On June 23, 2007 Matt’s cousin Nicole tied the knot with her fiance Matthew in Englewood, FL. Our immediate family was fortunate enough to make the trek down to share in the celebration. Matt & I drove with the Schuetz family for 16 hours! Luckily due to a business trip, I didn’t have to drive 16 hours back… The wedding took place at St. Frances de Assisi Catholic church, the reception followed at the Blue Lagoon restaurant down the road.
June 2007
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Sat 30 Jun 2007
Sun 17 Jun 2007
Chris did it!! He finished his doctoral studies and received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware. There were two ceremonies (three really, but we didn’t go to the last one) on Friday May 25 and Saturday May 26. Christine hosted a “Survivor” Themed graduation party at the house Saturday night under their new Pergola. Lots of friends, family, and University buddies came for great food and fun. Unfortunately the skies broke loose with the most rain we’ve seen all summer… After making runs for the house, the party continued on the front porch and in the living/dining rooms. At least now when someone shouts “is there a doctor in the house?!” Chris can say “Yes!” 
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Sun 10 Jun 2007
Alma and Bill Stalters, friends of the family, were celebrating their 58th Anniversary with a big house party on Sunday. All three of their children, Carla, David, and Eddie, were able to be together at once (a very rare luxury as they live in separate states), as well as most of their spouses and children. Alma and Dorothy (my grandmother) met in the mid-1950’s at a card club they had both joined. Alma had already had a daughter, and my grandmother was pregnant with my mom when they met, so they had a lot in common. They lived in the same town until my grandparents moved to Annapolis in the early 1980s, but remained close friends. In fact, I remember going on joint summer vacations with Alma and Bill, mostly to Stanton, VA where we did a July 4th Statler Brothers’ concert and parade thing. Both Alma & Bill and my grandparents’ owned a vacation trailer at Rehoboth Beach, DE in the 70/80s, right next door! We feel very fortunate to have been invited to celebrate their achievement of 58 years of marriage
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Wed 6 Jun 2007
Our neighbors Melissa & Gabe brought their 20 day old son (Gabriel Jr.) over for their first family portrait session. Although a little fussy, Gabe did fairly well with all of the flashes, especially since he still isn’t able to focus on objects yet. He needed a pacifier for a while, but then we managed to get a few shots without it. In fact, Gabe (daddy) tried it in a few shots! Gabriel was not happy that daddy took his pacifier and very emphatically told him the he wanted it back.
Tue 5 Jun 2007
We haven’t taken new photos of our pets recently, so one afternoon I decided to take an entire 2GB card full of pet pictures! Nika (dog) played along with the photo shoot, except when she came running towards me with her various toys and almost knocked me to the ground Jayna and Little One (cats) don’t enjoy the photo shoots as much, but one can always hope to catch them in a rare mood to please!