Ali, Matt, Annabelle, and Jackson Drayer: Ali and Matt are two wonderful individuals that I worked with at “the Pro”. These two are actually a love connection that all started at “the Pro”. They have a great love story that began with an anonymous e-mail and lead to a romantic beach wedding in Mexico and two gorgeous, fun-loving, smart kids, Annabelle and Jackson. Ali and Matt are such a wonderful couple and they still look at each other today, as if they just started dating yesterday. They are such great people Matt is an incredibly talented web developer who, like me, enjoys a geeky conversation about different web-based business models after 5:00. Ali is quite possibly one of the kindest people that I have ever met. I have never heard this woman say anything bad or catty about anyone, even those that really deserve it. Combined they are one of the most fun couples to hang out with. Plus they have two of the cutest kids, Annabelle loves to dress herself and she comes up with some of the most phenomenal outfits that I have ever seen and Jackson is just such a love and his smile could melt even the coldest of hearts. Thanks guys so much for your donation!
Diane Stoloff: Diane and I have been working together at “the Pro” for the entire time that I have been at the company (a little longer than 6.5 year). Unfortunately for Diane she received many a “wrong number” calls from me when I first started at the company because her extension is 3713 and my first supervisor’s extension was 3173 (sorry about all those Diane). Diane is an absolute godsend and the reason that I understand how even the simplest of things work at our company. I am pretty sure that over the past 6.5 years I have asked her some of the same questions almost 20 times over and over again and similar to her reaction to all those miss-dialed calls Diane has had the patients of a saint. Diane is one of those people that keeps me sane at work because I will come to her and ask for some of the most insane things that I know for a number of reasons just can’t be done but still I ask. Each and every time Diane laughs at me and then I laugh at me too and then she helps me come up with a work-around to make my incredibly hair-brained scheme work. Then when that hair-brained scheme of mine doesn’t work out the way that I thought she doesn’t get angry that I just made her stay so late to make it all work well. She’ll laugh with me and then try to convince me on how she thought that it was a good idea too. Diane also has some fantastic artwork on her office walls by the soon-to-be famous artist, Lily, Diane’s daughter. We can be working through some of the most frustrating stuff that makes my blood pressure go through the roof but then I look at these pictures and all of the sudden things just seems so much better. Thanks so much Diane you’re awesome.
Elle and Joe Yarborough: Elle and Joe went to Regis together but become better friends after our Regis days. Elle may be one of the sweetest people that I have ever met. Literally after a few hours with Elle you get a toothache because that is how sweet this girl is. She is one of the most thoughtful people on the planet, she send gifts and cards for just about every single occasion and some of these times aren’t even occasions. I think that I might have received a lovely note and gift from Elle just because it was a Tuesday in February before. Elle is also a phenomenal photographer, really people would pay for pictures that Elle takes and she loves it so much it’s really incredible to have her around. Her husband Joe is also such a gem and happens to also be one of Wrigley’s favorite people, in fact according to the last time that Joe and Wrigley were together I think that Wrigley might have a little crush on Joe. I was fortunate enough to be at Elle and Joe’s wedding a few years ago and it was just absolutely stunning wedding and such a wonderful and fun time. Ellen and Jow recently moved back to MA from Arizona earlier this year and unfortunately I have yet to actually see them in person in Massachusetts but that does not mean that I don’t think about them often. As soon as this hectic marathon training is over its the three of us for dinner! Thanks to facebook though I do know that these two are expecting their own little bundle of joy and I am so excited for the both of them and can’t wait to meet the new addition. Thanks so much guys!
Evan and Stacey Treece: Evan and I went to Regis together and she is my only friend who about 20 minutes after I first met her I was carrying her up three flights of marble stairs. However, even with this interesting start to our friendship we have stayed friends ever since that faithful night. Evan is like another little sister to me since she is 2 years younger than I am. Evan went to study abroad in London for a semester and I followed her out there for a visit and we had such a blast, she introduced me to snake bites, boney fish and chips, and bars that stayed open well past 2AM. Evan met a wonderful girl Stacey who I was kind of worried wouldn’t be able to keep up with Evan’s and mine crazy hi-jinks but soon after meeting Stacey I quickly understood that it wasn’t Stacey that would have to do the keeping up, it was Evan and I that were going to need to work at keeping up with Stacey. These two are a perfect compliment to one another and a blast and a half to hang out with. I went to their wedding over the summer and it was such a great time and despite the rain it was an absolutely gorgeous day. One of the things that I’ll be thinking about during that 26 mile run is our memorial day trip down the Cape next month. Thanks guys for the donation!
Jamie and Brian Carmichael: If everyone doesn’t have someone like Jamie in their life, then they need to send Jamie an e-mail right now and take her out to dinner because she is absolutely awesome and will keep you in stitches the entire time! She is just an absolute riot who does some of the best impressions, including of me, that I have ever seen. Jamie is always coming up with some crazy idea of a business to start on her own, but really the only business that Jamie should really be in is the comedy business. Jamie is a type-A personality during the day, super stress case, we probably compete on who’s blood pressure is higher about 5 times per day, but then you take her out for a beer after work and everything is out the window. When she puts her “Jamie-Beam” cape on you better just look out. Jamie found the guy that was just made for her, Brian is such a great guy. He’s a tall football-player-looking guy who looks like he could kill but really he is such a laid back, funny guy, that you just want to have a beer with while you both laugh at Jamie. I was also at Jamie and Brian’s wedding which was so phenomenal and such a wonderful night in Rhode Island. Thanks so much for the donation you two!
Susan, Ed, and Meghan Waters: Sue is another wonderful “Pro” woman. Sue joined the Pro quite some time ago and was brought on by our friend Monica. She has been our direct mail guru ever since. Sue can tell you more about postage rates, how size and the type of seal affects a postage rate than any human being would ever want to know…ever. Sue is such a blast to be around, yet another woman that you can work with all day and then you want to go out and get a glass of wine with after work because she’s just that fun to be around. Not to mention that she also is responsible for catching all of my mistakes at work so I think that we all know she is really busy. Sue and Ed have built their own adorable little family that lives in the cutest yellow house that I used to drive by every day on the way to work. Sue’s daughter is a little miniature version of Sue, it really is the craziest thing because when you talk to Meghan it feels like you’re talking to Sue. Meghan is so adorable while at the same time knows exactly what she wants and knows how to get it from her mommy and her daddy ( a girl after my own heart). Meghan has also done such a fantastic job decorating her mom’s cube. Thanks guys so much for the donation.
Triona Moynihan: Triona, yet another Moynihan sister. Triona is Bridget’s and Alanna’s sister (see Thank You Thursday 6 part 1 and 2). Triona is the quietest of the Moynihan girls but don’t let that fool you, she is always observing and if you listen close enough she comes out with some of the best sarchastic jokes that I have ever heard. Triona is incredibly passionate about music and is always trolling the youtube and other music sites to find her next favorite band that no one else has heard of. If Triona asks you to go to a concert and it’s a band that you’ve never heard of and you’re not so sure about it. Go! Go and don’t give it a second thought because this girl knows good music. Probably because, thanks to Kathy, these girls grew up listening to FNX. Triona is also an absolutely incredible artist. It doesn’t matter what the medium is, tiny bits of rolled up paper, paint, or a Macbook this girl can develop incredible art. If you’re looking for graphic design work Triona is your girl, I promise she’ll deliver much more than anything you could think of on your own. Thanks so much for the donation Triona!
Only 26 miles to go! 
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