Cindy's Page
I met Cindy
on Kinkaid Lake in July of 2001 through mutual friends.
Since then we've had a whirlwind romance and tons of fun!
We've visited Washington state, Oregon, Florida, Jamaica, and plan several
more trips in the future. Travel and seeing the world is a big priority.
Cindy has bicycled through Vermont and across the entire country of Costa Rica.
She tries to walk at least four miles every day, swims, works out, bicycles, and
hikes.
Cindy's very intelligent, healthy, physically fit, energetic, and fun to be around.
She's always happy & giggling and has an amazing upbeat outlook on life.
Cindy is one of sixteen children in her family, a twin, with ten sisters.
She was her high school prom queen, and married her high school sweetheart.
She graduated from SIU - Carbondale and is a corporate CPA.
Her ex-husband decided to run off with his secretary.
His loss is definitely my gain!
Below are thumbnail pictures of a few of our adventures.
Just click on them for a better view.
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Cindy at the zoo, St. Louis MO.
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Cindy's house, secluded in the beautiful hills of the Illinois Ozarks.
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Cindy's dog "Bob" waiting to play fetch. Bob has since passed away 12/16/06. He was a wonderful companion.
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"Mesa", eating a dove she caught. Mesa died on 12-06-03. She'll be missed. She's at rest after a long, painful struggle.
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"Bob" & "Mesa" lounging in the sun.
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In July of 2002 we flew to
Washington state and rented a motor home for a week.
We drove down the coast to Oregon, then up the Colombia River Gorge
to the high desert, and back across the Northern Cascade Mountains.
I never would have believed how beautiful the Northwest is if I hadn't seen it
myself!
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| A view of Washington from Oregon. |
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| As usual..... It's the office. |
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| A self-portrait of Cindy and Shaun in
Oregon, looking across the Colombia River into Washington. |
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| Our Washington trip "crew". Paul
Hails, Cindy, Shaun, Paula Stein, Sue Wallace, and Marty Will. |
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| Mt. St. Helen's Washington.
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| A self portrait with Mt. St. Helen's
in the background. Who'd have thought there'd be snow on June 22,
2002! |
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| Cindy and Shaun enjoying "Der Beer,
Sausage & Polka Festival" Levenworth Washington. |
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| A up close and personal shot of Cindy. |
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| Cindy by a cold river near
Levenworth Washington. June, 2002. |
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| Dinner at Lake Chelan Washington.
"I'll have milk!" |
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September of 2002 we went
to Panama City Beach with our friends Tim & Cassy.
We were lucky enough to have hotel reservations in Alabama the first night
since the Florida panhandle had to evacuate for a hurricane.
When we did get to the beach it was deserted and some of the best weather
ever!
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| Shaun and Cindy with Cassy and Tim Lee
getting ready for a night on the town in Panama City Beach. September
of 2002. |
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| Tim, Cassy, and Cindy lounging by the
pool. |
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| Cindy and Shaun posing on the balcony
before dinner. |
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| Cindy taking her every morning four
mile walk on the beach. |
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| A view to the East from our condo's
balcony. There had been a hurricane two days earlier. It was really
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March of 2003 we went to
Minnesota to visit Cindy's friend Julie.
Cindy met Julie while on "vacation", working as a trail hand on Isle Royale.
Northern Minnesota is a nice place to visit but I definitely would not want to
live there.
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Cindy's friend Julie Dahl and Cindy in front of the middle falls of Gooseberry Falls Minnesota.
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Cindy in front of Split Rock lighthouse on Lake Superior MN. Check out the size of those fog horns!
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Split Rock lighthouse and the north shore of Lake Superior.
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Cindy & Shaun standing on frozen Lake Superior on the north shore of Minnesota. We're actually on the lake!!! Too cool!
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The frozen shore of Lake Superior, north of Duluth, MN.
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June of 2003 Shaun and Cindy
were married
by Judge E. "Dan" Kimmel at the county courthouse.
A group of friends were our witnesses.
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After the ceremony.
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Cindy on the wedding day. Ain't she cute! A "hottie" too!
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The wedding party. Pam, Randy, Cindy and Shaun enjoying "Dead Lobster" after the ceremony.
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Once again, Cindy's on the phone to the office even on the honeymoon.
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Shaun enjoying a frosty beverage at "Salty's".
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Cindy looking out of our condo in Panama City Beach on our honeymoon. Yep, she's a hottie
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A view from our condo's balcony. Lots to like!
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Who's that man with the tan!? Or is he just on crack?
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Cindy enjoying her last night of the honeymoon.
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Dinner the last night at Schooners Beach Bar.
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August of
2003 we went to Jamaica to celebrate
Cindy and her twin sister Sandy's birthday.
It was very relaxing. We went all inclusive and had a GREAT time!
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Standing on the shore of the Caribbean, August '03.
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Sandy, Cindy's twin and Cindy enjoying a Jamacian sunset.
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Our favorite place on the resort. Lounging in a hammock with a frosty rum drink.
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The sunsets were wonderful! I'd definately reccomend Breezes Runaway Bay.
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Cindy hanging out at Jimmy Buffet's :Margaritaville".
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May of 2004
we started what has become an annual spring tradition
of visiting
Panama City Beach with a group of friends.
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Cindy being goofy with Sherry and "Brad the Mailman".
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Sherry, "Brad", and Phil in our condo, waiting to go out for a night on the town.
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The PCB Crew 2004. "When the sun goes down". Cindy, Shaun, "Brad", Phil, and Tina.
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Cindy enjoying a break on the balcony.
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"Brad" hanging out.
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May 2005 and
yet another trip to PCB with our usual friends.
But what's this? "Brad" is companionless. That won't last long.
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Our 2005 PCB Crew; Tina, Phil, Brad, Cindy and Shaun at Schooners.
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Brad and Cindy pose in the condo.
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For Phil's birthday I had a custom display of him with his car made. It looks just like him!
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Phil got to dance The Chicken Dance for the Hooters girls on his birthday.
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Shaun and Cindy pose on the balcony. Another beautiful day in paradise!
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July of '05 we flew to New
York to visit Cindy's friends and co-workers Chris and Eddie.
In New York we did lots of sight seeing and went to Manhattan,
the Statue of Liberty, Broadway, a Yankees tailgate and game.
One day we drove out to the Hamptons and took in all the ritzy places and
snobbery.
We also rented a car and drove to Rhode Island to visit Shaun's sister's
family.
On the way there we toured the U.S. Submarine base at New London CT.
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Chris' friend Bob, Chris and Cindy on the ferry at the Statue of Liberty.
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Cindy at the east end of Long Island.
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Shaun's sister's family, Buddy, Rita, Evan, Cindy and Shaun on the "Cliff Walk" behind the Newport mansions.
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