Wedding fun

The book club girls got down at Nic's wedding!
Candice, Ashlie, Sammy, and Mollie! Sammy is THE MAN!
The Bride and Matron of honor dancing!
Boy did we have fun at Nicole and Brent's wedding this weekend! I have only gotten pictures from one person and they are all from a couple hours into the reception...and you know what that means....funny pictures! Hopefully Iwill get some more civilized ones soon! Congrats Nicole and Brent Rabe!

Wedding

My wonderful friend Nicole Brannan is getting married this weekend and I am thrilled to be her matron of honor. It is going to be a weekend full of activity starting tomorrow at 12! Congrats to the "very near" future Mr. and Mrs. Brent Rabe!

A poem in memory of Tello Vasquez

The Hunter

By Mollie Perez

"He wasn't even a hunter" is what they all would say

But he became a hunter of men one beautiful autumn day

In his full life, he won the favor of each and every soul

The hunter was put on this earth to fullfill God's special goal

The goal was not a deer, nor a buck, or a dove

The hunter's heavenly goal was to teach us about God's love

"I'll be ok!" are the final words that he gave

In his life and in his death, YOU were his goal to save

The hunter should be presented with the highest gaming award

So many hearts he hunted down and laid before our Lord

While on earth enjoy this life just as the hunter would

He laughed and he loved his life each second that he could

Learn from the hunter and live life to the fullest everyday

Remember the hunter smiled as he told you it would be ok

When you're feeling lonely, just look where hunters should be

Go outside and open your eyes, he's everything you see

He's the rustle of the fallen leaves, he's the smell of fresh cut trees

Open your heart and open your hand, you'll feel him in the breeze

Put aside all of your sadness and rejoice that he reached God's goal

And thank the Lord that you knew the hunter because he saved your soul

So pledge your heart to God and ever happy you will be

To live with Jesus and the hunter in eternity

I wrote this for my dear friend Candice and all of those touched by the life and death of Tello. We love you Tello!

Caroline meets Santa

Last year we didn't take Caroline to see Santa because she was just three months old... SO...We dressed her up today and took her to meet him....too funny. Of course we had to stand in line for 45 minutes and Caroline fell asleep while we were waiting (recipe for disaster, right!)... Anyway, she didn't know what to think about him and wouldn't let go of me to sit on his lap so I got to tell Santa what I wanted for Christmas too! (sorry that it is so grainy...I took a picture of "the Santa picture" with my cell phone...no scanner) Funny...look at her face!

Need a GREAT photographer?

Sweet Caroline has learned to "give a kiss!"
My dear friend from childhood has recently started a business of her passion....photography. And SHE IS GREAT! Just wanted to put one picture on my blog and a link to hers....really, if you want some beautiful pictures...she is the one to call. She is energetic, great with children, and so very talented. She did a fun photo shoot yesterday at my house with Elena's beautiful son Dylan. Caroline was lucky enough to sneak in a couple pictures. Check her blog out and CALL HER! (* and if anyone wants her to take some photos in Greensboro you can always do it at our house. We have some great light with the windows and beautiful backdrops with the lake and trees!) http://www.lindseyturner.blogspot.com/

We love you Tello

Tello- just like a brother to me-we'll miss you my friend.

Tello Vasquez

1979-2007

Rest In Peace my Coconut!

My elementary school best friend, my partner in crime in middle and high school, my college roommate, my maid of honor, my soulmate-forever friend Candice Pickett Vasquez has recently lost her precious husband Tello (pronounced tay-o). Not only has my best friend lost her husband but Tony and myself and hundreds of other people have lost a dear, fun-loving friend. However, with all of the sadness and grief, I know that we will see Tello again. Just seconds before he passed, Tello looked up at his best friend, Kinon, and told him "I'll be okay" with a grin on his face. Tello is with Our Father in heaven, where we will see him again. I pray for the Lord to give Candice strength and that He would heal her broken heart. She has astonished me with her grace in grief and her unwavering faith in God even through the worse possible loss in life. If you know Candice, please do not be afraid to get in touch with her. She wants to hear from friends and wants to be with people...if you do not know Candice, please pray for her and her whole family. The long road through grief and healing has only just begun. Tello loved life and really lived it to the fullest at all times. The main message at his funeral was to "make things right NOW." None of us are promised tomorrow and the death of my strong, handsome, lively friend Tello has only reaffirmed that NOW is the time to get "right" with the Lord so that we can all live together for eternity. It was a beautiful service and was much more than a funeral. It probably saved many peoples spiritual lives.
I have so many wonderful, warm memories of Tello and all of our times together in college and beyond. Candice and I met Tello at the same time our freshman year of college. He was actually our suitemate's boyfriend. He was at the Citadel and we were at the College of Charleston. After the suitemate and Tello broke up, Candice and Tello reunited and started dating. He has been like a brother ever since. We did a lot of our partying in college with Tello and he introduced us to so many of his friends. He was always up for a good time and loved a lot of things in life...USC football, fishing, golfing, drinking a cold beer and his Candice of course...just to name a few:) I celebrate his life and the time we spent with him. I know the heavens are celebrating now too to have Tello there. This entry has the title "Rest in Peace my coconut" b/c Tello always said he and Tony were coconuts. Brown on the outside and white on the inside. Tello is from Rock Hill, SC and doesn't speak Spanish. His biological father was from Chili...but he was raised by a wonderful, loving, southern mama...Pam White. He may have a hispanic name and some pretty olive skin...just like Tony,but that's about it. We used to laugh and laugh about them being coconuts. I thank God for his friendship and for the wonderful husband that he was to my best friend Candice.
Link below is about his accident.
http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/200627.html