Little Nuggets

Does anyone else come up with completely ridiculous names to call their kids? No? Just me? It's almost as if once you become a parent you just automatically start calling your kids anything but their actual names. For some very odd reason I have always called my kids "nuggets." It just kind of came naturally. "Hey there nugget!" "Love you nugget!" "Want another nugget, nugget?" You get the point. Since I know think that my kids are the cutest kids in the world, I will now post lots of pictures showing all of their awesomeness. Enjoy :)

10 year high school reunion already?

Last weekend I went to my 10 year high school reunion (surprised right? Considering I don't look a day over 21...). Honestly I surprised myself by even going. I always said i wouldn't. I didn't really enjoy high school. I always felt awkward and that I didn't really fit into a group. I wasn't a nerd, jock, cheerleader, drama queen, sports star, goth lover, or an active participate in any kind of club. I was just, well...me. I had a few friends, but not many, and I haven't really kept in touch with many of them.

Facebook, however, has put me in contact with many of my fellow classmates and have actually began "facebook friendships" (you all know what I'm talking about). I hoped that we would all see each other at the reunion and just chat it up all night, but I was also a little nervous that people would instantly jump back into their old clicks and I would essentially be left in a corner showing my husband how 'popular' I really was in high school. So what exactly happened that night? Well, a little bit of everything. Since me and Jarrod are always such early birds (well, he is so I am by default) the 1st 20 minutes were a little awkward. You find yourself glancing around the room hoping to find someone to talk to. You give the nervous smile and hope they even recognize who you are.

After the 1st 20 minutes went by there were plenty of people to chit chat with. Even my husband found a few friends :) The room quickly filled up with people. All the old year books were laid out and my husband got to see just how photogenic I was back then . They had door prizes, to which we (and pretty much everyone else) won a free Bang, Bang Shrimp appetizer (my husband LOVED this!). They also had a fun photobooth set up with tons of props! We opted for a cheesy, framed kiss :)



All in all I'm really glad I went. Some people have changed and others have stayed the same. I'm excited to see what the 20th reunion will be like, and I now know that I will definitely be going to that one too.

Here's a picture of all the alumni together. If you look closely you can see my left eye. I got stuck behind one of the big boys and everytime they went to take a picture he would raise his arm and hoop and hollar. I finally had to yank his arm down on the last one they took so that I could maybe prove I was really there.