happy birthday and congrats

I'm 2 days late posting this, but:
Happy Birthday to Dustin!, who turned 26 on the 7th. A spaghetti dinner, chocolate cake (complete with my own icing-made "NY" logo!), framed pic from the movie Scarface, and trip to the casino were his gifts.

And a big CONGRATS to the kids at DB, who performed "West Side Story" this past weekend, Weds. thru today. I saw parts of the show on Weds. and Thurs., then I actually got to sit and enjoy the whole thing last night. Our "adopted son", Joe, did a FABULOUS job as Tony. He had started taking singing lessons when he found out he'd landed the role, and they definitely paid off. Dustin & I tend to brag about him like he is a son, or even a little brother, and he's pretty much come to be both of those, in a sense. He's always at the apartment, and he even teasingly calls us "mom" and "dad" on occasion. I'm super proud of him for the wonderful job he did in the show, and I honestly hope he sticks with the theatre because the talent and bug are definitely there.

Mike (Action), Justin (Riff), Marcy (Anita), Maggie (Sharks' gal), and Collin (Bernardo) were other seniors in the show, and they ended their highschool Guild "careers" with a bang. I've done the alumni shows with the latter 4 of them, and they're a super talented group of kids who will have bright theatrical futures ahead of them if they decide to puruse it.
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