07/30/03 -- Hi everyone!  Unfortunately I have some bad news to report.  I was sifting through the Caller-Times website today, and happen to read an article about an apartment fire in Corpus.  As with any major fire, people lost their homes and/or their possessions.  One of the pictures is actually of Carrie Fraizer-Cazales.  Please keep her and her child in your thoughts and prayers.  If anyone still keeps in touch with her, please let me know if there is any way I, or readers of this website, can help.  Click on this link to read the story.  -- Mike

07/29/03 -- Mornin' y'all!  I hope everyone's week is off to a great start.  I have added/updated four new pages in the Photo Album, so be sure the check them out.  The Cancun pictures and Laura's visit have been redone.  I added Hunter's visit, and the Maxim party.  They all came out great.  Silky's going away party will be soon to follow.  BTW, the video from that night is hi-freakin-larious!

I don't really have much to write this morning.  Thinks have been going okay...busy, but okay.  My ankle is finally getting to the point to where I am able to be as active as I want to be now, though I am still being cautious.  I will eventually have surgery on it, most likely at the end of the summer ish, so the injuries will be less likely throughout the rest of my life.  They need to go in there and fix it for good.  But for now, it is starting to get its strength back.  Now I get to start putting in the hard work again.  Slowly but surely, I'll get back to my old form!  Keep in touch everyone...bye!  -- Mike

07/28/03 -- Good Morning everyone!  I hope the weekend was good for all of you!  Silky's going away party was great.  I'll have pictures up soon.  I finally added the pictures from the Maxim magazine party last month.  They are great!  I'll add more pictures from Laura's and Hunter's trips to Texas today or tomorrow.  They came out really well.  I am trying my best to get the site back to being as current as possible.  In the meantime, please keep sending me y'alls information for the "Classmates" section.  Remember, anyone and everyone is welcome to being listed.  I would love to have as many people as possible take part!

It seems like every week someone new is tying the knot.  This week I found announcements for Erin Vetters (Brett's older sister), and Rebecca Gouzien.  Congratulations go out to both of them and their husbands, respectively.  Theit announcements are listed below.  Have a great day!  -- Mike

Miss Rebecca Lyn Gouzien Weds Mr. Jorge Luis Canales

Rebecca Lyn Gouzien and Jorge Luis Canales of Corpus Christi were united in the Sacrament of Marriage on July 26, 2003 at Most Precious Blood Catholic Church. Father John Francis Talamo, of New Orleans, Louisiana, godfather of the bride, officiated the ceremony. A reception followed at the Corpus Christi Country Club. On the eve of the wedding, a rehearsal dinner was hosted by the groom’s parents at the Corpus Christi Town Club.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin John Gouzien of Corpus Christi, Texas and is the granddaughter of Mrs. Alexander Gouzien and the late Mr. Alexander Gouzien, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Brunet, Sr., all of New Orleans, Louisiana.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Luis Canales of Corpus Christi, Texas and is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Jose Loera, Sr. of Kingsville, Texas and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Canales, Sr. of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Escorted by her father, the bride wore an ivory silk-satin ball gown accented with crystals and pearls, on the bodice and chapel train. The gown and matching tiara veil were designed by Reem Acra of New York.

The bridesmaids wore cornflower blue taffeta dresses designed by Vera Wang of New York. The bride’s cousin, Miss Ranika Ahuja, served as Maid of Honor. Serving as bridesmaids were Kaley Acosta, Toni Calderon, Ashley Campbell, Amber Gouzien, Briana Locra, Lindsay Owens and Veronica Perez. Miss McCall Schruff served as flower girl.

The groom’s brother, Sergio Canales, served as Best Man. The groomsmen were Rajan Ahuja, Rory Behnke , Scott Geyer, John Gouzien, Solomon Ortiz, Jr. and Jason Wells. Master Peyton Gouzien served as ring bearer. Servi ng as ushers were Mr. Raleigh Brunet, Jr., Rodney Brunet, Jason Canales and Miguel Gonzalez. Padrinos of the arras were Mr. and Mrs. Rene Gonzalez of Austin, Texas. Padrinos of the lasso were M r. and Mrs. Rene Javier Loera, Sr. of Bedford, Texas.

The bride is a graduate of Mary Carroll High School and a graduate of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. She is employed as an Intake Coordinator with Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline.

The groom is a graduate of Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi and Southwest Texas State University, at San Marcos. He is currently employed as a pharmaceutical sales representative with Johnson and Johnson.

After a honeymoon trip to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, the couple will reside in Corpus Christi.

Erin Leigh Vetters and Jason Dom Ruel were united in marriage Saturday, July 26th at Parkdale Baptist Church. Rev. Arnott Ward and Rev. John Blacklock presided. A reception followed at the Galvan House in Heritage Park.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Thomas Vetters of Corpus Christi. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Stockton and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Vetters, all of Corpus Christi.

Erin is a 1993 graduate of Mary Carroll High School and a 1997 graduate of Texas A&M University-College Station. She is employed with ADVO, Inc. in Houston, Texas.

The groom is the son of Ms. Debra Ferrari of Corpus Christi. He is the grandson of Mrs. Garnetta Ferrari and the late Mr. Dom J. Ferrari of Essex, Illinois.

Jason is a 1993 graduate of Mary Carroll High School and a 1998 graduate of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. He is employed with Progressive Insurance in Houston, Texas.

Serving as Matron of Honor was Mrs. Mandy Guyon Rabalais of Mansfield, Texas. Bridesmaids were Miss Johnna Young of Corpus Christi, Ms. Jennifer Cole of Banner Elk, North Carolina, Mrs. Catherine Greene of Katy, Texas, Mrs. Lark Johnson and Mrs. Amy Collier, both of Houston, Texas. The flower girl was Miss Sophie Grace Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Johnson, III of Houston, Texas. Readings were given by David and Leslie (Cooper) Quarnaccio of Austin, Texas. The House Party included Miss Jakki Coston of College Station, Texas, Miss Jennifer Coston, Miss Sara McCampbell, and Miss Elizabeth McCampbell, all of Corpus Christi.

Mr. Brandon Lott of Corpus Christi served as Best Man. Groomsmen were Mr. Brett Vetters of Lubbock, Texas Mr. Brian Bregenzer and Mr. Erik Lauritzen, both of Austin, Texas, Mr. Scot Barker and Dr. Dan Eckman, both of Corpus Christi.

Servng as ushers were Mr. Justin Young of San Marcos, Texas, Mr. Mike Hubner, Mr. Matthew Ruf and Mr. Josh Pollard, all of Corpus Christi.

The couple will reside in Spring, Texas. A winter honeymoon trip is being planned.

(Information courtesy of Corpus Christi Caller~Times.  Information can be found at this link.)

07/25/03 -- Silky's Going Away Party in Austin, TX

07/21/03 -- I finally have time to update the website today...

Haha, when I was sent these pictures, I died laughing.  A friend of a friend saw and hung out with Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki recently in Dallas.  Haha, check out the Dallas Mavericks off-season training program.  It looks like the Mavs are working hard to "get over the hump" and win the title in '04!  Dirk looks wasted!

Another thing that made me laugh was when Will Lundquist sent me this link.  Can you believe Corpus Christi is #1 in this list?  Funny stuff!

My congratulations go out to a few people today.  Last week Jimmy Guerra informed me that he recently became engaged!  Yup, Jimmy proposed to his girlfriend Bethany Morgan from Tennessee on 7/12.  I am very happy for him!

Also, I wanted to say congrats to Kate Schnelle on her recent wedding.  Her and her husband Blaine tied the knot last month.  Her announcement is listed below.  Hope everyone has a great day.  -- Mike

The bride is the daughter of JoAnne Schnelle of Corpus Christi and Kelley and Sandra Schnelle of Pendleton, Ore. The groom is the son of John and Vivian Hess of Pflugerville and Ben and Mary De Leon of Orange Grove.

Kimberly Wilks of Calallen was maid of honor. Keith Wilks of Calallen was best man.

Both are graduates of Carroll High School.  The couple live in Austin."

(Information courtesy of Corpus Christi Caller~Times.  Information can be found at this link.)

07/19/03 -- Congratulations to Katie LeRoy's on her wedding day in San Antonio, TX!!!

07/17/03 -- I am so sorry it has taken me a few days to update the site.  I have been pretty busy this past week.  I was also a little under the weather feeling like crap for the last week or so.  I am better now.

I don't have much to write about today, nor do I have much time to write.  I hope everyone is doing well.  I'll post more information as soon as I can.  Talk to y'all then!  -- Mike

07/07/03 -- I hope everyone had a good 4th of July weekend.  Mine was fun.  I drove to Houston at the last minute to pick up Hunter from the airport on Friday night, and we met up with Alison, Chris, and their two friends.  His flight changed, so he wasn't flying into Austin after all.  It was no problem though, we had fun.  I wish I could have met up with Jason and the others in H-Town, but there wasn't enough time.

So yeah, I caught an episode of "Saved By The Bell" this morning.  Wasn't that like the best show?  I think we were very lucky to grow up with the shows that we had.  I had forgot how corny that show was.  At the time though, it was great.  You can't be our age and not have watched "SBTB".  This morning's episode was when Zack, Slater and Screech sneak into 'The Attic', the over 18 dance club because Zack wanted to date that USC girl.  They end up seeing Kelly's boyfriend Jeff (who she dumped Zack for) cheating on her with another girl.  Man, that show was awesome.  I remember wanting to be 18.  Ahh, why do we have to grow old?!?  -- Mike

07/04/03 -- Happy 4th of July Everyone!!!  I hope everyone is having a great day.  I can't believe it is raining right now!  Yeah, it sucks, I know.  Hopefully it will clear up by tonight.  Juan is having a party down in South Padre for those of y'all that are interested in attending.  Hunter is flying in from Los Angeles tonight, so I am going to pick him up when he comes in.  If anyone is in the Austin area, shoot me an e-mail or give me a call if y'all are interested in meeting up tonight.  We have a boat and will be on the lake and at the house.  Everyone is welcome to attend.  See y'all later!  -- Mike

07/01/03 -- 4th of July Weekend Alert!!!  Juan is having a big weekend long event down in South Padre for the holiday, starting Thursday night (the 3rd).  The festivities are open to anyone and everyone.  If you want to attend or need any more information, e-mail or call me.  If you have no plans yet, this should be tons of fun!

Change of subject...I wanted to take this moment to talk about a certain few of my friends that pretty much mean the world to me.  Or course, I am very thankful for all of the friends that I have.  However, there are a certain few that clearly take friendship to another level.  Y'all know who you are.  I know I don't express enough how much each and every one of you mean to me.  I felt the need to do so now...

I remember one time our freshman year of high school, Juan and I were talking about our friend "group" (ala 90210 ish).  We were like 15 years old, and talking about who we thought we would still be friends with in 10 years, and beyond.  Funny as it sounds, at the time that show got me thinking about who was, and would turn out to be my "core" group of friends that I would keep in touch with for the rest of my life.  Juan even wrote about that conversation when he signed my freshman yearbook.  Well, many years have passed since that conversation.  Alison and I were looking through the yearbooks this weekend, and that got me thinking about that conversation again.

I am so proud to have kept in touch with so many people over the years.  I know some people share the opinion of shying away from their past for whatever reasons, and there is nothing wrong with that.  I, however, hold a different opinion.  I embrace the past, as it has helped shape me into who I am today.  I love talking about old memories just as much as making new ones.  I love hearing how other people are doing, and getting back in touch with old friends.  I think that, for the most part, we all grew up in a very close-knit environment.  That has helped to keep us very tight through the years.  I am also proud that my "lil' 'ol website" has helped people get back in touch with others, as well as with myself.  That was part of the reason I started the "Friends" section.  I hope more of y'all join it soon.

With all that being said, I again just want to express my sincere gratitude to all of my friends out there, especially my close friends, all of which know who y'all are.  Y'all truly are a blessing in my life.  I love y'all very much!  -- Mike