WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY

Michelle,

We have been delighted to share many family birthday celebrations with you! Some were parties at which you were the guest of honor, others were occasions where you were an enthusiastic guest and amazing “gifter.” We hope you enjoy these photographic memories of family birthday celebrations in past years!

Lorelie & Tim

Sandy was more than a family pet;  she was a member of the family; she had many roles to play during her more than fifteen years of life! Sandy was Michelle’s constant companion at home and in the car.  Sandy brought joy and a sense of “It’s all good,” to the extended Olson and Proebstel families whether in Everett, Ponderosa or Sequim.

Birthday celebrations are a summer highlight in our family, since three of us have July birthdays. Paul was in Alaska this summer but Karl and I celebrated with friends and family several times during the last part of the month.

Perfect August weather was combined with opportunities to visit friends on Whidbey Island and in Kingston. Tim and I enjoyed ferry rides and scenic drives. to and from our destinations in our beautiful Puget Sound areas.

Throughout my life I have been privileged to have lived with and known several memorable cats.   This post is a tribute to Keith’s & Jerry’s “remarkable best friend”, Jack, and a reminder of the “precious memories”about Jack.

April 15 is our wedding anniversary, and we typically celebrate before and after the actual April date as well as on the day itself. Bouquets from Tim, dinners with friends and family, special trips to favorite places, gatherings small and large, and shopping for garden furniture and art have been favorite ways to celebrate. In recent years our celebrations have been simple, but we enjoy recalling our two most memorable anniversaries!

The first time my dad saw my mother, I would like to imagine that he was immediately smitten and thought she was “absolutely” the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.  I don’t know that because Dad hid whether or not he noticed beautiful women. Similarly, I can only imagine what my mother thought the first time she saw my father.  Having heard the story several times, however, of their first meeting, I  know their meeting took place in the middle nineteen-twenties on a bus in Spring during Holy Week somewhere between Minneapolis and Albert Lee, Minnesota.  I can imagine, however, that it must have been “love at first sight”. What else could explain it?

Tim

Ken Olson continues to live in our memories. Nancy, in this post on the week of his birthday shares photos and stories of their life during “nine glorious years.”
Tim

We have a special birthday greeting to a special friend: Joyce Wagar. She celebrates 87 years of joyful living on Saturday, March 5.