ALISON BRAVENEC!....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU-BIRTHDAY BUDDY!!!
I L-O-V-E YOU!!

dearest ali,
29!!!..no way-right!! i can't believe it! i just really can't believe it! we are on the outskirts of 30! and i know i still act 22!! i was just flippin through my photo books today! they weren't lying when they said time flies! it sure has! remember when...
++ life was free
++ we were 15 and starting highschool (and the volleyball team i never made!!)
++ solid rock
++ loads of homework
++ that big blow up dinosaur (all i can remember are the pictures?!!!)
++ the "PPB"
++ the four of us girls-always!
++ you in advanced classes...me-not so much!
++ student venture
++ drive-by flour bombs! (and the disaster we created upon jason's car!)
++ dance parties!
++ the orange mustang!! (o yayer!!)
++ our "Sweet 16"
and...just plain hangin out and enjoyin life with our friends!
we are blessed and my heart smiles when i think of all of the great memories i've had with you! you're my forever friend and my always connected, never duplicated, never gonna be able to get rid of me, birthday twin!

i know life has taken us down different roads and we don't talk or hang out the way we used to able to 10 years ago but, there is no one else i'd rather share a birthday with than laughable-forever friend-make me laugh so hard till i pee my pants-you!!! i love you ali and i hope YOUR day was just perfect!!! love, me

p.s.....oh yes! that my friend, is a lil "new kids on the block" you're listening too!! you're welcome!

a lil late...but worth the wait!...

DE-CEM-BRRR...was THE best ending and...

full of fun! there was...
Lamb's Annual Christmas Tea
SAN FRANCISCO (twice!)
A boy!! (pictures in the very near future!)
Christmas Baking with Lady Moore
Riding in the DESERT! (new to me-i LOVED it!)
CHRISTMAS!
NEW YEAR'S EVE!...a...
NEW YEAR and a NEW START!!

i finally got these pictures downloaded...two months late, but had to post! they brought back some great memories!...so here we goooo!.....

(me and molly in frisco)

lovin the cold nights and the great shopping!

i love her

she's my person

just a few more pictures of the fun time! thanks for the great memories mol! love you!

laughy-mc laugh-alot!...

molly posted hers, but this one of her is WAY better! just a lil preview of whats to come!...

best laugh from Melinda Gardner on Vimeo.

alright!...i was gonna leave you with just one-but i couldn't resist! i was laughing so hard i had to share! so here's just a few more! and for those of you that know us-you know why we're laughing! and for those of you that don't know us-don't try to understand..you'll never be able to! we're just weirdos!!!

bad words! from Melinda Gardner on Vimeo.

funny s--t! from Melinda Gardner on Vimeo.

and lets take a lil stroll down memory lane, shall we!...

(i still laugh so hard i cry over this one...not much has changed since summer!!)

ice ice baby...o shoooot from Melinda Gardner on Vimeo.

LEAP YEAR!

this is a MUST SEE!!!

i've been rackin' my brains, trying to think of the most perfectly poetic things to say about this movie-but that's just not me! so here it is- you HAVE to see this movie!! there's ups, there's downs, there's laughs, a few tears, and of course....LOVE!!! i don't what else to say except-see it! it's definitely a dvd buy!

ps....melissa and i decided if amy lived here-we'd totally be friends!..just love her!

coming soon!...

to the adventures of the amazing melinda...super late pictures of the BOMB-DIGGITY trizzy-ip to SAN FRAN!...just a few pictures to grab your attention and keep you anticipatin'!...