Archives for November, 2007

Thanksgiving in St. Louis ’07


Every other year, Kristi and I enjoy the privilege of a Thanksgiving weekend with my parents, John and Janell, in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. For our own memories and, perhaps, a few laughs for you and some insight into the life of the Hunter family, we have jotted down a few highlights from the trip: [...]

A Balleria, A Frog and A Princess


On Haloween night, Kristi and I set a candle outside our door to let the neighborhood kids know that we were there with candy. Unfortunately, our neighborhood doesn’t see too many visitors. But we did get one really, really, important visit from a ballerina named Kate. Aaron and Stephanie Wojnicki took their daughter on a [...]

A Visit From The Thumb


If I want to know what I will probably look like when I am a little older, I can usually look to a picture of uncle Marty. We’re both drummers, both have brown eyes, brown hair, tall, trim, both like to take pictures – we are the same person. For this reason, I expect to [...]

A Spooky Slone Haloween


There is something nice about sitting around in a costume and having normal conversations with friends. On Friday, October 27th, Kristi and I joined some of our friends from Verizon for the second annual, “Spooky Slone Haloween House,” where we did just that. Shawn and Brooke Slone are involved with the Actor’s Theater in Louisville [...]

The Marvelous Mundane of Marriage


My good friend, Dan Born, recently – and finally – updated his family blog. I am, at this very moment, loosing my mind in laughter and happiness over a poem Dan wrote about Jen, his wonderful wife. This poem would be a great read for an engaged couple. That is, the joy of marriage is [...]

Sleeping Beauty Wakes Up!


Today, for a few moments, I lived inside a horrifying illusion. It was 1:21pm. I was at Jefferson Mall in a little Verizon kiosk and it was time to call Kristi, to bug her and to talk with her. This has become a mid-day ritual. Sometimes we will talk 3 or 4 times before the [...]