In our lifetime we all accumulate friendships, some from grade school, girlfriends from High School, a few from college, early marriage and so on... Guys have buddies from childhood and a few from college, but to continue a friendship with a male from my 20's through fifty is pretty cool. I want to first Thank my sweet husband for allowing me such great "brotherly" friendships with my "boy" friends. I have a few close relationships though the years and have been able to still hold them dear to me and cherish our times together and still be married. That says a lot about Chris and the other men in my life. (This is not sounding like I wanted it to) Let's get this straight, I have wonderful great lifetime friendships with males and not just girlfriends. I am proud of that! I love these men! Paul Pigue and I have traveled Houston and the surrounding area on horses for days. Kelly Gibson and I have kareokeed together while Chris stayed home and babysat. Jerry Burnley visited me in Switzerland, WA, and Michael Loup and I have traveled though Italy together
. Jamie Dishman brought his family to Milan. Chuck Lafratta, Bob Fregole, and Jeff Ix and Hal are all my swiss boyfriends.


Tim Fading and I have had almost 30 years of fun and friendship. We even have nicknames, he calls me Elle Mae! (Biscuit disaster in 1980) We even have a dance we made up together in our twenties called household chores. Today I would like to say, "Hey Tim, Your 50!" Thanks for being such an awesome friend from throwing Frisbees at the beach when I could wear a bikini, to sliding on ice when you trusted me to drive to lunch from Ideco in Beaumont, Boat parties, floating on the Guadalupe with my teenage daughters, you even took a great Christmas Card picture of us in 2001, and the thousand of other times we have had. You have become a great friend to my children as well and I love you for that. I hope that all of my children will have the chance to one day have a great friend like you for 30 years! I wish you a great life today!

I HAVE GOT TO START HANGING OUT WITH YOUNGER FRIENDS!
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