i have the greatest friends

not only are my friends just super people in general, they are often kind enough to entertain me and my unusual ideas. one such idea is my insistence to celebrate half birthdays. i know it's kind of silly and doesn't really deserve much fanfare, but i just get excited when it's january 16th. last year my co-workers had a little celebration and this year did not disappoint. missy made me some special chocolate covered strawberries and my mom provided the bubbly. a little serenade from tori and...

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little gtb

it was quite an eventful visit when i got to meet g.t. for the first time. it just so happened that the day i was in bolivar we found out that he had something called pyloric stenosis and would have to have surgery in springfield the next morning. he was a champ and did a super job, despite not being fed for twenty hours or so. everything went well, he's all better and sweet as ever! me and gt just before he got the iv cashed out after the surgery with his little incision ...

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it's a new year

i've made a list of some noteworthy events of my 2009. it's not an exhaustive list, but kind of sums up the year... finally made it to africa...and i loved it celebrated turning thirty in great ways with great friends spend a lot of time serving and traveling with my mom in st. louis, honduras, mexico and africa enjoyed a "no work, all play" summer...and it has spoiled me visited lots of friends all over the country met two of my favorite friends...jacob and nickie celebrated...

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