I’d really like to flashback to a time when life was calm and I was having fun… that would be great.

Instead… back to work.

Ooooh, Honfest. I love Honfest. This year will officially be my third year at Honfest. I’m definitely going on Sunday… maybe noonish? Just for some love and memories, here are some pics from my last two Honfests. No Jodi this time around, but everyone else should be available.

Honfest: June 2006

Honfest: June 2007

Damn, I love this picture. It’s like catching a rare photo of an animal doing something uncharacteristic for that species, although unfortunately, Rob has probably thought of doing this very thing from time to time. Ha ha.

In all honesty, I think the contest started as a coloring contest, but I’ll tell you what – I’m a mean colorer. My mom is also a a fabulous colorer, so I must have inherited it from her. But the task so many years ago in kindergarten was to color ‘Ticky Tooth,’ a dental superhero from what I can recall. And I won.

I remember that Mrs. Parks, my kindergarten teacher and winner of Akron’s Favorite Teacher Award (she was an amazing person), called me out into the hallway during class to tell me I had won. I also remember that I was escorted to the teacher’s lounge to take a phone call – was it from my mother? Was it Ticky Tooth? I can’t remember. All I know is I went from completely scared for being called out of class, to confused (because when does this ever happen?), to elated. I was only five years old after all.

So after I won, my mom, sister and I attended a luncheon (I think), where I won an actual award and received a prize – an electric toothbrush. I also had my picture taken with Ronald McDonald (see below). I was so proud – how cool is that for five years old??

Phew – I haven’t done one of these flashbacks in awhile. I came across this photo last night while looking through my masses of old photos. This is me, at I don’t know what age, looking absolutely ecstatic about a slide. I think I vaguely remember my dad taking the picture, or maybe I’m making a memory that doesn’t exist – it’s hard to tell. I just really like the photo. I’m somewhat in awe at how unbelievably simple life was and how thrilled I am at the smallest thing. It’s so great. It’s important to appreciate the small things in life, you know?

I must say that I love the haircut…