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May 2009 -  We started the month with a very nice dinner with our friends the Merrihews and the Hunts.  Then I went on an outing with my friend Candice, and attended the graduation of my friend Doaa.  I also have some pictures that Mom sent me of life back home.  Then I went there myself for Memorial Day weekend and took a bunch of pictures.  I also have one of the sunset over OKC.  I also caught one of our house-eating birds in the act of nibbling on our mortar.  

April 2009 -  We enjoyed helping our friend Doaa with an art project early in the month.  We celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary quietly but thankful for so many years of happiness together.  On Friday the 10th we enjoyed a Seder dinner with our church.  The next day I attended a compass class and Eric did his masonry thing.  I managed a kayaking outing one calm day, and we enjoyed dinner with our friends the Hunts toward the end of the month.  Then my Mom came to visit us the last weekend of the month for the OKC Memorial Marathon.  I finished the month with my annual trek to New Orleans for Jazz Fest, which was great as always.  

March 2009 -  I made a quick trip to Westville in early March but didn't take many pictures.  We got to see our friends the Gruenthers & the Feketes on the Gruenther's last weekend in the area.

We spent the last two weeks of the month on a wonderful trip to the Holy Land.  It was a major undertaking for me to document the 1400 pictures I took there.  However, it was worth it - now you can join us on our trip to Israel.

February 2009 -  This month I ran the Frigid Five - a five mile race in Edmond.  This was a challenge for me as I had previously done only 5K races.  We also attended a marriage seminar at our church, complete with first-class entertainment.  I snuck a shot of Eric cutting out a major section of tree in the front yard.  Also, check out the "Our House" page on this site to see the paint work we had done and the chair rail we put in this month.  

January 2009 -  We had a nice month but you'll have to take my word for it.  I didn't take many pictures in January.  I have pictures from a kayaking trip to Arcadia,  from a craft night with my friend Doaa, and a Blue Star Mothers packing event.  

December 2008 -  On the first of the month there was a beautiful event where Jupiter, Venus, and the Moon were really close together.  I took a lame picture of it that you can see here.  We had a nice dinner with our friends the Trans, got to see our good friend Cameron Hogan graduate from Physicians Assistant school, attended the GHK Christmas party and I attended my office Christmas party as well.  My friend Doaa and her brother Omar went with me to a Christmas program in Edmond, and Eric & I attended a unique adaptation of Romeo & Juliet one evening.  I also went caroling with my church at a care center in Bethany.  I have scanned in the pictures that were sent to us in Christmas cards for posterity.

Then I went to Westville for Christmas and Eric went to Montana.  This is our third year in a row of doing Christmas this way and it has really worked out well.  It snowed the whole time Eric was there but he had a great time anyway.  He didn't take any pictures, but I did!  

November 2008 -  I have a picture of a nice flower from our back yard for starters.  Also I have a new friend named Doaa and I have a picture from a night when we went out to eat.  Unfortunately, the picture doesn't have either of us in it, but we'll do that sometime soon.  I also have some shots from a cookout with our good friends the Callantines.

I also have pictures from the Diwali celebration at OCU, an evening helping the Blue Star Mothers, a church cleaning party, our chili cook-off at work, a flag football game where Eric showed off his crazy skills, and our Thanksgiving celebration.

October 2008 -  My Dad's birthday was the 3rd but sadly we did not make it to Westville to see him.  He had a quiet celebration with my sister since Mom was out of town.  We had our first overnight guests in our new home in October - our friends Luc & Cassy Gruenther.  They stayed with us as they were on their way to "24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell" - a 24-hour rock climbing competition.  Last year Luc won the intermediate division and this year Cassy won in the women's beginner division.  Yea Team Gruenther!  I also have a picture of Luc climbing The Nose on El Cap in Yosemite.

I have a random picture of some highway art, a Saturday morning packing session with Blue Star Mothers of Edmond - helping to pack boxes for the troops, and a quilting bee I attended at our church.  I also attended the Music Builds tour where I got to see one of my very favorite bands, Jars of Clay.  Also featured were Switchfoot, Third Day, and the Robert Randolph Family Band.  I had a great time that night.  

I got to attend a moving troop welcome home ceremony on the 12th.  I have also added the story of my Uncle Joe's recent miracle of returning to health after nearly dying of liver failure.  I also got my kayak in the lake again - finally!  It had been ages since I'd had that thing in the water.  Our neighbor built a float for a Halloween parade, something you don't see every day.  I ended the month with a trip to Tulsa to watch Mom run the Tulsa Run, and a short trip to the Wichitas to meet friends.

Our good friends Nathan & Stacie got married on the 24th.  How exciting!  Sadly, we did not get to be there in person, but they were nice enough to share the pictures with me.

I've added a before and after page for our ongoing projects around the house.  I doubt it will be of much interest to anyone but me & Eric, but I'm posting it anyway.

September 2008 -  This month we spent a lot of time working on the house.  I also managed to squeeze in lots of activities as well, including attending the Women on Target fun shoot, a visit from my Mom, a visit with my great friend Dorinda (friend since 4th grade!), and a motivational seminar in Tulsa. 

The biggest event of the month for both of us was the awesome opportunity we had to attend a luncheon that featured President George W. Bush.  He spoke for about 45 minutes and it was really an incredible experience.  I love W!! 

August 2008 -  The first thing we did this month was to buy a new house and move in.  Immediately after that we took our annual trip to visit our family in Montana.  We had a great trip and really enjoyed catching up with everyone.  We spent most of the rest of the month unpacking and settling in.  I will update the "Our House" section soon.  We also got our first visitor to our new house - my sister, Desirae.

July 2008 -  I started the month with a very pleasant Sara Groves concert.  Eric and I celebrated the 4th at a picnic held by our church - Calvary Chapel of OKC.  I got to do a little evening kayaking on the 5th as well so it was a good weekend for me.  I have some pictures of my family back in Westville, courtesy of my Mom.  We also had a great trip to Colorado to see our good friend Tammy marry our new friend Jason.  It was a wonderful trip.

June 2008 -  It got pretty warm in June so we slowed down our activities a bit.  We attended Riverfest in OKC, spent an afternoon at the Thomas' home in north Edmond, and I went to a swimming party and cookout at the Mantel's home in even farther north Edmond.  The crowning achievement of the month was to attend my 20 year high school reunion in Westville, OK.  I'd say we all held up pretty well and we really enjoyed the time of catching up with each other.   

May 2008 -  May was off to a big start with the wedding of my sister, Desirae.  It was a beautiful event.  I am proud to have been included in it.  I have one picture of Eric (a.k.a. "Safety Boy") standing on the top of our fence doing chainsaw work.  Seems like if he can't be out endangering himself by rock climbing he has to find some more creative method.

I also attended a kayak demo one evening at Lake Hefner.  Then we finished out with a big Memorial Day weekend trip to Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in Arkansas with our friends the Gruenthers & Faketis.  A great time was had by all.

In the midst of all this, we also got to participate in a school project for our niece Kaitlyn called, "Flat Stanley."  She mailed Flat Stanley to us and asked us to take him along on some adventures and send the pictures back to her classroom in Montana.  We had a great time entertaining Stanley and also sent him on a quick trip to England with our friend Amy Jones.  We hope Flat Stanley enjoyed his adventures.   

April 2008 -  We had a busy month from the start in April.  I had a visit from Mom early on in the month.  Then the first weekend was so nice that we had to spend the whole thing outside.  We took a skeet shooting class, then we had a cookout with the Callantines, and joined Eric's company for a day at the Redbud Classic.  

As I think everyone knows, we have only one cat these days.  His name is Zack and he is very spoiled.  I have a picture of Zack getting to enjoy the outdoors, which is a rare treat for him. Also another of him working Eric for extra attention, which I thought was cute.

On the 8th I saw a beautiful sunrise and we attended a very nice event for Dana Murphy, who is running for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.  The 9th was our 14th anniversary.  Neither of us can believe it has been so long, and are amazed that each year is better than the one before.  

I visited the Project MOVES class for the second time in mid-April.  That is a training program I to helped recruit students for over the past several months.  The students are awesome!  Speaking of awesome, I attended the graduation of my friend Shisheika Swan that same week as well.  She worked very hard for that degree and I'm very proud of her.

On Saturday the 19th I attended a clean-up day at Lake Overholser that included lots of give-aways and a free lunch.  On the following Tuesday I went to the OKC Arts Festival with Eric and my friend Lisa Hill from work.  We watched my friend Jonathan Cigary perform that slightly chilly afternoon.  

I went to New Orleans on Thursday the 24th and met friends Laura, Amy & Julio for Jazz Fest.  I think it's my 9th Jazz Fest in the past 10 years.  Amy & Julio flew over from the UK to attend - Amy flew in on Wednesday and went back on Sunday, can you believe it?  Julio got to stay in the states a little longer, at least long enough to get over the jet lag I hope!

I returned from New Orleans on Saturday afternoon, just about the time my Mom and her running buddies were arriving in town for the OKC Memorial Marathon.  We went out to dinner on Saturday night and then I watched them run the next morning.  They all did great! 

March 2008 -  March was a good month.  We heard from our friends the Bramwells and got a picture of them too.  My friend Kambria and I went to a concert together which was a good time.  My Dad, Leon Morton, had his 37th anniversary at his work so I when home for that weekend.

I spent a nice evening at Lake Arcadia one night after a run.  Eric and I spent an afternoon at the driving range near our house, the first time either of us has picked up a golf club in years.  We got a picture of a new arrival for our friends Martin & Tonnie Beck, Leila Grace.  I also spent Easter with our friends the Callantines + Kambria's sister Kara and her family.  

I finished out the month with a fun (but cold) day at a "Women in the Outdoors" event in Sapulpa with friends Sa & Kambria.  I also have a picture of my sweet Zack in his little cat bed, just because he is so cute.

February 2008 -  The weather in February was kind of crazy - but mostly it was crazy cold during the week and crazy beautiful each weekend.  The highlights of the month started with a rally for Mike Huckabee on the 1st, our church Mission Banquet on the 2nd (no pics), and kayaking on the first weekend of the month.  The following week my co-workers gave me a little snow globe in my office, I saw a beautiful sunrise on the way to work, and Eric & I spent a nice day in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.

Valentine's week my Mom came to town and I got to see her at lunch.  Eric & Luc took off work to climb on Valentine's Day - how romantic!  That weekend we went to Quartz Mountain Resort with friends Luc, Cassy, & Jess.  I also have a picture from a Friday afternoon foosball game at work, and a shot of something I thought my friends from up north would enjoy - a pump jack in the parking lot of the mall.  

January 2008 -  The first day of the year was a bit cold, but we braved the weather and went to hang out at Hafer Park anyway.  It's a pretty little park near our house where they happen to have a small outdoor climbing wall.  The next day we got a beautiful sunrise so I snapped a couple of pictures on my drive to work.  (In a safe manner, of course!)

The next weekend we had a nice evening out with friends to see George Strait.  The following weekend we had some friends from Eric's Tae Kwon Do class over on Saturday for lunch and a soak in the hot tub.

The last weekend of the month was amazingly warm.  We celebrated by spending lots of the weekend outside.  Eric went climbing, of course, and on Sunday we took a nice walk at Lake Arcadia.

December 2007 -  Our first activity of the month was a trip to Guthrie for dinner and a Christmas play thanks to our financial adviser, Greg Womack.  The next day we visited  David's house during a party he had at his house and we got a picture of his dog.  The next day was the graduation for the 10 girls who graduated from Life Skills, a training class we put on at our church.  The following week we got very warm weather so I spent an evening at Lake Arcadia after work one night.  

The following weekend I attended a shower for our friends Dionne & Shannon's second daughter.  The next Monday we got a big ice storm - which I hope is the last for this winter!  That Thursday I got to serve lunch at the City Rescue Mission with some of my co-workers.  The next day was Eric's GHK office party at the Petroleum Club in Edmond.  I also have a nice sunrise picture to share. 

The week before Christmas was very busy!  We attended: the Godsey Christmas party on Tuesday, a Jami Smith Christmas concert on Wednesday, a short shoot at my new gun club, and Dragon Kim's Tae Kwon Do Christmas party at Kang's on Friday.  That Saturday we had more ice which kept us home that evening.  On Sunday they had a baby dedication at church which included many of my friends.  I was very sick that day and so did not get to go to my parent's house that day as I had planned. Thankfully, I was well by Monday so right after Eric left for the airport for his trip to Montana I started my drive to Westville for Christmas.  On New Year's Eve my sweet husband came home - a great way to start the new year!  

I have scanned in all the pictures I received in Christmas cards this year in case you'd like to see them, they're good!  One more thing: I just added a long-overdue page dedicated to the cat we lost this spring, Fuzzy.  

November 2007 -  We started the month with a very nice camping trip to the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton, OK.  We had a great time, enjoyed wonderful weather, and were joined by many friends.  The weekend of November 17 was perfect weather-wise.  I got to spend a few hours on a totally calm Lake Arcadia and just loved it.  Later that day we stopped by my co-worker David's house to admire his amazing display of Christmas lights.  We celebrated Thanksgiving in Westville with my family.

October 2007 -  The month started with a "Just Us Girls" event at church.  We had dinner and a panel of very wise ladies answering tough questions that evening.  Plus chocolate, of course!

My mom came to town on the 7th to teach the Life Skills class on Health.  She did an amazing job, people are still talking about it.  The next day we joined Kambria for a shopping trip. To celebrate Kambria's birthday, we also went to lunch (joined by friend Bridget) at Bellini's.  It was a good day. 

At the end of the month we enjoyed Momentum Conference, an annual conference put on by our church, Church of the Harvest.  John Maxwell was the featured speaker, along with Paul Scanlon from England and the Hillsong London worship team. 

I also have some pictures of my friends Luc & Cassy from some of their recent adventures. Also a day we spent at Greek Fest with some new friends and a weight lifting competition that we attended.

September 2007 -  I snapped a picture of a beautiful sunrise on the way to work one morning to add to my growing collection.  We spent a fun weekend in the Wichitas camping with Luc, Cassy, Helen, and Steve (aka Crusty.)  

I attended the annual Women on Target event with friends and had a blast as always.  It's an instructional shooting event put on by the NRA and the Oklahoma City Gun Club.  Fun!

We finished the month in San Antonio. Eric went for a conference and I tagged along.  I also have pictures of new arrivals of some of our friends.  Lastly we have a picture of an interesting moth we saw in the back yard one evening. 

August 2007 -  In late July and early August we took an amazing mission trip to Cambodia, which is a beautiful country full of the most amazing people.  We loved it.

While we were on our way back from Cambodia, Mom was a bridesmaid in the wedding of Mary (Barnett) Edgemon.  Mary has been one of Mom's best running buddies for years. They both looked beautiful.

July 2007 -  Every Friday at work, a whole bunch of us from work all go to Thai Basil in north Edmond for lunch.  Here's proof.  In early June we power washed the deck behind our house so we could put on fresh stain.  Six weeks later, we finally got a dry weekend  so we could finish the job.  It looks great!

June 2007 -  The month began with a huge women's conference at church called Girlfriends Conference.  During that same time, my Mom won a national award from a program called, "Steps to a Healthier US".   It was a big deal!  My sister Desirae went with her to Seattle to accept the award.  Next we attended the 65th birthday of our friend Richard Jackson.  We also went to a cookout at our friends Steve & Kim's house which was a really enjoyable evening. 

One evening I attended a big parade for some local troops who returned from Iraq.  I was so proud of them, it was really emotional.  Later we spent 4 days in sunny Florida which was the only sun we've seen in two rainy months! Then, since it was too wet to climb, our friend Luc Gruenther came up for a visit with his sweet dog Jess.  

May 2007 -  I have a picture of our friend Stephanie at the Edmond Arts Festival and some scenes of a very nice cookout at the Callantines.  Eric participated in a Tae Kwon Do tournament early in the month which was very exciting at times.  He did great in his fight and on his flying side kick.  

I got a neat picture of a storm cloud we saw near Tulsa one evening on our way to a nice weekend spent in Westville with my family. We also attended a surprise birthday party for our friend Heather who turned 30. 

April 2007 -   We attended a birthday dinner for our friend Cameron at Irma's burger shack, it was a good time.  April 9th was an eventful day in our lives. It was our 13th anniversary and also our cat of 14 years, Fuzzy, died as well.  We took him in for a tooth cleaning and found he had a tumor in his head so we let him go.  

Eric's work, GHK, sponsors us all in the annual Redbud Classic each year.  I did the 5K race, while Eric opted for the 2 mile walk & baby stroller derby.  I don't think very many of the baby strollers beat him but he's not saying.  They feed us a nice dinner afterward on the beautiful balcony at Bellini's.  

In April I also went from having long to short hair, received some flowers by my family, went to a Michael W. Smith concert with friends, and took some pictures of flowers in my yard.  I also attended the OKC Arts Festival (thanks to a long lunch hour provided by my work) and a quick trip to New Orleans for Jazz Fest.  Upon my return, we welcomed house guests: Mom, Desirae, Keith Bloomer, and Jon Gregory.  They were in town for the OKC Memorial Marathon.  Mom & Jon ran while me, Desi, and Justin served as the pit crew.  The last activity of the month was a party called "Just us Girls" that we had at church.

March 2007 -  In March I have pictures from a pre-wedding dinner and the wedding of our friends Thomas & Lorinda.  I also have a shot of an evening we spent delivering furniture with some friends from church.   I met Mom & Jon Gregory in Tulsa one day to run a 5K but I didn't take any pictures.  

Desirae visited OKC with a co-worker one day and I got to see her for lunch.  I took a picture then but it didn't turn out.  Sadness!  One Sunday it was very warm so I took my kayak and bike and headed for Arcadia.  Good times.  During that same weekend Eric attended "The Gathering" - a climbing shin- dig at Quartz Mountain.  He camped there with his friend Luc.  We have added some pictures from a climbing trip last year.

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