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Sunday, May 3, 2009

Kara's Birthday Bash

Here are some pictures from Kara's 40th birthday yesterday, starting with a view from the Wagner-Sherer's back steps.


If you spotted that splash of purple in the above picture, you've already figured out that we were happy to welcome Bishop Lee to St. John's for the first time (of many, we hope). Below, John is explaining to the bishop the manufacturing process employed for the tar pitch used on the Titanic's life boats.


No captions for the next few pictures. Write your own.




Kara had suggested that everyone wear seersucker to the party. Everybody who did gathered for a group shot, below.


In everybody else's defense, it wasn't quite seersucker weather, yet.

The photographer missed the best pictures in this sequence, where Lourdes and Kara were opening the champagne bottles. Kara sent two corks over the 12-foot high hedges. I am not making this up.


Bill and Alice won the Cutest Couple contest.


Ken and Melissa were a very close second.


And we were happy to see former parishioner Nanette, who has moved away but came back specially for Kara's Birthday Bash.


Here are some more scenes captured as the photographer walked around. Don't forget: click on the picture if you want to enlarge it, then click your browser's back arrow to return here. [Warning: Because most of these pictures are uploaded at 72 dpi, larger won't necessarily mean prettier.]






Kara asked that in lieu of presents, contributions be made to Hands to Help Ministries, an organization near and dear to her heart. Hands to Help gives assistance to our Irving Park and Portage Park neighbors who need help with rent, a fare card to get to a new job, a Jewel grocery card, or some other special need. That explains why you couldn't get a blueberry scone without seeing this:


That wasn't the camera getting blurry on the last number, it was the blood rushing from the photographer's head. He doesn't know how to pronounce numbers with that many zeros. Dream no small dreams, Kara!

[Actually, the generosity of the St. John's community came through again — though in pronounceable numbers.] [Later note: Kara gives the total in Comments, below.]

And if you haven't seen your picture yet, you can now breathe a sigh of relief. The camera's battery died, and the photographer had a new entry for his list of "Stoopid Photography Mistakes".

1 comment:

Kara WS said...

Thanks Bob!
That's Eric, Christina and Julianne discussing esoteric theatre stuff.
That person in the Fire jersey is my best friend Bridget. It was lucky the party was before the game or she might not have come... (she was going to wear it to the party but I told her she had to dress up, so she did - what a great friend!)

I raised $1840 for Hands to Help!
Thank you!