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Freeze Tag

Holly "tagged" me a LONG time ago and here are my extremely late and lame responses....

4 things about me you may not have known:

1. I've flown a stunt kite out of the back of a moving truck.
2. I was in a wetsuit catalog.
3. I was severely burned when I was about 11 and was hospitalized for a week.
4. I almost drowned while surfing one of the biggest swells of my life. I was only a few feet from shore in a crazy huge rip tide...very scary.

4 Jobs I've Had:

1. Pet Store
2. Warehouse guy/forklift operator
3. Busboy
4. Engineer

4 Movies I can watch over and over again:

1. Star Wars (1-6)
2. Nacho Libre
3. Napoleon Dynamite
4. Home Alone

4 Favorite TV shows:

1. The Office
2. Anything Discovery Channel (Mythbusters, Survivorman, etc.)
3. Seinfeld
4. AFV

4 Favorite Hobbies:

1. Surfing
2. Ukulele
3. Photography
4. Fixing stuff

4 Places I have lived:

1. The LBC
2. The OC
3. The Phil
4. The Lone Star State...Tejas

4 Favorite Foods:

1. Gisa(sp)
2. My Dad's Ribs
3. Lobster
4. Sushi

4 Places I would rather be right now:

1. Surfing in Hawaii
2. Surfing in California
3. Snowboarding in Utah
4. Snowboarding in Washington

4 Websites I check daily:

1. D Fam
2. Google
3. Frys
4. Hotmail

4 People I tag:

1. I've taken so long to respond to this that I think it has reached it's expiration point...

I Love Lucy

As many of you know, we have had some very sad news in our family. In my sister's own words, here is what transpired as they anticipated the arrival of their new baby:

"We returned to the hospital next morning at 6:30 am and at that time they were no longer able to find a heart beat. More and more Doctors tried to find it and soon our room was filled with so many that we knew that things had gone very wrong. We were told that at some time during the night our precious angel's heart had stopped beating. There is no explanation that could be found at that time. "

"At 3:38pm Monday, August 27, 2007 our perfect angel arrived:

Olive Lucy Kawecki

Aug 27, 2007 3:38 PM7 lbs, 8 oz.

22 1/2 inches long

And she has great big clown feet."

I flew out Wednesday to be with my family and to attend the services for Lucy. Everything about the service was a lovely tribute to her and the impact she has in our lives. At a moment when the strings could have come loose within our family, she pulled them tight. She helped me to understand that I should call a little more, stay longer on my knees, dance and not care, and not be afraid to share my talents. As we (Me, My Dad, Noodle, and Jeff) played "You are My Sunshine" on the ukulele for her, Lucy taught me that it's okay to let her memory and laughter occupy the same space.

Thank you so much Watson and Christine for letting me be a part of the services. I truly became acquainted with Lucy as I had the honor of creating her slide show. I feel like I was able to experience "Lucy's Journey", as Watson titled it.

I know that we'll see her again and that her memory will never fade from our hearts. As Christine mentioned during the service, Lucy will continue to giggle at the fact that we can't help but say, "I Love Lucy."