2004 PHOTOS
Halloween
October 2004
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| Erin (aka Super Girl) Thursday night to kick off Halloween weekend |
Me (aka a really pale Egyptian) same night, dorkier pose |
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| Erin at my house Saturday night, same costume, new boots |
Me, same night, same costume, new tattoos |
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| Another shot of me and my tattoos |
Harvey and me. We are both really cool. |
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| Me, Erin, and Erika at the CWE block party. |
Heather, me, Erin, and Marla at the block party |
My fantabulous birthday weekend!
October 2004
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| Me at my birthday dinner with my AWESOME chocolate paté |
Erin, me, and Erika at Erin's place for the official party |
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| Stephen, me, and Evie (looking sassy as ever!) |
Me, Heather, and my microphone (a.k.a. the broom in the background) |
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| Mary and me |
Around St. Louis
October 2004
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| Me and Tara |
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| Erika, Heather, and me at Liluma |
Heather and Erika at Liluma |
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| Heather, Erika, Stella, me, and Erin at Bar Italia for Heather's birthday |
Heather, Erin, and me at Sub-Zero for Heather's birthday |
Summer 2004
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| Marla, Erin, and Mary at Absolutli Goosed |
Me and Erika at Absolutli Goosed |
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| Jessica, me, Erika, and Erin at Tavern 43 |
Erika, the happy homemaker |
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| Heather and me at Barcelona |
Me, Marla, and Mary at Tejas |
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| Me, Marla, and Mary at Rue 13 for WABF. We must be popular since we're in the RFT again! |
Olivia's 1st Birthday Party
September 2004
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| Olivia in her scooter |
Olivia smashing her cupcake |
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| Me, Mo, and Olivia |
Me and Olivia |
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| Mo and Claire |
Trip to Florida
August 2004
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| Alexa, Kyle, and Sarah out by the pool |
Me, Sarah, and Kyle in the pool |
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| Me and Sarah at Meg O'Malley's, partying it up Melbourne-style (only those of you who have been to Melbourne can understand how sad that is) |
Me and Kyle |
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| Stephen, Dad, and me outside the house |
Stephen and Kyle |
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| Kaitlin, Tyler, Rebecca, Madison, and me |
Alexa, Marsha, me, Stephen, Kyle, and Dad |
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| Sarah, Kyle, me, and Alexa |
Sarah and me, and of course Alexa had to jump in |
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| Me and Kyle |
Stephen and Kyle, both sleeping of course |
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| Dad and Kyle |
Stephen's Return from Iraq
July 2004
My brother Stephen has returned from his 13 month service in Iraq. Below are some pictures from the welcome home ceremony at Fort Leonard Wood on Tuesday, July 20, 2004. He was part of the "Delay Party", a group of 13 soldiers that returned a week after the other soldiers, so his ceremony was much smaller than the typical welcome home ceremonies.
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| The band played some patriotic songs as the bus arrived carrying Stephen and the 12 other soldiers. |
I made sure I was the first to hug him when he got off the bus. |
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| Mom, Stephen, and Me. That's his girlfriend Sharon in the back. She was part of the first group that returned, and so she came back to Fort Leonard Wood to greet him. |
Here they are listening to a speech thanking them for their service. They were thrilled to be part of the Delay Party since the speeches were considerably shorter. Stephen is in the back row, the second one in. |
Fourth of July
July 2004
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| View of the Arch from Mike's dad's apartment |
View of the Eads Bridge from Mike's dad's apartment |
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| View of the Arch from the Fairgrounds |
View of the Arch from Eads Bridge |
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| A stunt plane in the Air Show |
The Harrier jet in the Air Show |
Quentin F. Veit
October 21, 1931 - June 12, 2004
My grandfather was an extraordinary man who will be missed by his wife, 9 children, 35 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren, among hundreds of other friends and relatives.
We miss him greatly, but have uncountable memories of his wonderful life.
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My grandpa and me at his 50th wedding anniversary in June 2003.
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One of the many memorial floral arrangements sent, this one from Susan's family.
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Eulogy from his children
Eulogy from his grandchildren
Housewarming/Martini Party
June 2004
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| Erika, Sara, and Tim |
Erik and Erika |
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| Erin and Heather. Sexy! |
Scott and Erin |
Stephen was just in the news after an attack on his convoy while relocating from Baghdad to Najaf.
Here is the news article:
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Army rushing more armored Humvees to Iraq
By Denis D. Gray, Associated Press Writer | April 25, 2004
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NAJAF, Iraq -- Deafening noise, confusion and fear erupted as the roadside
bomb slammed into the U.S. Army Humvee, knocking over Spc. Stephen Monti, who was manning a
gun in the turret.
"Then we started checking whether we still had our 10 fingers on,"
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Monti recalled of the recent ambush south of Baghdad.
Not only had all four soldiers escaped injury, but the vehicle -- which had been fortified by armor plating and bulletproof glass -- came through with just a few dents and a cracked windshield.
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"There probably would have been wounds, maybe mortal ones, in your basic Humvee," said Monti, of St. Louis. "Every vehicle that goes out on the road should be 'up-armored.' Your safety is dramatically increased."
[I originally posted a link to the full article to continue reading, but it has since been taken down.]
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My New Apartment
May 2004
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| The outside of the building, that's mine on the top |
Living room |
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| View of the balcony through the French doors in the living room |
Kitchen |
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| My bedroom |
Spare bedroom/office |
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| The beautiful WHITE bathroom (some of you may remember the nightmarish hot pink bathroom in my old apartment!) |
Florida to visit family
March 2004
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| Kyle Joseph, born March 1, 2004 |
My step-sister Sarah and Kyle |
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| Sarah's daughter Alexa, cute as ever |
My step-mom Marsha and step-brother Jake |
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| Me with Kyle |
Jake and me |
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| Me and my dad |
Me and uncle Mike |
Mardi Gras
February 2004
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| Mary, Lori, and Marla on the way to Mardi Gras |
Erin and Ryan |
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| Me, Marla, Lori, Mary, and Erin at Erin's place |
Ryan, Lori, and Mary at the parade |
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| The Captain and Wilson at Erin's place |
Erin, me, the Captain, and Marla |
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