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blog readers some have you have asked why the infrequent posts two words grad school i ve also taken down multiple posts from the past because it seemed prudent not to broadcast all of my thoughts from religion to politics for those of you who left thoughtful comments to those removed posts i saved them in my personal files i value your insights and that you took the time to share hope everyone is excited for the holiday season get ready for the smell of burning leaves pumpkin spice and the twinkle of christmas lights posted by stephanie dunn at 2 28 pm 1 comments labels friends marriage tuesday august 23 2011 the challenge of being ourselves too often we still live with the pinched expectations of a culture of conformity which sees daring as dangerous go along to get along that s its mantra only a principle refusal to be terrorized by these stingy standards will save you from a frankenstein life made up of other people s expectations grafted together into a poor imitation of existence you can t afford to do that homophobia racism religious bigotry they are all bricks in a wall that divides us bricks cast of the clay of fear fear of that which is different or unknown excerpt by anna quindlen in katie couric s book the best advice i ever got posted by stephanie dunn at 4 26 pm 0 comments labels thoughts thursday april 7 2011 dan s surprise party find the directions for these guys at thecraftingchicks com 2011 03 angry birds cupcakes html dan s closest friends gathered at laser assault to surprise him for his 30th birthday though i had planned this party a month in advance and had done my best to ensure that i was in control of the success of the day life decided to screw with me by reminding me that the illusion of control is life s way of regularly telling you to suck it whatever life if everything seems under control you re just not going fast enough mario andretti two can play at this game warning unbridled zeal is never a good thing i drove a blindfolded dan to the laser tag venue his stomach was empty being the strategic planner that i am i had starved dan to the point of fainting so that he d appreciate the food he d find at the party kinda like hey remember how your vision got blurry and you could barely stand cuz you were so hungry i provide food go get it birthday boy to which i envisioned tears welling up in his eyes while he glanced at me with gratitude and pride before diving headfirst into a large pizza box however my fantasy turned nightmare when the combination of an empty stomach and wearing a blindfold caused severe motion sickness side effect of zeal just 10 more minutes of driving i d reassure him but 10 turned into 30 as bumper to bumper traffic caused a third of our friends to arrive late to the party and i had to stall by driving around in circles circles of all the shapes to choose to drive a motion sick passenger around in i was a bit panicked i was nervously eying spots alongside the road that looked good for an i m gonna puke moment but luckily there was no need this is going to be great i m gonna win life you ain t got nothin on this these and similar phrases ran repeatedly through my mind throughout the day as i envisioned an imaginary war between me and life s unpredictability dan may or may not have commented on why the maniacal look in your eyes but then wisely turned away from my wide eyed gaze and white man s under bite expression pretending the question had never been posed eventually i parked the car and proceeded to retrieve the cupcakes i had hidden in the trunk i knew upon placing the food in there three hours previously that trunks were not designed to preserve food but my optimism took over and i irrationally convinced myself it would work out but upon opening the trunk i saw that the carefully crafted angry bird themed cupcakes resembled the wicked witch of the west after she melted and maybe bile i grabbed the bag of food dragged my green husband out of the car guided him into the venue bumping him on a door frame or two and yanked his blindfold off nearly ripping his head off his neck in the process cuz well i was excited there are times when you realize a month s worth of effort is all going to pot in a matter of 30 seconds life 19 stephanie 4 that s when we say i m just gonna roll with it and pop an oozy green angry bird pig cupcake into your mouth to muffle the screams the evening from that point on proceeded without a hitch we played a couple rounds of laser tag watched dan demolish his playable angry bird cake similar though much less elaborate as the one pictured below and spent the rest of the night eating chatting and watching season 2 of modern family with ben and rosa originally i had anticipated having the day of dan s party to myself to prepare for things while dan was at work then he says honey i think i m gonna take all of my birthday off and spend the entire day with you grreeeaaat i said a little too high and tried to make my smile look genuine the day of was fraught with lying to dan left and right hey why don t you take coda to the park while i get ready for the day she s so ancy so that i could load his trunk with party goodies i think i ll leave the fancy camera in the car under the seat while we go into the arcade why don t you just put it in the trunk steph oh you know what i think i ll just take it in maybe i ll get a good picture honey why don t you go to the gym i won t be getting out of bed for another hour or two cue sound of door shutting as dan leaves so i can hop out of bed and finish decorating 24 cupcakes steph did you make reservations for tucano s tonight what oh oh yeah mmm hmmm sure did except they don t take reservations so we ll just have to get there before the rush they do take reservations well did we get that birthday coupon in the mail from them yet so we can get a free meal tonight knowing i could not produce the coupon that had not yet arrived but still needing to convince him that tucano s was the agenda of the night i said nope but they told me you can just show them the birth date on your id they said no such thing because i never spoke with them i even let dan drive us 30 minutes to tucano s hungry for plates upon plates of meats and then right before parking told him to swap seats with me and put on a blindfold he looked like he might cry but alas he was surprised so all of the lying and evasiveness totally worth it thanks everyone who helped make this day special for sweet daniel posted by stephanie dunn at 11 51 am 2 comments labels dan friends wednesday april 6 2011 natalie and jim are getting married in just 2 5 more weeks we re very happy they found each other here s natalie at one of her bridal showers looking lovely as ever posted by stephanie dunn at 10 00 am 0 comments labels friends marriage friday april 1 2011 happy 30th birthday dan this is a digital version of the wallet sized flipbook i made for dan from your family to you on your birthday your life is a gift we ve experienced everyday these past 30 years we love you happy birthday enjoy _______________________________________________________________________________________ d is for the dorky things you used to do to drive me nuts alrighty then a is for the adventures you had in skateboarding river rafting phiney creek and the white waters near sacramento business retreat activities and hiking many of which i knew about and cringed and some i only learned about through your english class papers in college n is for your native ability to sing and to play the piano beautifully i is for your interesting sense of humor evidenced by the mother s day card i once received that stated i love you like a mother e is for the excellence with which you served your mission in montreal l is for the special love a mother has for her last child n is for noire your beloved dog you raised from a pup who never realized that walks were for walking not pulling people on roller blades as you taught her how the rest of us suffered as she tried to pull our arms off when we took her for a walk e is for the effort you put into achieving your sales goals and other milestones you set in life i is for what else i l l i n i country in illinois where you grew up l is for likeable you have always had many friends who have appreciated you for the good person that you are l is for your contagious and often unpredictable laugh and for your general love for life d is for your devotion to the gospel and dedication to your personal beliefs u is for your unbelievable charm which you have figured out how to turn on when it suits you best work it n is for the nocturnal facial expressions that provide amusement for your wife and dog n is for your natural ability to find fun wherever you can and to enjoy life to the fullest i love all that you are and all you will someday be happy happy 30th birthday my dear son love mom _______________________________________________________________________________________ roller there he was curling through the streets yet unknown from where he came and where he goes he glides not bothered by the pitted peril looming with every step his eye sees an open road a path unblemished by mere imperfection and unobstructed by fear for his safety is not founded in his padding or in ignorance and his joy not born in rebellion or spite his virtue lifts his knees and springs his feet propelling his pursuit of right and he goes on love joe _______________________________________________________________________________________ dan s the one who always knows in the winter when it snows that his car and stephanie s too in spite of forecasts will get through dan s the one who taught me value got me hooked on american idol now i watch it all the time when i should be making a dime dan s the one i tell drive slow but as far as son in laws go he s the one who takes the toast and next to my daughter i love the most coda runs a very close third love itty _______________________________________________________________________________________ from diapers to doorbells it s been fun to see dan grow up into such a great man he s gone from a garfield reading gameboy playing newspaper delivering musical practicing boy to an alarm selling adventure seeking cruise taking husband caring man i admire dan s musical abilities dedication to his career responsibilities devotion to his wife love of life charm and personable and likeable disposition in a nutshell je ne pouvais pas demander un meilleur petit frere love liz _______________________________________________________________________________________ by 30 years old did you know you would be an uncle to 6 nieces 3 nephews a homeowner on view dad to a mutt breed did you know you would be a mother s joy a mother in law s favorite boy a wife s priority did you know you d be the aim of your brother s respect loved by a dear sister in every aspect the best worker in a company did you know you d be whole where once broken the subject of loving prayers spoken that you d mean so much to me at 23 you made me laugh cry and believe at 24 you said i do at 25 we bought our first home at 26 things in life kinda fell through at 27 our love story really began at 28 we were well on our way by 29 you d become a strong man now at 30 i am every day amazed dan you are coda s best friend your sibling s blood your mother in laws blessing your mother s heart and my everything love steph posted by stephanie dunn at 10 14 am 0 comments labels dan friday february 25 2011 2010 a year in review in our little sometimes slanted world tell all the truth but tell it slant tell all the truth but tell it slant success in cirrcuit lies too bright for our infirm delight the truth s superb surprise as lightening to the children eased with explanation kind the truth must dazzle gradually or every man be blind poem by emily dickinson 2010 a year in review accomplishments dan grew hair long and adopted the nickname ringo star steph grew hair long got a tan and adopted the name snooki coda found a new way to ride in style dan was recognized as the 1 sales rep in titan alarm stephanie s blog www danandstephaniedunn blogspot com reached 30 000 readers per month that s not a plug or anything stephanie lied about submitting a shameless plug into newsletter dan and stephanie celebrated 5 year wedding anniversary coda learned to jump on a trampoline with help of generous and talented friends mostly josh pictured below and justin and jimmy we finished our basement apartment in our home and moved in while keeping our fabulous tenants in the main portion of the home dan attended an esteemed taxi songwriter s workshop with bff josh in la stephanie got accepted into her number one pick for grad school seton hill university to study writing popular fiction while living in a motel we successfully avoided confrontations with man with an 8 inch knife and steroid popping weightlifter who worked out at 11pm 2am 5am while sharing a wall with us and dropping his weights loudly after every set stephanie shot at least 3 new candids of dan sleeping with his eyes open good times spent a few days in beautiful yosemite got to visit parents grandparents siblings nieces and nephews aunts uncles and cousins in ca va in and ut went to dc for a day saw michael buble in concert went to see the lion king on broadway dear friends kaitlyn mcguire became mrs todd whitcomb and rosa parma became mrs ben gardner bff shannon mcguire became engaged to ty bailey and bff natalie hess became engaged to jim cannon the twilight movie eclipse came out period titan alarm generously took us on a cruise to the mexican riviera where we ate 2 flans a day gained 2 lbs a day and swam with dolphins participated in disneyland s voluntear program where 1 million people who did service for their community received free disneyland passes for a day our service was singing for an old folks community home stephanie may or may not having noticed certain folks turning down their hearing aids while she sang poor wandering one went to boston to visit shannon and ty and got to see steph s grandfather duke s only living sibling uncle jimmy we made some new friends and were able to be with old friends too we all take different paths in life but no matter where we go we take a little of each other everywhere anonymous thanks for sharing in our lives and letting us share in yours happy 2011 posted by stephanie dunn at 4 32 pm 2 comments labels family friends older posts home subscribe to posts atom blogroll alan chami morgan alanna brown 16 years ago andrew and brooke barnes 14 years ago ben sheri ward 14 years ago ben and chelsea bauer ben and rosa gardner 13 years ago brett stacey hansen 11 years ago brittany ball 13 years ago bryson jaclyn gunter 14 years ago catherine papworth 13 years ago daniel aubri danny and maddie holmgren 12 years ago denise mcguire 11 years ago derek and emily mac 12 years ago devin and 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