Just DANCE!

Corbin's been to a couple of dances this year.  He knows how to bust a move I hear...Or slam dance, which I'm sure his dates just love. Corbin took Rachel to Home Coming.  She was a very nice girl....who still awaits her pictures...RUDE!  Boys....what ya gonna do? Rachel looked really beautiful in her pink gown though, and Corbin looked right hansom.

 A big group of kids came to eat dinner at our house.  They had Steaks as big as their heads and Chantel and her friend Maddi served them up.

Channy and Maddi

The Food

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Our friend Ryan, who just so happens is a Chef helped us out with the BBQing and saved our lives. :)

 

Corbin's friend Lindsey was Home Coming Queen.  She's just so cute.

All the kids

The other dance Corb went to this school year was Sadie's.  Lady's choice, and his favorite girl, Morgan, asked him.  He was really happy.  They did the Amazing Race for a day date, and Corbin and Morgan came in 2nd place.  Here they are dressed up for their day date.

They ate at Red Robbin and went to the dance.  Here they are in their matching shirts.

They went in a huge group of kids.  I guess the bigger group the better these days.

Syracuse Football

Well, the Syracuse Football season has come to an end.  Their record for the year was 9-3.  Not bad.  They lost in the playoffs, but we sure had a great time cheering them on, and before you know it....Corbin's senior season will be here.

Corbin

Titan Homecoming

I was thrilled when Corbin decided to go to homecoming. After all, you only get to go to High School once. Corbin has had a rough time of late, and I knew a little dancin' would cheer him up. He invited Kirstin a Titan Cheerleader to insure it was extra cheery. :) He doubled with one of his Titan teammates (Zach) and another Titan Cheerleader (Kaylee), and it really did the job......He was definitely cheered up. They are all great kids. I love to have them around.

They started off with a day date. Breakfast at Granny Annie's in Kaysville (side note: Annie's is his grandma Dorman's favorite breakfast establishment.) Then on to the Gateway for a picture scavenger hunt. After that, ice cream at Cold Stone. Then back home to get ready. (We went shopping last minute for a vest at the mall.) Then the boys went to pick up the girls and met at the park (because parents don't pay without pictures. lol) After that, they went to dinner at Chili's, and then to the dance (I'm told Corbin is a dancing machine. He danced with everyone's date.) After the dance the whole group came to our house for a movie.

So, let's do the math - Shoes $40, Tie $10, Vest $30, Corsage $ 30, Breakfast $8, Camera $12, Ice Cream $7, Dinner $30, Dance Tickets $15, Pictures $45, Movie $5 -A smile on Corbin's face PRICELESS! (Don't ask Rick if it's Priceless...you may get another answer)

Corbin did play in the winning Homecoming game against Roy score 47-0. Here is a picture from the game. We are pretty CrAzY fans. We wear Property Of Titan Football T-shirts, wave blue and white pompoms and ring cowbells. Were down right embarrassing; no wonder Corbin pretends not to know us.

This pic is of Kinley.



Corbin and Kirstin












Corbin and Zach




Kaylee and Kirstin




Zach and Kaylee




The Girls


The Boys


Awwww.....to be young again....Now that would be priceless...

Football - It's a rough sport

Syracuse High Football


It's been a really tough football season for Corbin. He started off the preseason with a bad sprained ankle. That took a few weeks to heal, and then just when he was back.....something life changing happened to him....He had a seizure. He was lifting and just went down. It was a grand mall seizure (8 min long) an ambulance was called to take him to the hospital. His team mates were very frightened and shaken. After tons of tests, X-ray, blood, CAT, MRI, EEG and so on he was diagnosed 6 weeks later with Epilepsy. Then just when he was back, the Davis High JV team dislocated and tore his shoulder. It was very painful to watch him have it put back in. So, now he's in physical therapy again. He is determined to play against Syracuse's biggest rival Clearfield High School in 2 weeks. Rick suggested he take up Chess Club next year in place of football after Rick got the $1300. ambulance bill. Somehow, I just don't see Corbin switching it up like that. :)

Syracuse High Schools record so far 3-1
GO TITANS!
Corbin doing his job in defence.

High School at 40.

Lunch with high school girlfriends.

My best friend from high school, Chris Teeslink, came in town this week. I hadn't seen her in 19 years. So, I invited some of our other friends from high school and put together a lunch. It was so good to see all of them. Some of them I hadn't seen in 23 years. They are all wonderful women. It was fun to see how we had, and hadn't changed.

Becoming mothers changed every one of us, and all of us are in different stages of motherhood. Chris is a new mother to a five month old son that is just darling, while Laura is the mother of a young man in his mid twenties that has a son of his own. She seemed to be over joyed with being a grandmother.

Some of my friends are seasoned career women Like Kim, and some have recently graduated and started careers like Jill and Laura who are now teachers. Some enjoy being self-employed like Heather, Crystal, Diane. Some of us are perfectly content to employ all of our energies in the title of Mother... for now, like Rebbecca, me, and Chris who has taken a hiatus from nursing to attend to her new son.

I think we are all somewhat the same. After all, we carry our past in our present, and we are all bound by our childhoods and those friendships. I could see the in their eyes, smiles, and laughter the beautiful young girls who were my childhood friends.....All of their faces just slightly weathered by life.

We all have had our challenges in life, some with heavier burdens than others, but I felt like all of us radiated love and happiness. We haven't been broken. And, at this stage of life, our 40's, we are all focused on our inner beauty. Our focus now is on love, health, and happiness, and not so much on our hair or clothes. I found each woman absolutely beautiful....more beautiful than ever. I soaked in the richness of the difference, likeness, and absolute uniqueness of each individual. What lovely women these girls have grown to be.

What a wonderful way to spend a few hours. I only wish I had the opportunity to see them more often, especially my friend Chris who now lives in Arizona. She was always such a giving, loving friend. There is still nothing like her hug. I missed her terribly, but I'm so grateful she is so happy now.

Thank you ladies for a wonderful lunch.


Me, and my best friend from high school, Chris Teeslink


Heather, Becca, and Diane


Crystal, and Kim


Jill, Chris, me, Laura

Girls From The Hood Lunch.

I really have such a good time when I get together with friends from the hood I grew up in. I see Heather all the time now, and I love that. But I haven't seen Michelle and Annette in a year or more. It's just fun to catch up, and remember all the fun times we had growing up. The good news is Anette and I are going to the same gym now, and we'll start seeing more of each other. I can't wait.
Me, Michelle, Heather, and Annette.

Lunch with old friends.

Remember The Old Days?

I'm always happy to see old friends that I haven't seen in years. Today I got together with a couple of friends from high school and had some lunch. It pretty much seemed like old times. We talked just like we did 20 something years ago, and caught up on the things we'd missed in each others lives. I guess the more things change the more they stay the same.

Below: Trudy Egbert, Sheri Jacobs, and Me.

All that, and a kickin' GPA

Corbin's football team had an awards banquet the other night. It was fun to watch film and pics of the past season, have a yummy dinner and watch the boys get their recognition for all their hard work. What we were most proud of was Corbin's Titan Award. You have to be in good standing with your citizenship grade and have above a 3.5 grad point average. I was really impressed with how many boys on the team made the requirement....after all they're football players. But over 1/2 the team qualified. Wow! What a smart team.


Below, Corbin and his buddy Cole at the dinner. Cole also got a Titan award and he Lettered. Cole also loves the Colts as you can see.


One last team cheer! Go Titans!

Playoff at the U of U

Syracuse Vs. Alta

Wow! I'm so proud that all these boys worked so hard this year to make it so far. And what a great reward to get to play at Rice Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah. There were so many fans that came out to support these boys and their coaches....way more than Alta. They fought so hard, but in the end...they lost. 42-14. Well, there's always next year and the next for Corbin.

I'm off to NYC tonight. Thanks Cas for all the ideas. It should be a blast. Also, look for posts to come about Corbin having surgery on Dec 4th.