homecoming!

#66 m.m.
i open today's post with the football number and initials of captain medders, an army captain who was killed in iraq this past week. he was a 2001 graduate of my high school. it's been a hard week for our town. and yet-it's been amazing to see our community come together for this family. friday's homecoming game was dedicated to mike, as was all of this week's festivities. friday's game was opened with the 21-gun salute.

but tonight, is the big homecoming dance. i'm pretty excited-and honestly, i'm really excited to be able to put on a dress, and not have crutches or tape accompanying it! (and, you would think i would have learned from melanie's example, in her skirt and knee story! ha ha, mel!). its about 3:30, and i'm about to start getting ready! i painted my toenails this morning. and am about to hop in the shower, and then dry the hair, straighten the hair, "do" the hair (i've got a new style to try, my hair dresser taught me!), get in the dress, then makeup, then paint the finger nails... and then it's pictures and dinner at a friend's house with the girls and guys, and then we are off to the dance! and then we are hanging at a friend's house afterwards for a while. it should be fun. will post more later!