It's no secret that I love for people to dress nicely; not for vanity, but to represent well and out of love for others! Jimmy Hochstetler in this picture blew me away with his fine white fashionable suit, so Kristen Billinghire and myself absolutely had to get a photo hanging out with him!
I love this pic. Hanging out with the girls. Can't believe how old Lauren Fraser has gotten, AND ERICA AMOS WOW....I have known this gal since she was two. When her family lived in Oklahoma she use to come over to my house a lot as a kid and now look at her....a teenager!
Jason Cocomise poses with his son Titus! I like this pic...they are dressed alike thanks to Brooke, wife to Jason and mom to Titus shown below! Love her sense of fashion! I have to say, west coast people know how to dress very nicely!
Brooke Cocomise poses with her sleeping beauty daughter dressed like her in black and white!
Hanging out with friends at "The Last Territory" a Western Themed little area in Tucson.
All feast I was happy to run into EVERYDAY my friends the Barkei's. Above is a photo of Anita and her daughter Laurel. Since I just visited them in July in New Jersey their kids totally remembered me in Tucson, Arizona. Anita told me that her son Jonathan kept asking about me the entire trip. Made me happy.
Jonathan Barkei poses at breakfast! He's got the best smile and bought me a gift too. Loved that!
My mom wanted to pose by a cactus. It was her and my dads first time out west. They really liked the desert. This trip made me realize how many friends I have in the west....I've visited alot!
A group of us went mountain hiking bright and early at 6AM one morning. We ended up going more like mountain climbing towards the end! We took a wrong turn and ended up using our hands and knees to crawl up and down steep slopes. Fun stuff, though we used wisdom and turned back before we fell off the mountain!
Believe it or not I had climbed up to this point using my hands and knees b/c of the "steepness." I was nicknamed "Diva" by a friend for singing opera seeing how my voice echoes on the mountainside, and I refused to wear hiking boots or tennis shoes...I hiked with my cutesy fashion shoes. Made it just fine with only a near slip or two. A bee was almost my demise....so scared of bees I was afraid I was going to jump off the mountain when one flew past me and I was on a steep part of the mountain.
Jimmy Hochstetler poses on the steep part of the mountain.
See this sign...this sign reads that we were headed up the steep bold path, but it's so rusted out we missed it until it was too late. We caught it on our way down and were like oh, that's why our hiking turned to climbing!
Mr. Winston Davis showed me that he knows how to fold a napkin all fancy. Was impressed!
Kofi Appiah took me to this swanky uptown restaurant in town with the Davis' Stewart's and McCombs. Was a lot of fun and the food was definitely fabulous!
Adorable pic of one of Brandon and Misty Lowe's fraternal twins. She didn't have pockets, so she made her own. Love it!
And we can't leave out Brandon and Misty Lowe's other fraternal twin; the twin brother to the pocket twin gal! :-) Oh, that's his mom Misty too! Misty is married to Brandon, Brooke Cocomise's brother. Loving all the family connections friends have!
Kayla Glennon and myself struck a pose. Kayla is a great friend. Love the Glennon's. Her brother Robert was a groomsman in my brother's wedding too. They look a lot alike! Gorgeous family!
Kayla and I posed at "Sunset Point" Love Kayla's sense of style. Again, the friends from the west coast dress so fashionably nice! Love it!
Rachel Szabo took this pic of her daughter Katrina that she emailed. It looks professional to me. Katrina is a little fashionable gal. She told me that I'm a funny person. Love my friends kids!
Another pic that Rachel took and sent of Katrina and I.
My long time friend Kim Bacon poses with me at Church services. Can't believe how long we've been friends now. Good times!
Austin Szabo, Katrina's little brother shows me that he can stand up all on his own now. Last time I saw him he was on 7 weeks old and look at him now...turning into a big boy!
Family portrait of Steve and Rachel Szabo's family. I have known them for a loooong time!...Rachel all the way back to my Texas teen days.
Poppy Hochstetler and I strike a pose. Poppy is one of the sweetest friends that I have. I love her kindness always putting others first as we all should. She has some great character! Definitely a jewel!
My dad chats at Church Services with someone. He really enjoyed his first trip out west!
An old friend of mine Rashelle Randall had on the cutest little leopard shoes in Tucson, so I asked her to foot model for me, so that I can find me a pair that look similar. :-)
Anita took a photo of her son Jonathan and I with my camera after he gave me this gift all on his own which is really sweet I think. He was all shy about it...I LOVE his fachial expression...it says...I like you Aunt Carolyn, that's why I bought you the gift, but do I have to hug you b/c you are a girl! :-)
Hanging out with fellow single friends. James Armstead wins the prize for best smile at the table!
My buddy Kims bro, Justin! Love this guy...I've known him since he was a little boy and now he's turned into a man in his 20s. I feel like another big sister to him.
