April 18, 1993: Sue's Baby Shower

I went to 11:30 a.m. mass.   Father Stasker said hello.  I saw Dawn David and Erin Mullally too.  At 12:30, I went to Sue Arnouts’s house at 1918 Reneer.  Sue’s baby shower was from 1-4 p.m.   I met some of her relatives and also Chris Labelle’s grandma and stepmother, Unis.  They got Sue a stroller.  Sue liked the play pen.  Molly Piersma, Ann Tyler, Meghan Piersma, Kara, and Anna Jacobson were some of the kids who attended the party.  We ate and played games such as measure mommy.  Each person took a certain amount of toilet paper (unaware of the game) and then were told to wrap it around the mom to see who was the closest.  Ann Tyler won that game. 

April 17, 1993: "Players" Rehearsal

I went to Witmark and saw Mr. Walker there. I bought a Panasonic cassette recorder with radio. I came home and went to South Shores to work on the set. After I quit band, I decided to try some other activities, so got involved with the drama club, "Players".     I didn't do any acting, but helped with the construction of the sets.    I laid carpet, painted, etc.   I felt guilty since I hadn’t been able to come lately.  I sponged all of the wood work with dark grey paint. I got the paint at Meijers with Jennifer Krbez. Mr. Payment was in a good mood today. He brought his dog to practice. The dog’s name was Bo.


I came home after eating pizza and finished up on the painting. Sue called and I bought the prizes over to have her sister, Chris, wrap them. Saw some more of Sue’s gifts.

April 14, 1993: Sue's Baby Shower Gift

I talked to Grandma Gonyo on the phone for 45 minutes. Told her about the Gonyos, Lawvers, and Heather. Told her that I was taking golf lessons. She said that she wished she learned that because a lot of ladies golfed in Florida and love it. It was so nice to hear her voice and to know that she was back in Muskegon. After I got off the phone, I picked up Ann Tyler to go to Witmark and looked for a baby shower gift.


We saw Mr. Walker there. Ann and I decided that we should get the play pen. I think it’ll match the baby room. It was on sale for $93. Ann told me about Nick Infante.  She liked him.  I got to see her house and meet her sister, Molly.  Played with Matthew and Brooke.  Watched Home Improvement.

April 10,1993: Gonyo Clan's Visit

On April 10, 1993, Joy and I went to the Cinema to see “Jack the Bear”. It was a very sad story, but good. We drove to Grand Haven to see the shoreline and showed Joy where the Lawvers swam and where they launched their boat off in Spring Lake.



We went to the Holiday Inn in downtown Muskegon to see if Marianne, George and Wendy arrived. They did, but were not in their room.

I had to go into work at Plumbs. Cindy and I both worked. It was darn right slow and we were so bored. George, Marianne, Joy and Wendy came to the deli to see me. Marianne liked herring in cream sauce.



Cindy and I gossiped until she left at 8. I went to the hotel at 9 to go swimming. Wendy was waiting for me.  She said she was now dating Sam from Central Michigan University.

Met Kim at 7-Eleven. She took Seminole Rd.  She got to our house about 1:15 a.m and spent the night. 

April 7, 1993: Ann Arbor Visit

On April 7, 1993, I got directions from Marianne to take Joy and I to Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi. We made it there. We had lunch at Burger King. Joy found a dress for Easter that looked similar to mine.



We stopped by the Lawvers house. Adam answered the door. He was real happy to see us. We came in and talked to Jo who was painting the bathroom next to the kitchen. Adam was glad that Kim and Colin broke up. Heather Klee was coming back in May to live here and go to graduate school. Adam took us outside to the bird pen to see two new baby birds and their flock.

We came back in and sat in the living room and talked with Jo. They were planning on coming to my graduation open house. Jase came home with Jo’s brother, Scott, who became handicapped from a bee sting. Jase brought us a glass of 7-up in their new blue glasses. Their kitchen was full of dirty dishes.



Took Adam, Jase, and Joy in my ’83 Skyhawk to Jo’s mom’s (Jane Brecker) house. We took US 23 North to I94 West towards Chicago and got off at Zeeb Road which we missed. Jase said that he has missed Zeeb Road a lot too.

We went by Joy’s high school in Dexter. Jase got us back on track with some mistakes. He said “Turn left, dear!” We got to 3810 Greenock where Jo’s mom lives. It was a brown house with a brown garage that looked like ours. Met Jase’s grandmother.



We talked with Jase and his grandmother. We were given directions home. Adam and Jase were going to rake leaves. Jase’s name was Jase Wilber Lawver. Isn’t that funny! I said my thank you’s and goodbyes. I’ve gotta marry Jase!



We got home on Joy Road to Earhart. I must’ve missed one of the roads that Mrs. Brecker told us to take, but got home. Joy Rd. was gravel and so damn bumpy.

We went to a Seder Meal---Passover with Kim, Joy, and George. I had matzah, herbs, horseradish, and 4 cups of wine. The pamphlet explained everything about the meal.


We had a delicious potluck. I met Carrie, Tony, and Paul that went to their church.

On my way home, Kim put a song in her tape deck called “I’m an Asshole”.   We watched Beverly Hills 90210 and Home Improvement.

April 1993: Pauline Kimball's Men Advice

On April 4, 1993, I visited Pauline.  She made us laugh again about her advice about men. She said “Stay single, don’t trust any of those men.” 

We always got a kick out of her advice on men.  She said she wanted to approve of any man that I met.   She was married and divorced three times over her lifetime, so she had alot of experience dealing with them.  She seemed to remember a lot today.  I love her so much!!  She couldn't wait to see her sister Marge Gonyo (my grandmother).  Pauline waved bye to us as we left Hillcrest in North Muskegon.

Pauline was my Grandma Gonyo's sister.   She had the most gorgeous red, wavy hair.      I remember my mom saying that Pauline could pack a carry on bag with enough clothes for a week and always looked wonderful.     She based her colors around 1 or 2 colors.

On April 2, 1993, I caught Chris Papp eating meat on a Friday during Lent. He was speechless, but changed the subject by saying that Russ Gallas told his confirmation class about me and my mom becoming Catholics recently. That’s great that he listened and acknowledged it.



Matt Johnson and I were trying to help Sue Arnouts pick out boy names for the baby.

Keith Bolema talked to me about salaries and what college I was going to attend.  He said “I should try for U of M to see if I could make it.  Sometimes I wondered if he likesdme by the things he said.

I went out to dinner at Rafferty’s (Downtown Muskegon) with mom.  Both of us had a great perch dinner.  I didn’t feel myself because I wasn’t feeling good, but the dinner was great.