T h e B r i d a
l P a r t y
G R O O M
Parents:
RAY and PATRICIA FAIRCLOTH
Here is a picture of the Groom's parents. The baby in the picture
is my niece
(the daughter of my 28 year old brother, Myron). Dad is a line technician
for
Bellsouth. Mom is an RN at Smith Hospital in Hahira, GA. Mom is
particularly glad I'm getting married. This resolves any doubts she
had as to
whether I was gay. I remember when I went to a singles retreat with
our church
youth group in Ponte Vedra, Florida. On the way back, she cooked
me and
several of my friends lunch. She asked about us meeting any women
and I said
we didn't meet any because there weren't any that were very interesting.
Mom
gets quiet for a minute and then says:
"Is there something you need to tell me?"
"What are saying?" I replied.
"Is there something I need to know as a mother?" Mom said.
Getting nervous, I said "What? Are you asking if I'm gay or not?"
My friends, I noticed, had stopped eating in midstride. Spoons and
forks were
in mid stroke, just stopped.
Suddenly mom says "Well, the thought did cross my mind. Here you
are 27
years old, you don't date, you don't have a girlfriend, you go to a coed
retreat
and don't find any interesting girls, you haven't dated or had a girlfriend
that I
know about in years."
Words cannot begin to describe my embarrasment or shame. Thanks,
Mom!
Even though I made it clear to them I was not gay, I lost 3 friends that
day. One
of them would not even take, much less return, any of my phone calls.
Best Man: CRAIG MEADOWS
Here are a couple of photos of Craig. He is a controller at a Computer
maintenance and service company. I have known Craig since the 9th
grade. Oh
the things we have been through. Of course, if you ask him, he will
say the
things that I have put him through (like the time I was giving him directions
and
after driving for over half an hour and burning up a half a tank of gas,
we wound
up 1 mile south of where we started). He loves it though. I've
made his life
exciting and interesting. He's really gotten into it with my car
hobby. Once he
drove all the way to Louisville, KY, to get a car for me that was described
as having a little surface rust and needing a new top (but not running).
What
they meant to say was that a little surface rust was all that was left
of it. Craig
was not a happy camper because it was a LONG way from Atlanta, GA to
Louisville, KY. I'm a little worried about Craig being in or at the
wedding. I
know he has a ton of stories, most of them extremely embarrasing, that
he plans
to tell anyone who will listen. Below you will find a picture of
Craig and his
wife Carol. Craig and I used to ride motorcycles together so I have
included a
picture of his bike, a Kawasaki Vulcan (which he sold and now owns a Honda
VTR 996 Super Hawk--FAST!). I've also included a photo of his plane.
He is
currently studying for the written FAA test.
Groomsmen: RAY FAIRCLOTH
Grandpa looks a little bit uncomfortable in this photo, huh? <LOL>
I'm sure that
mom and dad will kill me for posting these photos, well, if they had a
computer
that is and knew it was on the internet.....ha, ha, ha. Guess that
old saying about
what you don't know can't hurt you is true. My Dad is going to be
one of my
groomsmen. My only hope is that the drive to Erie doesn't kill him.
He
absolutely refuses to fly. The reason, according to my mom, is that
the last time
he flew it was very rough and he told God that if He got him on the ground
safely, he'd never get on another plane. Well, he got on the ground
safely and to
this day he has kept that promise and firmly states that he's not about
to
break that promise now at his age!
MYRON FAIRCLOTH
This is my next oldest brother Myron. He is 4 years younger than
me. Below
is a picture of all the siblings, including me and Myron's daughter, Kinley.
Notice the smirky grin on Myron's face. That's trouble and you can
bank on it.
That boy has been an instigator of trouble his whole life. How he
got such a
sweet daughter as Kinley defies explanation. He has always been sneaky
and
putting people up to things that always got them into a lot of trouble.
I don't know
why they ever listened to him. You'd think they would learn after
the 15th time.
My other brother, Derek, is on the right holding the baby. He is
11 years younger
than me. He was a phenomenal basketball player and played for Brunswick
Junior College. Unfortunately, he did not have the desire to play
and just gave it
up. Too bad, he was simply amazing and won All Area Player of the
Year
honors in his junior high school year averaging 30 points, 9 rebounds,
and 7
assists per game. This while averaging only about 20 minutes playing
time.
Derek now works as a supervisor at Toys R Us in Valdosta, GA. My
sister Kara
is at the bottom of the photo. She is holding her toy poodle Raven,
which you
can't see. She is now married to 2nd Lieutenant Dustin Hiers of the
US Air
Force. They currently live in Mississippi where Dustin is in flight
school.
B R I D E
Parents:
LARRY and JANET MORRIS
Here is a photo of Kimber's mom. Her dad is kind of shy about photos,
so
I don't have one of him just yet. I am working on it though.
Kimber's dad is a
salesman for a forms company. Her mom is a secretary at their church
in Erie,
PA, where the wedding will be held.
Maid of Honor: MEGAN FARMER
At long last, I am getting the Maid of Honor's picture up. I lost
it, then I found
it. And then I forgot about it. Megan is one of Kimber's very
best friends.
I've greatly enjoyed getting to know her. How about those crabs and
shrimp
Megan?
Bridesmaids: BETSY JACKSON
Here's a photo of Betsy, the person responsible for Kimber and I meeting
and
being together. Betsy and I corresponded for more than a year before
Kimber
and I started trading emails. Its funny that less than 1 year after
Betsy's
wedding, Kimber and I will be getting married. Kimber and Betsy met
in
their church and were friends in Erie prior to Betsy leaving for Spain.
Betsy's
family is from Dallas, Texas.
LAURA BRUNNER
This is a picture of Laura Brunner. She is another of Kimber's friends
from
Erie. Interestingly, Laura met her husband Kevin, a Canadian native,
via the
Internet. That makes 3 couples here who have met and wound up married
via the Internet. What does this mean..........well, my take on it
is that if you
want to meet Pennsylvania women, GET ON THE NET! Chances are there's
an Erie, PA girl out there for you right now.
CHRISTINE BUTO
This is a picture of Kimber's friend Chris. With her are her husband
Jason,
and their daughter Anna Marie. I had the pleasure of meeting them
at
Christmas. Jason, I sure hope you made some progress on that house
you
were fixing up.
