We have started referring to John, Larkin, and Reagan as “the adorables” after cousin Ann Marie wrote Dan an email, affectionately describing them as so. We find it quite fitting and cute given their loving nature to one another.
March started off the travel season for the O’Brien-Kindem families. Hap & Nan kicked the month off by meeting Pete & Sase and family at the lake cabin with John and Larkin. All members went to Beach Mountain Resort to do some skiing and sledding. John and Larkin enjoyed the snow, but Larkin kept saying, “cold feet” because her boots and socks were not warm enough for her. Unfortunately, Larkin seems to have her dad’s sensitive feet, poor thing. Their favorite part might have been taking life easy inside the ski lodge, all warm and cozy. Paul stayed home with Reagan and got some much needed one-on-one time with his special girl. Reagan was especially helpful when it came to selecting which photos were going to make the stairwell. Continue Reading →
For months after Jamie died, the only memories that my mind was able to focus on were very recent ones. Maybe because I couldn’t or can’t comprehend how someone who is with you, talking to you, calling you, emailing you one day, can just be gone the next.
Jamie and I talked pretty much every day, even if we were both very busy and it was only for two minutes. I miss our back and forth banter with each other. I miss everything about our friendship. I’ve become obsessed with finding any and all email exchanges we had over the years, as finding even the smallest, seemingly non-important email exchange, somehow brings me a little piece of her, or of us. This is one of our last email exchanges. It makes me smile and of course, cry, but it’s very “us” type of communication, and I suppose that’s why I can’t help but read it over and over again and try to hold on like hell to my last memories of her.
As I (Regan Teti Marscher) told Maureen at Jamie’s service – Jamie exists at the very root of my soul. We literally “grew up” together in middle school and then high school.
Although we knew each other already, Jamie and I first really connected at Camp Tockwogh in MD the summer before 8th grade. We were in the same cabin and I remember us being so comfortable around each other. We both LOVED the Little Mermaid which was recently released. I have a vivid memory of the two of us at the side of the camp pool pretending to be Ariel when she bursts out of the water during a reprise of “Part of Your World” . We then continued showing off that little stunt at many pool parties to come 
We also loved what a goofball Ariel’s friend Scuttle the sea gull was and we loved to imitate him. “Woah what a swim!” Now as my two little girls watch the movie I can’t help but think of Jamie and I being goofy at the poolside.
As we continued through middle school Ariel was replaced by another red head, Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. We both loved the love story and would tell each other “Take Care of You” as the two girlfriends said to each other. And in West Side Story we would cry because Antonio and Maria couldn’t be together. We seemed to really bond over movies where the lovers had a serious challenge to overcome. Continue Reading →
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