December 2006
   
 
 
Celebrating Brother Brian's birthday, at Strawberry Hill...
 
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December 3
Pete's mother and father - Lewis & Frances - celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at Providence Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. Pete is my oldest friend in this world. Our friendship goes back to the third grade when we were in Cub Scout Pack 152 out of Windsor Park Elementary School. For me the Davis' were an extension of my own family...
 
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nc_december_2006_10.JPG (288707 bytes) Pete and Heather...
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nc_december_2006_14.JPG (320101 bytes) Lew Davis had a beautiful bride...
 
nc_december_2006_15.JPG (358092 bytes) I was glad to finally see, after all these years, that this thing was legal!
 
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At work... Nathan and Alicia...
 
 
December 14
John Outen, from Seattle, was in Charlotte for a holiday visit with his family. We had a meeting at the Tinder Box at SouthPark...
 
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December 15
Dinner with the Outen's at the Captain's Galley in Matthews. As mentioned above, John, Jeannie, and young Josie were in town from Seattle for the holidays...
 
nc_december_2006_25.JPG (187157 bytes) John's daughter Josie walked around the restaurant pulling her Curious George travel bag like she was still at Sea-Tac!
 
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nc_december_2006_29.JPG (271860 bytes) John's mother, Lindy, and behind her (with glasses), John's father, Ed...
 
nc_december_2006_31.JPG (265725 bytes)  Lindy and the star of the show...
 
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Sylvia and Bill Coffey at Mother's bedside...
 
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My 2006 Christmas Card...
 
 
Christmas 2006
 
 
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Christmas Day... the end was near...
 
 
 
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With my workgroup at P.F Chang's. That Alicia (my boss) and her daughter, and Jose. My contract was scheduled to end the following day...
 
 
December 29
Another work contract ends. This was my first work outside of Microsoft since entering the IT world back in 1997. I was very happy to have been able to pick up the contract with Piedmont Natural Gas during this time, and working with Alicia, Nathan, Jose, and the rest of the group was a fine experience all the way around.
 
Shots from my last day working at the Piedmont Town Center...
 
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nc_december_2006_43.JPG (275408 bytes) The Charlotte skyline in the distance...
 
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nc_december_2006_55.JPG (334213 bytes) You know it's over when it comes time to fdisk...

     Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer do...
 
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I left Piedmont Town Center and stopped by Father's final resting place at Sharon Memorial Park before returning to Strawberry Hill... feeling sadly aware of what was coming...