Wedding Party

Lisa’s Ladies:

Stacie Bosinoff Clements:  Stacie and Lisa have been friends since elementary school.  They were in Girl Scouts together (they cried the one and only time that their mom’s sent them to Girl Scout summer camp together!), had sleep overs together, biked to middle school together, went on family vacations together (remember the trip to San Francisco with the Taylor’s?), went to their first movie together without parents (the “Care Bears”), went to our first concert together (George Michael), made lots of memories together in high school (who can forget the black “Hopper!”), took classes together at Orange Coast College (remember that horrific Science class?!), and remained close friends as life took Stacie to northern California for school, work and eventually, love while Lisa remained in southern California for school, work, and also, eventually love.  Though they may live in opposite ends of the state, they always pick up conversations as if they just saw each other yesterday.  Stacie is truly my forever friend!   

Michelle Moshiri Cornell:  Michelle and Lisa also met in elementary school and soon, Michelle, Lisa and Stacie all became good friends.  Michelle and Lisa also enjoyed sleepovers, playing Barbie dolls, learning Backgammon, attempting to beat Michelle’s Dad at ping pong (impossible!), trips to Lake Arrowhead (“Girlies, it’s a lovely day to scrape the paint off the house banisters!”) and Girl Scout camp(remember Matt and Mark playing GI Joe at the crack of dawn?!), summer night games of hide-and-seek, hanging out during the great chicken pox epidemic that swept through Kettler Elementary School, riding our”iciles” with Stacie to Sowers Middle School, baking cookies with Suzanne (still love the raw cookie dough!), the “smodge,” carpooling to Edison,  working together as lifeguards and swim instructors (“These are not horns!”), lunches at the greasy spoon, Oingo Boingo concerts, long distant calls to Omaha, our ill-fated softball season, the cheese fries at Islands, Fat Tire beers at Longboards, our tearful good-bye when you and Roman moved to Florida, the birth of Maxim, the trips to Florida (is it ever NOT humid there?!), and our mini reunions when you come home.  Here’s to our many memories, my other forever friend.

  

Samantha Dominguez Humphery:  Sam and Lisa met at a City of Huntington Beach staff meeting in the spring of 1991 and spent the next several years working together as swim instructors.  By the next year, Sam introduced Lisa to her friends at Marina High School, including Chara Burnstein, and Lisa introduced Sam to many of her Edison High School friends, including Stacie and Michelle.  Over the years, these two group of friends became one large group of friends,  friends who  played together, including: the Marine Corps Challenge, golf  (remember stretching with Steve on the golf mats?), countless game nights, trips to Hollywood (the Thunderchicken rocked  Dr. Dre!), trips to Vegas (strawberry margaritas anyone?), our cruise (still don’t know how 5 of us fit in one tiny, tiny cabin together!), trips to MCAS El Toro; loved together:  ohhh the crushes on Steve-did any of us not lovehim???; made memories together:  parties with Ol’McVander, rounding down tips, Don Jose’s for the best waiter EVER- Roque!, Zubies, Mr. K’s for the ambiance, Dottie and the infamous tight fitting black dress, birthdays (go Pisces!), fake ID’s, the ill-fated Monopoly night in Chara’s bedroom, the Balboa Bay Club debacle, pole dancing with Mike in Temecula; cried together: our family tragedies; and  grew up together: the birth of Tommie, all of the “events’ at your house and my folks, and our weddings.  Here’s to my post high school forever friend and my Dad’s other daughter!  Just remember, I’m still your mom’s favorite 4th daughter! 

Chara Burnstein:  Chara and Lisa met through Sam back in 1992 (it was a few months after Sam and Lisa began working together before Chara was introduced).  Chara soon became part of the City of Huntington Beach “fold” and has tolerated many years of rehashed pool memories and stories, cheered our ill-fated softball team to their 1 victory, laughed at our drunken text messages from Temecula while she was working in Boston, had us over for Monopoly nights in her bedroom (are you still finding game pieces hidden in the carpet?), tolerating Don Jose’s despite a one-time  aversion to Mexican food, lots of movies and lunches/dinners, trips to Disneyland (remember when we went on Super Bowl Sunday?!), the super PAC team of Sam and Chara on game night, sharing a bed with my Mom in New York, “Are we in the right room?,” our student teaching experience (Clydesdale!), Robbie, Jerry’s Deli,  gossip, BBQ’s, laughter and tears.  Thank you for sharing the last 20 years…here’s to my other post high school forever friend!

Gina Casaga:  Gina and Lisa met through Mark back in 2000, when she and Mark started dating.  Over the years, Gina and Lisa have shared many memories from holiday celebrations, to family dinners, to trips to the wine country, Scrabble marathons, The Christmas Carol, fine dining, birthdays, jewelry parties, Mary Kay parties, soccer games, fun times with her boys-Dakoda, Hunter and Noah, game nights, cheering on our ill-fated softball team, weddings, family tragedies, graduations and all things “family.”  Thank you for the wonderful memories and for being a part of our family and our big day.  Here’s to many more memories together my forever friend, the queen of Scrabble and master of chocolate bundt cakes, Gina.

  

Pete’s Pals:

Raul Moreno:  Raul is Pete’s brother and his best man.  “Raul, I don’t know where to start-we have so many stories.  All I can say is, thank you for everything!”   P.S.:  I promise no more fights over baked potatos!    

Zachary Perez:  Zachary is Pete’s son.  “Zach is my son, my friend and what else can I say, my boy.  You are going to shine as my groomsman.  Thank you for being a part of my day and for being my tyke.”

Mark Boese:  Mark and Pete met through Lisa when Pete and Lisa started dating.  Mark is Lisa’s brother.  “Mark, I know that things were kind of rough between us in the beginning, but am glad that things are now smooth sailing.  I’m proud to have you as my groomsman and brother-in-law.  Here’s to more memories and family!”

Michael Vlachos:  Mike and Pete met through the Boese family when Pete and Lisa started dating.  “Mike is my buddy.  I’m glad we’ve met and have had such good times together.  I’m happy to have you as a part of our day as both my friend and groomsman.  Here’s to more guys’ nights out!”  

Anthony Rocha:  Anthony and Pete met through work.  “Anthony is my great friend at work and outside of work.  We’ve had many good times together …here’s to many more.  I’m proud to have you as my groomsman. “