tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32249674761421327972011-07-28T17:08:19.462-07:00Howard Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095313793815590418noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224967476142132797.post-64284319719851537182009-07-14T09:29:00.000-07:002009-07-14T09:31:01.310-07:00Here's a link to a Google Map with all the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=44.554087,-123.273554&spn=0.020489,0.037937&z=15&msid=111614740010883928674.00046eac72f83dbd3bd56">hot spots</a> for the weekend ... call me if you need more info!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3224967476142132797-6428431971985153718?l=howardandkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Howard Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095313793815590418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224967476142132797.post-18315080096200663542009-07-13T12:46:00.000-07:002009-07-13T12:48:12.496-07:00To help you get in the mood :-)<br /><br /><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZHw9uyj81g>Pachelbel Canon in D Major Perfect Version</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3224967476142132797-1831508009620066354?l=howardandkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Howard Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095313793815590418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224967476142132797.post-53200578102732756822009-07-01T10:44:00.000-07:002009-07-14T09:11:01.969-07:00If so, you can RSVP here :-)<br /><br />Just leave a "comment" ... <br /><br />See ya!<br /><br />The "preception" is the night before the ceremony (ie. Saturday, July 18th) at the <a href="http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=414&Itemid=943">Thompson Picnic Area</a> at <a href="http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us/downloads/pr/AVERY-Map.pdf">Avery Park</a> from 6pm to 10pm ... call if you need better diretions :-)<br /><br />UPDATE: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=44.554087,-123.273554&spn=0.020489,0.037937&z=15&msid=111614740010883928674.00046eac72f83dbd3bd56">Click here's for a specific google map</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3224967476142132797-5320057810273275682?l=howardandkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Howard Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095313793815590418noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224967476142132797.post-17203295764228610362009-06-15T11:32:00.001-07:002009-06-22T12:47:55.263-07:00Well, the wedding weekend is <b> <a href="http://www.davinci-days.org">da Vinci Days</a> </b> in Corvallis!<br /><br />What else? If you've got suggestions, please leave a comment ...<br /><br />We certainly recommend a hike up to <b> <a href="http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=565&Itemid=506">Bald Hill</a> </b> ...<br /><br />Or if you want something (much) more leisurely, we recommend a walk around the OSU campus and out to the <a href="http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore%20Oregon/Willamette%20Valley/Attractions/Covered%20Bridges/Irish%20Bend%20Covered%20Bridge.aspx">Irish Bend Covered Bridge</a>!<br /><br />Or if you want something (much) more challenging <a href="http://www.run.com/showroute.asp?map=627045">do 'em both</a> :-)<br /><br />Ever heard of <a href="http://www.letterboxing.org">Letterboxing</a> or <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/">Geocaching</a>? We've got friends who are abuzz about these new adventure opportunities ...<br /><br />Saturday mornings feature a <a href="http://www.locallygrown.org/">"Farmer's Market"</a> that you might want to check out ...<br /><br />If you're flying into PDX, as you make your way from Portland to Corvallis, one option is to stop and visit <a href="http://www.oregongarden.org">The Oregon Garden</a> ... or <a href="http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_211.php">Silver Falls State Park</a> ...<br /><br />We're about an hour from the Oregon Coast ... closest beach is <a href="http://www.nyebeach.org">Nye Beach</a> ... and there are several other options both north and south of there ... and there is the <a href="http://www.aquarium.org/">Oregon Coast Aquarium</a> in Newport also.<br /><br />If you're driving up from California, you can swing by <a href="http://www.nps.gov/crla/">Crater Lake</a> ... here's what it <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/LynchMob98/MayInStockton#5337579346454396194">looked like</a> last time we saw it (while flying home from a visit to Stockton) :-)<br /><br />ADDENDUM ... here's some <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/LynchMob98/HappyBirthdayKate">pics</a> from a recent trip up into the Cascades just east of Eugene ... we went to <a href="<br />http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/willamette/recreation/tripplanning/pointsofinterest/sahalie_koosah.html">Sahalie and Koosah Falls</a> and <a href="http://www.belknaphotsprings.com/">Belknap Hot Springs</a> ... AWESOME places to be ... and pretty easy to get to!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3224967476142132797-1720329576422861036?l=howardandkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Howard Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095313793815590418noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224967476142132797.post-65486143435911276012009-06-15T10:16:00.000-07:002009-06-24T12:37:27.746-07:00We're not sure how to best say this with ettiquette, but here goes ...<br /><br />Our <a href="http://www.fivelovelanguages.com/">"love language"</a> preference is for "Quality Time" over "Receiving Gifts" ... so please gift us with your presence! (If you can't join us to celebrate the wedding, then invite us to your place for an afternoon or evening get together) <br /><br />If your love language is "Gift Giving", then please consider meeting one of the following needs which are near and dear to our hearts ...<br /><br /> - <a href="http://communityoutreachinc.org/index.htm">Corvallis Community Outreach</a><br /><br /> - <a href="http://fcfcorvallis.org">Faith Christian Fellowship's Missions Fund</a><br /><br /> - <a href="http://healingheartsministry.com">Healing Hearts Ministry</a><br /><br />If you want more information about any of these organzations, give one of us a call and we'd love to tell you why they are important to us!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3224967476142132797-6548614343591127601?l=howardandkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Howard Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095313793815590418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224967476142132797.post-49747629456497861972009-06-13T09:30:00.000-07:002009-06-18T12:08:55.111-07:00Rooms are available at special rates<br />starting at $94 at the Holiday Inn Express<br />on the riverfront in downtown Corvallis.<br /><br />(541) 752-0800<br /><br />Reference the Lynch/McDannell party.<br />Rates are guaranteed until June 22nd.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hiexpress.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/cvoor?&amp;cm_mmc=mdpr-_-googlemaps-_-ex-_-cvoor&amp;dp=true">http://www.hiexpress.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/cvoor?&amp;cm_mmc=mdpr-_-googlemaps-_-ex-_-cvoor&amp;dp=true</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3224967476142132797-4974762945649786197?l=howardandkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Howard Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095313793815590418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224967476142132797.post-61929221036101787192009-06-10T11:08:00.000-07:002009-06-15T12:20:20.987-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2zcjbxX8KfA/Si_28uhM_1I/AAAAAAAACug/3dBXGFWOx0k/s1600-h/IMG_4157.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345762805851946834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2zcjbxX8KfA/Si_28uhM_1I/AAAAAAAACug/3dBXGFWOx0k/s400/IMG_4157.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Josh &amp; his peeps ... Gray &amp; Justin &amp; Britney &amp; Allison &amp; Cheyenne &amp; Rick &amp; Lisa &amp; Jess &amp; Josh &amp; Kate &amp; Howard (pic taken by Angie) ... on the Chestnut Ridge HS football field, July 5th, 2009</div><br /><br />Lots more pics <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/LynchMob98/JoshGraduation">here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3224967476142132797-6192922103610178719?l=howardandkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Howard Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095313793815590418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224967476142132797.post-856971956382855082009-06-10T11:04:00.000-07:002009-06-10T11:07:44.698-07:00On the way home from celebrating Josh's graduation from Chestnut Ridge HS, we spent an hour walking along the Roberto Clemente Memorial Park across the Allegheny River from downtown Pittsburgh ...<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/LynchMob98/Pittsburg#5345726492703150626">http://picasaweb.google.com/LynchMob98/Pittsburg#5345726492703150626</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3224967476142132797-85697195638285508?l=howardandkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Howard Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095313793815590418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224967476142132797.post-84447395392542712092009-06-10T10:51:00.000-07:002009-06-15T12:32:26.812-07:00Howard Lynch &amp; Kate McDannell will be married on Sunday, July 19th at 4pm at <a href="http://fcfcorvallis.org/se/sitebuilder/displaypage.asp?pgid=124&amp;secid=78">Faith Christian Fellowship</a> in Corvallis, OR.<br /><br />There will be large "preception" the night before (Saturday, July 18th) at the <a href="http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=414&Itemid=943">Thompson Picnic Area</a> at <a href="http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us/downloads/pr/AVERY-Map.pdf">Avery Park</a> from 6pm to 10pm ...<br /><br />And a smaller reception following the ceremony at the <a href="http://www.corvalliscc.com/">Corvallis Country Club</a>.<br /><br />We got engaged on Thursday, April 30th on the steps of <a href="http://webcam.oregonstate.edu/">Oregon State's Memorial Union</a> ... and went to the beach the next afternoon to let it sink in ...<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/LynchMob98/MayDayWithKate#5332016462960636322">http://picasaweb.google.com/LynchMob98/MayDayWithKate#5332016462960636322</a><br /><br /><br />"Follow" us at Twitter ... <a href="https://twitter.com/howardandkate">https://twitter.com/howardandkate</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3224967476142132797-8444739539254271209?l=howardandkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Howard Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095313793815590418noreply@blogger.com0