Going to the Chapel...Weddings and Engagements

Joe Trent, Joyce Trent's son, got married on July 30, 2005 in Rice, Virginia. Congratulations, Joe and Katina! Joyce, did you survive the wedding preparations?!

Whoa, Baby! New KD offspring!

Chris and Joy Eure Vardis, along with big brother Matthew, proudly welcomed Cole Alexander on December 29, 2003! (Joy missed the last newsletter!)

Tony and Jennifer Smith Avellino, along with big sis Ashleigh, welcomed Michael Charles on February 2, 2004! (She missed the last newsletter, too.)

Rick and Kim Mraz Fontana welcomed Nathan Charles on February 20th!

Amy Brown Gay and her husband welcomed Ava Lillie into the world in July!

Kevin and Lisa McIntyre Carter welcomed their first baby, Tyler Cable, on August 10th!

Jason and Angela Kocher Rimington welcomed their first, Noah Clay, on September 7th!

Tom and Karen Smith Plant, along with big sis Olivia, welcomed Sydney Reese on September 23rd! Both girls have websites:

http://transientscribe.typepad.com/photos/olivia/

http://transientscribe.typepad.com/photos/sydney/

John and Rachel Burke Cocquyt, along with big brothers Carson and Cannon, welcomed Quinn John on October 16th! Rachel is now the mom of "My Three Sons"!!

Brian and Karen Smith Raugh are expecting their first baby on February 20, 2006!!

Movin' On Up...New Digs

Dave and Kathy Powers Krahling and their children have moved. Their new address is:

9401 Whisper Court
Charlotte Hall, MD 20622

Donna Bottenfield Harrell has a new address:

1329 Barbara Court
Chesapeake, VA 23322

Susan Powers has also moved. Her address is:

2120 Retreat Court
Virginia Beach, VA 23454

**any new phone numbers will be on the contact list

Kappa Deltas Running the Show!

Kathleen Manning Holroyd, owner of One Fine Day Wedding Consultants, is offering a 25% discount off of her services if you are lucky enough to be a Kappa Delta! And she is willing to travel! Check out her website at:

www.onefinedaywed.com

Wilita Darang Schools has started her own business of selling the finest quality peanuts anywhere! Her jumbo peanuts have been approved and accepted by the "Virginia's Finest" Association. Willie concocts her own seasonings and has many "flavors" to choose from. She is also offering wholesale prices. Check out her website (in progress) or email her for more information or to place an order!

website: www.darangs.com

email: willie@darangs.com

Working the Business!

Congratulations to Angela Kocher Rimington, who debuted as an Independent Sales Director with Mary Kay Cosmetics on September 1st! Along with becoming a sales director, Angela earned her first FREE Mary Kay car--a sporty, red Pontiac Vibe! (Who could not use a FREE car???) Not only did Angela accomplish these great things, she did so at 8-9 months pregnant!!

Angela's debut as a sales director makes her mentor, Nicole Laningham Fountain, her Senior Director! Yay, Nikki!

Both women are working their businesses hard and being rewarded in the process. Angela says, "The thing I love so much about this business is that it allows me to earn great money and stay at home with baby Noah, and I am sharing my journey and enriching the lives of other women with my KD sister, Nicole! We have so much fun at Mary Kay events together! We want all of our friends to become consultants and directors, earn free cars, get free jewelry, and share in the fun at company events. It is like a post-college sorority in a lot of ways. If we can do it, anyone can!"

Sound fun? Contact Nicole or Angela for more information.

Nicole: nfountain1@cox.net
Angela: angelakocher@yahoo.com

Rededication of Ruffner

Back in May Joy Eure Vardis and Jennifer Vernon Fulk went back to Longwood and met up with Joyce Trent for the rededication of the Ruffner building. They were there when our Kappa Delta's Founder's Bench was put back in its spot! They said they had a great time.

Chapter Room Renovation and Founder's Day Celebration

Thanks to Cindy Eggleston Robertson for all of her hard work in getting our chapter room back up to par! You can check it out and pictures of this past Founder's Day celebration on her website. That's Wendy Baer McMillian on the left and Cindy is in the tan top in the middle.

If you would still like to help with the repaying of the loan, Contact Cindy for updated information.

email: ccindyrobertson@cox.net
website: http://members.cox.net/ccindyrobertson/

This "Blogging" Has Been Fun!!

Alright, girls! This is it. I hope everyone has been able to view the newsletter without any problems. Please let me know if you did have problems with it. Feel free to post comments, updates, or corrections. This blogging thing is new to me, so you'll have to figure that one out on your own! Joy, Jennifer, Joyce, Wendy, Cindy, and Angela...I hope you don't mind that I used your pictures on the blog. If so, let me know and I'll take them off!

I'll put out an email about the next newsletter probably around April/May, but you are welcome to send me any news at any time! Also, I'm going to send out the updated contact list tomorrow morning (Wednesday, November 9th), so if you have any changes to make, send them to me asap! Thanks.

Everyone have a great holiday season! Be safe, be healthy, and keep in touch!

Love and AOT, Mandy Mylum Lawler