Wednesday, July 25, 2007

the day after...

why hello there-

first i should say i hope all of you had a wonderful day today! mine was very very full.

this morning on the light rail (the electric train that takes me into downtown denver) all the UWP kids ended up sitting next to each other again! but this time it was on accident. i must say it was a lovely surprise, though. Cast B left this morning for Boulder for a regional learning day and Cast C stayed at the Sherman Center to do blocking. We did Vocal practice first, and then while the rest of the cast went to movement practice in the ballroom, a few of us went to the Power With hip hop dance workshop upstairs. i had missed the last 1/3 of this dance last time we had the workshop, so i was a little behind, but i'll figure things out eventually.

during lunch a few of us had a very interesting conversation. there are a few staff members in Cast C who are self-proclaimed "science nerds." apparently one of the dance instructors almost has his doctorate in chemistry!!! so we talked about science classes, and how the farther north you live, apparently the higher your cheekbones are. one staff member also went into great detail about disecting cadavers in college! it was really really interesting.

after lunch 14 of us went to go learn a bunch of songs for "mic groups." there are the people who stand on a riser in the back of the stage singing straight into mics just in case the cast singing below are focused a lot on dancing and can't neccesarily get a lot of sound out. they also add specialty harmonies to the group! :)

we had cast blocking/runthroughh later in the afternoon. i actually felt like we got something done today! we didn't stop, going straight through our show. it was a lot of fun, because we used the lights and everything as well.

we had to wait for Cast B to return to the Sherman building before leaving, and they had gotten slowed down in the rush hour traffic and were 30 minutes late!! but it only gave us more time to bond. :) my host family picked up maria and me up and we went to an "inclusion" banquet, which celebrates leaps made by and for handicapped citizens throughout society. it was really really interesting to hear all these inspirational stories! the first speaker was SO funny. his name was Ian, and i was SO impressed by his speech/comedy routine.

now here i am! letting you all know what's going on! neat, huh?

a few of you have asked about information on my show. so here ya go!!!:

it will be August 4th at 7:30 p.m. at Teikyo Loretto Heights in Denver Colorado.
to get tickets you'll have to call the Up With People office. i'm not sure of the number, but you can surely look it up at upwithpeople.org you should follow the prompts to get to the ticket-buying info. and if you have any questions feel free to ask.

i'm gonna jet. have a lovely night all!

xoxo
--callie

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

the big 1-8

Today is my 18th birthday! Its so hard to believe, but it's also a big relief because I'm so much younger than everyone else!! p.s. happy birthday to Matt today!!! he turned 21!!

It was a good day. Megan baked me a birthday brownie, complete with my name in frosting and a candle! a bunch of people from UWP got on the light rail the same time i did, and we all sat together. That was a rare treat. when we got to the building where we're staging i was overwhelmed with hugs!! and "nothing pop." it didn't have calories, or sugar, or carbs or anything, and it actually tasted really good!! That was courtesy of Brodie. i heart.

After all the love i had to go upstairs and do the swing dancing workshop with a few castmates while everyone else was in the ballroom doing movement. It was SO hard, and really exhausting, but it felt so great to actually get a grip on how fast it was and do a good job!!! Andrew and i kick some major butt. haha. its so fun to do!!

After the "go daddy oh" workshop we went down to vocals where we learned the culture jam part of our show. i won't ruin the surprise just in case you guys decide to come down and watch!! during lunch i showed hector from mexico the children's book "C is for Cornhusker" because he had asked about Nebraska. I explained all about it, and he was genuinly interested! I'll be getting a mexico lesson from him soon enough.

After lunch was blocking. I've talked about this before, but today it actually seemed like we got something done!! it was really great. we actually went completely through our show 2 or 3 times.

Then i came back to my host family's house and we had mini pizzas for supper. they also got me a pretty necklace for my birthday! They're so sweet. well i'm gonna head. have a lovely day all!!

xoxo
--callie

Monday, July 23, 2007

catch-up!!!

hey all!



sorry i havn't written lately! I've been SO exhausted I just pass out at my host family's house every night. It's been a long few days.



We've been blocking our show: for those of you who don't know what that means, we're learning where we're standing for which songs and presentations. The problem is, we'll all switch roles over and over this semester so we have to learn EVERYONE'S blocking. It's really tough, especially with those who have never been in a play or anything before where they had to block. It's turning out alright though. Kind of slow... but we'll learn it all soon.



So far I've been called in to do specialty dances for Go Daddy Go (a swing song), and Power With (a hip-hop song). It's so much fun to actually get challenged and learn such difficult choreography! Go Daddy Go is absolutely amazing! The footwork and choreography is really complicated and it looks amazing all put together (complete with flips and lifts!!!). Power with will take me longer to learn, but once i do it will be GREAT!! SOOO much fun. :)



So last friday Cast C did their Community Impact work (CI). We drove and hour and a half up into the mountains to work with the "Coalition for the Upper South Platte" or CUSP. They basically maintain the 1.2 million or so acres of land the source of the South Platte river comes from. This was actually quite relatable for me. The water i swam in that day most likely ran through North Platte, unless it was used for irrigation!



We first split cast C into two parts, one going farther up the mountain, and the other staying lower. Once we got split ( i was on the lower mountain) we split into smaller groups of about 15. My group got to work with Craig who is a biologist for the equivalent of the Game and Parks Commision in Colorado. Craig is SO much fun!! We all really really liked him! He was so much fun, and told lots of great stories.



We had to hike about a mile and a half to the place where we were going to work. It was really hot and most of us wern't used to hiking uphill in such hot, dry weather, so that was a challenge. What we ended up doing when we got to our "spot" was covering up the "social trails" the fisherman make to get down to the river faster. These social trails (beaten off of the regulation trails) cause much more errosion than is safe for the environment here. The more it rains, the more sand and plants go into the South Platte, which is also where 75% of Colorado residents get their drinking water!! Who knew something like walking off the beaten path could cause so many problems!!



So what we did was gather duff and slash. Duff=pine needles piled up on the ground. Slash=branches sawed off of pine trees. We worked for about 2 hours picking up both of these and dragging them quite a ways down the trail to cover up the social trails. They actually look really really natural! We also planted more seeds to cover up the trails, and even made one more trail towards the end where we had to clear out some poison ivy.



Overall this CI was quite a success. Craig even said we were one of the best vounteer groups he's ever worked with!!! :D go us!! :)



After we left we went to a very very small town about 5 minutes away where CUSP bought us all ice cream cones!!! all 70+ of us!! They were so incredibly nice, and we were honored to be working with them. :)



Okay, so it's getting late. I'll let you all go. I'll do my best to try and update this more often. Sorry about the delay!!



xoxo

--callie



p.s. I turn 18 TOMORROW!!! the 24th!!! GO ME!! rock my face.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

letter to self

the first week we were supposed to write a letter to ourselves explaining our personal goals for the UWP program. we will be getting them back sometime within our tour to see how we're doing. this is a letter a staff member who traveled last semester wrote to himself.... enjoy


What I would have written, had I only known.
Dear Andrew, Listen carefully; I have something very important to tell you.
This is a remarkable world, and it deserves all of the attention you can give it.
Let everything inspire you. Focus on yourself and all that is around you.
Find the patterns. Search for the differences.
Understanding these will help you make sense of your life.
It will help you break the habit of falling down in the same place where you’ve always fallen down before.
But be warned, it’s a hard habit to break.
You are about to journey to far corners of this world and in every one of them a secret is waiting to be revealed to you.
You’ll have to keep your eyes open to see them.
You can’t keep your heart locked up like a secret if you’re going to realize that you are so much more than just yourself.
You are a part in the great mystery of everything.
Just think, for a second, of every thing that’s happened to bring you here today.
Not just your life, but all the lives that came before you.
You can believe in anything, God or the ground beneath your feet, to know that your existence and presence here today and in the world is what they mean by ‘miracle’.
Now think of what could be waiting out there for you.
All that is about to happen that you cannot control.
Families across the world who will welcome you with open arms.
You may never really know if people can change.
But you are about to learn that experience can change everything.
Your actions can spread.
Where you’ve been, what you’ve done, and the love you give can expand, coloring everything in your life that came before it. Love expanding.
Now there’s a concept that could change the world.
So keep your eyes on your heart and nothing else.
You’ll find, with this, that your heart will lead you to the truth.
The truth, which is not your emotions, or attractions, or excitements.
The truth is strength where you were once weak, compassion where you were once ignorant, and kindness where you were once cruel.
You must give these gifts to yourself before you can give them to others.
Because love is a choice, not a feeling, and it’s only the brave who ever really make it.
Be kind when no one is watching, and treat those you grow to love always with compassion first. But don’t be so hard on yourself when you don’t.
Always ask – what is it from this that I am meant to understand?
What is it the world is really teaching me?
Because the world has taught us lies.
That we can live a full life alone, but that we need others.
That we should put ourselves first.
That we should take instead of give.
That to love and have joy should be easy.
And that our words need not have meaning behind them.
It’s not the world’s fault it’s lied to us – it can’t help itself.
But it’s our fault for believing the lies, and we don’t have to any longer.
So – appreciate humanity.
Appreciate this earth and everything in it.
It needs you now, and it’s every atom, if you allow it, can inspire you to grow and change.
Have fun, close your eyes, spread your arms and forget yourself and how to breathe.
Everything you know is over-rated, everything you’ll ever learn will someday be forgotten.
And to be lost is to be free.
This experience is not about the moment that came before, or the moment that comes next, it’s about the truth you open your heart to in every moment that you are in.
It’s a gift to close your eyes, raise your head to the sky, and see light where there should be darkness.
The world is waiting for you, right now, to teach it something new.
So teach it loudly.
Life begins today, just as it began yesterday, filled with possibility.
Have faith. Do not be afraid. That which is true will never leave your side.
It is never to late to turn what’s wrong around.
You are about to build a family around yourself.
So Welcome Home. Build your life with pride, and kindness.
Beginnings do not last, it’s what you do with what you’ve started that will determine the worth not only of this experience, but of your very life.

CAST C 2007!!!






Yesterday was the cast announcement for our group of UWP, fall 2007. I was so nervous all day! We had some lectures in the morning about leadership, and had an early lunch so the staff could show us a couple more songs from our show. We then had vocal and movement practice. Our last dance as the Red Group!!! It was really sad.
The staff wouldn't let us into the ballroom for a while after dancing so they could set up all the lists. We all ran in when they let us and searched the many different boards around the room to see if we were going to Base 2 or the Auditorium for our cast meeting. It was really really emotional. i didn't really care which cast i was on... I was just wondering who I was with!! It turns out most of my really close friends here that I've been hanging out with are on the other cast! It was a really emotional time with laughter, hugs, and some tears.
I do realize however that everything happens for a reason, and those people that I've gotten close to will always be my friends. I am confident that 10 years from now I can still see any of them and reunite as true and faithful friends, people that will always support, and be there for me.
We then split up and went to our seperate rooms to find out whether we were cast b or c. I walked into a scene of complete joy! There were people screaming and yelling, hugging and taking pictures everywhere. I was really dissapointed that I wouldn't be traveling the world with the friends I had already, but i know I'll make new friends, and have a fabulous time regardless of my initial feelings of dissapointment.
We were in one room, but eventually heard very loud music and saw flashing lights coming from the next room over. We all rushed in and we saw the staff members lining up so we could run through them, They were waving flashlights around giving high fives and cheering for us as we ran through the midst of them. "Ain't no Mountain" was playing loudly, and when we got through the staff we all danced around like crazy, full of exuberance and joy.
Once we were all fairly settled down they kept the lights off and and Andrew, a staff member read a long poem/inspirational story about our upcoming adventure. it was SO moving! we were all crying and hugging and beaming with excitement! we cheered as each of our castmates were named, and then for each of the staff members who would be traveling with us on the road. it was incredibly moving.
Then we got to see a presentation on where we were going and some info on some of the cities we would be traveling to. one of the cities i'll be going to in thailand is the capital of king cobras in that region. they even train and perform w/ them! we will be going to thailand during the rainy season. also... the one thing i am the MOST excited about is that my cast rides a cruise ship from Finland to Sweden.... and while we're aboard we get to PERFORM!!! you can be jealous. :) i understand. haha
One of our shows in Germany is actually already sold out!!!!! While the itinerary for the US isn't quite set yet, we know for sure that we'll be in New York, and we'll be in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!!! over 44 million people will be watching via TV. freakin' SWEET!!! so make sure you watch for me.
Yesterday was also my roomate, Maria's, birthday! She turned 23. so the beals made us dinner and smothies, then we went out for dessert at Red Robin.we had HUGE desserts, and Maria got tons of balloons we had to take home in the van. we had to pack them in, it was SO funny! :) so overall yesterday was a good day. :)
I'll let you all know the exact locations I'm going soon... but i'm quite sleepy now. i love you and miss you all. HUGS

xoxo
--callie

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

day 3: culture jam: stereotypes

today was so great!


well not at first i suppose. i lost my wallet. not good... it had my driver's liscence, bus pass (i use it every morning), my calling cards, and my AAA Visa check card in it. i kind of freaked out. oh well i guess. can't do anything now...


but besides that! we did some fun educational activities this morning. the main message was not to rush through your experience here, but to sit back and reflect on what has happened and what you can learn from it or how you can change it. we played the human knot game where you get in a circle and grab someone else's hand across the circle and then try to straighten yourself into one circle. it was super fun. my group was actually the only one not to get untangled, but we had 12 people in it!! it was a little smooshed, so we got to know each other very quickly.


we then went on to an educational session where we learned etiquette and what to expect when it comes to our host families. after this lesson was a very interesting activity. we wrote down different stereotypes we had for all the different countries we had represented and then discussed what was writen down. this was very deep and informational! i learned quite a bit about my castmate's cultures from this activity. not so much about mine, other than everything is so polarized in this country that a stereotype could be 100% true in one area but unheard of in another.


after this was vocal work. we learned Ayiko!!! one of my favorite UWP songs!!! :) it was amazing how a group with some who had never taken a choir class ended up with such a rich, amazing sound. we worked step-by-step from Sopranos to Altos to the men, and when we all sang together for the first time i got goosebumps! it's amazing.


after this was the culture jam!! what an amazing time i had! we have some very talented people among us on this tour! we had traditional cambodian dancers, a breakdancer, ABBA, some poems, a harmonica player, some world cup statistics, a drum circle, a piano player, a mariachi band, and much much more!!! I can't wait for tomorrow night!!

Monday, July 9, 2007

first official day of training...

hola!!

okay, not gonna lie. today is kind of a blur!! i hope i remember the highlights.

we woke up and drove to denver w/ the fam'. we did end up being like 2 minutes late to the opening session, but it was still phenomenal. that show is so in your face at times...and others it's entirely moving. i got goosebumps i don't know how many times! i'm SOOO psyched! my mom, grandma, and friends paula and hilary from boulder came down from their camping trip in Red Feather up in the mountains to see the show. i looked back and my mom was crying. a lot. but that's how we are i suppose. emotional. so after the show they all came down and met my host mom and siblings. then i met tommy spaulding! he's the head of the UWP program now. he's great.

following the show we all went downstairs to the ballroom to do some ice-breakers. that was a blast. K time out. this building is so beautiful! it's really old, and has hand-painted ceilings and walls. its classic. it almost seems arabic. it's also surrounded by skyscrapers! so that just adds to the classic beauty it has.

after icebreakers we went into what i will call family groups, cuz that's what they are. we got to know each other and are currently coming up w/ a group theme song and name and "gang" sign! (we're a peaceful gang. promise) that was a good time. we then went inside for lunch; turkey sloppy joes and salad w/ beets in it! strange i thought...

after lunch was a really interesting activity. we tried to define USA's culture. people from other countries had many different perspectives of us. some of which are: we are all always happy, we like things big (starbucks coffee, big portions), we're selfish, we like to consume, and such. that debate went on for quite a while.

then we sat and talked about what we'll be doing for the next couple days for a while...

after stephanie picked me up our host family went out to eat to celebrate stephanie getting a high profile client! go her. at the restaurant at the flatirons mall i got this spaghetti squash and zucchini thing, which actually ended up just being a big pile of vegetables, but hey. it was yummy. then we sat on some "love sacs" it was a good time.

after my LONG day... especially since i stayed up so late last night (3 a.m. :S) i was exhausted. so here i am. ready for bed. hope all is well w/ you all. miss ya. luv ya. HUGS!

xoxo
--callie

Sunday, July 8, 2007

day 2: denver: free day









dia dos!

rock on!! today was pretty sweet! megan and I woke up around 10 when the host family, jeremy, and johan left to go to church. we went downstairs and ate a breakfast that Steph set out for us. I had lucky charms and some strawberries. Megan made some egg salad and had strawberries and coooooookie crisp! yummy, right? :D Stephanie had left us a note saying we were going on a picnic and asked if we had time to make some PB&J sammiches.

the family got home around 12:30 and we packed up a bunch of food and headed to meet one of Steph's old castmates who was also hosting a current UWP member at boulder creek. We got there and passed a really gorgeous building called " The Tea House." It was given to the city of Boulder from the country of Tajikstan in 1987. Everything is hand-painted and absolutely beautiful!!!

so we got to where Yuki and her husband Pete were camping with their three kids and chilled for a while before taking the leap into the freezing cold water!! All of boulder creek is actually the melted snow from the mountains... so our legs were pretty much numb in two minutes flat. there were tubers floating down the creek in bikinis!!! it was crazy. although, i did eventually emerse myself in the ice water... and it wasn't that bad. I was just numb.

after swimming around, sunbathing, and taking lots of pics, we all went our seperate ways and our group decided to walk down to pearl street (sort of like the 16th? street mall in denver). the first thing we saw was a contorsionist from jamaica! He folded himself in half and pulled a bottomless bucket completely around him! it was nuts... then he got himself into a tiny box! curAzy!

we walked a bit farther and went into a sweet candy shoppe! there were walls and walls of candy i'd never heard of. it was great. my faves were the gummy fried eggs and gummy army men! rock my face! there was a crazy lady who was talking to herself in there too! :) good times. when we walked out of that shoppe we heard a man playing piano and singing "american pie." we looked closer and it was a sing-along type of a thing. jeremy went up and requested an elton john song i'd never heard and sang it for us ladies.

Us ladies then left the boys and looked into some cute dress shoppes and stuff. it was pretty darn sweet. we all met up in a random store and tried on crazy hats! we also played a game that literally shocked you, and found a marshmellow gun!

we left pearl street and went up to the flat-irons. it was so beautiful up in the mountains! and all the old houses took your breath away. some had ivy creeping up the sides, and some where made of stone. it was amazing. we took some pictures on the side of a cliff. the view was absolutely magnificent! : ) i love colorado.

on the way home we decided to stop at cost-co (sort of like Sam's Club) to show johan the beauty of American excess. we lounged in the leather couches and went around sampling most of the food as well. we got some pizza for supper and went home.

supper was yummy, as usual. the pizzas we got were ginormous! they barely fit in the ovens! they tasted wonderful though. we also had melon and peaches. one of my new-found favorite drinks is Arizona Green Tea now. Oh my goodness it is heaven! I'm gonna have to find some back home when i get back!

Jeremy and Johan's new host family came to eat supper with us, converse and pick them up tonight as well. the Collins' will be going to Arizona for an Up With People reunion, so won't be able to host us for the rest of the month! This family is absolutely darling and I don't want to leave them on Thursday! The boys left this evening, and Megan leaves tomorrow morning! It is quite sad. But at least I'll have Spencer (who i keep calling nathan!!! eek), and Delaney. :)

anyway... after dinner jeremy and megan began to practice and memorize "summer nights" for our culture jam, and all the adults came inside and listened to them sing, with johan accompanying on piano, and it turned into a house concert! we sang the national anthem, complete with attempted harmony (hehe), and "seasons of love" from rent!! it was sweet. both megan and jeremy have amazing voices! i was really really impressed.

after our concert jeremy and johan left, but not after riding spencer's motor scooter! fun stuff. the rest of us decided to go for a walk around the spectacular neighborhood!!! on the way we played the alphabet game. it was super fun. we got home and relaxed and watched some more UWP videos. We had chips and guacamole as well! i tried lime chips for the first time here, and I must say they are really good! :)

so for the rest of the evening i caught up with some friends and talked to megan and steph about all sorts of things :) i have to wake up around 6:45 to be ready to leave by 7:30. our opening session doesn't start until 8:30, but we have to beat the traffic. so tomorrow is our first official day of Up With People, and I cant wait!! so i should get some sleep... I love and miss you all.
have a great day! hugs

xoxo
--callie

my first night in UWP


First night in Denver (okay, Superior). Wow am I lucky! I just finished a day with some of the most interesting, amazing people EVER! Be jealous. Seriously. I got to the rec center in Denver around 1:30 mountain time and registered and got all of my host family information. I then proceded to mingle and chat with most of my fellow castmates. Most of whom I won't remember the names of by Monday, but you know how it goes. Thank goodness for nametags!! By the way, I got my own official Up with People nametag this afternoon! :)

The people I met come from Montana, to Hawaii, to Sweden, Uganda and Japan! Of course there are many many many more sprinkled in between. I played pool with Rafael from Brazil, and Guido from Italy. I listened to Johan from Sweden and Manuel from Mexico play guitar! Flippin' SWEET! Tell you what! And a whole gaggle of us have already decided that we're going to get tattoos before we're done w/ UWP, or piercings. Sorry Mom and Dad! :)

My host family is absolutely amazing! Their names are Stephanie and Dave Collins from Superior, a suburb of Denver, which is actually closer to Boulder. They have two children. Spencer, who is going into high school next year, and Delaney. I didn't ask how old she was. I'll have to ask tomorrow. Also rooming with the Collins' are Megan from Minnesota (complete w/ the accent), Jeremy from Montana, and Johan from Sweden! I love. We spent an amazing night swapping stories and customs over a delicious dinner! Stephanie made tossed salad, cranberry chicken (YUM), San Francisco Sourdough, and this pasta-like stuff that none of us could really give a name for. We discussed after-dinner rituals and Stephanie (who is also a cast alumni) and Johan told us all about Finnish saunas and german spas, quite a unique experience from the sounds of it.

After dinner we all went outside and snapped some pics. We jumped on the trampoline with the kids and Johan and the 'rents enjoyed some white wine. We all sat around their back porch and talked about what the UWP experience would be like and what we were expecting to get out of it. We talked about our performance experience and "special talents," such as singing, playing guitar, or dancing. We compared school systems and discussed our favorite musicals. Following our chat we all went back inside for dessert. Stephanie made peppermint brownies with ice cream. I am spoiled I tell you! She also brought out these scrumptious chocolates from San Francisco, where she is originally from.

We then went downstairs and watched an old Up with People show from 1987! It was SO funny! Entertaining anyway. So tomorrow is a free day, as are all Sundays. If I wake up by 10 a.m. I'll go to church w/ my host family, but who knows. We will be driving into Boulder sometime that afternoon to do some sightseeing. I am super excited. I miss you all dearly, but I'm having a wonderful time! :) Love and hugs!
xoxo --callie

driving to denver...

Hey all! I am currently driving, on my way to Denver. What a lucky day! 7/7/07! Could it get any better? Honestly... yes. I didn't realize how emotional I would get about leaving! I was a total mess leaving North Platte! Shocker, right? I felt so sick, sort of like I was leaving everyone behind. As surreal as this is (I still can't believe I'll meet all my future castmates in a few short hours), I feel like I'm leaving forever! As I was saying my goodbyes I couldn't help but thinking if I'd ever see these people i call my friends again, although I'm sure I will.

I must say,however, that I am so incredibly blessed by all the support and friendship I've recieved throughout the years, and especially now, before leaving for an adventure of a lifetime! Who could have asked for better friends to be there for me, to listen to me, and to make me laugh. :) Some of you I've known for most of my life, and others (just as precious) have very recently become extremely important in my life. I'm going to be completely honest. I was considering backing out of this program, thinking the timing was off, and it would be simpler to just do it later! Luckily some great friends of mine reminded me of the spark I got when I was accepted, and the jubilance I had while talking about Up With People. Thank you.

This is a fantastic opportunity, and I have decided I'm going to make the most of it! As cheesy as this sounds, this is a dream come true. There's never been that one lingering dream I've had forever. Some people know from shildhood what they want to do in life. Up With People has always been there, in my mind. I didn't think it was a plausible idea until the cast came to North Platte last year! Since I have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I've decided I'm going to try as many new things as I can grasp, and put myself out there so I can meet new people. Although you may not believe it, I get very shy around people I don't know. However, I owe it to myself to break through my silly little shell and LIVE. It will be a great challenge to interact with people from such opposite backgrounds, but I cannot wait! I'm also rather worried about communicating with my host families later on in foreign countries. Some of them may not know a speck of English! Scary!

Now I'm blabbering, so I'll leave you all back to your lives. :) Keep in touch! Love and hugs to you all!
xoxo --callie