Gumbo

This post is a little like Gumbo.........a little mixture of pictures (Peezie's and Lisa's), an update and a reunion weekend testamaent from Peezie Leininger Allred.

Peezie writes:

First of all, the reunion was a BLAST!!! Thanks to everyone that made it happen...ya'll did a GREAT job! It was sooo good to see everyone. And I have to say I was amazed at how much everyone looks as if they haven't changed!! I do wish we could all get together more often!

Well, after graduation I went to LSU for one semester and then transferred to USL. Walt and I were married in 1992. Finished with a Master's in Audiology from USL in 94 and stayed in Lafayette. I started working for ACI Hearing & Balance Center and we purchased the company in 2002. In 1995, I had a kidney transplant (my mom donated one of her kidneys) and knock on wood, everything has been great since.

We have 2 children, Dylan 10/16/02 and Isabelle 3/10/06. They are both very active kids and absolutely hysterical! Dylan is involved in tons of sports and Isabelle wants to do everything her brother does!! In 2000, I decided to go back to school for my Doctoral degree in Audiology, and graduated in 2002...not going back to school EVER again!! That was surely enough!

Walt and I have been living in Broussard (about 5 miles outside of Lafayette, and Thursday before the reunion, we closed on a new house in Youngsville (about 3 miles outside of Lafayette). So, the weekend after the reunion...we will be moving! Walt has been with the Lafayette Police Department since 1994 and is currently in their Detective Department. Whenever we find time, we both still love to fish, water sports, snow ski, travel, hunting (well, only Walt), etc. Anything we can do!! Our kids are TOTALLY outside kids, so of course, they love it all too!

My parents still live in Slidell. They finally got back into their house 15 months after Katrina, and are still working on it, like everyone else! My brother, Jake, moved to Lafayette to go to school, is married to a wonderful person (couldn't ask for a better sister-in-law) and they have 1 child, Ren 3/29/05, who looks JUST LIKE Jake!! They moved to Slidell in March 2007 because Jake works out of New Orleans and Lafayette with EDG, but mostly in the NO area because of Katrina, so they decided to move closer.

I will send a picture of Dylan and Isabelle. Isabelle's is a little out of date..she's due for new pictures now ;)

Thanks again to everyone. We really had a good time this weekend!!
Peezie

I am also adding Lisa Manley Bellagamba's pictures. Click here to read her update.