Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Europe. Show all posts

5.01.2012

Happy birthday, twinsies!

When I moved to Norman in 2001, I attended Norman North High School.  On the first day of freshman year, I had history with Anna Sebestyen (Mr. Sondag taught the class, for those of you still at North!).  We had a quiz the first day of school to identify all of the flags around the room.  Pretty sure I could identify 5, maybe 6. Embarrassing, but not the point.  I can remember seeing Anna in that class and maybe speaking to her that first day.  That afternoon, I had my first math class at North with Rosemary Sebestyen.  

It was at least a few days to a week later that I learned they were twins. 

So, today is their birthday.  May Day!  They're a quarter of a century old, and I'm mighty glad and thankful I met them on that incredibly scary and first day of school in 2001.  They've been by my side through everything, even if we were on different continents.  They're quite the pair, as you'll see in the pics below.  I ran out of room on my blog for posting pics, so I had to upgrade to a bigger account!  And this post is no exception!  Twins birthday?  Double the pictures.  From choir tours to senior trip to Ukraine to Norman, we've been a lot of places together. Enjoy :)

Anna and Rosebud

Anna {and puppy Missy!}, Amy, Rachel, Lydia, and Rose

Karen, Kristin, Swenson, Lydia, Anna, Rosemary
Corn maze time {only in Oklahoma...}!

Choir Tour to Florida--2002 
and yes, I am wearing my "GOONIES" t-shirt.  

At the happiest place on earth...Disney!  
Rose, Lydia, Anna

Meghan, Rose, Lydia, Anna, Karen
Swenson, Amy
This is Amy's favorite pic of all time.

Lacey, Anna, Katie, Megan, Lydia
Emily, Rachel, Rose

Surprise Party--maybe sweet 16?

Semi-Formal sophomore year
Anna, Lydia, Rose

Ukrainian brick face, before I even knew what it was! 
I found this on my parents hard drive and have no recollection of it!
Darren, Jacey, Anna, Lydia, Amy, Nora, Kyle

Week at the Church.  Cake Fight.  No Comment.
Rose, Amy, Karen, Lydia
Nora, Anna

Wittle Rosemary on the way to Mexico!

At the market in Seattle!  Anna and Lydia

Space Needle, Seattle--Anna, Nora, Lydia

Dare Bare, Nora, Anna, Rose, Lydia

Halloween--Rosemary came as a horse, hence the tail.

Halloween--no clue what Anna was...a baby?

Semi-Formal, Junior year
Amy, Laura, Anna, Lydia, Blaine, Nora

Singing Footloose at Dinner Theater--this was the year that Rose so gracefully fell while onstage...

Prom junior year--Lydia and Rose




Just hanging out in Prague, NBD.

Eastern Europe 2004

North vs. High week--2004

Senior Prom--2005
Rose, Amy, Anna, Lydia, Karen

Anna, Nancy, BABY Val, Rose

Happy to be graduating!
Karen, Rose, Lydia, Nan, Swenny, and Amy

I have no clue what the hats were for...

Nan, Nancy, Joe, Rose

Road trip to Alexa's!
Lydia, Rose, Alexa, Nan

The Opie's Bear

Nanners and Lyd

Rosenharry

Nan

Happy New Year!

Rosebud in the romper...an Opie's must.

Banana and Lyd

Party at Opie's :) Why the long face Amy?

Nanners :)

Tacky Christmas Party 2007--Bert and Rose missed the memo.

Tacky Christmas Party 2008--Amy definitely got the memo



Happy happy birthday, Rosemary and Anna :)  Hope it's a wonderful day filled with lots of surprises.  Love you both :)

3.25.2012

Happy Birthday, Miss Carruth :)

Happy birthday, to one of the funniest and longest friends I've had in Nompton :)  Miss Amy Carruth.  

She's a great kindergarten teacher.  Don't you agree?

Amy isn't one to carry a camera with her...she usually depends on others to take the pics.  Lucky for her, I've got just a few {hundred} pics of our awkward moments, wonderful trips, and social events to show y'all.  Without further ado, happy birfday, Miss Carruth.  Here's to the next quarter century of making memories :)  much love.  Enjoy the show!

 
BASIC retreat 2002.  Wow.  



Choir Tour 2002 to DisneyWorld
Amy, Karen, Sarah, Meghan
Bennett, Mark, Anna, Rose, Swenson, David, Lydia

waiting in line at Tower of Terror

My first trip to Ukraine!  Eastern Europe Choir Tour 2004
Karen, Amy, Lydia, Anna, Lydia

Hanging out in Prague--2004
Kimball, Anna, Amy, Rose, Lydia Karen

Semi-Formal 2005--props goes to Anna for making the layout :)
Karen, Anna, Lydia, Amy, Rose

Senior Prom 2005--this pic makes me laugh every time :)

Prom 2005

Graduation Party 2005!
Lydia, Rose, Karen, Amy, David, Anna

David, Amy, Susan--IB program 2005

Hanging out in OC--2005

Disneyland 2005
Darren, Swenson, Melissa, Scott, Karen, Amy, Lydia, Anna, Rose

Sea World in San Diego 2005
Darren, Steph, Mandi
Swenson, Amy, Lydia, Karen, Brooke

Seniors at the home concert (where we left moments later for our senior trip to Cozumel! If only I had those pictures on this computer...)
Venita, Rose, Karen, Amy, Lydia, Anna
Bennett, David, Darren, Mark

Seattle Summer Mission 2005
Amy, Anna, Lydia, Karen

On top of the Space Needle in Seattle
Karen, Lydia, Gracie, Amy

OCU for the weekend with Amy and her suitemates :)

Happy 21st Amy!

Anna's big 2-1 celebration

What a gem :) Darren and Amy--2007

JUNERS 2008
Lydia, Taylor, Amy, Brooke

Lydia, Taylor, Schlegel, Amy

Monterrey 2008

Amy, Taylor, Orelio, Lydia, Brooke {stay tuned for a great video at the end of this post}

JUNERS 2008 chicas

Amy and Lydia working...while Chris and Schlegel watch.  :)

mu-mu time!

Amy and the 'rents 

And right after we got home from the 3 weeks in Mexico, we got back in a van and headed off on the middle school mission trip to Boulder!

Pirtle, Amy, Chris, Lydia, Scott, Tino
Winter Park, Colorado--2008

Fulfilling one of her dreams--driving a bobcat.  


exhausted.

The JUNERS who went to Boulder

"Do you think you guys can build a 60' sidewalk for me?"

dirty.

wedding season 2008

Opies fun!
Amy, Rose, Rachel, Karen, Lydia, Nan


Tacky Christmas Party 2008
Amy, Karen, Anna, Lydia, Rose

Saltillo, Mexico, College Mission 2009

this picture will probably make Susan cry...

Hanging out in Mexico
Amy, Swenson, Ruthie, Lydia, Melissa

This is Amy's face when she's tired of taking pics :)
Anna, Lydia, BERT, Amy, and Rose at Blake's wedding

dress-up time at Jacey's photobooth--2010

Karen, Nora, Lydia, Amy

Journey song?

And one of the co-conspirators of my surprise going away party.  PS--I want to play with your cricut when I come back to the states!!!!

teaching each other self-defense.

Hope your birthday has been nothing short of fabulous, Amy K :)  Sending you a big hug from halfway around the world!


The last gem :) a song we wrote for one of our maestros in Mexico.  Click on the video (anywhere on the screenshot) to make it play.  Much love, Amy poo.