Shawna Romero

My best friend from childhood, Shawna, passed away last Wednesday. It has been a shock to me and my family. Shawna and I grew up together (since the 1st grade). If I wasn't at her house, than she was at mine. We went through elementary, junior high, and some of high school together before I moved to AF. But, we have remained close ever since. We had just been trying to make plans for our families to get together before this happened, and now I wish we would have!

Some of my favorite memories of Shawna are watching movies and eating chips and salsa and ice cream with strawberry jam (I know, weird...). We did this on a weekly basis. I was her maid of honor at her wedding 11 years ago.

I will miss her dearly and am very thankful for the time I had with her.

(Obituary)

Shawna Romero 1977 ~ 2008 Shawna Romero passed quietly in her sleep on September 17, 2008. She married Michael Tomas Romero on September 27, 1997. She loved her kids, scrapbooking, decorating, shopping, and entertaining family. Her ultimate purpose in life was providing a happy home for her family and anyone who entered her doors. She is survived by her husband Michael, two sons Hunter and Zander. She also leaves behind her mother Candy Olson, her uncle and aunt Bill and Sharon Larson, her Reeder, Romero and Olson families. She was preceded in death by her grandmother Ethel Larson, uncle Eddie, aunt Shirley, also her grandma and grandpa Olson, grandma and grandpa Schoening, great-grandma and grandpa Romero. Celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, between 10-12 p.m. at Redwood Memorial Mortuary, 6500 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan. Donations for her boys in lieu of flowers would be greatly appreciated.

Big Surprise

Well, we all thought I was done teaching color guard. Last April I quit teaching at American Fork High School because it got to be too much. And, as of last Wednesday, I am back...
But, the good thing is I am teaching with my good friend Darilyn who has been teaching guard as long as I have. So, we will be able to balance our family and other priorities with color guard.
It has been a VERY stressful week, but very good. It has been wonderful seeing my girls again and reconnecting with them. We have A LOT of work to do, but it will pay off in the end.

So, here we go again... :)

Bree's 1st Day of Preschool

Bree had her 1st day of Preschool today, and she was SO excited to go! Her teachers name is Miss Nikki and she really likes her.

I tried getting some good pictures of her, but she likes to hit funny poses these days...

Bree & her friend Raegan