June 30

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARON!!

Today was my friend Sharon's birthday. We decorated her desk with all kinds of crap, and brought in lunch and cupcakes to enjoy together. It's nice to celebrate Sharon - she's one of my favorite reasons to go to work in the morning!

June 29

Today, I got my canvas in the mail from Gitzen Girl! I won one of her "Hump Day Giveaways" a few weeks ago, and she does incredible work! I'm very happy with it!

June 28

For me, most of today was spent recovering from yesterday. For Jack, most of today was spent competing and driving home (which, as you can see, really wore him out)! But the good news - Jack won 2nd in weapons (and brought home a super-cool 40th anniversary crystal trophy!) It's a great start to his new tournament season, and I'm always so proud of him!

June 27

Today was the definition of a long (and hot!) day. I was up at 5 a.m., catching an 8 a.m. flight back to Dallas for my friend Ashley's wedding. I had a few hours at home before I had to be at her wedding to help set up at 3 p.m., and the wedding festivities began at 7 p.m. and ended (for me) at 2 a.m. If you're not doing the math, that's 11 hours of wedding and 21 hours of day. I'm not going to lie, I slept well after that day.

June 26

Today was Jack's top ten forms competition. Like yesterday, Jack walked away empty-handed, but we're still looking forward to Sunday's competition, which unfortunately I won't be able to see since I'm flying out (early!) tomorrow morning. Tonight was opening ceremonies, where one of Jack's bosses was getting her Mastership. It was an exciting night for her!

June 25

Today was Jack's top ten weapons competition. The good news - Jack's cane form looked fantastic! One of his best. The bad news - the judges didn't agree. He tied for third, and didn't get picked. But he's always a winner to me! Tomorrow is forms!

June 24

We headed to Little Rock today! We're so excited for another year of World Championships, and another year of watching Jack compete for world champion in multiple categories (forms and weapons)!