Mother May I Introduce?

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May I introduce you to friends? Before the wonderful memories of March and April fade, I'd like to share a few pictures I took of people who are dear to me ... some new to my life, others I've known for some time; one is a cherished family member strutting her stuff! Thanks to gotmoof for the format and posting the pictures. I'm on such a slow dial-up that I couldn't get them posted. Tim came to the rescue once again and I appreciate it.

1. This is my niece Cait and her date Craig from last Saturday's Ring Dance at Texas A&M University. Cait graduates on May 12 with a BS in Interdisciplinary Studies (actually Special Education) and has a 3.49GPA. Craig's in the Army (8th generation) and is wearing his dress blues. (I avoided any discussion of politics when meeting him:) I'm especially proud to say that I bought Cait the gown she is wearing and the antique jewelry. I think she is beautiful!

2. David Earl isn't on Live Journal, but he's become a close friend through our theatre work. We've done a couple of shows together; hung out together at his house; he's stored furniture for me and hosted me on more than one occasion. He's a non-actory actor and I adore him for that:) It's also fun to watch men get weak in the knees when they first hear David speak in his sexy basso profundo. He finally let me take his picture!

3. Say howdy to orangecrush206 and his partner Gene! Greg treated me to an early season Seattle Mariners game. When Gene joined us right from work, it turned out that we've met ... in 1989. He was the emcee of a CW dance championship in San Antonio in which my partner Karina and I competed. Circles and circles ... They are great guys!

4. Thanh, tkn1114, is from Houston and brings a commitment and vibrancy to everything he does ... playwriting, design, politics ... You name it, he has thoughts on the topic. I like that! Thanh doesn't write posts yet, just hijacks my blog occasionally:); He challenges me to think, makes me defend my beliefs, teaches me, makes me laugh and admittedly, he sometimes gets my goat. Friendship with him is never dull:) Thanh is as different from me as anyone I know and I delight in that!

5. Young Matt,intothedivine, is my protegee. He's a talented actor/singer/dancer. Matt, like David, is a bass. (They are the only two real basses who usually work at the 5th Avenue Theatre.) Matt's a great guy and calls me his Big Gay Uncle. I am honored!