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My
great friend, Dianne (third from the left) got married in May 2004. This
was her last get-together with her girlfriends. We had appetizers at Best
Cellars and then dinner at Zizikis. From left to right are Colleen (maid
of honor), Tari (bridesmaid), Dianne (bride), Tami (bridesmaid), Deidra
(friend), Donna (me! bridesmaid), Julie (scripture reader), Heather (photographer). |
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like taking photos outside in 90+ degree weather! And we still had another
2+ hours to the wedding. After the photos, we all went inside and changed
into our comfy clothes and hung out. Despite a couple of glitches here and
there, it was a beautiful wedding and a great day! |
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I
got to see my great friend Colby who I had not seen since before either
of us got married! We didn't spend much time together at the wedding, but
caught up later in the weekend. |
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and I had a great opportunity to hang out with Tari and Scott, who live
in the midwest. |
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Missy,
one of Dianne's bridesmaids, seemed to be enormously hungry -- for left
over cake!! We all got to catch up one last time at a brunch for Dianne
and Jeff the morning after they were married. Jeff is the one in the background.
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May 2004, I was in Dallas for a wedding and had an opportunity to hand out
with my great friends, Kathryn and Jeff and their two girls. |
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Celebration
is a fantastic little home-cooking restaurant in Dallas. A bunch of us
met there for dinner on Sunday night. I got to catch up with all sorts
of people I either hadn't seen at the wedding or didn't get a chance to
talk to. From left to right, Kirk, Donna, Loren, Rob, Deidra, Lena, Kris,
Heather and Brent.
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| Kirk
and I had a chance to catch up with Neil and Vela, some more friends. Neil
was the singles pastor at my church
in Dallas. He is now the senior
pastor there. They have three gorgeous girls (who have grown to be quite
tall since I last saw them!) |
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Here
are some great friends of mine from Dallas! There's Dianne, Jeff,
Jeff, Loren, Kris, and John! |
| I've
moved around quite a bit...first with my parents (my dad was military) and
then on my own. These are some of my girlfriends from Atlanta (most
of whom have moved to other cities)... Kim, Dale, me, Diana, Cindy, Selena
and Allison. |
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My
best friend, Meredith, got married in June of 1999. I was blessed
to be one of her bridesmaids! |
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friend Colby (from Dallas) ran the Rock-n-Roll Marathon in San Diego. Rob
and I rode most of the course on bikes chatting with her and a few others
that we knew!! This is AFTER the marathon and I was surprised she
was still standing! |
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More
friends from Dallas (one of whom moved with me to California in 1996): Iliana,
Kris, Christine and me. |
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In
the spring of 2001, I went on two mission trips - one to Mississippi to
work with the John
Perkins Foundation doing construction
work and the other to Mexico with the King's Harbor Youth Group to an
orphanage, the Door
of Faith. This is the team
that I was in Mississippi with.
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Laura,
Dianne, me, Colby and Kim at Missy & Kirk's wedding reception in Dallas,
Texas.
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| I
have a habit of dragging my friends out to visit me whenever I've moved.
Colby has been to LA to visit several times. THIS trip, however,
I dragged Marie and Rena to Dallas for the singles retreat at my old church.
There's a field of flowers that we passed along the way that was in
full bloom. |
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Two
of my closest friends in Dallas, Jeff and Kathryn, got married to one another!!
This photo was taken at Laura & Paul's wedding, which is when
they told me that they were getting engaged!! Now they are pregnant
with their second child! |
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Another
of my favorite things is dragging people I know on last minute adventures...in
this case, skiing over the New Years' holiday. Marie and I drove
all the way up to Tahoe (LONG drive from LA) and ended up staying in Reno,
since there wasn't a hotel room or condo to be found anywhere near the
slopes. We had a fantastic time, though. In the background,
you can just see Lake Tahoe.
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Lunch
with my closest friend! Meredith and I met one another in 1976,
jumping on a trampoline in 7th grade gym class. We've been friends
ever since. She is an incredible blessing to me and has supported
me through thick and thin! Thanks, girl!!
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Jeff,
whose parents live in Colorado, organized ski trips for small groups of
friends (who seemed to come from all over the country to participate)...that
is until he got domesticated. We keep trying to get him to organize
another, but now that Kathryn's pregnant again, I suspect we'll be waiting
a while!
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Steve,
in the black shirt on front row and the best man in our wedding, organized
a trip to the Hollywood Bowl for the Fourth of July, 2002. They have
fireworks and the LA Philharmonic Orchestra. AND, we got an unexpected
treat -- James Taylor performed as well!! Steve & Dina were married
on September 22, 2002. Also, Roxann and David performed in our wedding
(vocalist and pianist). Mike and Anita, whose wedding we attended
in June 2001, were there for our nuptuals as well. |
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our June 2002 trip to Oregon, Kirk and I managed to hang out with some of
my old college buddies, Toby, Brent and Robb. We met up at the Taste
of Beaverton, where Robb and Sambo (his wife) were volunteering. Toby
and Brent were on their way to a concert at the Portland Zoo. |
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