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Hello World!

This is Zelda, the first tripawed dog I photographed for my latest project. I'm excited about starting this and hope it gets as much attention as my last project, the Black Dogs Project.

I want to shine a light on pets with special needs. I'm using tripaweds as a stand-in for all those pets needing extra care. No pets is always perfect and they all require special care at some point in their lives. Some live just fine while others have serious issues. The beauty of where we are now is that many problems can be addressed. This can be a severe burden to some but others have stepped up to meet those challenges.

I hope these photos shine a spotlight on the beauty and love these animals have and how important they are to their families.

If you have a tripawed pet (dog or cat) that would like to be included in this project, please reach out. I'm creating these photos in my Studio in Littleton, MA so if you can come to me, I'd love to include you. Please email me at info@fredlevyart.com to learn more.

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Nearly two decades have passed. Christine, struggles to remember the sound of Daniel's voice, their shared moments and conversations only come to her in snippets. But the memories surrounding the school shooting that robbed her of her innocence? Those will never go away.

She  was only 13 when the quiet and exceedingly normal life she and her family enjoyed in Littleton, Colorado, shattered.

Seventh-grade Spanish was letting out when an administrator at her middle school herded Christine and her classmates back into their classroom. It had to do with something that was happening at the nearby high school, though no one would say more.  Eventually the teacher turned on the television. With the rest of America, Christine and her classmates watched the breaking news with confusion. She saw students being escorted out of the high school. 

"There could be up to 20 fatalities," Christine remembers her mom saying hours later, when she was picked up at school. "I didn't know if fatalities meant deaths or injuries, and I was too afraid to ask."  The house filled with neighbors and family friends. The neighbors set out to distract her. She remembers her father making repeated drives to the high school, desperate to pick up his son. Returning from one of his last trips, he dissolved into screams and tears. 

 The neighbors set out to distract her. They ordered pizza and turned on movies. Though it became harder to do so as the hours passed, she tried to convince herself that Daniel was just hiding in a closet, too afraid to come out.

Reality hit the next day around noon, when officials showed up at the family home."They told us my brother was among the dead," Christine says. "I don't really remember anything they said after that.’‘

In an instant, she became an only child. It was a role she hated, not least of all because she couldn't bear to see her parents in so much pain. 

For a while, she insisted that a friend sleep over every night.  "It sounds horrible, but you almost don't want to be alone with your parents," she says, "because watching them go through that is the worst thing in the world."

Sometimes she'd overhear them losing it in the next room. She didn't have the words to comfort them and feared that anything she'd say would make matters worse. So she sat frozen, wracked with guilt for ignoring their cries. 

At first the kids in school showered her with kindness -- even stuffed animals. But they couldn't really look her in the eye. Truth is, she didn't want them to. She had changed overnight."I remember just how awkward I felt, and how different I felt," she says.

And in middle school, being different can mean trouble.

There were students who stared, watching her every move. If she cracked a joke or laughed in a desperate attempt to feel human, they looked at her stunned. On field trips, if the school bus rolled past Columbine High, their heads whipped around to monitor her reaction. She refused to be a mess in front of them, but the more she tried to act normal, the weirder she seemed -- which only increased the gawking, her anxiety and, eventually, their bullying.

Unlike her brother, who didn't like to be filmed or photographed, Christine was into acting and enjoyed being on stage. She surrounded herself with a bigger group of friends than he did. But  after Columbine, she withdrew from others and gave up the stage. The last thing she wanted was to be the center of attention.

It wasn't that she was "all sunshine and rainbows" before her brother's killing, but she emerged someone else. Irrational fears consumed her, as did an obsession with death. Like many children who lose a sibling, she convinced herself she wouldn't live beyond the age her brother died.

She knew her concerns were illogical and didn't want to alarm anyone, so she kept her dark thoughts to herself. Still, rumors circulated at school that she was going to kill herself. 

Her mother, an introvert like Daniel, often retreated. Her father became an activist, rallying for better background checks and protesting the National Rifle Association. While she was proud of his work, it brought new forms of unwanted attention.   She answered the phone when the first hate call came in and was cussed out by a stranger.

Some kids at school lectured her about the Second Amendment and told her what her dad was doing was wrong."I was so taken aback I just didn't know what to say."

Near the end of middle school, when being there became unbearable, she was pulled out and home schooled for the rest of the year. There was no way she could attend Columbine High, so she was given a special provision to attend high school outside the district. She craved anonymity. She needed people to know her for who she was, and not for what her family had been through. By 17, she says she began to find her footing again.

A big part in helping Christine and her family was Madeline, the 11-month-old baby they adopted from China a little more than a year after they lost Daniel. "We still felt a lot of the same pain and heartache and everything like that, but she was kind of just a different force," Christine says. "I was so grateful to have her there and to be a big sister."

When her stepdaughter, Bethany, mentioned having "intruder training" at school, she held her tongue. The 9-year-old explained it was done in case "a robber comes to your school." Christine didn't have the heart to tell her the truth. Christine still holds onto Daniel's copy of J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye." It's stamped in the back with "English Resource Center Columbine High School." She didn't go to that school, nor does her sister Madeline. All these years later, her parents still can't bear to pick up a child there.

Her brother has been gone longer than he was here, and Christine feels as if she's lived two lives. She's not who she was when she lost him. When she sees adult siblings being best friends, she can't help but feel a bit bitter. She can't help but wonder what might have been had Daniel lived.

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Owen + Miles are 6 months | South Platte River Open Space Family Photos

6 months have past and we are starting to see the difference between Miles and Owen’s personalities. Twins are so amazing to me. These ones are extra special. Belonging to the Christy Family they are bound to be. They are so sweet and mellow, just like the rest of the family. And super fun to play with. I can see that Travis, their older brother, has such a great love for them. In no time he will be teaching them how to run, jump and climb and be as adventurous as him. Megan and Jeff seem to be handling the twins like champs. Together they are unstoppable. You can just tell how much a united front they are by how they look at each other. If I didn’t know any better, I would have thought they had just fallen in love. But I know that they just do it over and over again every day. It is so great!

Happy 1/2 birthday boys!

-Katie

Owen + Miles are 6 months | South Platte River Open Space Family Photos was originally published on Denver Wedding Photographers - Elevate Blog

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Pet Memorials Grave Maker

Pets are one of the most famous ways that pet proprietors memorialize their adored allies. These repositories for cinders arrive in an assortment of sizes and styles to suit practically any taste. They aren't the main choice, be that as it may, as certain proprietors have their pet covered, in which case they can include a hand structured and assembled memorial stone or other grave marker to recall their pet by.

Regardless of which strategy you pick, memorializing a pet is not really new. As far back as antiquated Egypt, pets were memorialized. While embalming a feline or pooch and covering their remaining parts with your own, as happened regularly in the old pyramids, may not be as basic today keeping a pet's memory alive still exists. That is the reason such a large number of pet proprietors are thinking about the expense of pet incineration and how they need to deal with the cremains a short time later.

On the off chance that you're asking yourself where would i be able to get my canine incinerated, at that point you'll have to consider what sort of memorial you need a short time later. Much the same as most pet incineration administrations in the Denver, Littleton and Front Range region, we offer a wide determination of urns for pets, from customary marble or metal urns to alluring wooden boxes. The urns come in both customary size and token size, a littler, increasingly handy decision that enables you to hold a limited quantity of your pet's remains for recognition.

While they are each of the a piece of the general expense of pet incineration, these different choices can take into account personalization, which can be very ameliorating. You may settle on a puppet or a case with a figure connected that can speak to your pet's breed. Or on the other hand you may pick a heart molded container or one with a paw print structure. Some pet proprietors even select a bit of token adornments that incorporates a little repository for a part of your pet's remains with the goal that you can keep them near you consistently.

Regardless of whether you decide on entombment over incineration, despite everything you have a wide choice of memorial alternatives. Much like tombstones in human burial grounds, pet grave markers can contain a name, date and most loved saying. Or then again they can be recorded with a laser cut resemblance of your pet. You may likewise have your pet covered in a coffin, in which case you can browse an assortment of sizes and styles. Your choice starts with the topic of where would i be able to get my pooch incinerated or covered? When you've discovered our experts, we can direct you in picking the strategy and memorial that most suits your needs.

With regards to picking urns for pets it's imperative to recall that there ought to be no humiliation associated with settling on the choice. We have pets ourselves, so we know exactly how significant our four-legged mates can be and how obliterating their misfortune can feel. That is the reason we'll never underestimate your sorrow. We're here to tune in and prompt admirably well, to give data about the expense of pet incineration or the selection of memorials and answer some other inquiries you may have.

The lamenting procedure can be a troublesome one and it tends to be anything but difficult to feel overpowered by the various decisions you need to make. In case you're pondering where would i be able to get my canine incinerated, we can help. In the event that you need assistance swimming through the assortment of urns and memorials, we can do that as well. There is no doubt excessively little and no issue that we consider excessively immaterial.

Our pets become relatives thus recalling that them after their life finishes is the same than it would be for some other individual from your family. There is no motivation behind why you can't consider picking urns for pets or making a customized memorial box or grave marker. It's tied in with clutching the memory of all the beneficial things they brought to your life and there's surely nothing amiss with that.

From photograph collections to picture casings to souvenir gems or uniquely planned urns, pet memorials grave maker can take a wide range of structures, however the thought behind them all is very basic and common. The Ancient Egyptians got it; we love our pets and need to express those sentiments significantly after they're gone. That still remains constant today, so don't spare a moment to carry solace to your family and harmony to your darling pet by picking a fitting memorial.

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Welcome to Wailea Photography  Maui by Jonelle Littleton !

Wailea maui wedding Photographers is going by expert Maui picture taker, Jonelle Littleton who has some expertise in giving novel, inventive open air shoreline family representations, senior representations, maternity photographs, commitment photographs, weddings and occasions on the island of Maui!

 "Salud! I am Maui Photographer, Jonelle Littleton. I accept that when you adore what you do, your enthusiasm appears. I have been experiencing my fantasy on Maui since 2010, when I began Wailea Photography and I am so appreciative for my brilliant customers that make everything conceivable.

 I pursued my heart to Maui in 2006 and immediately found photography as an approach to consolidate my energy for the specialized with my enthusiasm for craftsmanship. My life and aesthetic style likewise endeavor to accomplish balance. I join a masterful eye with a profound comprehension of lighting to catch staggering pictures in the midst of the amazing magnificence of Maui. My energy appears in my positive, active sessions that aren't timid about provide guidance to accomplish a dream, while looking after separation, now and again, to catch the genuine minutes too. It would be ideal if you get in touch with me today to make your arrangement! "

 In 2006, I got a Bachelor's of Science in Biochemistry from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and moved to Maui 10 days after the fact. Natural chemistry didn't sound good to my family (a long queue of skilled specialists, each with an alternate medium), however they upheld my choice. My mother paints life-like natural life on saws. My sibling makes complex welding workmanship. My Grandfather does astounding pen-and-inks and my Grandmother painted divider estimated wall paintings (one taking after the Sistine Chapel). I have consistently been innovative, yet when I took a stab at every one of these mediums, I ended up disappointed with not having the option to get my vision to the surface rapidly enough. As it were, I come up short on the tolerance. Along these lines, I chose to seek after my other enthusiasm: making sense of "how things work". What intrigued me the most was the human body, so I sought after a degree in BioChemistry. It wasn't until I moved to Maui in 2006 and met another picture taker, that I understood photography incorporated everything that I was enthusiastic about. It joined my adoration for individuals with my affection for the specialized, the inventiveness, and the moment results. I just realized it was what I needed to accomplish for an incredible remainder. I worked under that picture taker for a long time as her aide, learning and engrossing before going into business in 2010. With innovation improving continually, my enthusiasm for equalization keeps me always an understudy, continually idealizing my craft.

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5 Graphic Design Services that Will Make Your Life Easier

A graphic design company may be enthusiastic about utilizing creativity in computers. They begin with Graphic Design and progress to a whole canopy of Design Services to develop your Brand Identity. A graphic design company makes innovative graphics utilizing visual tools to meet the needs of consumers. If you’re seeking the top Graphic Design Company for Logo Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Brochure Design, and Branding, search for the following characteristics.

It is essential to understand the importance of good design. A professional graphic design for your website, logo, brochure, or business stationery creates a positive first impression, and it can assist you in developing your brand identity.

5 Ways to Make Your Graphic Design Services More Easier1. Design of a logo

The first thing people see about your company is its logo. A well-designed logo expresses the individuality of your brand and assists clients in identifying your company. Consider hiring a graphic designer specializing in logos if you want to develop a distinctive logo.

2. Marketing

The visual identity of your firm is referred to as branding. If you have a lengthy name or want to ensure that your logo appears well on numerous items, you will need to hire a branding specialist.

3. Design of a website

A website is an excellent way to promote your company. However, no prior coding knowledge is required to get started. There are several web graphic design tools available that enable even novices to create their websites.

4. Graphics for social networking

Graphic designers can assist you in creating visually appealing social media postings. You may share these photographs on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms.

5. Business cards

Business cards are still an effective method to introduce yourself and your company. But they’re no longer only for handing out at networking meetings. Many businesses now provide their clients with internet ordering platforms. That implies you’ll have to distribute them online rather than physically.

Conclusion-

The design has the potential to be extremely powerful. It provides information, attracts attention, and stimulates participation. It can also discourage, irritate, repulse, or damage a company’s or organization’s reputation. Experts understanding what would work best for you from numerous viewpoints is the ideal method to manage your graphic design requirements. Learning, reskilling, upskilling, and reinventing oneself as a freelance graphic designer or graphic design company are essential.

Blue Bumble Creative is a small, family-owned business in Littleton, Massachusetts. We are the most effective marketing and advertising firm. We can handle everything from promotional materials to website design and development, making it a one-stop shop for all your business needs. We deliver high-quality service and consistently meet our clients’ demands and expectations.

Branding, graphic design, website, and interactive design, digital media solutions, printing and signage, and shipping fulfillment services are some of our specialties. Many firms offer graphic design services, but we at Blue Bumble Creative provide an excellent graphic design service with an experienced and skilled staff that will do the task on schedule and to a high standard.

Source: https://www.bluebumble.com/5-graphic-design-services-that-will-make-your-life-easier/

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Carl Reiner, Comedy Legend and ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ Creator, Dies at 98 - Variety

Carl Reiner, the writer, producer, director and actor who was part of Sid Caesar’s legendary team and went on to create “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and direct several hit films, has died. He was 98.

He died of natural causes on Monday night at his home in Beverly Hills, his assistant Judy Nagy confirmed to Variety.

Reiner, the father of filmmaker and activist Rob Reiner, was the winner of nine Emmy awards, including five for “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” His most popular films as a director included “Oh God,” starring George Burns, in 1977; “The Jerk,” with Steve Martin, in 1979; and “All of Me,” with Martin and Lily Tomlin, in 1984.

Rob Reiner tweeted on Tuesday morning, “Last night my dad passed away. As I write this my heart is hurting. He was my guiding light.”

Last night my dad passed away. As I write this my heart is hurting. He was my guiding light.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 30, 2020

In his later years, Reiner was an elder statesman of comedy, revered and respected for his versatility as a performer and multi-hyphenate. He was also adept at social media. He maintained a lively presence on Twitter up until the last day of his life. He was vocal in his opposition to President Donald Trump.

As I arose at 7:30 this morning, I was saddened to relive the day that led up to the election of a bankrupted and corrupt businessman who had no qualifications to be the leader of any country in the civilized world…

— carl reiner (@carlreiner) June 29, 2020

Reiner remained in the public eye well into his 80s and 90s with roles in the popular “Ocean’s Eleven” trio of films and on TV with recurring roles on sitcoms “Two and a Half Men” and “Hot in Cleveland.” He also did voice work for shows including “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” “King of the Hill,” and “Bob’s Burgers.”

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In 2017, Carl Reiner, his longtime friend and frequent comedy partner Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Kirk Douglas and other nonagenarian Hollywood legends were featured in the HBO documentary “If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast,” examining the secrets of longevity in a fickle industry.

Reiner first came to prominence as a regular cast member of Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows,” for which he won two Emmys in 1956 and 1957 in the supporting category. He met Brooks during his time with Caesar. The two went on to have a long-running friendship and comedy partnership through the recurring “2000 Year Old Man” sketches.

Before creating CBS hit “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” on which he sometimes appeared, Reiner and “Show of Shows” writer Mel Brooks worked up an elongated skit in which Reiner played straight man-interviewer to Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man”; a 1961 recording of the skit was an immediate hit and spawned several sequels, the last of which, 1998’s “The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000,” won the pair a Grammy.

Producer-director Max Liebman, who cast him in the 1950 Broadway show “Alive and Kicking,” also hired Reiner as the emcee and a performer on NBC’s comedy/variety program “Your Show of Shows.”

Reiner then freelanced as a panel show emcee on “Keep Talking,” as a TV guest star and in featured film roles in “The Gazebo,” “Happy Anniversary” and “It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.” Reiner’s 1958 novel “Enter Laughing,” loosely based on his own experiences, was optioned for the stage by producer David Merrick. Reiner did a legit adaptation in 1963 and then directed the film version in 1967, marking his motion picture directing debut.

For Broadway he wrote and directed the farce “Something Different,” which ran for a few months in 1967-68; helmed “Tough to Get Help” in 1972; penned the book for the musical “So Long, 174th Street,” which had a very brief run in 1976; and directed “The Roast” in 1980.

In 1961 Reiner drew on his experiences with Caesar to create and produce “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” a ratings cornerstone for CBS for the next five years. Reiner made guest appearances as the irascible variety show host Alan Brady. The show won Emmys for writing its first three years and for producing its last two. In 1967, Reiner picked up another Emmy for his writing in a reunion variety show with Caesar, Coca and Morris.

Though the “Enter Laughing” movie was modestly received, Reiner continued to direct steadily over the next few decades. “Where’s Poppa?,” an offbeat comedy he directed in 1970, became a cult favorite. Similarly, two other Martin vehicles, the gumshoe spoof “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” and “The Man With Two Brains,” found bigger audiences after their release in theaters.

There were also several less-than-successful films, such as 1969’s “The Comic,” to which Reiner also contributed some of the script; two similarly titled mid-’80s misfires, “Summer Rental” and “Summer School”; “Bert Rigby, You’re a Fool”; 1990’s “Sibling Rivalry”; and a 1993 spoof of “Basic Instinct” called “Fatal Instinct.” He also appeared in most of these pics.

While the last film he directed was the 1997 romantic comedy “That Old Feeling,” starring Bette Midler and Dennis Farina, Reiner was an active presence in guest roles on television and in supporting roles in films during the 1990s and 2000s, even as he neared and then surpassed his 90th birthday.

He guested on “Frasier” in 1993; reprised the role of Alan Brady on an episode of “Mad About You” in 1995 and won an Emmy for it; and guested on “Ally McBeal,” “Boston Legal” and “House.”

Bigscreen appearances included 1990’s “The Spirit of ’76,” directed by his son Lucas; “Slums of Beverly Hills” (1998); and all three films in the “Ocean’s Eleven” series.

Born in the Bronx, he graduated from high school at 16 and worked as a machinist while studying acting. After brief stints in summer stock and on the Borscht Belt circuit, he entered the Army during WWII. His acting talents brought him to the attention of Maurice Evans’ special services unit, where Reiner first met future “Show of Shows” cohort Howard Morris. For the remainder of the war he toured South Pacific bases in G.I. revues.

He hit the ground running in New York after the war, landing a part in G.I. revue “Call Me Mister” and in 1948 appeared in the Broadway musical revue “Inside U.S.A.,” starring Beatrice Lillie and Jack Haley. Concurrently he was appearing on television as a fashion photographer in ABC’s “Fashion Story.”

In early 1950, Reiner became part of the storied team working in front of and behind the camera on Caesar’s NBC variety show “Your Show of Shows,” a 90-minute comedy-variety show that aired live on Saturday nights. The writers room was packed with future showbiz legends including Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Mel Tolkin and Lucille Kallen.

After “Your Show of Shows” ended in 1954, Reiner and series regular Howard Morris moved on with Caesar to star in another NBC variety show, “Caesar’s Hour,” which ran on NBC from 1954 to 1957. When Reiner decided to shepherd his own sitcom, he teamed with producers Danny Thomas and Sheldon Leonard to produce “Dick Van Dyke Show.”

Van Dyke was the fourth partner in the production company Calvada, which has long maintained ownership of the classic comedy. “Dick Van Dyke Show” featured Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore as Rob and Laura Petrie, a version of Reiner and his wife Estelle living in the suburbs of New Rochelle while Reiner commuted to Manhattan to work on Caesar’s shows.

In 1995 Reiner received the Writers Guild’s Laurel Award, a lifetime achievement award for a career in TV writing. In 2000 he won the Mark Twain Prize for Humor, presented by the Kennedy Center. In 2009 he was presented with the WGA’s Valentine Davies Award, recognizing both his writing legacy and valued service to the guild, the entertainment industry and community at large.

He authored several memoirs and novels, including a sequel to “Enter Laughing,” “Continue Laughing,” “My Anecdotal Life” and “I Remember Me.”

In the 2003 “My Anecdotal Life,” he observed, “Inviting people to laugh with you while you are laughing at yourself is a good thing to do. You may be a fool but you’re the fool in charge.”

Reiner’s wife Estelle, to whom he had been married since 1943, died in 2008. In addition to Rob Reiner, survivors include his daughter Sylvia Anne and son Lucas.

�� Cynthia Littleton contributed to this report.

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Viki + Lee | St Michaels Church Penkridge + The Chase Cannock | Stuart James Photography

New Post has been published on on Stuart James Photography (https://www.stuartjamesphoto.co.uk/christmas-wedding-the-chase-cannock-wedding-photographs/)

Viki + Lee | St Michaels Church Penkridge + The Chase Cannock

Christmas Wedding at The Chase Cannock

When you've had the opportunity to get to know a family over a few years, it makes a wedding that bit more special to share and to capture! Since John + Kate's Moat House Wedding in 2010, the whole family have become friends of mine and Beki's - whether it's been supporting The Hibbs Lupus Trust, or Beki using Viki's salon - they're such a beautiful group of people and I couldn't wait to capture the wedding!!

Viki + Lee's day didn't rush in arriving however, they planned well in advance which allowed them to have the exact day they wanted! And what a day it was!!

Blessed with beautiful winter weather just two days before Christmas, the theme of the day was carried off to perfection - and the tequila shots went down a storm, and certainly got the party started.

I have to say though, it's the first time I've had a bride and groom leave their wedding guests and go to the pub...what an ace idea!!

Here's a look at the story of their Penkridge Christmas Wedding.

With Kaytee on hair duty and Helen Pearson on makeup duty, the ladies were all looking absolutely stunning. There was such a buzz of excitement around the house all morning, and it was great to capture the little touches that meant so much - from the glass for Lee's mom, to the decorations on the Christmas tree - sometimes it's the little bits as part o the narrative that mean so much!

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With hair and makeup complete, there was only one thing left to do - get into that beautiful gown from Wedding Belles of Stone!

I always love capturing the juxtaposition of the Father of the Bride at the bridal house ahead of the grand reveal - here Steve is just sitting back with a glass of prosecco and giving the speech the final once over. A man rarely to show his emotions, but I knew this day meant a lot!!

Christmas Wedding at Penkridge Church

Leaving the ladies to the final preparations is was down to St Michael's Church in Penkridge to see how Lee's nerves were holding up!

Having arrived in fabulous style in the Mustang arranged by Viki as a surprise, the boys looked great in their suits from Dapper Dan in Cannock.

I loved Lee's idea too - straight into the Littleton Arms for a drink, brilliant!!

Winter Wedding Photographs at Penkridge Church

There is no better company in the area for wedding transport than Platinum Cars, and with the personal service from Paul and John the girls arrived in wonderful fashion ready for the ceremony.

With the sun coming out and sparkling off the ladies stunning gowns, it was time for the arrival of our beautiful bride! Viki looked absolutely incredible in her gown, and I just knew Lee would be blown away when he saw her!

Wedding Photographs at St Michaels Church

St Michael's church is such a fabulous setting, and thankfully always full of beautiful light! The ceremony actually also had a really special connection for Viki and Lee too - as they know the vicar really well. They all play hockey for a local team!! Awesome!!

Signed, sealed and delivered, it was time to lead the guests outside and get the celebrations started!

This has to be one of my favourite moments to capture - and I remember being slightly shocked when we had our final meeting: Viki and Lee walked off and left their guests getting into their cars at the church, and headed into the pub for a quiet drink! What a way to toast the new chapter ahead for the couple! Just awesome!

Wedding Photographs at The Chase

After the short journey and a few minutes with the guests, it was time to steal a few minutes with the couple to make the most of the beautiful weather.

Blessed with some of the best weather I've enjoyed in December, it was great to capture some of these natural portraits with our beautiful couple!

Chase Wedding Photographer Stuart James

I have long loved winter weddings - there's always that chance that the weather will be against you, but when it's on your side...wow!! Just incredible! This lighting was some of the nicest I had all year!!

Christmas Wedding at The Chase - Wedding Reception in the Atrium

The Atrium at The Chase is such a fabulous space, and it really comes to life with the lights! (The first wedding with the lights on the ceiling I actually photographed a few years ago - take a look! Viki + Lee brought their theme together perfectly, and with the winter theme carried throughout, interspersed with Budapest - the setting for the engagement - it really looked stunning!

With the guests all seated, and the first shots downed, it was time for one of my favourite parts of the wedding - the speeches!

It's safe to say Lee suffered throughout - amazing!!

Creative Natural Wedding Photography

With the formalities done, it was time to kick back, relax and enjoy the reception. With the guests embracing the party from the off, it was such a great evening to capture. Especially when the hockey crowd brought out an impromptu game of beer pong!!

Krispy Kremes FTW - What a fantastic wedding 'cake'!

Wedding Reception at The Chase

I loved Viki + Lee's choice of early entertainment to get the party started! Britpop United were brilliant and really got the crowd going - highly recommended!

Cannock Wedding Photographers

With the bouquet tossed, and the DJ ready to open the dancefloor for the first dance, it was alas time for the conclusion of my coverage, but what a wedding!

Viki + Lee it was an honour to share your day - I loved every second!

Contact Chase Cannock Wedding Photographer Stuart James : info@stuartjamesphoto.co.uk : 0800 331 7741 : 07834 978905

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okay homies. below the cut are brief descriptions of a few of my muses that were in groups and i either left, dropped them, or the groups went inactive. i’d love to bring any of them back so if any catch your eye, please hit me up to talk out potential plots!! there’s drug/abortion mention below so please note that if you’re going to look. feel free to like this and i can message you too! i’ll probably add more characters and put a page for this on my blog at some point but for now this is it. 

yael collins [zoë kravitz fc] : beautiful hippie baby. grew up on the beach in san diego - her father is a successful record producer. she’s a surfer and a bit of a stoner, but has a photographic memory and is highly intelligent. she studied marine biology and environmental science and is in/went to grad school for ocean sciences. she basically wants to save the ocean because she loves it so much. very zen. can be played 24-28.

maris deangelo [shailene woodley fc] : daughter of two of the most famed actors in hollywood. she has wanted to be an actress for as long as she can remember, but people often don’t take her seriously. bitchy, spoiled, and emotionally shut down. can be played 20-25.

lucy littleton [aja naomi king fc] : super ambitious, focused, and high-strung. assistant curator of european paintings at the met. went to northwestern for undergraduate and got her grad/ph.d/curatorial certificate from nyu. never had fun because she was always studying. needs someone to lighten her up!! can be played 28-30.

winnie mearns [alicia vikander fc] : ballerina baby. originally from seattle, she got accepted to the school of american ballet at 12, so she moved to new york city all alone to go to school and dance there. she was invited to apprentice at the company at 15, and was added into the corp at 16 (super young! she’s super talented!). she’s struggled with injuries but dances through the pain because it’s the only thing she’s ever loved. super sweet, kind and genuine. a bit naive just because she’s been so focused on dancing her whole life. can be played 24-26.

adriane pearce [alexandra park fc] : princess of monaco. youngest of 3 siblings. both of her brothers are therefore in line for the throne before her, and she feels like she has no purpose in life. likes to drink and party. family tries to act like she’s not real. gets caught in a lot of scandalous situations, a la prince harry being naked in a las vegas hotel room. has a (tw) drug problem. can be played 22-25.

maddie roberts [britt robertson fc] : my sweetest, innocent baby. maddie was super studious and a bit of a nerd in high school. when she went to college, she fell in with a guy and fell hard. got distracted by love, started partying to keep up with this guy - her grades tanked, her health tanked, everything went downhill. got pregnant, (tw) had an abortion, and basically had a mental/emotional breakdown and needed help. when she went back to school she was super focused on her studies, and wouldn’t let anything distract her, because she blamed getting distracted by this guy for all her previous problems. can be played 20-24. (could also potentially be played younger if someone was interested in playing out the connection with her ex).

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From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his brothers and Doc Holliday, Earp wages war on the dreaded Clanton and McLaury gangs.  Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Wyatt Earp: Kevin Costner Doc Holliday: Dennis Quaid Nicholas Earp: Gene Hackman James Earp: David Andrews Morgan Earp: Linden Ashby Ike Clanton: Jeff Fahey Josie Marcus: Joanna Going Sheriff Johnny Behan: Mark Harmon Virgil Earp: Michael Madsen Allie Earp: Catherine O’Hara Ed Masterson: Bill Pullman Big Nose Kate: Isabella Rossellini Bat Masterson: Tom Sizemore Bessie Earp: JoBeth Williams Mattie Blaylock: Mare Winningham Mr. Sutherland: James Gammon Frank McLaury: Rex Linn John Clum: Randle Mell Tom McLaury: Adam Baldwin Urilla Sutherland: Annabeth Gish Curly Bill Brocius: Lewis Smith Young Wyatt: Ian Bohen Virginia Earp: Betty Buckley Lou Earp: Alison Elliott Sherm McMasters: Todd Allen Francis O’Rourke: Mackenzie Astin Warren Earp: Jim Caviezel Mrs. Sutherland: Karen Grassle Frank Stillwell: John Dennis Johnston Sally: Téa Leoni Ed Ross: Martin Kove Bob Hatch: Jack Kehler Pete Spence: Kirk Fox Johnny Ringo: Norman Howell Marshal Fred White: Boots Southerland Indian Charlie: James ‘Scotty’ Augare Billy Clanton: Gabriel Folse Billy Claiborne: Kris Kamm Judge Spicer: John Lawlor John Shanssey: Michael McGrady Dr. Seger: Ben Zeller Stable Hand: Rockne Tarkington Mayor Wilson: David Doty Gyp Clements: Matt O’Toole Saddle Tramp: Brett Cullen Danny: Owen Roizman Gambler: Lawrence Kasdan McGee: Matt Beck Film Crew: Costume Design: Colleen Atwood Original Music Composer: James Newton Howard Producer: Kevin Costner Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik Production Design: Ida Random Producer: Lawrence Kasdan Executive Producer: Charles Okun Director of Photography: Owen Roizman Producer: Jim Wilson Casting: Jennifer Shull Editor: Carol Littleton Art Direction: Gary Wissner Set Designer: Charlie Daboub Key Costumer: Barry Francis Delaney Set Designer: Barry Chusid Music Editor: Jim Weidman Supervising Sound Editor: Stu Bernstein Camera Operator: Ian Fox Executive Producer: Michael Grillo Hair Supervisor: Marlene D. Williams Assistant Art Director: Gershon Ginsburg Executive Producer: Dan Gordon Camera Operator: Bill Roe Foley: John Murray Script Supervisor: Anne Rapp Second Unit Director of Photography: Richard Bowen Set Designer: Tom Reta Dialogue Editor: Lewis Goldstein Executive Producer: Jon Slan Makeup Artist: Francisco X. Pérez Stunts: Gary McLarty Visual Effects Producer: Robert Stadd Chief Lighting Technician: Ian Kincaid Still Photographer: Ben Glass Dialogue Editor: James Matheny Costume Supervisor: Cha Blevins Foley: Dan O’Connell Property Master: William A. Petrotta Supervising Sound Editor: Robert Grieve Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Kline Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell Construction Coordinator: Greg John Callas Boom Operator: Joel Shryack ADR Supervisor: Jessica Gallavan Hairstylist: Elle Elliott Dialogue Editor: Alison Fisher Key Makeup Artist: Gerald Quist Makeup Supervisor: Michael Mills ADR Editor: Joe Dorn Supervising Dialogue Editor: Bobby Mackston Key Costumer: Ruby K. Manis Key Grip: Tim Ryan Location Manager: Paul Hargrave Key Hair Stylist: Dorothy D. Fox Steadicam Operator: Rusty Geller ADR Editor: Stephen Janisz Rigging Gaffer: Kim Kono Dolly Grip: David L. Merrill Costume Supervisor: Le Dawson Key Costumer: James M. George Casting Associate: Phil Poulos Casting Associate: Elizabeth Shull Movie Reviews: GenerationofSwine: Tombstone was a different beast, and that sort of overshadows this, given that one tries to be more accurate and the other goes for entertainment. Take Wyatt Earp as a biopic and it is a superb and fair film. Compare it to Tombstone which was more of a Western and it’s lacking the flair. However, it ends abruptly, and it is miscast. Cosner (and i am a fan) doesn’t really make a good Earp. Dennis Quaid who I am also a fan of, doesn’t make a good Doc. This was 1994, in the 80s I might have a dif...

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RSVP 'maybe'? Coronavirus puts wedding industry on edge

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NEW YORK — Guests are jittery, travel is tangled, and soon-to-be brides and grooms are facing tough choices because of the coronavirus outbreak: postpone, cancel or forge ahead with their weddings?

Uncertainty as virus cases grow in the U.S. and elsewhere has sent ripples through the wedding industry, from photographers and caterers to harried wedding planners and venues.

“So much extra stress,” said 26-year-old bride Hayley Pass in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. “After all this planning it’s like, really, we’re going to postpone? We just really want it to happen but it seems like the worst is yet to come.”

She and her fiance had 155 confirmed guests for their March 22 nuptials in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, with a handful of cancellations due to virus fear. One relative made it clear that she and her family will attend but would keep hugging and kissing to a minimum.

The couple will only cancel the wedding if their venue — or their closest loved ones — pull out. They would head to the courthouse instead to get hitched, putting off their party until COVID-19 subsides. Other couples expressed similar resolve to keep their wedding dates as the industry heads into the busy June season.

Rescheduling or cancelling raises a world of questions. What are the odds that vendors will all be available on the same new date and time? Will couples lose money, in deposits and beyond already paid? Standard wedding insurance doesn’t cover anxiety over a spreading virus that has come with restrictions on travel and large gatherings in spots around the world. Some insurance companies are fielding a barrage of queries over how policies work in such a unique situation.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. The vast majority of people recover.

In the wedding world, vendors are feeling the pinch.

Professional planners who have longstanding relationships with suppliers have found themselves negotiating new minimum guest counts to help save their clients money as friends and family decline. Travel agents said they’re trying to reroute honeymoon flights to avoid popular destinations in Asia and Europe that have been restricted or closed, such as Lake Como in Italy’s hard-hit Lombardy region.

“We’re trying to guess what is to come,” said Sasha Souza, a wedding planner in California’s wine country. “Guest counts are dropping dramatically. We have a wedding for 150 people in June and we’re now looking at 50 people. Guests are just like, ‘I’m not coming.’ Maybe they’ll change their minds. People are receiving such mixed messages right now.”

Gabrielle Wheeler, 22, was supposed to get married in April in the olive groves of an Italian villa in the Tuscan town of Grosseto. She now has to settle for a wedding at the same place in a year. She tried to cancel when travel restrictions were imposed, but the venue wouldn’t refund her money.

“Honestly, I’m upset,” said Wheeler, who lives in Amsterdam. “I have to make the best of it.”

Abby Murray, a Charlotte, North Carolina, travel agent who specializes in honeymoons, said new business has come to a halt as existing clients postpone, shift destinations from hot spots like Italy to Hawaii, Costa Rica and the Caribbean, or try to navigate around connections through China.

At this time of year, she would usually be handling 20 clients. She now has two.

“People are scared to book their honeymoons right now. People don’t even want to explore it. They’re going to move forward with their weddings but take their honeymoons at a later date,” Murray said.

Dresses are also a problem for some.

The Green Bride shop in Littleton, Colorado, typically receives up to 60 wedding dresses shipped from China each month from February through May. In February, it received only four.

“We are on crunch time,” said Holly Marsh, one of the owners. “If the wedding is in June, and the dress is supposed to be here in February and it’s not going to get here until May, what do you tell them?”

David Gaffke, who owns the shop Complete Bridal in East Dundee, Illinois, relies heavily on China for manufacturing, as do most in the wedding gown business.

“It’s frustrating when it comes to having to tell a bride that we’re not able to fulfil your needs,” he said. “This is the most important dress they’re going to wear.”

Larger retailers, including David’s Bridal with more than 300 stores, said their supply networks are holding steady.

Photographer Michael Busada in Washington, D.C., relies on weddings for about half his business. He has 36 weddings under contract this year, including one that was recently cancelled after the bride was possibly exposed to the virus. Another wedding went from a large venue with 150 guests to a home ceremony with 20. A 10-hour day for Busada dropped to three hours of work.

Busada offered the couple who were forced to cancel a credit or postponement without penalty.

“Everybody’s struggling. It doesn’t do me any good to be the bad guy,” he said.

Leon Rbibo, president of The Pearl Source, an online jewelry company headquartered in Los Angeles, has been servicing the industry for more than 10 years.

He started seeing cancellations and requests for order delays in mid-January. It started with an uptick of about 5%, he said. Fast forward to late February, when such requests shot up to 15%. He projected March would end at closer to 17%, representing about $50,000 worth of business cancelled or postponed.

“We know these requests are related to concerns around the spread of coronavirus because our customer experience teams are trained to ask for the reason for cancellation or postponement,” Rbibo said.

At RentMyWedding.com, which provides everything from lighting to linens for thousands of couples across the U.S., orders for March have decreased by 24.3% compared with March 2019, said Marie Kubin, the founder and CEO in Miami.

“The majority of our clients place orders one to three weeks prior to their wedding,” she said. “The couples that are cancelling have said they plan to reschedule for the future, but they’re not going to choose a new date until they see how things shake out with the coronavirus. Many other couples with weddings happening in the next month are asking us to put their orders on hold because they’re not sure whether or not to go ahead with their weddings.”

Caterers are holding on with extra care.

Andrea Correale, president and founder of the Elegant Affairs catering and event firm in Manhattan, said she is doubling and tripling hand washing stations for workers, placing hand sanitizer in coat check and registration areas, and offering baskets of sanitizer on tables for guests.

She’s also creating more distance between guests at tables, so a round table that usually seats 10 is now set up for eight.

Large bottles and pitchers of juices and soda have become individual bottles, bartenders are wearing gloves and Correale has replaced communal bowls of bar snacks with individual bags, “so people can still graze and feel safe about it.”

——   Associated Press writers Anne D’Innocenzio, Joseph Pisani in New York and Teresa Crawford in Chicago contributed to this story.

——   The Associated Press receives support for health and science coverage from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

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Vivianne is one! | War Memorial Rose Gardens Family Photos

Vivianne is a big girl now. She is running around, dancing and riding unicorns! Yes, she is adorable, silly and full of life. She loves her big sister and follows much of what she does. We spent the afternoon in the War Memorial Rose Gardens. It was a beautiful day at a spot that is right in the middle of Littleton and I had no idea it was there. It is lovely, well maintained and full of all sorts of variations of roses. It was perfect for a family of gorgeous girls.

Kelsey is such a wonderful mom to these girls. She exhibits her beauty inside and out with how she talks to them, plays with them and holds them tight. The girls have George wrapped around their finger in the best way. He just lights up when he hangs out with them. Their love for their girls is so inviting and clearing creates an environment where they can be sweet and free. Vivianne was so much fun. I loved seeing her personality bloom. I can’t wait for her to see her grow more.

–Katie

I love her unicorn themed birthday outfit.

Beautiful family of four surrounded by roses.

Sisters.

Playing amongst the roses during family photos in the garden.

Vivianne is the perfect little Unicorn.

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New York NY Crime Scene Cleanup Costs & Biohazard Cleaning

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20 years after Columbine, former Principal Frank DeAngelis is still learning how to move on

There are letters from President Bill Clinton, another from President Barack Obama and one from Vice President Joe Biden. There’s a photograph of Frank with Clinton, another of him with Hillary Clinton, and one of him beside Celine Dion.

The torch holder he carried for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City is mounted near a matching newspaper clipping. And there’s an autographed photo of baseball great Derek Jeter, wishing Frank well in the run-up to his retirement in 2014 as the principal of Columbine High School.

“It’s a little bit of history,” Frank said.

At first, he was bound by a promise to stay at the helm until every student who’d been at the school that unimaginable morning had graduated. Then, he expanded that vow, remaining until every local child who’d been in class that day, down to preschoolers, had earned a diploma.

Since stepping away from the principal’s office, he has continued his commitment to collective recovery — and expanded his flock far beyond Columbine High School.

Five years after retiring, the 64-year-old is as busy as ever, traveling the country to shepherd principals and communities that have fallen victim to the scourge of school shootings. It’s the latest iteration of an evolving role, however unwelcome, he has pioneered since April 20, 1999.

“Columbine offers hope,” Frank told CNN. “And that’s what I hope, 20 years later, that we’re doing, that we’re reaching out to other people — the Parklands, the Santa Fes, the Sandy Hooks, the Virginia Techs.”

“I feel I was chosen to do that.”

But he’s also given so much of himself to Columbine, several people close to him said. And with the 20th anniversary of the shooting and the publication of a new memoir, “They Call Me ‘Mr. De,'” Frank’s wife, Diane DeAngelis, hopes he soon considers slowing down.

“It always comes to a head right before the anniversary,” she said. “And I just hope that with the 20th, that maybe this is the last anniversary that is as big as it is and that we can move on a bit.”

A devoted educator faces the unthinkable

When Frank was 13, he got a job in a pizzeria. In high school, he delivered newspapers. Frank’s parents taught hard work and dedication, and when he got sick, he hardly ever missed work.

Diane, who dated Frank in high school, said he was nice but very serious. He didn’t have a sense of humor. The couple spent all their time together, and while still in high school, Frank gave her a promise ring and said he wanted to get married. Diane didn’t want that, she said, so they broke up.

“I had no spontaneity … I was so serious,” Frank admitted. “I was 15 or 16 going on 30, and I had to plan my whole life out.”

Even so, Frank was unsure what he wanted to study in college, his brother said. But they had both played sports growing up, so when Frank told his brother he’d become an educator, Anthony DeAngelis assumed it was for the sake of athletics.

“I thought, ‘He’s probably going to be pretty good at this,'” Anthony said.

As with all things, Frank dove in deep. Early in his career, Frank’s principal once forced him to fork over his keys to the school for a weekend. “He said, ‘I do not want to see you around this school. Frank, you need to get away,'” he remembered.

Frank displayed that same commitment to each of his students and the baseball players he coached, said Tom Tonelli, one of Frank’s former pupils and a Columbine High School graduate who went on to teach at the school.

“It was always: Be a good student, be a good athlete, but above all else, be a good person,” said Tonelli of Frank’s expectations.

Still today, when Frank’s brother hands over his credit card at restaurants, servers often ask if he’s related to Frank, Anthony said. A waitress last year told him Frank had been her principal.

“And she goes, ‘You could talk to any of my friends. What we appreciated was how he treated us,'” Anthony recalled.

That sentiment holds whether before or after the shooting, said Tonelli, who was on staff at Columbine the day gunfire erupted.

“Do I think the shooting transformed him? Absolutely,” the teacher said. “But to say somehow he became a totally different type of person, I don’t think so. The character he exhibited in the wake of the tragedy is just a reflection of who he was before it happened.”

When ‘the world didn’t believe in us,’ he did

Columbine High School serves a middle- and upper-middle-class community in Littleton, Colorado, where the mountains in the west rise into a wide open sky. Before the massacre, it was an “ideal” community, Frank said, with a lot of parental support and where he “could count on my two hands the number of fistfights we had in 20 years.”

After the shooting, Frank “felt this enormous burden to go rebuild that community,” he said. That’s when he made the promise to stay at Columbine until the Class of 2002 had graduated. Other staff members made the same commitment, he said.

But in 2001, Frank felt he hadn’t accomplished what he’d set out to do.

“There were so many people deeply impacted, even the kids in elementary school,” he said. “So, I made a promise that I wanted to be there until that last class graduated, which would be 2012.”

Two years after that, he finally left.

Frank’s promise to stay gave him “so much credibility in the community,” Tonelli said. The faculty and staff, along with the students and the whole community, looked to him as a leader, as someone who was “persevering for a cause greater than himself.”

The perception stuck, even in the face of criticism that the school’s administrators and faculty had fostered a student culture “where something like this could happen,” Tonelli said, referring to the shooting and calling the claim “unjust.”

The notion “that there were certain segments of the population we didn’t care about was so untrue,” the teacher said.

Through it all, Frank’s “leadership meant everything,” he said. “He was the biggest believer in our kids and in their teachers and in our community at a time when we felt like the rest of the world didn’t believe in us anymore.”

A leader battles darkness at home

But as he worked to help Columbine recover, Frank was also an ordinary survivor. At home, his heroic veneer vanished, giving way to the reality of post-traumatic stress disorder.

“I tried to do everything to protect what I call the Columbine family,” Frank recalled. “But when I would come home, I just wanted to be left alone.”

He didn’t want to talk with his first wife and two stepchildren about what happened; they just didn’t understand the aftermath, he said.

“It cost me my marriage,” he said. “My wife was saying, ‘You’re not the same person I married. You’ve changed.’ And I did. I felt so much guilt.”

His trauma manifested in other ways, too. Months after the shooting, Frank and his brother went to a Colorado Rockies game. When fireworks lit up the sky, Anthony said, “My brother nearly took cover.” Later, Frank told Anthony the celebratory display took him right back to the attack.

More shell shock set in when Frank returned to Columbine the summer after the shooting to prepare for the new academic year. Bangs and rumbles echoed as construction crews repaired damage to the building.

“I would have to go back to my office,” he said, “and I would cry.”

Hope thrives in ‘tough love’

Ahead of the massacre’s third anniversary, as he was pushed by divorce proceedings to the edge of emotional and financial “ruin,” Frank began pecking away at the mountain of unopened letters he’d gotten in its wake. Among the first he picked up was from his high school sweetheart, Diane.

They began talking regularly by phone, often late into the night, but agreed not to see each other until Frank’s marriage was dissolved.

“There was still a spark,” Diane said, and she could tell Frank had grown up. “I could see that he had a sense of humor,” she laughed, but also that his core traits hadn’t changed. “Some of the good things that brought us together were there from the beginning.”

But as their relationship developed, Frank continued to wrestle with his trauma. As with many Columbine survivors, it always got harder in the advent of April, a month in which Frank has gotten into six car wrecks and when his attention always jerks back to the terror.

He leaned on counseling and his Catholic faith, but he was living alone in a nearly vacant house, with only a few pictures and a single bed left after most everything else was sold off.

“Twenty years of my life was in shambles,” he said. “I was struggling,” and he eventually started to drink.

Diane, whose father was a recovered alcoholic, quickly caught on. Frank started hanging up the phone around 4 in the afternoon, she said, and telling her they would talk the next day.

“Immediately, I knew,” she said. “I thought, I don’t know if I’m going to have to end this, because I can’t go down that path again.”

Diane’s father died that April; Frank attended the visitation, and they began seeing each other. Soon, Diane caught him drinking. “I can’t do this,” she told him.

“It was justifiable,” Frank said, looking back. “That was what I needed, that tough love … I was so fortunate she came back into my life. And I didn’t want to do anything to jeopardize that. It was a wake-up call.”

Leading the ‘Club Nobody Wanted to Join’

When he talks to others who have lived through school shootings, Frank mentions the risk of using alcohol or drugs to cope, and he emphasizes the importance of finding positive sources of support.

It’s just one of many pieces of advice he gives to members of what he calls in his book, “A Club Nobody Wanted to Join.”

Columbine wasn’t the first school shooting, and it obviously wasn’t the last. But every time another mass murder happens at a school, Frank said, his phone begins to ring with calls from reporters seeking insight from one of the nation’s most seasoned campus attack veterans.

“Not that I’m an expert,” he said, “but I lived through it.”

He was called on as recently as this week to address the news media when a Florida teenager — who authorities said was “infatuated” with the Columbine massacre — traveled to Colorado and bought a shotgun, prompting the shutdown of Denver-area schools, including Columbine.

Frank also reaches out to school leaders thrust into the role he knows so well. Last year, he said he connected after deadly shootings with administrators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, as well as Santa Fe High School in Texas and Marshall County High School in Kentucky.

Getting that call carries a lot of weight, said Andy Fetchik, the former principal of Chardon High School in Ohio, where three students were killed in a shooting in February 2012.

The first thing Frank said was, “We are now members of the same fraternity that neither one of us pledged,” Fetchik told CNN. “And the second thing he asked me to do was to write down his cell phone number.”

Months later, as Fetchik prepared to start the next school year, he gave Frank a call, he said.

“There was a peace of mind in speaking with someone that went through it,” Fetchik said, noting that Frank validated the steps he’d taken to help his Ohio school community heal.

Several years later, Frank visited Chardon High School to talk with faculty members about the recovery process.

“One of the things I struggled with in the recovery was addressing the needs of staff. We didn’t always know what they needed,” Fetchik said. “Frank was that voice of somebody who’s been there, who said, ‘Where you’re at is OK. Mental health recovery is not something you could control. There’s no calendar.'”

‘Columbine is not going to define me’

Today, Frank and Fetchik are members of the Principal Recovery Network, a new group of 17 current and former school administrators who have lived through school shootings and their aftermath. Unlike activists who have sought to change gun laws following campus attacks, these officials simply aim to offer themselves and their combined experience as a resource.

It falls in line with the work Frank has undertaken since he retired. Last year, he gave about 50 presentations in the United States and Canada about the recovery process. He also serves on the boards of school safety and other organizations, he said, knowing his name and connection to Columbine carry weight.

But he’s tired, Diane said, and she’s made it clear she hopes he slows down after the 20th anniversary of the event that has served as the pivot point for his life’s work.

“He’s doing a lot of good out there, and he has a lot to bring to the table,” she told CNN. “But I worry about his health, because it hasn’t been great. I see it in his face, how exhausted he is.”

For a man who’s been working since he was a kid, “I can’t imagine myself being completely retired,” Frank said. And he knows he’ll always want to help suffering communities. But he admits he needs to lighten his load.

“I’m looking at the 20-year remembrance as, I need to reevaluate,” he said. “I need to be able to give myself permission to relax. I need to give myself permission.”

When he retired, Frank said, Diane told him she worried he would fall into a depression because he would no longer be associated with Columbine. Around that time, he began worrying about his own health and suffered with anxiety. But the doctor told him he was fine.

Then, he visited another expert who pinpointed the problem. “You have been a part of Columbine for 35 years,” Frank’s therapist told him, he recalled. “And you feel that Columbine is Frank DeAngelis.”

That perspective set the stage for a new outlook, Frank said. It’s one he says he wants to embrace, though it may require as much determination as any hurdle he’s conquered yet.

“He made me realize that Columbine is not going to define me. And that helped a lot,” the former principal said. “I’ve just got to get it in my mind that it’s OK.”

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LITTLETON, Colo. | Latino support for GOP steady despite Trump immigration talk

LITTLETON, Colo. | Latino support for GOP steady despite Trump immigration talk

LITTLETON, Colo. — Pedro Gonzalez has faith in Donald Trump and his party.

The 55-year-old Colombian immigrant is a pastor at an evangelical church in suburban Denver. Initially repelled by Trump in 2016, he’s been heartened by the president’s steps to protect religious groups and appoint judges who oppose abortion rights. More important, Gonzalez sees Trump’s presidency as part of a divine plan.