Hi, all!

Oh my! I didn't realize it had been so long since I was last here. You guys are super amazing and you have the cutest kids and the best adventures!

Not a whole lot is new here. Brian was offered a consulting job with MAGIC Magazine (the best in the biz) so he took that and that's been fun and exciting. It's very part-time, so that's good. He's just working on helping the magazine transition into the online world and he's trying to help their convention be more profitable and get them more subscribers and advertisers. Not an easy task, but Brian's excited about it. The only thing it really means for me is that I get more ideas thrown past me and we take a trip down to Vegas every month.

Other than that, we're still trucking along with Creative Magic. It keeps us busy. We're headed to Louisville, KY later in July for a major convention. Hopefully we'll make bank there! Keep your fingers crossed.

Otherwise, we're still here in Payson with our Puga. Here's a link to a video of Puga practicing his new trick just in time for the 4th of July!

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/b0237933161bf8c8883f152b9b2abc5c/video/1966507

Love you guys!!

Bekah

O-HI-O

I'm sitting in my conference, and I'm bored to death, so I thought I'd post something here, since it's been. . .I have no idea how long its been since I've posted on here.

Anyway, I'm in Ohio. . .

I tried BBQ flavored popcorn for the first time in my life. It was an experience. Everytime I would put one in my mouth I would go into a coughing fit. It was one of those things where the seasoning was so intense that if I breathed in while putting it in my mouth it would attack my senses. It was an adventure.

Large, black women keep getting upset with me. My very existence must offend them. . .I get the feeling they don't like me. I think they're envious of my ghetto bootie (That's right Ashley, my ghet-to boo-tie).

I met a drunk man in the elevator that found me to be charming, even without me saying anything. . . then he turned out to be my neighbor in the hotel. Fate.

I met two nurses in the hotel hot tub that have almost convinced me to go back to school to get my nursing degree.

My 60-year-old work friend and I have had an enjoyable time watching shows like Geek to Chic, the Bachelorette, and America's Best Dance Crew (who knew JC Chasez was doing something so worthwhile with his life), while discussing the joys of living during the era of reality tv.

I have consumed so much Chinese food I will most likely return home Chinese. . .watch out.

After having been deprived of seeing the end of Hairspray while I was in Portland, I was elated to see it would be playing on HBO. I stayed up until 2 am so I could see the last 20 minutes. It was hard to stay awake in my class the next day, but it was so worth it.

Swimming every night in the pool, 6 hour work days, a fancy Hilton hotel that constantly plays classical music, mints on my pillow, and hotel staff that call me Miss Kitchen. . .

I would come to Ohio again. (only if it were on my company's tab again)

Dentist

Hip hip hooray for Gracie. She took her first trip to the dentist today. After having quite the tumble down the stairs we had to take her in to see if she needed spacers. She was amazing. Hopped right into the chair, had some pleasant conversation with the dentist, calmly held her mouth open while he felt her gums and teeth, then happily took home her new "big" toothbrush.