Category Archives: life

Jeff’s 50th at Bartlett Lake

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Carmelo

For our friend Jeff‘s 50th, we went camping and turned it into a long weekend. The weather was gorgeous and also very frightening at times, which always makes for a memorable trip. What really made it memorable was all the … Continue reading →

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Small Marine Reunion

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Carmelo

I found out a Marine brother of mine was in town and my ukulele night didn’t last as long as it could have been, so I got to get out and meet up. To my surprise, but I guess not … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year, 2024 – 2025

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Carmelo

2024 was a really good year for us. We did quite a few noteworthy things. the End of the Year meeting was kind of nerdy and fun! We watched some Dr Horrible and we also got our calendars for 2025 … Continue reading →

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Uncle Click

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Carmelo

I found my Uncle! Its been too many years! After getting back with him, mom and I had a video conference with him.

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Courtney and Jolyn

Posted on August 4, 2024 by Carmelo

We got to hang out with our sisters, Courtney and Jolyn, and Courtney was visiting from Michigan! It was really nice to hang out and catch up!

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Lake Day 2024

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Carmelo

We took Friday off and spent the whole day at the lake. It felt so good to just take it so leisurely! We literally took our time from the day before with getting the boat uncovered, the battery charged, then … Continue reading →

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Mariah’s Brunch 2024

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Carmelo

Justin had a brunch set up for Mariah and it was a great time! We ate and listened to music and caught up on things.

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Greg Swinden

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Carmelo

I found out that an old classmate had passed away. I remember the kindness of his mother, so I took to networking with friends to track down her number. I gave her a call and she remembered me. I let … Continue reading →

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Tampa 2024

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Carmelo

The day after we got back from Los Angeles, I flew out to Tampa for a leadership team Onsite. We flew our people leaders out to do some leadership exercises and have them build our strategy for the year. We … Continue reading →

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Out to Eat!

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Carmelo

I had lunch with my friends whom I used to work with, then I had dinner with Damien. I’ve been trying to have regular contact with friends and family and why not do it over a meal?

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