[Magdalen] Thanksgivings: Samantha's 21st birthday

[cady soukup]

Oh Ann! Thank you!

It has been that long, hasn't it? Frank Griswold's installation was a
very, very special time for me, being able to gather in the National
Cathedral with so many list sibs - joyful! I wish that I had been part
of the group that sang hymns at Diana Smith's to the point of being
noted by the security guard. Such a great time! But then, Mike & Sam &
I were able to be at Bob Counselman's church where we saw several
others - Jim Guthrie & Albert, Sister Elias, Rochard Konopka, ...

Having children (and them having children) is such an amazing way to
mark time. Visiting Connie and Bill Jones was our first trip to visit
list sibs, and my kids have grown up visiting churches and people all
over the country. Samantha consciously insisted on having bread and
wine at communion, at every church we visited, as soon as she could
talk!

hugs - memories - thanksgivings - Cady


On 11/6/15, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:
> Wait -- how did this little toddler that I met at Diana Smith's
> Installation Party (for the installation of +Frank Griswold in 1998),
> change into a young adult?  This simply cannot be.  I remember, Cady, when
> I called you an Amazon (being awestruck by you), and you couldn't decide if
> it was a compliment or an insult.  It was most definitely a compliment, and
> I think I went on at great length to reassure you that it was!  Of course,
> I had already had several glasses of wine by then....
>
> Please convey my happiest returns to Sam!
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 1:36 PM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Our youngest, and our only daughter, turns 21 today!
>>
>> Her first list meet was with Connie and Bill Jones in Virginia Beach
>> in the summer of ?1996? She's been to several list meets since then,
>> in the Chicago area and closer to home. She returns from this year's
>> time at Lees Ferry Lodge near Marble Canyon, AZ next week.
>>
>> I am very, very grateful she lived through her toddler years when she
>> managed to visit the emergency room twice a year for a few years.
>> Given that I have a brother who survived a very similar number of
>> visits, it wasn't a surprise for me. Her father was not amused.
>>
>> Happy birthday to Samantha Grace Landrum, now known as "Sam" (to fit
>> in with her 3 older brothers?)!
>>
>> hugs all around - Cady
>>
>