Zombie Prom 2013

Mark and Rocki - "screw until death do we part... we're Zombiemates!"

Last Saturday we went to a Zombie Prom party and it was a total blast!  Our dear friend Dave always has the best parties and each one has a different theme.

Oh and before I go on, for those who are in the know with zombies, yes that is a bullet hole in my head.  Yes I know that is the way to kill a zombie.  However, I'm a blonde zombie and can't be killed that way.  Need I say why?  (sorry blonde peeps, just having fun and I have weird humor!)

I'll let the pics do the talking for the most part, along with a little blurb for each one.

Mark's hand pressed shirt

As a good zombie wife, I made sure to hand press Mark's shirt for the occasion.

Zombie Accountant

Doesn't Mark look ever so handsome all dressed up in his prom attire!

Rocki Zombie Dance

After putting on our make-up and getting dressed, I practiced my zombie dance moves.

Raw Rotten Zombie Brains

I made some yummy treats for the party...just in case there's a lack of braaaaaains.  These are vegan friendly too, for us raw vegan zombies ;)

Zombie 'Finger' Food - edamame

So we grabbed the goodies and headed out the door for a night of fun. 

Zombie Prom 2013



All of us undead were greeted with a homemade Zombie Prom 2013 banner.

Dave the host proposing to me

That handsome devil, er I mean zombie, is our host Dave.  I was overcome with emotion after he knelt down and proposed to me. (shhhhh! don't tell Mark!) Instead of a ring, he promised me braaaaaaaains.  How could a zombie gal resist that!

 

Zombie's love a tasty treat!

As the night went on, I got a little hungry so I had a tasty Charles snack.

Me and the prior Zombie Queens

We hung out with old friends and made some new zombie pals.  Great conversation all around! 



Zombie Collage - Mark and Rocki

There were a lot of cool zombies that night and it was truly a funTASTIC evening!  We look forward to the next theme party!

Braaaaaaaaains!  er, I mean:

Peace,
Rocki

Welcome Home & Happy Birthday Jeremy!

My oldest son, Jeremy, is home from Portland for a 2+ week long deserved vacation from school and work. We surprised him with a 30th birthday party... 5 months early!

Jeremy is going into his last year in the A.S.L. Interpretership program (American Sign Language) and works at Starbucks (thanks for our gifts Jeremy!) Due to the intensity of the program, he is now working very part-time (I think just enough to keep us supplied ;) and has very little free time for himself right now, but says that it is all worth it as he is doing what he loves.

Jason, my youngest son, has worked at Trader Joe's for years, school part-time and is working on becoming a fire fighter. We all feel that this is his true calling - plus he fits the look!

Both of my boys are my pride & joy, my buddies, pranksters, comedians, bodyguards, etc. They both work very hard for what they want in life and I'm immensely proud of all their accomplishments.

My boys & I have an open and honest relationship and are very close. Jason & Jeremy are very close as well (like twins actually), and always have been. I can honestly say that they made parenting very easy for me - despite all the jumping out of closets & grabbing my feet from under the bed scare tactics.

Mark & I are so happy to have Jeremy home (or is it the coffee he brought us? KIDDING!)

Oh! Back to why we celebrated Jeremy's 30th so early. sniff sniff... because due to school, etc., he won't be able to come home for the holidays or in January. I couldn't let his 30th go by without a bash! Yes, he'll still get birthday gifts from us in January :) I'm happy to say that we were able to pull of the surprise with help from Jason & Lauren by getting Jeremy home at the right time and everyone keeping their mouths zipped about it.

The day was perfect in every way and to top it all off, Mark surprised me with a bouquet of my favorite flower - the Sunflower!

Happiness to all,

Rocki

p.s. Check out my sister's new blog to see the photo of us both with bling-bling mouths. Oh, and there will be more party photos posted in my MySpace later this week.

Weekend of Happiness

This weekend was so full of happiness that I have a permanent smile on my face. When looking for a picture to post, I found the above which we should all truly take to heart.

So what was so special? I'll just list the main ones, otherwise this blog will turn into my first full length novel (and my friends know how I can ramble on):

1. Went to Danny's Pet Scan results doc appt. - miracles do happen! His lung cancer shrunk 90%!!! Even the doc was amazed. Danny is going to continue with chemo, but the doc changed the dosage due to the severe reactions it caused. Our 7 hour days will now be 3 hours due to the change. Yes, we were told that we still have to fight, he's not cured & there is no cure, and that his life span is short, but we're not going by that - we're just going to continue on with each day as it comes. Nobody can predict the future. We had a very nice celebration dinner right after we left the docs office. I'm still full!

2. Jeremy, my oldest son, called to confirm his plans for his trip in 2 weeks! I can hardly wait as it feels like it's been forever since I've seen him and it was *only* last year. Way too long for me! He arrives on the 14th and is here until the end of the month :) Yes, there will be a blog about his visit :)

3. Mark bought me a laptop - my first ever! I didn't think I would really need one as I have my own PC in our office, but wow... this is cool (I'm typing on it right now while sitting on the couch having my morning coffee!) I'll be taking it to Danny's chemo appointments (he has his own :), trips, outings, etc. This rocks!

4. We celebrated my Dad's 67th birthday at Laura's house (67 on paper, 30 something in life). He knew about the party of course as he was doing a lot of the cooking as well. He LOVES to cook, BBQ, grill, bake, make his own BBQ sauce - you name it, he does it. He's an Arizonian Emerill - BAM! A surprise was in store for Dad. My Uncle Bob from California came down to surprise him. Dad was in the kitchen when Bob called his cell and talked to Dad like usual - then Bob walked in the house while still on the phone talking. Dad finally looked up (while still on the phone) to see Bob standing in front of him! BAM!

5. My supply shop is taking off faster than I expected and I am more than thrilled! With each sell I make, I feel so very blessed and am grateful for each and every one! My biggest seller, so far, are my Signature Elfin Earwires. In fact, I woke up this morning to a return customer's sell & convo that she is submitting an earring design to a magazine - using my earwires!

Blessings have been pouring over me these last few days - must be my good karma ripening.

I wish you all peace, love and much happiness.

☼ Rocki