I love weddings. I love what they represent, I love how happy everyone is, I love the flowers, and I love seeing so many people you probably haven't seen for ages. I loved how my friends S and JM served fried chicken and cupcakes, which fit her and her hubby's personality perfectly. I loved P and JR's wedding when the bartender called last call and the dance floor cleared, then we all ran back out to savor every last minute on the dancefloor! (especially that all the old and all the young were out there, shaking it like no one's business! I don't necessairly love the pictures that were taken that night!! They weren't pretty!) I loved my sister's wedding - mainly becuase it was so beautiful, it was in New York, and we got to meet my new brother-in-law's family and friends - with whom we all bonded with over the weekend. We had a blast - from the beautiful setting on top of a building overlooking the Hudson river (which got even more beautiful when the sun set!), to the mini ice cream cones that were served while we shook our booties on the dance floor to cool us off. The most favorite part was after the rehersal dinner when everyone was starting to leave, and John's mom ran up to J and L and said( in broken english) Hi! I'm going with them! - pointing to my Aunts and Uncles on the Lippe side. They all went to Times Square to see the lights together. Even though they didn't all speak the same language - they did in a weird way - and they were now family.
It goes to show that everyone bonded, it was great -- even though not everyone spoke the same language, It was a perfect wedding, to celebrate the perfect couple...which just had their first anniversary! Congrats!
I love my sisters...we have been through so much together - most of which were heart wretching at the time, but have made us better friends than ever. I love that LL lives in NYC and we get to take trips to see her - my favorite - her wedding and our Thanksgiving in NYC. I love that she is in a time zone ahead, so those mornings when I am frustrated and it is only 7 am, she will be able to listen to me vent! I love my twinkie - although we are so very different, we know each other inside and out. I know when she is hurting, and when she is happy, even if she has only said hello to me on the phone. I feel her joy and her sadness - yes, the weird twin vibes are there. I love family gatherings - Easter becuase of the easter egg hunt and the competition between all of us to get the most eggs, I love Christmas and sitting around the breakfast table after we have opened presents, where we talk for hours before we all go take naps, I love Thanksgiving and being around everyone - telling stories and stuffing our faces till, once again, we have to go take naps.
I love my friends...(and sorry, I couldn't put all of you out here!!! there are just too many of you that I love so much!) I love that they are always there for me - even at my worst (which for those of you who have seen it - it is bad...and sometimes down right scary!) I love that you guys were willing to skip work to hang out with me in the hospital (and for those of you that were there (LM, SM and PR) - for seeing some of the things that you saw and are still willing to be my friends!!), I love that you are willing to go try any restaurant with me, and I love that you love the same things I do -- tubing down the river, chilling in the backyard drinking a cold beer (especially after the river in Seguin!), I love that we can just sit around for hours, sometimes talking about nothing.
I love my sisters...we have been through so much together - most of which were heart wretching at the time, but have made us better friends than ever. I love that LL lives in NYC and we get to take trips to see her - my favorite - her wedding and our Thanksgiving in NYC. I love that she is in a time zone ahead, so those mornings when I am frustrated and it is only 7 am, she will be able to listen to me vent! I love my twinkie - although we are so very different, we know each other inside and out. I know when she is hurting, and when she is happy, even if she has only said hello to me on the phone. I feel her joy and her sadness - yes, the weird twin vibes are there. I love family gatherings - Easter becuase of the easter egg hunt and the competition between all of us to get the most eggs, I love Christmas and sitting around the breakfast table after we have opened presents, where we talk for hours before we all go take naps, I love Thanksgiving and being around everyone - telling stories and stuffing our faces till, once again, we have to go take naps.
I love my friends...(and sorry, I couldn't put all of you out here!!! there are just too many of you that I love so much!) I love that they are always there for me - even at my worst (which for those of you who have seen it - it is bad...and sometimes down right scary!) I love that you guys were willing to skip work to hang out with me in the hospital (and for those of you that were there (LM, SM and PR) - for seeing some of the things that you saw and are still willing to be my friends!!), I love that you are willing to go try any restaurant with me, and I love that you love the same things I do -- tubing down the river, chilling in the backyard drinking a cold beer (especially after the river in Seguin!), I love that we can just sit around for hours, sometimes talking about nothing. I love these pictures (above and below) a lot - these are some of my favorite people. I have met so many friends doing so many things - and I have been so blessed -people from work - either those I work with, recruit with, or train with - and then those from HS and College...and those from those random things that I have done that I still keep up with! Above, SM and KJ from college. I absolutely love these girls - they keep me sane and make all of my trips to Dallas more fun than you can imagine. Plus, they know me inside and out and are always wiling to talk me off a cliff! Below, JL and LM -- two friends from work - JL always gets me on the fun work trips where we play at disney, ride trains to the top of pikes peak, or lay out in the sun by the pool in arizona in the 104 degree weather -- and I love her a ton! LM and I really got to know each other on a recruiting trip to College Station - three weeks stuck in hotel rooms, gaining 20 pounds from breakfast, morning snacks, lunch, afternoon snacks, dinner and late night coffee with recruits. We had such a fabulous time and our friendship has not faded! We go to Kenneallys on Friday nights for beer and pizza every chance we get, went to Rome and Greece together and have had so many fun memories together!
I LOVE DISNEY WORLD. I only wish that I had gotten the chance to go before I was in my late 20's! I also love the princess lunch we had - my friend AD brought her daughter LD and a bunch of girls from the training I was teaching went to disney for the day. We had an AWESOME time, first having lunch with all the princesses, then riding all the rides at Disney. My favorite part of the day was when we sat down for lunch and the hostess asked "Are we celebrating something today ?" (as we were a bunch of women, all in crowns, and obviously tourists!) and we all looked at her like she was crazy and were like "NO!" we're just here for fun. I think she thought we were all off our rockers. But whatever, we had a great day...even better - just to see little LD's face when the princesses walked up...I have some of the best pictures EVER from that day (although we look like crap, LD was a princess all day!) Even more than anything I really appreciate R, who took us around disney like a pro since she has been like every year since she was a child! She taught me the in's and out's of riding as many rides as possible at disney!
I love sunsets and churches...this was on the island of Santorini...we had walked forever to find this one church so I could take a picture - and although we never found it (and hiked uphill for ever!) I did get some other great pictures of some other churches and the sunsets. I love the architecture of the churches, the way they use to be "set up" and the amazing stained glass, statues and paintings in the churches. Then the sunsets, which we saw some of the most amazing ones in the greek isles. If I could watch the sun set every night, I would be one happy camper (even more with a glass of wine in hand!) One of the reasons I love working late at one of my clients - on the 12th floor, with windows facing the sunset. It is just gorgeous.
I love travelling...this May I went on a trip to Greece and Rome with two friends. We had such an amazing time. It was awesome to see things that were built in 400 BC and are still standing - such a different way than the US where something is old if it was built in the 1800's. I had such a great time and now want to see so much more!!! This is outside the colisseum in Rome, where it rained every day we were there -- but that didn't stop us from roaming around the city the entire time! I can't wait to see where else I can go!!! The list of where I want to go is so long!
I love getting to spend time with my friends and their sweet children. This is of KJ and her daughter LJ. I loved this moment because LJ had just had a bath and was all warm and cozy in her frog towel - and was just so sweet. She has such a big smile and makes me smile every time I am around her! I love how she pronounces things - like aunt "bal" instead of val...she is just so stinking cute! Just yesterday I went to hang out with AD and her kids...they were cracking me up because they love to run around and play, and I love it when they climb up in my lap and just want to hang, or when they are being hung upside down and just scream (while laughing so hard) "aunt taren, I am upside-down!" then "do it again!!!!"
I LOVE DISNEY WORLD. I only wish that I had gotten the chance to go before I was in my late 20's! I also love the princess lunch we had - my friend AD brought her daughter LD and a bunch of girls from the training I was teaching went to disney for the day. We had an AWESOME time, first having lunch with all the princesses, then riding all the rides at Disney. My favorite part of the day was when we sat down for lunch and the hostess asked "Are we celebrating something today ?" (as we were a bunch of women, all in crowns, and obviously tourists!) and we all looked at her like she was crazy and were like "NO!" we're just here for fun. I think she thought we were all off our rockers. But whatever, we had a great day...even better - just to see little LD's face when the princesses walked up...I have some of the best pictures EVER from that day (although we look like crap, LD was a princess all day!) Even more than anything I really appreciate R, who took us around disney like a pro since she has been like every year since she was a child! She taught me the in's and out's of riding as many rides as possible at disney!
I love sunsets and churches...this was on the island of Santorini...we had walked forever to find this one church so I could take a picture - and although we never found it (and hiked uphill for ever!) I did get some other great pictures of some other churches and the sunsets. I love the architecture of the churches, the way they use to be "set up" and the amazing stained glass, statues and paintings in the churches. Then the sunsets, which we saw some of the most amazing ones in the greek isles. If I could watch the sun set every night, I would be one happy camper (even more with a glass of wine in hand!) One of the reasons I love working late at one of my clients - on the 12th floor, with windows facing the sunset. It is just gorgeous.
I love travelling...this May I went on a trip to Greece and Rome with two friends. We had such an amazing time. It was awesome to see things that were built in 400 BC and are still standing - such a different way than the US where something is old if it was built in the 1800's. I had such a great time and now want to see so much more!!! This is outside the colisseum in Rome, where it rained every day we were there -- but that didn't stop us from roaming around the city the entire time! I can't wait to see where else I can go!!! The list of where I want to go is so long!
I love getting to spend time with my friends and their sweet children. This is of KJ and her daughter LJ. I loved this moment because LJ had just had a bath and was all warm and cozy in her frog towel - and was just so sweet. She has such a big smile and makes me smile every time I am around her! I love how she pronounces things - like aunt "bal" instead of val...she is just so stinking cute! Just yesterday I went to hang out with AD and her kids...they were cracking me up because they love to run around and play, and I love it when they climb up in my lap and just want to hang, or when they are being hung upside down and just scream (while laughing so hard) "aunt taren, I am upside-down!" then "do it again!!!!"
I love that I grew up in a small town. Most of the people that we were in high school with are people who we knew from when we were 3 years old. There is a group of us that try to get together once a year and catch up -- even though we may not see each other that often or chat all the time - it is like nothing has really happened since we last saw each other. Above - my twin sister, KL, with GG and AN at dinner in Dallas. Below, CS and I. I have memories of these girls in pre-school (and pictures from our pre-school programs), camping trips with our familes, and elementry school school programs singing "I've been working on a railroad" which I think there is video of, which I will kill if it ever leaks out...I love these girls.
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