Benefit for Charlotte

Last Saturday M and I went to a benefit for a little girl named Charlotte.  She's had a rough first 5 months of her life and what sounds like still a long road ahead.  Charlotte is the daughter of one of my good friends of the past and they had a benefit for her in Maplewood which included silent auctions as well as a lineup of bands as entertainment.  The headlining band was Skywind, a band made up of all people I am friends with and most I went to high school with and some I've known for as long as 28 years.  They are no longer a band but got back together for this night as the singer of the band is also Charlotte's father.  I knew the benefit would be successful and it really turned into a high school reunion.  It was a complete blast from the past seeing a lot of people I hadn't seen since high school which already is over 16 years ago.  I had tons of fun talking with a lot of these people again and reconnecting with a few people in the band.  I also was able to see fellow blogger friend Ang and her boyfriend, which was fun.  I wish I took more pictures but I felt stupid wanting to take pictures of everyone.  Fortunately, Ang got a picture of us with Kristi.

If you're interested in following Charlotte's journey, check out her Caring Bridge page.

Kristi, Ang, Me