making the most of every moment: April 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010

MiKe'S LeDgE

a couple of weekends ago, the skate park in seguin was re-opened and it was re-named mike's ledge in honor of my cousin, michael raetzsch.

unfortunately, it rained the day of the reopening...the skating competition was cancelled but the cutting ceremony still took place inside. there was a great show of support despite the weather.

michael's friends put together a touching video of michael doing what he loved most--skating. the video really highlighted michael's personality and brought smiles and tears to those watching. what a blessing to have such true friends.

mike's ledge is one of the things that will keep michael's memory alive.

thanks to my aunt and uncle, the seguin activity center and the seguin community for making this possible!

my aunt worked tirelessly in preparation of the big day. my aunt and uncle's positive attitude in being able to bring some good out of something tragic is such an inspiration. they will continue to work hard for michael's passion.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Claim Your Drink!

chalkboard name tags so everyone can claim their drink!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

ice skating and the laundry room

i did a short little project today. i made a chalkboard for the laundry room. supplies: $1 tray from the dollar tree that i already had, $5 chalkboard spray paint, $1 ribbon, a glue gun and chalk.

wa-la! i also spray painted 2 crosses that i have had for at least 15 years. as you can see, one cross is bigger than the other, but hey, it was free. so, it works.

another view.

adam and i also attempted at going ice skating today. we were still smiling before we started.

it didn't last long though! ice skating just isn't for us. we tried the ice skating on the top of whole foods over the holidays and i thought that it must have been the cheap skates that whole foods had...

chaparrel's skates weren't any better. we were happy to be done!!