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Family

Bye, Bye Fraiser

Originally Posted by Allison

For those who have been to my parents house and met the zoo that my mother calls her cats, I have sad news. On Friday mom had to have Fraiser put down. He was the giant white cat with more personality than most humans I know.

Fraiser had Feline Leukemia, unbeknownst to us; that combined with fluid around his heart made him rather sick at the end of last week. My mom and Fraiser had a special bond and she has had a difficult time dealing with his loss. I think I’m still in denial a bit, since I haven’t been home yet. But I know that he’s at peace now and is probably up in pet heaven with Rikki, causing trouble and enjoying nice juicy steaks.

So farewell Frais! “Meow”

Family, Friends

Lucky Guy

This weekend I was reminded again what a lucky guy I am. On Saturday afternoon I came home to find the house filled with many of my friends who came to a surprise party for my 30th birthday. My very sneaky and oh so wonderful girlfriend, Allison, pulled together this surprise, and she even kept it completely quiet until the big day. I was totally surprised, and had absolutely no clue that there was a party being planned.

I would like to thank everyone involved in the planning of the event. Allison for pulling it together, Tara for helping Allison with the preparations and Erik for so vigorously inspecting bicycle seats and other bike accessories to keep me distracted and then delivering me to the party. Also, thank you for the cake Erin and Bart.

I really appreciate that so many people were able to come to the party. It totally made my day and it was so awesome to see so many of my friends. Thanks for coming Neil and Andrea, Steve and Erin, Derek and Michelle, James, Erin and Bart, Tara and Erik, and Ken and Alicia. Also I appreciated the calls from Danielle and the call from the Trouble Triplets. I can’t thank everyone enough for being there for my birthday. The cards, the cake and the company couldn’t have been better. I’m so lucky to have such great people in my life. Thank you.