5 Famous/5 Lost

When I graduated from high school, my older brother (DC Class of '80) said that within 10 years, 5 people I knew from high school would be famous, and 5 would be dead. That always haunted me. So when 10 years had passed and '99 rolled around I was relieved that what he had experienced had not been the case for our class...at least not to my knowledge. Hearing of Ron Coffelt's recent passing and also thinking about losing Darryl Nelson earlier this year reminded me of my brother's 5 Famous/5 Lost theory. I'm sad about both tragic stories for these way-too-young-to-go men and the loved ones they have left behind. May their passing remind all of us to celebrate every day and embrace all we are blessed with.

For those of you who haven't seen Ron Coffelt's story in the paper, go to:
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/284293.html
(Thanks Dave for the link...)

As far as the 5 Famous/5 Lost theory - what counts as famous? I heard that Kelly Auernig was once spotted in the audience of Jerry Springer - does that count? Come to think of it I think I heard Susan Fleming was on Jerry Springer. I think Tricia Olsem was once on a dating gameshow (forget which one) - does that count? Sue was in a Hard Rock Cafe Maui commercial - that's gotta count, right? They filmed Extreme Home Makeover in Petaluma and I think Jen Ham was in the crowd - does that count? I realize a lot of this is based on rumor so feel free to set me straight.

Take care y'all...
~Temple

Los Tres Hombres...

Here are a few shots of the Smith Boys (Connor - Eric's son with Carson & Colby - Tab & Paul's kids) in Cabo last week. Looks like good times! Thanks Tab for the pics - even though the return trip home sounded like a nightmare - I hope the rest of the trip was great! Adios, Temple

Some of the '88 Cougar Kids - cuties!

Thanks Kathleen (Dougherty) Overby for sending this pic. This is at Yosemite over Father's Day weekend. I recognize her kids - Zach is the boy in the front middle and Abby is the girl in the middle back row. I know the rest of the kids belong to Erin (Goheen) Auernig and Liz (Novak) Kleczek and I'm pretty sure the blondies belong to Erin and the brunettes to Liz. Dang - this makes me realize I don't see you guys nearly as often as I would like. I can't believe how old these kids are! How did that happen?! ~Temple

Mike Gardner Stoned...

Woops! I mean here is Mike Gardner and his boys - John & William - at Stonehenge. I don't know about the rest of you but I'm jealous - looks like a cool place. By the way - I thought at first they were talking on cell phones but I think those are the little recorder things that tell about the place. Thanks for the pics Mike - tell us about your trip! ~T

Cool! Thanks for stopping by!

So some new bloggers are amongst us - thanks to Scott Klacking for spreading the word. Did you guys know that Scott does some cool undercover work via Myspace? Veddy veddy eeenteresting stuff. I hope I didn't just out you but then I figure your perps aren't lurking around here. Thanks to Dave Roth for being persistent and figuring it out (wink). Thanks to Heatherlee for the posts...welcome! Thanks to my ya-ya posse for sticking around. I hope that more people continue to stop by. I've noticed that Stillwell has yet to visit (or at least speak up) on this blog and Laura's blog. So this is my official challenge to him to surface. T McD & Kafreen - counting on you to round up the rest of the getalongs. There are a few Spartans (friends from San Juan High) I hope will show up soon. And to Joe(y) - where did you go?! The rest of y'all - don't be shy. For the record - I'm no blog hog - I said it before & I'll say it again - this is intended to be OUR blog - our little slice of cyberspace if you will. So if there is a post you want to start or pictures you want me to share then email your wishes to me at temples@unr.edu. I have tried to figure out how to share "postability" for some of you to start new posts but so far it doesn't seem to be working. I'll keeping trying. In the meantime - let me know what's on tap and I'm happy to post away! Cheers! ~Temple

Happy (late) birthday Becky!

Becky's birthday was Saturday and I goofed and now it's late but better late than never - hope it was a great birthday!
36 Hugs,
Temple

Happy Father's Day Weekend

I hope everyone has a great weekend celebrating your own fathers or the fathers of your children or both or whatever floats your boat (or your father's boat or the father of your children's boat). Whatever you do - hope it's a great weekend!

Meet the twins!

A warm welcome to Olivia & Charles - Becky & Chuck's twins! They are adorable! Congratulations to the Kay family. Becky deserves a medal...she was packin almost 13 pounds and 36 inches of babies (combined)...holy mackerel! ~Temple

Tomorrow Becky will have twins!!!

This will be an exciting weekend...Becky will be having twins...Ham will be holding on to a raft for dear life in the American River...and I will be on a plane to Denver - have to work there all of next week. I've never been to Denver so I hope to make the most of the work trip and check out hmmm I dunno maybe a brewery or two?! I get to travel with a great friend from work so that will be cool. I look forward to catching up on posts while I'm away. Until then, happy babies and Ham you aren't gonna die - jeeze - cut it out! Have a great week everyone! ~Temple

Memorial Day Weekend - What did y'all do?

Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. We took the boys on their first fishing expedition. It was a lot of fun.

Here is Wyatt with the rainbow trout Jeff caught. We did a day trip to Davis Creek (between Reno & Carson) and then yesterday spent the day at Donner Lake. Hope your families had fun adventures too! ~Temple

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU...

Just a special birthday shout out to Amy! Hope it's been a great one...I'll buy you a drink next time I see you!
36 Hugs...
~Temple

So...what's up DC Alums?

So I have been completely inspired by Laura's blog - and I thought in addition to using classmates, reunion.com and the DCHS Alumni site to kind of check people out and see what's up with our old high school peeps, maybe it would come in handy to have a place where we can chat. I should confess right now that I am a complete rookie in the world of blogging so I will do my best to make this thing work - at least I will give it a whirl. As our inevitable 20th reunion continues to creep up I figure I can't be the only one who is starting to wonder about old friends. So round 'em up kiddos - and feel free to share what's on your mind, how you intend to make a difference in the world, what planet you live on - and whatever else you might thinketh...
Cheers! {clink-clink}
Temple