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July 07, 2009

A Rainy 4th of July

It wasn't the best weather for the 4th of July.  I had high hopes of getting some cute pics with fireworks and flags.  But the ground was really wet, which didn't stop the boys from shooting off some fireworks but it did put a damper on the day.  We had a nice time at my in-laws though, eating and visiting.  I didn't even take my camera to the night time fireworks display, it was so cold and cloudy that I figured I wouldn't get any good shots.  Here are a few pics from the day:

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Off center, but had to crop someone out of it and they were looking at their mommy.  They were on top of a wet hot tub cover!!!  Afraid they would fall off. 

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Have you ever seen an onion tablecloth?

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Hope you all had a happy 4th!

July 05, 2009

20 year reunion

 Okay, most of you have already seen these on Facebook but if it isn't on my blog then it didn't happen.  And my parents want to see these pics . . . I think.  ;)  

My 20 year class reunion was over a week ago and I think I am still recovering.  I found out . . . four drinks is three drinks too many, and it takes my body at least a week to recover when staying up past 3 am two nights in a row.  The following pics, while not the most lovely of me (alcohol, heat, sweat, and dancing don't exactly make for a good photo of me) will show you that I had a good time and I am glad that I decided to attend.  I didn't decide to attend Sat. night's dance until Sat.  I brought nothing to wear.  Matt and I both had to shop on Saturday.  I was exhausted.  And dehydrated. 

It was so good seeing some old friends and also reconnecting with people that I didn't know so well in school but have become better acquainted with on Facebook.  Okay, the pics . . .

Friday night:

The color was really weird on these first photos of us, so I tried messing with them but wasn't so sucessful.

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Have no clue what we were laughing at.

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A poser:

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(Matt, me, Bobby Lovelady, Tasha Gsell Quick, Tonya Waller, Terry)

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Mike Majeske (Twinkie) and me.  One of the nicest guys I have ever met.  My sister and I nicknamed him "Twinkie", affectionately. 

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Julie Weese Gies and me.  Julie and I were not the best of friends in high school, and that would be putting it nicely.  One of the best things about growing up is GROWING UP!  So good to see you, Julie.

Kristi and Tonya 

And the most stunning girl at the reunion, Tonya Waller (she will be embarrassed that I wrote that, but I call them as I see them).  She is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside.   We didn't know each other very well in high school but have become friends on facebook!  It's an amazing place to reconnect.

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Tonya and her man, Terry.

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Nick Robb and me.  Was a good friend of mine, sort of a love/hate relationship.  lol

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Bryan and Heather (VanCleave) Johnson.  We went to school together since elementary. 

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Kari Schafer (can't think of her married name) and her hubby (yep, don't know it either).  Kari and I have the same maiden names and our dads are best friends but are not related.  

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Erin Albright Milek (her mother was my 2nd grade teacher), Kathy Schilling Ryan, Bryan Johnson, Bethany Parker Foster.

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Amy Carneal, and David Jones (former mayor of St. Joseph and boyfriend to my sister and I).  lol  Okay, he was my 8th grade boyfriend and my sister dated him later. 

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Chris Huey (former student of my mother's) and David Poage

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Tonya, Nichi Sollars Yeager (went to school together are entire lives) and me.

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Tonya, Terry, Matt, and a tired looking me.

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Twinkie and his sweet wife, Sonia.

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Mom, I believe this is Maxine Clark's grandson.  He was in the band.  Looked like he just jumped off the screen of The Hangover.

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Tonya, Terry, Lisa (Melton) and her husband Bozie Williams and Doug Lesan.

Whew!  That was a lot of work. 

Good times. 



 

June 25, 2009

Some Serious Cuteness

Yesterday, I went to St. Louis to pick up my repaired camera lens (after waiting TWO LONG MONTHS to get it back) and I also spent the afternoon with Melinda!  We just hung out with the kids and later Melinda and I did some damage at the scrapbook store. 

Abigail is so funny, she is just the cutest little thing and she was such a good little poser.  And yes, I took a lot of photos of her.  Zach and Karissa weren't as willing to pose for me but I did what I always do when I can't get a kid to pose . . .  I bribe them with money.  lol  

I don't know how many times I told her how cute she is.  

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I think this COULD have been a really great photo if I knew what I were doing.  lol 

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Charlie and Melinda make some pretty cute kids . . . I'm thinking they need to make more.  ;)

I had a really good time.    Melinda, I treasure our friendship. 

June 21, 2009

One 80's Style . . .

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I was running late.

I grabbed blindly.

I went to church like this.

I went out to eat like this.

Orange top.

One silver earring.

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I wonder if anybody noticed. 


 

Oh, and . . . Happy Father's Day!

Dad, I love you more than that dog! (Inside joke.)

Just a little bit.  ;)

June 17, 2009

If you love something . . .

set it free. If it comes back to you, it's yours. If it doesn't, it never was.

It didn't come back.

I am talking about a dog.  Cole named her Foxy.

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She came down our road with another dog, the other dog left, Foxy stayed on our doorstep. 

And scratched at our door.  Look at those nails, she needed a pedicure.

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She chewed up our landscaping (okay, so some of our landscaping didn't make it through the winter).

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Chased T-Bone through the surviving landscaping.

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T-Bone fell in love with her. 

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But with love comes times of disagreements.

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And times to make up with some playfulness.

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And a little tail . . . check out her tail!!!  ;)

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I knew if I fed her I would be responsible for the destruction she caused to the neighbor's house (she had already stolen a shoe from their house and brought it back to ours).  And I would have one more dog to put in a kennel when we left home.  And one more dog to take to the vet.  One more dog that needed a pedicure . . . you get the picture.

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The last time I saw her she was asleep at our front door.

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And she was gone in the morning. 

And I already miss her.

June 10, 2009

Happy Birthday To My Beautiful Friend, Kendra


     PAST                 PRESENT

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      THE FUTURE

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      Friendships that have stood the test of time and chance are surely best, Brows may wrinkle, hair grow gray, Friendship never knows decay.   


                                 You still love me, right?  :)


        LOVE YOU, BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!

 

(Thanks Renee!)  :-)