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Kristin -- do not feel bad. I had short hair one time and I completely looked like a boy. I will never have short hair again. I won't even have it shorter than shoulder length. Someone told me that I have a "horse" face with long hair. All I have to say is "neh" and give me some hay, because I won't go back to looking like a boy!

Vicky and the rest of the gang --- I'm not going to be able to make it in. It was confirmed yesterday afternoon that Steve has to go out of town on business. He won't be home until Friday, and therefore, he doesn't want to get into a car and drive for 6 1/2 hours. I can't blame him. I really wish that I could come in, but there is just too much preventing me from doing it. Maybe I can meet up for Thanksgiving or Christmas. (Not sure if we will come in for Christmas though. It depends on if Tech goes to a bowl game!).

10/10/08 12:59 PM

#718

Okay, as a senior I used to mow my neighbor's yard, she was old, and I didn't mind doing it when I did my own...anyway she invited me in and would go on to say what nice boys my mom raised...I tried several times to let her know I wasn't a boy but then just gave up...and I chose to have short hair... oh well.

Sorry, Kristen. John is on that traveling circuit again as well..but this year Thanksgiving is at my house and so is Christmas...

10/10/08 01:25 PM	#719
Kelly Houston My worst "Kelly looks like a boy" experience was when I visited Santa Claus when I was 7 years old. He kept calling me, "son" and "little boy" and I was so upset. I thought for sure he'd bring me a bunch of boy junk for Christmas. Come to think of it, I did get a remote control car that year. And maybe Hardy Boys pajamas. Holy crap....there IS a Santa Claus afterall!

10/10/08 03:30 PM

#720

Kristin Fisher (Rush)

Just getting back from my 2 and a half hour lunch break. Yummy food at TGIFridays with my hubby and a visit to Fantasy Creations for my Halloween costume. Yeah! So much accomplished in so little time.

Glad i wasnt the only one people thought was a boy. I thought that girl was crazy....there was no way i looked like a boy, I believe i even had boobies! Small but i believe they were there. oh well! Kristen, i dont think you have a horse face, how awful of someone to say that to you.

10/10/08 04:01 PM

#721

Kristen, maybe if you remember who it was Kristin F can get Mike to go kick his butt....lol.

10/10/08 04:58 PM

#722

Great minds think alike. Me and Kenzie are sitting here at TGIF waiting on Johnny to come to eat dinner.

I can't even begin to tell the boy gone-wrong stories. Too many to tell. I still wear too much pink and try to let my hair grow out because of it ...but I do like my hair short. Oh well.
What's everybody doing this weekend? Diane BM and Perry...where are you two??

10/10/08 05:14 PM

#723

Kelly -- where do you live? I use to live behind the Walmart in Bonsack. We lived in 3 different places in that neighborhood. (Gala Road, Fieldview Road, and Huntridge Road).

Okay, Kristin, can you ask Mike to see if he would kick some butt for me? Please tell him that I said "hello". I always thought that he was a hottie, and I am sure that he has gotten even better looking with age. I think that Susie Jones brother has done the same. Definitely "hot" as the years have gone by!

Oh, and I was also told that women over 35 years should not have hair longer than their shoulders. This is a guy who is into "fashion" (yep, your thought process is correct!). And since I am not a fashion guru, maybe he is right. But, I will continue with the longer hair look. I think that there were many beautiful women at our reunion with longer hair. I'm just not a Demi Moore type of person. I don't look good with my hair long and short.

10/10/08 06:14 PM

#724

Hey Kristin FR- Apparently there's still a few of us that remember what a hottie Mike was....when are you going to post a recent picture? I still have all the ones he sent me while he was in boot camp...ahhhhhhhhh... :p

Kristen WB - I have to agree with you on that one, some people look far better with long hair no matter what their age.

10/10/08 07:25 PM

#725

So I'm sitting here waiting to head off to Chick Game night down the street...all the kids are at the Homecoming game, and it's time for the mom's to break out the drinks and play some Bunco. I just realized that we had two more join us, Tom Kirk and Daniel Bond...welcome aboard. How about posting some pics of yourselves.

Kristen, you are going to have to get Steve to watch the kids one night so we can go out..I know what it's like to have the spouse gone and you home with the kids for days on end. The whole month before Hannah was born John traveled..two weeks before her due date he went and got his mom and brought her to our house to stay for a few weeks on the just in case he wasn't home and I went into labor..lucky for him he got home Friday night and I had her on Saturday :) I would also be willing to come out to your place and watch the kids for you so you and Steve can have an evening out.. It's important to take that time for yourselves. I also wanted to tell you that you are more than welcome to come to our place for Thanksgiving if you don't go south. The more the merrier.

10/10/08 07:59 PM

#726

Vicky --- thanks so much for your invitations. I would LOVE to meet up with you and just have some adult conversation (and a drink or two couldn't hurt!). We can meet up on a Friday night or Saturday for lunch or dinner. Sunday's are kinda hectic for me, so I would prefer a Friday or Saturday. As far as Thanksgiving goes, I am sure that we will be going in to town ONLY because Tech plays against UVA and that is a long work weekend for Steve. But, if we are here, then I will DEFINTELY call you. I still think that it would be a good idea to meet up with you and your family for a weekend visit. I just have to get Tech season over with first. :) But, let's plan a date for sure!

10/10/08 08:05 PM

#727

Shannon Davis (Nuckolls)

Kristen Fisher you said you went to "Fantasy Creations" for a Halloween outfit today. I had to laugh because the name sounds like an "adult" store to me.

What time are we meeting for tailgating? If anyone wants me to post the margarita recipe again, let me know. Where are we all going Saturday night?

Kristen W-I wish you were coming in for the game. We will miss you! BTW you have a beautiful face-not a horse face, that's crazy. Did you see the pictures of me & you with Bryan Grubb at the reunion? (I put it on my profile)

10/10/08 08:54 PM

#728

Annette~

I didn't mean to avoid your question about the memorial service...but I guess I am avoiding the question about the memorial service. So here goes....Myself, Sabra (the vet), Faye, and others had worked hard to try and organize this. However, there were just roadblocks along the way. Some emotional, some physical, and some just had trouble with the entire thing and I was catching a little heat about it. I understand more than people think I do...that grief knows no boundaries nor time limits...so to protect anyone who may still have raw emotions over Mike's passing or not pleased with the way I have handled things in relation to Mike, I merely made an executive decision to cancel it.

It would have been beautiful...Mike's mom loaned me all sorts of items from as far back as when he was a little boy. She loaned me his tennis racket from high school and quite a few pictures of his dogs and children. Mike's close friend, Sabra, the vet, had worked very hard to have a surprise for everyone...we were going to go to the middle of the field and release white doves (at least 15) in honor of Mike, Tanya, and Rusty Frieze. I feel as though I let her down the most when I cancelled it...she had worked so hard and is truly a wonderful person. I DO encourage anyone who wants (and still can with the economy) to make a donation to her organization...the Old Dominion Vet Clinic. It is well worth it and Mike spent many a day with her and her fight for injured and/or deserted animals.

I'm sure this makes it clear as mud....but it's the best I can do right now.

And as for the scrap books for the kids....ABSOLUTELY....they are still ON!

10/10/08 10:49 PM

#729

Lez ~ Thanks for all you do and say...you are such a genuine, true, loyal friend. You remind me of a lighthouse...constantly there...no matter how bright or stormy it is outside.

10/11/08 01:20 AM	#730
Tim Wickline Jolee...I just wanted to say I appreciate all the hard work you and all the others did in preparation for the memorial service. I know even though that it has been cancelled, that Mike, Tonya, and Rusty saw all of the efforts that were freely given to memorialize and honor them. Letting loose of the doves would have been a wonderful tribute.

10/11/08 08:11 AM

#731

Jolee --- Here is an idea. Jot down all of your ideas for the memorial service and don't destroy anything. Then on the 1 year anniversary of Mike's death, we can all come together and release the doves and celebrate it the way that you and the others have planned. I don't know what has been said or what has happened, and I respect your privacy on that, so I won't ask for any details. And I can understand that a lot of people are going through a huge range of emotions right now, so I want to respect them as well. But, I know that your intentions are good, and I wouldn't want to see them go to waste. So, keep those intentions and we can all meet again next year to celebrate his life. Just an idea. :)

10/11/08 09:21 AM

#732

Tim~
Thanks, that means a lot. People grieve in such different ways, but I just didn't want anyone's pain continuing because of me. The mere fect that I am discussing it now will probably bring up some feelings, but that is just who I am...and others are...we talk...that is the purpose of this forum...

Kristen~
I will do exactly what you said. I think that is a beautiful idea. Thanks for sharing it with us all.

10/11/08 09:32 AM

#733

Shannon~ I am loading up my iPod with 80's songs from iTunes as we SPEAK! I cannot WAIT for the homecoming game!! I will swipe the Bose docking station from Kenzie and Johnny has an electrical adaptor for your cigarette lighter...do they even make those anymore?!?! Anyway, we will rock out!

Here's one of my faves, see if you all remember it:

I-I-I-I-I-I need, I need you
two of hearts
two hearts that beat as one
I need you, I need you
come on, come on
I never said I wasn't gonna tell nobody
no baby
but this good lovin' I can't keep it to myself
Oh no
When we're together it's like hot coals in a fire
hot baby
my body's burning so come on hear my desire
come on, come on

I've got this feeling that you're going to stay
I never knew that it could happen this way
before I met you I was falling apart
but now at last I really know that we are

two of hearts
two hearts that beat as one
I need you, I need you
come on, come on

People get jealous 'cause we always stay together
yeah baby
I guess they really want a love like yours and mine
together forever
I never thought that I could ever be this happy
yeah baby
my prayers were answered boy you came in the nick of time
woah woah woah woah

10/11/08 10:13 AM	#734
Kelly Houston Mornin' ya'll. I remember that song...who sings it? Seems to me it's a girl with some kind of candy name. Kristen- I live on the corner of Huntridge and Setter. If you turn at the Bonsack Family practice my house is on the hill facing you as you enter the neighborhood.

10/11/08 10:33 AM

#735

Stacey Q....

10/11/08 10:51 AM

#736

I don't know the last time I slept until 10, but whew I must have needed it after the week I had.

Jolee - Make sure you load some Rick Springfield and Prince on that iPod of yours... and yea they still make the adapters for your car.

Kristen - Friday nights and anytime on Saturday's work best for me since I work during the day. Thanksgiving will probably just be our family plus a mom or two. John's nephew is in the marching band at VATech so his sister's family will be going south for the weekend, and his other sister has her spouse's family she cooks for...so if your plan changes we would love to have you. Even if it's at the last minute.

Daniel B - Cool pics, not a snake person, yikes. You look great. Thanks for posting.

10/11/08 11:13 AM

#737

Shannon Davis (Nuckolls)

Jolee-Thanks for the "Two of Hearts" song. I liked that one too. Can't wait to hear your songs on your ipod. I'll bring mine (Mike's) also. I've got "The Party Zone/Dance" CD from the 80's/early 90's that Mike downloaded to his ipod.

Mike is out of town this weekend. The girls were with friends last night for dinner. So I had roasted almonds & V8 for dinner. Not so filling but the clean up sure was easy. I could get used to not cooking/cleaning the kitchen.

Trina-Glad you are going to ride with us. We are all going to have so much fun!!

10/11/08 12:13 PM

#738

Daniel B~ Loved the pics...the Jeep looks...well, rough. We go to Martin's a LOT! Love the food!

10/11/08 01:33 PM	#739
Barry Kincer Jolee- will the shirts and CD's be available after the game...some of us who serve the fine city of roanoke for 24 hours at a time will be working the day of homecoming, trying to get the availability from you thanks... OH! hello to all hope everyone is doing ok. BTW nice set of motorcycles. I have a 2008 FLHT HD.

10/11/08 01:38 PM

#740