In other news...

I know it's been awhile, but we've had a busy summer!

I had a blast in The Actor's Charitable Theatre's production of The Wiz!

Me with the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, Alisha, our director, a munchkin, Dorothy, and the Tin Man

With the Scarecrow

Mary Lane and I in our Poppy outfits

Chris and I celebrated our first anniversary!  We had dinner at Kozy's, and then came home for year-old wedding cake and presents.  The staff at Kozy's did such a wonderful job of helping us celebrate!  Our waitress brought us a glass of champagne and dessert on the house.  I highly recommend Kozy's for any special occasion.  I followed all the rules for proper wedding cake preservation, so our cake tasted pretty good, even though it wasn't very fluffy anymore.  The traditional gift for a first anniversary is paper, and the modern gift is clocks, so I gave Chris a watch and a Prince Charming card.  Chris gave me a gift card for a massage, which I still have to use!

One of the best meals I've ever had!

My sweet mama gave us flowers and a card
Front view of our top layer of cake

Surprisingly still tasty!

Paper and clocks

Chris went on a golf trip with Ben and several of their friends to La Quinta, California.

Ira, Ben, Gregg, and Chris

And in unphotographed news: Chris bought a new white Toyota Tacoma.  I tried to potty train Atticus, but that didn't work out the way I hoped.  Russ recently started med school at UAB. Alex started the athletic training program at UA and is working with the football team. My favorite JAG officer, Jamie, is in Alabama training, so I've gotten to visit with her a couple times. Victoria came home from Vienna for a visit a few weeks ago, and she's coming home for good (well, until her next adventure) very soon.  

All is well at the White House!

Love,
Jillerina : *