LIFE EVENTS

10/10/10 Many events, that can be designated “life events,” have been shared by the Kaplans and the Liles. Moving to Longreen in 1977 was the beginning. From then on, the Kaplans have been our constant neighbors and we’ve shared block parties, lots of patio suppers, little family events, AND BIG life events.

Life Events: Teenagers in the home, bat mitzvas, college years, business startups, funerals and weddings.

We survived the teen years after the bat mitzvas. Brenda and Michelle both “earned” an A in my college class. We’ve been there through the thick and thin of business transitions---from helping out at a kiosk outside their first mall store to applauding the launching of JIM Promotions. We danced at the girls’ weddings and rejoiced in births of grandchildren. We joined in the slow walk to bury Sherry on a cold February day and today we beamed as her granddaughter, Jessica carried her grandmother’s picture nestled in her wedding bouquet.

It was a beautiful day for an outdoor wedding at Savannah Woods and Jessica was indeed beautiful. (though Larry still thinks she can’t be over 13.) The groom was handsome in his cowboy hat and couldn’t keep his eyes off of his bride.

After the ceremony and the champagne toasts, the Longreen gang seemed to congregate around one table----just as if we were in our back yards. Larry and Jerome were still cracking their same old jokes while Irv and Aunt Sherry rolled their eyes. Michelle and her DC crew were all there and Emily and Stacey joined us just like they did as teenagers. Brenda brought people over to introduce them to us and we all laughed at our “insider” info of the wedding day blunders. One of these days maybe Brenda will laugh too---after all Judge Robilio did finally show-up.

Just yesterday, our daughter, Molly, was the flower girl in Brenda’s wedding---but that can’t be possible because today Brenda was the radiant mother of the bride.*

*And I left my camera at home so you only get to see this cute picture of the “Bride’s Mom” at my house days prior to the wedding---Sorry insider info needed to fully appreciate the picture but that’s only available to those of us on Longreen who have shared Life Events.

Congratulations Jessica & Chris!