Time flies by

Since last I posted, I've completed 6 graduation videos,  cleaned my house from top to bottom for grandma and grandpa's arrival, got the lawn and yard spiffed up  and looking pretty (thanks Bert, mom and dad for all the mowing digging, planting...), planned and pulled off probably the best party I've ever thrown (thank you weather Gods, my family and co-hosts for such awesome help!), watched my son graduate, got some relatives together that hadn't been together for a while and a little extra work thrown in just for good measure!

Here are the highlights:

 

smile, work it, let see it...good!

A company email was sent out explaining that all of us radio personalities had to have a professional photo done so our mugs could hang in the lobby...ugh, really?  One of the reasons we are in radio is that no one can see us!  Unlike TV, we don't have to look good to sound good and we can wear our jammies and bunny slippers and no one is ever the wiser (unless there's the dreaded web cam).  There is also an old saying, "got a face for radio," which (politely) means you don't have to be model perfect to do the job...whew! 

But being presentable out in public is part of the job, so off we go to Harper Point Studios in Fort Collins, Colorado.  http://www.harperpoint.com/htmlver/index.php

Turns out we clean up well and really not a bad looking group of people, so here are a couple of pictures from the shoot:

Fun with strawberries

yum! Not sure if you can tell in the pictures, but the strawberries are HUGE!

I love the Dr. Seuss mountain of whipped cream

More door art

Some artists get commissioned to create beautiful sculptures in famous parks...my venue? Studio doors in a corporate office! We have 8 studios lined up along a corridor and it's sometimes hard to know which is which. Ever since I started here 2 1/2 years ago, I've put stuff on the Big Country door www.bigcountry979.com). Now I've been commissioned to "summer up" the KISS FM (http://www.kissfmcolorado.com/) studio door for the Say Hello To Summer Bash 3 concert coming up on May 27th.

So off to Michael's I went to look for summer fun that would liven up their door. I found it with the help of my friend Tami-Princess Of Bargains-complete with glitter visors, fun foam and Jolees stickers (all on clearance-making us even more giddy!)

Here is the completed project:

Ketchup time

Wow, it's been a while since I posted, time to "ketchup."


Since we last spoke, I've hosted a successful after prom event-not single-handedly of course-I'm just the decorator! We have a great group of parent volunteers. Here is what all the flip flops looked like in their native environment.


my son Ryan and his girlfriend Sara ham it up for photos



A crab's eye view of Senior Beach



Senior Beach is where all the flip flops relaxed while waiting for their owner to find them








Me and the last bit of duct tape posing on the photographer's beach set

More flip flop art

I had left overs from the flip flop project, so I added them to our radio station's studio door.

The flip flop factory exploded in my living room!

I am the After Prom decorating committee chair for my son's high school with prom and after party just a few weeks away-2 weeks actually-but who is panicking?!

Anyway, this year's After Prom theme is "Surf's Up!" with Hawaiian luau flare-complete with grass skirts, loud shirts, fun and games. Each year we come up with a senior souvenir - a themed remembrance of the night for each graduating senior. I'm currently in production of this year's Senior Souvenir-a colorfully decorated flip flop!

Each senior gets one flip flop, so we bought 125 pairs of various size/colored flip flops at Hobby Lobby. Yes, we made a spectacle of ourselves with two carts filled with flip flops in the middle of winter! I bought a cheap hibiscus flower curtain decoration and tore it apart to separate the flowers. I also purchased a bag of long skinny balloons to use to tie the flowers onto the toe spacer. The balloons are pretty long so I cut them in half and took off the ends.

Once all the flowers were attached to each flip flop, my son's girl friend (bless her!) and I started hand printing every one's name on a flip flop. At this point I still have a few to go but at least they are all corralled into boxes and not in a giant ball in the middle of my living room!

Chances are that some seniors won't care about this souvenir and it will end up in the bottom of their car mixed in with fast food bags, thrown away or they won't even come to After Prom because "it's lame and run by lame parents." I don't do it for them, I do it for all of those who do come, find their souvenir amongst the decorations, have fun at the event and appreciate our hard work and the keepsake.