A long, long time ago in a basement far, far away. Boy does this picture bring back some memories of times past. Friends may move friends may grow older, but it always remains the same, friends forever.

OK let me get this straight. Chad is marrying Laurie, Boogie is the best man, Boogie is kissing Chad, who is getting married?

As it has been said many times before but well worth quoting for this featured picture, "All good things must come to and end." I will not dwell on the past but will only look to future. However I am glad to have made some great friends and hope we all will stay in touch through the years. Don't be shy, Mary and I have many get together and you all are more then welcome.

The lake at my grandfather's was a tradition that was short lived but did provide some great stories during the four-year period. Here we see a few of us at year number three which was I believe November of 1998 (my thin days). Brian made it up from the Navy, Meg came, and the regular crowd was all there except Mary and what I remember it was a good time. Some day when one of us has enough money to buy a wooded get away, we will start those fun times up again.

If life were only so easy as it is for these three. Just think about it, the biggest deal of the day would be would be fighting for the best spot in the window to stair down the birds. Just a reminder to stop for a few minutes in our hectic lives and take a look around at what truly is important.

Well, Ryan finally got some...(wedding cake that is)!!!

However, we would like to serious congratulate the new bride and groom on finally becoming husband and wife. We all hope you live a long and happy life together.

Two years ago for Halloween we had a blast at a toga party. It was everything you see in the movies: singing, dancing, and whip cream. Hopefully this year we will be able to get together and have another one, but this time I think we need to wear togas and nothing else

Jason, being the crafty little devil he is, had September 15 planned for quite some time. He wanted to be sure he would surprise Anne Marie with an engagement ring, so he had Alex and I pose that we were taking them out downtown for their birthdays. He was able to catch Anne off guard in the carriage ride and somehow managed to get down on one knee and present her with a beautiful ring. Lucky for them that Al and I were there to grab them because as they hugged, they almost fell out of the moving carriage. Anyway it was a beautiful night and I'm so happy Jason let us be there to celebrate with them.

There is not a time quite like Thanksgiving especially in American. It is the only time that it is OK to stuff yourself like pig, belch and fart around family, take a nap on the couch, then get up and stuff yourself again. As we see in this week's feature picture Angie has stuffed herself and now is on the couch for the nap phase. Pretty soon she will get up and eat again. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Harley Davidson the Santa Pit Bull would like to wish you a very merry Christmas and a wonderful new year. And just between you and me if you didn't like what he gave you for Christmas…I wouldn't tell him, he might take offense to it.

But in all seriousness, I just want to let everyone know that this has been a great year because Mary and I were able to share it with you. We know friends are starting to move away to chase new dreams, but please remember you will always be family and friends here.

See you on the flip side!