cause baby goodbye, doesn't mean forever

Justin pretty much insisted suggested that we go to dinner last night.  I wasn't really in the mood - I had been running all over most of the day, he was in the field & burning ditches, Chloe was done with track at 5 but then wanted to go to the gym at 8 to stunt some, both kids had homework....  I gave in & threw on some jeans - he said is that what you're wearing, don't you want to look nicer that maybe I wanted to put on a nicer top since it was a date & all (woo hoo - a date with the 3 kiddos).  So we head into town & he starts to drive towards the gym - a co-worker (and awesome friend) had told me she had a gift for Coop.  I wanted to wait to pick it up but Justin was pretty insistant - can you see where this is going?  I'm pretty much getting pissier by the minute.  We pull into the gym, he runs inside with Coop - Piper chooses this time to wake up screaming "I not wanna go to da dr"  um, ok, we're at the gym Piper "I not wanna go to da gym, I HUNGRY!!!".  Then Russ (former boss & friend) calls asking why I didn't come in to say hello.  Unload the girls & head into the gym.  Russ is in a total rush "hey I wanna show you this video" (Syd...level 10..future Hawkeye..competed an AWESOME vault at state) so as I'm following him around the corner I see

Really...a surprise goodbye party for me?!?

mmm cake!  

awww - an autographed team pic....love these girlies!

one of the girl's older sister made a super sweet video of pics throughout the whole season

partners in crime

signing a super cool poster - how cute are they?!?

my better half - not sure how I would have survived this season without her!

the two awesome team mama's that put together the party - so lucky to have these two AH-MAZING ladies in my life!

Piper and her friend Peyton - this kills me

Thank you RSA - I love you all and will miss seeing your chalk covered faces. It's been a great, crazy ride.  In the words of the Terminator "I'll Be Back"