have great pictures...I was too nervous to ask if I could take their picture. 

They fly this entire orchestra in from California!  They were great!  Mitch and I even danced!!!  It was a great evening!

Kids

The Rainbow Loom is a very popular thing among kids right now.  Marcus LOVES to make cool bracelets...

He has made lots for his friends and even rings too!

Marcus still loves WWE...the belts and hammer Mitch have were all made by Marcus, plus the red case Marcus is holding.  It all has to do with WWE...

Over Christmas Break Mac did some volunteer work at a homeless shelter with her Youth group.  Afterwards they went bowling.  She is seated at the right. 

Proctor and Gamble Convention

Last weekend I worked a job for a Proctor and Gamble convention.  It was Friday-Monday and paid really well.  P&G wanted a spa-like experience for the CEO's and their spouses using ALL P&G products.  It was like walking into a salon.  We had hair, makeup, nails, facials and reflexology as well as a room centered for men where TV's had Sports Center on and they could get a shave...this is my work station.  The other nail tech is a friend of mine (that's how I got the job)

The girl in the middle was the makeup artist.  She has done a lot of celebrities and was actually headed to Mexico after the event to do makeup for a Sports Illustrated photo shoot! The girl next to her is my friend April who was the other nail tech.

This was Alisa...she was the reflexologist and after talking to her we found out we worked together at my first job here in Arizona.  She did a pregnancy massage on me when I was pregnant with Marcus!!! Small world!

This is Elisa, she helped keep us all organized and got each client to their next station...



On our last day we were given a reception for all our hard work and the P&G CEO came to thank us and we were rehired to do their next event in April!  Yay!!!  It was fun! This was the view from the resort it was held at....

Dean Emerson

This blog entry is dedicated entirely to my hard working husband. Back in September he was recognized for 10 years of service and dedication to Midwestern.  In just those 10 years he has come a long way from the professor he started out as and was tenured just a few years after starting at MWU.  He quickly moved into the Dean's office as Assistant Dean and shortly after that was promoted to Associate Dean.  He even had the responsibility of Acting Chair of the Pharmacy Practice Dept.  A lot of work pulling double duty and graciously doing so.  He has been the Chair of several committee's and back in 2012 he was awarded the Littlejohn Award for his tireless effort for getting the College of Pharmacy an accreditation of 8 years!  Over the holidays he had planned on some much needed R & R when on Christmas morning an unexpected change happened.  The Dean of the college announced his resignation effective almost immediately.  Later that day the president of the university contacted Mitch and shortly thereafter was appointed Interim Dean.  This is a big challenge and a huge honor and he is very excited to begin this new chapter in his career.  Quite an accomplishment for a 42 year old.  I am so extremely proud of him and wanted to share this fantastic news!