Tanner is State Bound!!

The last two weekends have been filled with State Qualifiers for wrestling.  Tanner was super excited to hopefully qualify in his weight bracket.  

Sub-District Champion!  It was not without a bit of nerves however!  He ended up having to re-wrestle his bracket because there was a 3 way tie.  He ended up beating the others to become the outright winner!  It was a hard day, but SO worth it in the end!!

 

 He then placed 3rd at Districts, which earned him a bid to State, which is next weekend in Topeka!!  Way to go Tanner!!

 Of course, now that he is a State Qualifier, that means it is time to dye the hair again.

Before:

During:

After:

I must say I think we did a much better job at getting it blonde this year!!

He is super excited for next weekend, and we are too!!  Good Luck Tanner!!

Abilene Aces

 Makenna played on a travel volleyball team, the Abilene Aces, this winter.  She learned a lot, and had a great time.  Their team ended up placing 2nd overall in their age group in the state standings--not too shabby!!

 

 

Say Yes to THE Dress!!

So, I admit it....I have a HUGE fascination with Princess Diana.  I have loved her from the moment she and Prince Charles announced their engagement back in February of 1981.  I watched the royal wedding, I read and cut out any articles I could find about her.  I have TONS of books, photos, clippings etc regarding her and her life.  LOVE. HER.

I have longed to go to England, to be able to see her family home, and where she is buried.  I even have tickets to Althorp in an album when they first opened it after setting up a Diana museum there.  I am SOO going there someday!!  

I have been watching the coverage of her son, Prince William's upcoming wedding to Kate Middleton with great interest.  Can't wait to watch it on TV!  Every week the Today show has a segment on the royal wedding, and I watch it on my computer since I am at work during the day.  To my surprise, they had Princess Diana's wedding dress at their studio last week.  They talked about a traveling exhibit that comes to the US once per year that THE dress is part of.  Oh, how I have wanted to see this!!!  It has never been even close to coming here, so I have not been able to go.  To my HUGE surprise, they announced it was coming to KANSAS CITY, and opening on March 4!!!!  

OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!!!!

My Mom was the first person I called.  She had a Dr. appt in Kansas City scheduled for .....yes! March 4!!!!  I was going to see THE Dress!!!!!!!

The exhibit is entitled, "Diana, A Celebration" and it is currently on display at Union Station in Kansas City.  This is the view from outside:

 The outside banner:

Proof I was there!!  Haha!

This is "THE Dress!!"  (So the pictures are from my phone... they are not the best quality, but I have proof I was THERE!!)  The dress is in a HUGE glass case (there may, or may not have smudge marks all around it from my nose being pressed up against the glass!!  haha!)

This is from the very back of the glass case at the end of the 25 foot train.  

The exhibit also includes 28 of her dresses and photographs of her wearing them.  So interesting to see them in person.  Her tiara, shoes, etc are also included.  There are family albums with all of the actual photos in them, childhood items, family videos, and letters she wrote.  There is also a room devoted to her death, and all of the many condolence books are on display.  The original copy of Candle in The Wind by Elton John is there, and it is playing in the room.  So very sad.  There is the copy of her brother, Charles, Earl Spencer's speech given during her funeral service, with parts crossed out, and notes.  It was so surreal to be right there with all of the things I have seen pictures of, right there.  

I know she was just another person, but she really was someone who I have always admired.  It was a dream to get to see it all.

I am going back before it goes back home to England in June!!  Anyone wanna go?  :-)