Stylish and a little sassy, you were meant for Paris.
The art, the fashion, the wine, the men!
Whether you’re enjoying the cafe life or a beautiful park…
You’ll love living in the most chic place on earth
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I’ve never been to Paris…. but I’d sure like to go! Hmmmm… something to think about!
Ali
In case you pass me on the street, take a second look and wonder… WOW! Does Ali have chicken pox? Nope. I don’t. Just zits. All across my chin. And because I am such a nerd and can’t keep my hands OFF MY FACE, they are now just scabs that look like chicken pox. In case you were wondering. 
Ali
Phew! I am so glad that Homecoming and all the drama surrounding it is over! First off, the Bulldogs beat Ogden 47-9! It was a great game and tons of fun. Tyson played well and even go in on some offense plays in the 4th quarter. He had two good runs, earning a 1st down even. Halftime brought a “streaker”, which was hilarious. Except for the fact that it was a friend of Tyson’s and his parents were mortified. His Mom is the principal of the grade/middle school that the boys attended and Madi is still attending. I think his Mom was embarrassed beyond belief.
Saturday brought the Homecoming Dance and drama of course. Most of the girls were getting ready at the same house, so all of the boys were meeting there to pick up their dates. Tyson (with his date) was the first boy to arrive. The girls immediately made Sydney feel very comfortable and took time to include her. As the boys began to arrive, the moms began assembling everyone for group pictures. There were 11 couples in all. Just as we were getting ready to get everyone off to dinner, I notice that the ex-girlfriend (AND HER PARENTS) are walking down the sidewalk to join the group. What is up with that? 11 couples and one stag girl? I just shook my head and pulled Tyson aside to make sure he knew to keep away from her and to especially make sure that Sydney was not uncomfortable. Tyson had a great time with Sydney , but would have made different plans had he known the ex was going to show up. The ex cried in the limo when a slow song came on, and cried at the dance as well as at the after party. What do I do about this? Any ideas? I’m at my wits end! Ugh!
In more exciting sports news….. Madi’s softball team won their first 14u Tournament over the weekend (they are only 12)! Yea Sting! Madi was the winning pitcher in the Championship game and did so well! Go Madi!
Ali
Today is the start of a crazy, busy weekend! Tonight is the big HOMECOMING GAME! GO BULLDOGS! The JV team won last night 56-7. Tyson scored 3 TD’s and had a great defensive game. Hopefully, tonight will be another great game and if we get a good lead, Tyson could get some playing time other than special teams. The big dance is tomorow night and Tyson is very excited about it. I’m sure they will have a great time! *Of course, keeping away from the ex-girlfriend will be key!
Madi has a softball tournament that begins tonight (of course) and runs through tomorrow night. They are expected to do well, so it should be fun. GO STING!
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Have an awesome weekend! Be safe and happy!
Ali
Well, homecoming date #2 said no. So sad. And she didn’t really give a specific reason. She isn’t friends with the ex-girlfriend so it isn’t that. She and Tyson are great friends and get along well, so it’s not that. Odd. Anyway. Tyson was fine with it. He ended up asking a girl (Sydney) that he has been friends with for a few years, but has had a crush on for years. She goes to another high school, and knows a few of the people in Tyson’s group, so that is good. He is actually very excited (and nervous!!) to be going with her. Unfortunately, the ex-girlfriend has a few friends that are going in Tyson’s group and she wants to go along with them in the limo and to dinner. She does not have a date and is going stag. Tyson put his foot down and said he would find another group if she goes in the limo with them. She will make his night (and his date’s night) miserable. Ugh. The drama of high school. And the drama of girls. Being a parent is so hard. I keep asking my mom why didn’t she warn me it was going to be so hard? The decisions that we have to make. Will we scar them for life? Are we doing the right thing? Are we raising them right? Will they grow up to be independent, strong, loving and caring? Oi vey! It’ll drive me crazy if I think about it too much! Ü
I thought I would post this cutest picture I found a few weeks ago. It is Tyson and a few of his friends from his Catholic Youth League Allstar Team. They are about 10 or 11, I think. Too cute! Tyson is #33. Love it. I used a digital frame from a kit that I purchased from HERE. Have a great day everyone!
Ali
I’ve been doin’ it! And it feels good! CKU-A renewed my desire to scrapbook. I had kind of been in a rut, scrapping only for others. A birthday card, an invitation, a layout hear and there. But nothing for me and my family. I would have great intentions of scrapping at night when I got home from work, but I just wouldn’t do it. And I don’t really know why. Those creative juices just weren’t flowin’! CKU-A changed that! So, I have been trying to scrap a little bit each and every day. Even if it is only 15-30 minutes. I have been working on completing Tyson’s freshman year (tons of sports photos) since his sophomore year has already begun and I have at least 8 rolls of film already! I’ve been using the Scrapworks album/system so it is really easy to get a page done fairly quickly. Have you seen these papers? OMG! They are awesome! The colors are so bright. I am lovin’ these right now.
Anyway, Scrappin’ is good. Makes me happy. Makes me calm. Relaxes me. Cheers me up. All around GOOD!
Ali
Tyson has decided to ask Riley. The girl who asked him to Winter Formal last year. She is such a nice girl! And very pretty! She is an athlete (softball player), so they have that in common! They are great friends and she doesn’t hang with T’s ex-girlfriend’s crowd, so that is good! He dropped off a bag of candy (Baby Ruth’s and bubble gum) along with a new softball. We wrote letters all over the softball in washable markers. Except we wrote T Y S O N in permanent marker. She has to wash the softball to find out who asked her. Hopefully, she will say YES! Please say a prayer! Ü
And for those that asked….. Tyson didn’t get in on offense during the first half of the game. He was to rotate in/out with another sophomore (Lewis Walker). BUT, Lewis started the game and did AWESOME so they kept feeding him the ball. Which was totally fine with Tyson. I love that about him. He is so happy when others do well! Love him! He did make the first tackle of the game on special teams. He did a great job when he was in! We are so proud of him! Thanks for comments and emails! So appreciate them! Here is a pic of the bag we dropped off to Riley, and a pic of last year’s Winter Formal.
Ali
OMG! We won! Judge 35 – Juan Diego 28! HUGE UPSET! OMG! AWESOME!
Ali
The varsity star running back will be on the bench for the first half of the game tonight. For missing practice. Tyson got the call. He’ll be playing running back in the varsity game tonight. He called me right after school. Called me, his Mom. Didn’t call Dad. Thought of Mom first. Love that kid! He’s super nervous. So am I. My tummy has been in knots since he called. It was one thing to play on special teams in the varsity game. And then getting in when we were ahead. But to play on offense right off the bat? In the biggest game of the year. Oh my. Must stay calm. He will do fine. He is Tyson after all.
Ali
I think Tyson would say yesterday was "BLACK THURSDAY" for him. Poor guy! This week is a big football week as we play the "other" catholic high school (Juan Diego) here in Salt Lake. HUGE RIVALS! The games are never pretty. The JV team lost 18-7. The game was a lot closer than the score indicated, but the boys were heartbroken. Our defense did awesome and held Juan Diego so many times on 3rd and 4th down. Tyson had a monster game with close to 100 yrds. rushing and he did score the only touchdown. He still wasn’t happy though. He was called for unsportsman-like conduct with about 2 minutes to go in the game. He let a swear word out. I’m thinking it wasn’t just any swear word either. It was probably the mother of all swear words. Oi vey! He felt horrible about it. But that kid needs to learn. (I’m sorry if anyone was offended by that…. unfortunately, with high school sports the language could curl your toes) And to top it off…. the girl he asked to Homecoming said NO! She is a friend of Tyson’s ex-girlfriend, and the ex-girlfriend threatened to terminate their friendship if she went with Tyson. The same thing happened with the first girl Tyson was going to ask. They talked about it, and decided that the ex-girlfriend would hold it against her friend. So…. back to square one. He felt pretty bad about it. The girl he asked was sad about it too. This ex-girlfriend just continues to make things difficult for Tyson! Thankfully, Tyson is now realizing how controlling and over-bearing she was. He has now vowed that he WILL NOT have a girlfriend in high school! Ü We’ll see how long that lasts!
Big varsity game tonight! We are playing at home so hopefully, we’ll have a little bit of an advantage! GO BULLDOGS!
Ali
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