Amanda (Mandy) turned 30 last week. She is my first child, born in 1982. I am twice her age. She organized a big party in Albuquerque with a 1982 Prom Theme to celebrate her milestone.
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Amanda at 30. |
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Matt, Mary, Pam and Brian |
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Amanda and DJ Kossi |
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Blowing out the birthday candles |
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Amanda's sister Mary at birthday 80's Prom Night Party |
I threw a big party
to celebrate my milestone (60th Birthday). I guess we mark these milestones because we don't know how long we'll be here. Every photograph we take captures a moment in our lives that is meaningful. Below are pictures from Amanda's life.
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Amanda in 1982 with her father, Mark, at our home in San Diego |
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Here Amanda is on her father's back at a union picket in front of General Dynamics in San Diego. She began attending union meetings at 3 months old. |
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Amanda at 1 year old in San Diego, California |
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Summer of 1984, San Simeon Beach, California |
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Amanda "reading" in 1983 in San Diego |
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Sister Mary at Amanda's 4th Birthday (1986) |
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Mandy and her Dad (1983) |
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Mandy swimming with the Copley YMCA Swim Team (1989) |
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In Fishersville, Virginia, visiting Grandparents (1984) |
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Hiking in the Cuyamaca Mountains (1985) |
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Mandy at Disneyland with sister Mary (1991) |
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Showing off her Swim Pentathalon Trophy (San Diego, ca. 1992) |
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Middle School in San Diego (1995) |
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Running Cross Country for Mission Bay High School (1997) |
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Amanda in backyard of Clairemont home (2004) |
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Senior Prom Night (1999) |
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Mary and Amanda, Girl's Water Polo Team, Mission Bay High School (1998) |
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Amanda visiting old family home in Virginia (1997) |
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Amanda and Mary drifting on Merced River, Yosemite National Park (1996) |
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Amanda in Toulumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park (1996) |
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Mary and Amanda in Portola State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains (ca. 1992) - that's a Banana Slug in Mary's hand. |
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Senior Year, Mission Bay High School, 1998-99 |
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Amanda at Grand Canyon (1986) with Mary and father, Mark |
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Amanda at High School CIF Swimming Championships (1999) |
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1999 Graduate of Mission Bay High School |
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La Jolla Cove (1998) |
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Amanda and mom at Grand Canyon, May, 2000
on our way home from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri |
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Ashley and Amanda, Sonoma State University Graduation (2007) |
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Amanda and Step-father, Ron, at college Graduation Dinner, 2007 |
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Aunt Jeanne, Cousin Tracy, and Amanda at graduation luncheon in Sonoma (May, 2007) |
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Amanda moved to New Mexico in 2007 |
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Amanda at Santa Fe International Folk Market (2011) |
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Mary and Amanda at Amanda's 29th Birthday Breakfast at Barelas Coffee Shop in Albuquerque (February, 2011) |
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Amanda striking a meditative pose at my home
in Sandia Park, New Mexico |
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Amanda at adobe ruin at La Madera, New Mexico (2009) |
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Amanda in Manitou Springs, Colorado in January, 2012 |
There's so much more waiting for you. Enjoy the next 30 years! And always be in the moment, experiencing life as it is with each breath you take. Love, Mom
that is a beautiful tribute to your daughter, heres to the next 30 :-) 90 is the new 40 !
ReplyDeleteWonderful memories indeed.
ReplyDeleteVery Cool!..
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these beautiful memories..
Kudos to Amanda and family! All things miraculous await you.
ReplyDeleteTake care. Roger