Collage Event Planning

OK so I have been trying to get my small side job started. Its Collage Event Planning and those that know me know that I come from a line of planners in the family. My mother and My Uncle. They are the two that have inspired me to start this. Mom has done such a wonderful job on all the events that she does at home and at the church. My Uncle has pushed me to come up with a name and get my card out there so people will know. So I know the only way to get this to work is word of mouth. So if you know of anyone who needs help with any event please let me know. Check out my Event planning blog at www.collageeventplanning.blogspot.com I have done a scrap book for a friend and pictures are on there. I have done a friends wedding and a dinner party. My church has asked me to assist with a wedding the end of June so I am so excited about that. Please help me get this going and tell everyone that you know.

Kansas City!!!

My vacation was the best! I had so much fun. Scott and I left on Friday May 16th and drove to Overland Park KS. It was about a 4 1/2 hour drive and we left here about 10:30 and arrived at the hotel about 3:45.



Once we got up to the room/suite we wend down to the bar and had a drink. We had dinner reservations at 8pm so we had some time to kill. We got dressed and headed out for Plaza III steak house. It was very very good. Best steak ever. After dinner we walked around the Plaza and window shopped. They were setting up the streets for a festival that was going on that weekend.





Saturday we slept in until about 10:30 (let me tell you I have not slept in that long in years) It felt so good to sleep until I wanted to get up. We got dressed and headed into town for lunch and shopping. We walked around the shopping center and went into a few places. After that we decided to go to the casino. We went to Ameristar casino and had a blast. I lost a total of $5 the whole afternoon. It was so much fun and half the time I had no idea what I was doing. The machine just kept ringing at me so I knew I did something right. :) After the Casino we headed to Jasper's for dinner. Italian food is one of my favorites and It was so good. I bought a cook book from there (yes I know I don't cook but am learning) Scott and I walked around the car dealerships a little and I found my car (at the Mercedes store) OK so I was dreaming on the car I wanted. Then found the Scion XB that I really want it was more up my ally in price then the C Class I wanted.

We came home Sunday afternoon and boy was I ready to get home to my Hayden. When I got to mom and dad's house Hayden was singing in the pool and was happy to see me but wanted to be in the pool instead of get out and hug me. OH well he had a great time with MeMe and PaPa. This was a weekend I needed and could not have gone with better company. Scott and i had so much fun and are going again.

Wacky Week at School

OK so this is that last week of school for St. John's where Hayden goes to daycare. The week started off with Monday: PJ day Tuesday: Character day Wednesday: Wacky Hair day Thursday: Hat day and Friday: Opposite day.

Monday Hayden wore his monkey PJ's
Tuesday Hayden was a muscle man
Wednesday Hayden chose to have purple hair.




OK so I was going to spike his hair anyways and tried to get him to choose blue or green for his hair but he kept saying he wanted Purple hair. SO Purple it was. My angel is so darn cute it does not matter what color hair he has. Tomorrow he is going as (my dad) Papa. He is going to wear his dress shirt, dress pants and a tie. I will slick his hair back like my dad does and the pictures will be up for that as well.

Friday was Opposite day and I thought it was cute to have Hayden dress up like PAPA. It was either that or dress like me. Here are the pictures from His day dressed like PAPA.

Mother's Day 2008

This had to be one of my best Mother's days so far. I have only had 3 so its not many but this year was so much fun. I got up Sunday morning and headed to church early to help my mom with the snacks that she put out. Mom is fantastic when it comes to doing little things like what she did Sunday at church. I stayed with her and helped her with the clean up and then went home. I tried to get Hayden down for a nap but he was not going to take one. I normally lay in bed with him for a while and he goes to sleep but after 30 min (my little nap) I just left and hoped that he would go to sleep. About 5 min after leaving his room I checked on him and found him asleep on the floor. (so cute)

After Hayden's nap we went to mom and dads to leave for RED PIN bowling down in brick town. Leigh, Cash, Zeke, Linda and Lanny joined us as well. We were on two lanes and the boys had a blast. Zeke was wanting to bowl everyone turn! He was so excited when the ball would hit a pin. Hayden was more excited after rolling the ball to see it come back up the ball return. Now those of you who know, I'm the bowler in the family I have been on a bowling league for 5 years and love it! So when Mom suggested going bowling I was all for it.









I have to say that spending time with my family the Wegener's and Henderson's is always so much fun. Thank you all for making this years Mother's day one I will always remember.

Storm

Thank you Hunan in Casady Square. Hayden and I love to eat Chinese food and we always go to Hunan by the house. Last night we were there during the storm and Leann would not let us leave because she did not want to worry about us getting home. Leann is the owner of Hunan and has known me since I was pregnant with Hayden.

About a month ago when we had another T-Storm and it was thundering outside Hayden was a little scared. I told him it was OK when it thundered it was just Jesus bowling. It seemed to calm him down and he was OK. Yesterday when the sirens were going off and Hayden heard it thundering again. He asked me to ask Jesus to stop bowling for a while. Children say the cuties things. When we finally left Hunan last night we were getting into the car and Hayden said "thank you Jesus for not bowling" (tear)

I love my Hayden so much.

People

OK have to vent. I am planning my High School 10 year reunion that is coming up in June. 5 Weeks away and people at griping about the cost because they don't understand how much it takes to pull off a great Reunion. We are only charging $70 per person for everything. After talking with my girls last night I think now everything is going to be OK but MY GOSH people you spend more then that when you go out for a night every weekend and you cant do it for a reunion. Most of these people have known the cost for over a year so they could have saved for it. My gosh he guy im seeing Scott graduated from Edmond Northin 1996 and paid $120 per person for two nights for his 10 year reunion in 2006 and we at McGuinness cant do $70 per person for a 10 year reunion.

My gosh people I mean really, $455 for invitations $200 for stamps and I could keep going so there in just those two things we have spent $655 and that is just to get the word out about the reunion. Thank God I have paid myself back for that already and am not out any money on this.

Don't get me wrong I have loved doing this every minute of it but will never do it again (at least for my class reunion I wont) OK don't venting now.

Don't forget to pass the word along about my new company Collage Event Planning.

Hayden and Zeke

So last week Hayden had his school play. The daycare at St.Johns puts a play on every spring along with a book fair. Last year Hayden did so well singing and smiling. This year not so much. He cried and cried and cried for me the whole time. His BFF Bowen moved over to Hayden and put his arm around him to comfort him, it was so heartwarming. Now my nephew on the other hand was a hoot. He was so funny that I could not stop laughing. He was singing his heart out and doing all the hand motions to all the songs. Lets say as much as I love my son I had to keep the video camera on my nephew he was just too cute. We had a great time and as soon as I went up to get Hayden he was fine. How funny. I will post pictures from last Thursday in a few days.