Sarah's photo shoot

 Sarah signed up at Arizona Mills Mall food court to "compete" in a America Auditions model/talent contest. The first round was yesterday. The second round was this photo shoot today.

The talent scout told her she was adorable and asked her if she wants to come "intern" at the mall. Best I can tell, an intern hangs around at this company's booth at the food court with some of the other kid interns and basically answers questions from other kids. There's no pay apparently, but you get some free photo shoots and the scouts recommendation to agencies (not really sure what that means). It's like 4 hours a couple of days a week until early June, but at least that will give her something to do. She's proud of herself, and I'm proud of her for putting herself out of her comfort zone.

The next portion is the talent show. She's planning to sing (she's actually fairly good at it). And then there is a runway fashion show, both are on June 2 at Arizona Mills at 3:45 pm so come support her if you can! The prize is a one-year modeling/acting contract (don't really know what that means exactly either), but if it boosts her self-confidence, then it's priceless!

Old Tucson Studios

Sarah, Rebecca and I went to Tucson for a visit before she returned to Germany. We were going to camp, but ended up getting a wind advisory that night, so we got a good deal at a Hilton Suite. We visited Old Tucson Studios, which is a place where a lot of movies were shot and also TV shows like Bonanza. The next day went to Kartchner Caverns, which is one of the 10 most beautiful caves in the world. It's still "alive" and forming so the formations have a shine and opaque color not seen in most caves. A bat colony stays there six months a year to give birth, and during that time, one of the two caves is closed. It was a great trip!

One Fat Cat!

Roses in bloom spring 2012

Mother's Day 2012

Erik bought me roses for Mother's Day (well, he used my debit card to do it, but it's the thought that counts right?). Lars mailed me something, but it got returned to him for some reason. Oh well, he'll be home Thursday for a long weekend so I can get it when I see him then.