Good photos to follow. That's a promise.

I'm off. And I promise to stop venting about American Idol. Of course my opinions had NOTHING to do with the people themselves...in fact, I almost cried after reading what Kris said on the latest post over on Kelly's Korner (link to the right). How amazing.

Anyways, Mackinac Island is supposed to be VERY beautiful so I will have lots of nice photos to share when I get back on Monday.

xox Em

Post in which Emma is crushed and must vent.

First Obama, now THIS? *sigh* Oh America why have you betrayed me yet again?!?!

My dear sweet lovely Adam....I LOVE YOU!

Okay, okay, I'll admit I adore Kris too. But not NEARLY as much. I know I made it sound like I only liked Adam a little more, that was because I pretty assumed he would win. *sigh* again. I really should learn by now...I assumed I would get a solo last year and I didn't, I assumed I would get a lead in Pinocchio seeing as it's my last show and I didn't, I assumed my dear Kattie would be okay at Great America and lo and behold, she came down with the first headache and we had to leave. Yes I really really do need to learn.

I can just picture it now: years and years from now I'll be on my laptop and I'll decide to pop in some old tunes. Adam Lambert will be wailing away on my computer and my daughter will come in and say "who is this guy?" and I'll describe him to her as one of the best male vocalists of all time...no doubt she's heard about American Idol, it's still a popular show even though it's changed, Ryan Seacrest had long since been replaced and that mean judge Simon Cowell had long since been assassinated during the 2017 Britain's Got Talent finale...and she'll say "he won, right?" Well....nope.

*sigh*
(Again.)

On a lighter note, we're heading off to Mackinac Island this weekend. I've never been though Daddy and Evan have so I'm really looking forward to it...but now I have to pack and get ready to go to rehearsal to help with the Yellows.

xoxo Emmsters

Who will it be?!?!?!

Kris
or
Adam
?!?!?!

Me? Well, it's not a huge tidal wave. There are things I like about both.

Adam is just WILD, he really appeals to the punk-rock-shop-at-Hot-Topic part of me. Of course it's obvious he has an enormous amount of talent, I mean that range (funny, my Adam has a three-octave range, is it that all Adams have amazing ranges?? ha!) and not to mention he's in theatre!! ;)

And there's Kris, who I also LOVE. He has that soulful, bluesy feel about him which appeals to the bohemian-The-Beatles-beachy part of me (yes I have many 'parts' ;P) and I love his humble and quiet personality. Not to mention he reminds me very of much Jeremy (my b-in-law for those not in the know) which is a big plus! :)

So? I guess overall I like Adam better. I ended up voting for him last night. But, like last year, I'll be happy with either. Last year I wanted David Cook because of the husky tone of his voice, but I loved David Archuleta too (he's ADORABLE). It's nice when it comes out that way!

Well I'm off...it's so. gorgeous. outside right now...breezy sunny and eighty degrees...perfect!

Cross your fingers!!! :D

xxooxxoo Emma-Bemma

Turtelles And Such

Meet the newest member of our family. His name is Nelson. :D We're thinking his mummy died because I had found two dead on the road already...so I rescued this little guy and dubbed him my new pet. Surprisingly Mumuu is letting me keep him...?!

(Look how tiny he is compared to my Ipod nano! And those things are pretty small!)

...


So, this mommy robin began building her nest in the most convenient place...right outside our back door! (Right where we let the dogs out! ha!) Whenever she flies off to find worms (don't worry, I would NEVER scare her away from her nest) I get whatever pictures I can. Here she is guarding her nest fiercely:
It went from this...
...to this! (And on Mother's Day! Ha!)
...to THIS!!!


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• Summer. It's SO close...May is the hardest school month because at that point, I'm just DONE.
• If you're wondering about "turtelle", it is how me and Katarina say "turtle". Ha!
• Today my friend Adam came sooo close to blowing up his foot. So he was being a little....naive...(ha!) and was lighting those firework-type things in his driveway (and they were LOUD!). So he lights one and it doesn't go off right away. So he nudges it! With his foot! And suddenly it sputters and JUST as he jumps away it exploded. I kid you not. Thirteen-year-olds and explosives aren't so hot together...
  

Nothing else going except life in general.

xoxo Emmy-Blue

Here It Comes

The beginning of May. My all-time favorite part of the year - tied with the Christmas season of course. It's the relief after the winter...temps get into the negatives on a daily basis from December to March here, folks. The cold just bites. And of course it means... summer.

I'm one of those people that stops to sniff the flowers maybe a little too much. I connect with summer by big things - like no school and vacations - but just as much as with little things. Like the smell of sunscreen and mowed grass, of chlorine and funnel cakes. Even that nasty smell on my hands after catching lightning bugs,, I love it.

Canada. Adrianna. Roller coasters. Crocs. Hamburgers and corn on the cob. Croquet. Movie theaters. Flip flops. Toads. Lightning bugs. Screen doors. Ice cream. Sprinklers.

And! Since we can't have a bare post, just a tidbit of things that remind me, of course, of summer.





xoxo Em

Pinocchio

Ah, CTE. Good to be done, yet sad to be gone. It was seven-and-a-half years coming (I know, WOW!) but it still is unbelievable. All these years and I thought "oh, I'll never graduate..." and here I am. But it was an amazing run and that's all that matters. : )

Me and the infamous Adamo. I love my "son"!!! (FYI, in the last show [Willy Wonka] I was Mrs. Bucket and he was Charlie. So now you know what I mean.)

Chloe has been dubbed the "CTE kid". Ha! She's too cute
I love my schmoo Max!
My blood-sissy, my Adrianna, Adri, Ade, Adey, Age, Agey-Bagey, Adey-Badey (girl of 24826085762 nicknames)
Um...unknown. I found it amusing.
Tino looks thrilled, no?

Me strangling Adam (because he kept saying "Emma you're done with CTE FOREVER!")


(Yes, at Colonial I did eat an entire Kitchen Sink! :p)

xoxo Emma-Emma

Random Bits

Sooo....this week has been actually one of the best in awhile. Easter was nice of course.....I've been camera-lazy so you all will have to rely on my :just decent: BlackBerry for camera.

This is Stuart, my auntie's dog. Isn't he too cuuute? I had to show him off!!!


Poor Willie...he had a bladder stone (yeowch, no wonder he was peeing in the house) and got it removed a few days ago and has had to wear this excellent fashion statement:



(I love how Abby is checking him out...like, what the?! LOL)

Really my only "artsy" for the week. This is Adam, he's adorable. And no, he's not my boyfriend and probably will never be. We've known each other since ummmm yellow group (6 and 8 years old) so that's that. He looks thrilled, no? Gotta love those preteen boys...so easygoing ;p
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And while we're on the subject of boyfriends...I've never had one and not only am I not allowed, I don't want one until the prime age of 18. Well, I think it's a good choice...relationships before then never last longer then a month anyway! Of course this is to the dismay of maaaany of my friends...even my Nana (grandma) asked me if I had one. You know something's up when your grandmother begins to wonder!!! Just kidding I love my Nani :)
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Anyway, I went to Great America (again) yesterday. While it wasn't as beautifully empty as two weeks ago, crowds were still slim and we had soooo much fun, as always...beyond GORGEOUS weather...I didn't take my camera that time since it was a hassle to attach it safely to me while I went on the rides. The total ride count was 11 in 4 hours. Not bad! We would've stayed longer but wellll...Katarina (my best friend for those not in the know) has a certain health issue (I won't name it specifically for her privacy) and got an enormous headache so we had to leave. But we weren't too upset since we got on all the rides we wanted to!
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So that's it...oh yeah, tech week is starting tomorrow. Both an ugh! and a yay! at once. I'll explain some other time as to why I'm not, well, completely thrilled with this show unlike most of my others. Just please know that this week will be a little difficult for me so please keep me in your prayers!

xxoo Emmy-Blue
(Like that nickname? "Blue" doesn't stand for anything specific, it just has a nice sound to it.)