Viveca Louise CHASTEEN

Viveca married Paul Raymond PARK [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Viveca married Michael Alan MITCHELL [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Denise was adapted by Paul Raymond Park

Ken and I have been married since May 3, 1997 and have been "in love" for 11 yrs altogether. We met while serving in the United States Navy in Great Lakes, IL in February 1990. We have 2 beautiful daughters, Sarah and Rebecca, and we reside in South Florida. Ken is a dedicated husband and father, and practices law at an insurance defense firm. He is an avid runner, cyclist and swimmer and currently training for a half-marathon! I am fortunate to be home with my girls as a stay at home/homeschooling mom! Before coming home full-time in June 2002, I was an elementary teacher in the public schools. I taught 1st, 3rd and 5th grades. I loved teaching itself, but my days were mostly spent dealing with a lack of respect for authority and the discipline issues that ensued. I also longed to be home with my then 3 yr old daughter,Sarah, as I have always aspired to be an at-home mom! I am very blessed to be able to live my dream!! I am also a runner (having inspired Ken after running my first 5k), and am also training to run the same half-marathon! Our family attends Christ Fellowship church and we enjoy the many friends we've gotten to know over the years in our church family
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Denise Park Gordon 20101 wrote the following:Because of you and grandpa...I am such a country girl at heart!! As my passion in the kitchen has deepened through my food blogging, I realize more and more where that passion originated. Spending time in the kitchen with YOU!! I love you so much grandma...and I really hope that I get to spend more time with you this coming season down in Florida. As Leah Mae gets older (and now that the craziness of her helmet appts have subsided)....I am hoping to carve that time out. I'm glad that Sarah has been able to spend quality time with you & that she has really picked up on the crocheting. She seems really talented. She mentioned (I think) quilting...and if that is something you could teach us both I would really LOVE it!! Maybe 1 night every week or so, we could come over from 7:30-9:30 for a quilting class...it wouldn't have to be every week or always such a long period of time, but I figured we could chat and catch up too.

The more I think of it, the more I know we have in common. And you are such a wealth of information. How I wish I could spend some time up in the mountains w/ you all this summer...in the actual garden with grandpa learning. Is this really your last summer up there? Leah will be 3 1/2 next summer & the girls (12 and 8)....they would be good ages for me to visit...and we could be helpers and not wearing you all out ;)

If you get your hands on any pictures (scanned) that you can email me at some point...i am on the lookout for pics of your land/scenery in WV or shenandoah, VA or midland. Midland and WV are the two places I have SO many memories, but looking at the pics will bring back so many more. I am SO glad you all invested in our lives....things were tumultuous there while we were young, but you and grandpa were the stabilizers.....I could always sit in grandpa's lap (since my dad was out of the picture). my dad paul did the best he could, but he was not at all affectionate.

Lately as I read other food blogs and see the connections they have between family and food, I realize how little of that I had in my actual house. All my connections with food, meals, family sitting down & eating at the same time, preparing meals together...have come from you and the other families I spent time with (Comers, Rosens, etc). That is where I got any cooking experience I had. Most of my memories of home (of food) involve tv dinners, canned foods, microwaves, and fending for ourselves the majority of the time. So though I've added meals I could prepare over the year, and I have always preferred inventing them as I go along....I have really taken off these past 8 yrs that I have been home with my girls. Having all day access to my kitchen, and family to feed (that always seem to be hungry) have really given me a chance to take flight. I love it!!
I'm so glad you guys are right in my neighborhood. THANKS so much for your help with the girls. We are BLESSED to have you both so close. LOVE YOU!!! Denise

Denise married Kenneth Mark GORDON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Timothy Joseph CANNON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mike & Dela's Love Story
Mike met Dela on Saturday October 13th, 2007 in Sylva, North Carolina. Mike had a buddy, Ray, in one of his education classes whose wife, Nancy, had a friend named Dela.
The initial plan was to have us both over to their place for dinner and cards. Then, Nancy decided that she better screen Mike first and make sure that he was worthy of meeting Dela. At the last minute, however, Dela decided to come and Nancy prepared delicious vegetarian lasagna. It was still light out when Mike arrived. Dela was wearing a purple shirt and blue jeans. Mike was immediately smitten and Dela returned his attention by flirting while they were playing post-dinner games. Dela was also impressed how well Nancy's daughter, Kennedy, took to Mike and his love for pets. Dela gave Mike a ride to the bottom of the Crawford's steep driveway. They both said good night. Dela turned right on the four-lane and Mike turned left.

A few days later, Mike took Ray to Guadalupe's, a local restaurant, and bought him some goat in exchange for Dela's phone number. Mike called Dela on Tuesday and she returned his call on Thursday but got Mike's voicemail. They were finally able to talk, when Mike called back. Dela was at the Fun Factory where she was hanging out with Nancy, Kennedy and Kennedy's brother, Ty, so it was a little noisy. Mike and Dela made plans for Saturday, October 27th.

Mike and Dela met at Bogart's (formerly Grandma's Pancake Barn) on East Main Street. Mike was the first to arrive and was holding the column up in front of the door. Dela would later confide that Mike was not unpleasant to look at in his sunglasses and blue button up. They had a nice meal in the backroom with a rowdy group of Mennonite folks who had three tables pulled together. Mike learned of Dela's unrelenting passion for sweet tea.

After dinner, they took Dela's car about a quarter of a mile to the Quin Theatre where they saw a forgettable cop drama called "We Own the Night". Mike enjoyed how he and Dela's arms touched throughout the movie. After the movie, Dela dropped Mike off at his car, where they kissed goodnight. Mike retrieved a small aloe plant called Stevie that he had bought for her. When he got home, he texted Dela and told her how beautiful she had looked. They were happily married at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina a year and a half later.

Michael married Dela Siobhan O'NEAL on 18 Apr 2009 in Wrightsville Beach, SC. Dela was born on 24 Jan 1977 in Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]