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| E.J.'s 30th Birthday Book | |
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He is an amazing man as those of you who have the pleasure to know him will know. I am so lucky to have him in my life, walking the path with me. "Darling, I love you and thank you for finding me." Your wife, Lisa. |
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| FROM STEWART ~HIS FATHER IN LAW | |
| Congratulations on attaining the ripe old age
of 30. (my heart bleeds for you) But seriously E.J. HAPPY BIRTHDAY THANK YOU for having the dream of marrying an Irish girl with red hair. More importantly THANK YOU for choosing Lisa. THANK YOU for all the times you have made her so happy. THANK YOU for being there for her and for supporting her over the past five and a half years. THANK YOU for giving her a shoulder to cry on during times of adversity. THANK YOU for patience and understanding. THANK YOU for giving us the opportunity of meeting the members of your wide family circle and THANK YOU for giving us the opportunity to visit your home. AND FINALLY THANK YOU FOR JUST BEING YOU Stewart [Father in Law] |
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| FROM CAROL ~HIS MOTHER IN LAW | |
| E.J. : HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPECIAL SON-IN-LAW
Why are you SPECIAL?? Well first and foremost you are looking after our daughter. We love her very much and are pleased that you are doing such a good job!! You certainly are soulmates!! Please don’t ever let that change. The second reason for you being special is that you have given us an extended family – we now have Ed, Dottie, Shawn and Tom (plus grandparents) to think about and care about. We appreciate all you have done to let us experience things we would never have thought of (or even dreamt of): e.g. 1. Punting on the river in Cambridge Anyway we love you and hope you have a great 30th Birthday. Carol xxoo [Mother in Law]. |
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| FROM HIS MOTHER | |
| EJ has always hated birthday parties. I have
photos of him crying at all his birthday celebrations from his first birthday
to his 13th birthday. I think it was the stress of all the attention. He
always cried when we sang "Happy Birthday". But maybe it was a
control thing. For instance, when he attended the birthday party of a little
boy down the street he ran home from the party crying, "They're jumping
around and making noise! Nobody wanted to play the games! Nobody was listening
to me!". Another time he was invited to stay for supper after Justin's
birthday party and he came home crying (again), "They were having BEAR
for dinner and they made me eat some and I thought I was going to throw
up! So I ran home." It was actually venison (deer) that Mr. Kukura
prepared for them, but EJ's fertile ears heard something completely different. Memom always made cool theme cakes for his birthday - a Teddy bear cake for his first birthday, a Choo-choo cake for his second birthday, a Fire Truck cake, a Speed Racer Car cake, a GI Joe cake, a Spiderman cake, a Soccer Field cake -they were beautiful. We always had lots of friends over - Sean Burns, Mike Hood, Jamie McNutt Jimmy Buccafuri, - perennial birthday attendees. We always had games planned, but inevitably it deteriorated into mass chaos! As I look back on it, I think it was the chemicals in the purple juice I served that made them all nuts! Here's wishing you a happy 30th birthday! Don't cry! You're only 30 and you still have all your hair and all your teeth. I'm proud of you, I love you and your Lovely Lisa and I wish you many, many more happy birthdays. Love Mom |
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| From Nirav | |
| Vibodha occurs to me as intelligent, loving,
playful, serving others, aware, growing, courageous, adventurous, inquisitive, creative, talented, polite, kind, inventive, caring, friendly, loving, compassionate, confident, open, enthusiastic, playful, successful, outgoing, and wise! I'm delighted and grateful to know him. Love, Light, Laughter, and Blessings! :-) Nirav |
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| From his brother Tom and Tom's girlfriend Amanda | |
| So what does EJ mean to us. Well to me he's Tom's
big brother, what a lucky guy :). To Tom, EJ is the guy he's looked up to
his whole life and now they look eye to eye. A funny story about EJ........... While when I think of EJ, i think of a porkroll loving fool. Who loves porkroll so much that he will even beat up his little brother arguing over how to cook it. Tom would like to share the story about the time that Dad got really mad at EJ and gathered all of his star wars figures and threatened to put them in the trash the next day. EJ being the mischievous and adventurous 12 yr. old planned to use his younger brother and plot a revolt against Dad. The 12 yr. old and 4 yr. old planned the revolt to happen after dad went to bed. And so the 2 boys woke up and ransacked the garbage bags and took all the figures back to the toychest in Ej's room. Tom can't remember if they got away with it, but he doesn't think he did. It just goes to show how attached EJ was to his star wars figures that he was even willing to risk the life of his little brother to save his toys. If that is not setting an example, what is.... Happy Birthday EJ! Hope you have a great day. Love, Tom and Amanda |
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| An excerpt from his friend Tim | |
| Chink games, riding our bikes into Philly, being your co-pilot when driving, drink Trivial Pursuit, road trips, playing jokes on Scott (his car)you name it. There are just so many stories and great times that we have shared over the years! Even though we don’t see each other often…I’m sure that there are many more good times to come. Happy Birthday EJ! Wish I could be there with you… Your friend always, |
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| From our friend Zandra & her sons Alex and Samuel | |
EJ to us always brings warm memories. EJ always has a smile, and is always there to help. I remember his extraordinary patience.... [Sat in a cold tack room with a can of beer, waiting patiently for hour upon hour for the foal that wasn't quite ready to come, but still with a smile.] I remember the gentleness in his eye's as he played with Alex as a young baby, again with such patience. The fun times, the relaxing times all bring back such warm memories. With all our love, kisses and best wishes Zandra, Alex and Samuel xxx |
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| From his nephew Matthew [aged 7] | |
| Hi EJ Happy Birthday. I wish that i was there to give you a pressie and a hug but I can send you a message. Do you remember when I wouldn't stop saying Uck!!!! And do you remember the night that you babysitted me and we played GRAN
TURISMO. HAPPY BITHDAY! |
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| From his niece Rachel [aged 11] | |
Rachel - Hi there EJ Happy Birthday! I hope
that you get lots of pressies. One of the funniest times was when we were all driving up to see the waterfalls(i can't remember what they were called) and I was sick all over the car and we had to stop and buy me some new clothes. By the way THANKS for the message puzzle. |
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| From his sister in Law Catherine. | |
Happy Birthday darling brother in law it’s about time u reached thirty. I would just like to cast your mind back to a lovely bright sunny day at Hampton Court Palace where u proceeded to take lots of fab shots of the statues, such was the concentration you didn’t realise that they were covered up - oops, such a good laugh I had that day. Happy Birthday, Bye xxxxxxx |
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| From his brother in Law Russell and girlfriend Tash. | |
Witty, charming, with a winning smile that can light up a room, the type of man women find irresistible and men admire.... but enough about me, we're here (not literally) to honour E.J..... a man .....some might say, a short man, oh yes - we've all seen the finger pointing from strangers as we accompany him down the street, the jibs, the name-calling and ridicule cast behind his back - but to Tash and I, he is a giant of a man (not literally). I will admit that it's sometimes difficult to see beyond the baseball cap, the uncouth accent and oh... those way-too baggy short/sweatshirt combo's - but once you do - you will be in the presence of a human - not THAT dissimilar to you and I - if you cut E.J. - does he not bleed? (this isn't an open invitation - it was a rhetorical question) - if E.J. inhales beer - does he not fall over? (again...rhetorical). Whenever I met E.J. obviously, like most people.... once I got over the fact that this wasn't one of Lisa's post-pubescent rebellions instead actually being a meaningful relationship.. and more so, when I learnt that he was going to be my brother-in-law - one word sticks in my head.... mortification....but after that I realised that this young man would be walking down life's paths with my sister - shoulder to shoulder (or upper arm) through thick and thin. I am proud of their union and know that my sister will be cared for as they go. E.J. is a fantastic guy - the soothing Ying to Lisa's raging Yang - she says potato and he says potatoe. I know that wherever you are, you'll be having a great time and I hope
that that this message from the two of us will, in a small way add to
your day, but more importantly compensate for the lack of a present. Happy
Birthday E.J. |
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| From our friends Nis and his children Danica and Simon | |
| VIBODHA......Vibrant, Dynamic, Energetic,
Outgoing, Inspiring, Loving being. We remember your arrival very well. 2 backpackers fully equipped with modern day technology and bringing with them wondrous stories from all over the world and creating new possibilities and new businesses where ever they travel. Wishing an extraordinary person an Extraordinary Birthday. |
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| E.J.'s 30th Birthday - 6 Oct 2003 | |
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is a small selection of his book, you can see who E.J. is for people.