In addition, many happy returns to the opera diva who got me interested in opera, and I think we all know "interested" is an understatement. Happy Birthday Renee Fleming!
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Showing posts with label Happy Birthday. Show all posts
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Feeling the love...
You'll never guess what today is! Go ahead, take a guess. Give up? Why, it's Arizona's statehood day! Ninety-eight years ago today, Arizona joined the Union. Click here for the love anthem to the Grand Canyon State.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
A 26 looks at 40
Forty – doesn’t look so bad surrounded by a group of friends sharing laughter and memories.
Kari G threw herself a birthday bash to commemorate 40 years on this planet. It was a gathering of new friends, childhood buddies and coworkers. I was one of the fortunate few who feasted with Kari at Crispo. Much feasting and beveraging was followed by more beveraging and loads of laughter that lasted until the wee early morning hours at the Regency.
This wasn’t a typical 40th birthday party. No lame Over the Hill jokes or people dressed as old ladies. Kari’s not that kinda gal, especially since she makes 40 look like the new 29. It was just a classy celebration with a woman and her friends. And what a fabulous group of friends she has surrounding her! I’m fairly new to the bunch and only know her New York opera and theatre buddies Sarah, Roxie and Sally. It was such a treat to be invited along to meet her friends from home and school who have shaped her and made her the Kari I know today (could I sound any cheesier???).
Sometimes it’s undiplomatic to choose favorites, but of the new friends I met this weekend, my favorite has got to be Kari’s friend from high school, Kris. She’s a cop (detective) in the Madison, WI area and she is hilarious! When she was first starting out on the beat, she was called to a scene. Being the resourceful and time saving cop that she was, she decided that the quickest way from point A to point B was going right through a volleyball sand pit instead of around it. She rationalized in her head that her vehicle was rear-wheel drive and for crying out loud they do it on Baywatch all the time with no problems!!! So in true Baywatch style, Kris drove her squad car across the sand and was successful…….until she got stuck! But you know they do it on Baywatch all the time.
Anywho, Happy Birthday to Kari! Here’s to 40+ more awesome years surrounded by good times and great friends! Thanks for inviting me along for the celebration.
Kari G threw herself a birthday bash to commemorate 40 years on this planet. It was a gathering of new friends, childhood buddies and coworkers. I was one of the fortunate few who feasted with Kari at Crispo. Much feasting and beveraging was followed by more beveraging and loads of laughter that lasted until the wee early morning hours at the Regency.
This wasn’t a typical 40th birthday party. No lame Over the Hill jokes or people dressed as old ladies. Kari’s not that kinda gal, especially since she makes 40 look like the new 29. It was just a classy celebration with a woman and her friends. And what a fabulous group of friends she has surrounding her! I’m fairly new to the bunch and only know her New York opera and theatre buddies Sarah, Roxie and Sally. It was such a treat to be invited along to meet her friends from home and school who have shaped her and made her the Kari I know today (could I sound any cheesier???).
Sometimes it’s undiplomatic to choose favorites, but of the new friends I met this weekend, my favorite has got to be Kari’s friend from high school, Kris. She’s a cop (detective) in the Madison, WI area and she is hilarious! When she was first starting out on the beat, she was called to a scene. Being the resourceful and time saving cop that she was, she decided that the quickest way from point A to point B was going right through a volleyball sand pit instead of around it. She rationalized in her head that her vehicle was rear-wheel drive and for crying out loud they do it on Baywatch all the time with no problems!!! So in true Baywatch style, Kris drove her squad car across the sand and was successful…….until she got stuck! But you know they do it on Baywatch all the time.
Anywho, Happy Birthday to Kari! Here’s to 40+ more awesome years surrounded by good times and great friends! Thanks for inviting me along for the celebration.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Surprise!!!
The heads of the family: (LtoR: Grandma, Aunt Patty, Uncle Paul, Aunt Sue, Aunt Rosslyn)Happy 80th Grandma!!
So all the familia is pow-wowing in Vegas for Grandma Fuller's Surprise 80th Birthday Party today. She thinks it's for an Easter Celebration, but little does she know...
Guess who's not going to be there? Yeah, me. I'm quite bummed. I always love family gatherings, plus how often does your grandma's 80th come around? Not very often.
Minor consolation, I'll get to spend Easter Monday at the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. Should be good times. I'll send you an egg, Grandma.
In case this makes it to Grandma and the Birthday bash, HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!!! Sorry I couldn't make it. Hope the next 80 years are just as awesome as the first. :) To the rest of the family, miss you and love you guys. Come visit DC and I'll give you a tour of the Capitol.
Grandma (in the blue) surrounded by the family at last year's reunion.
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