Christy ....I met you in Wilmington, NC while we were both young Coastie wives. We lost touch with all the moving between North Carolina and Hawaii...but sure enough...you were close by :)
I'll never forget that day at Tripler Medical Center while I was in the early stages of labor with Zach, my husband at the time Aaron was kind enough to drag me to the food court to get himself something to eat :) I of course was not in a great mood feeling like I was gonna explode and was certainly not expecting to hear a female voice call out "Dunn" while looking at my husband. Oh no...I was not in the mood for that! After a couple of minutes it became obvious this outspoken, chatty person was none other than the Christy Brammer! It had been close to four years and you looked great!
We had recently moved to Coast Guard housing due to the pending arrival of Zach and I only knew one or two people. We'd been there a month or so and come to find out you were right down the hill with your family. Casey had been a newborn the last time I'd seen him and here he was ...four years old!
You instantly bonded with Zach as did Casey and we spent many days together while Tim and Aaron were working. You introduced him to the "silkie"...you made him this amazing blanket that was satin on one side and flannel on the other that he carried around with him everywhere for years. I had to remake it a few times for him over the years. We recently moved and when I found it and asked what he wanted to do with it...he made sure it went with us.
Casey was your baby though! He was gentle and caring at four! He would climb in the playpen with Zach and they would just sit and hang out :) You were a great Momma and friend. I'm thankful I had you for that year in Hawaii.
My favorite memory of the two of us was April Fool's Day 1997! You were always up for a practical joke! You helped me for two weeks set it up :) Zach was only 6-7 months old and we decided to set his dad up to think I might be pregnant again. I had an "appointment" that April 1st at Tripler to get the blood test done to find out...(we went shopping if I remember correctly). Prior to leaving, you called my answering machine from your house and in your best official voice, you left the message that you were from the lab at Tripler and that the test had come back positive. My next step was to call in and make my first prenatal appointment. It was perfect. There was no way Aaron would catch on too quickly...he was a blonde :) A couple hours later, we came back in the rain to the house. The door was LOCKED and we knew he had fallen for it. After fumbling to find the keys...the door swings open and there is Aaron just grinning. In his hand was the darn video camera! We both just cracked up! We fell into the house laughing...we could barely stand up. Then Aaron looks at us and says to me...I wanted to capture your face on camera when I tell you your pregnant again! He was just so proud of himself! You lost it and we ended up laughing sitting on the floor just looking at him ... waiting for it to click. Well it finally did and he cocked his head to the side and flipped the camera around on himself and commented that he was an idiot and fell for it. He then joined us laughing :) I think it went on for an hour! You were fabulous!
I only saw you one other time after Hawaii...while you were stationed in Yorktown. I remember being shocked how much Casey had grown! Well the moving around kept us in different states over the years, but one way or another you always found a way to keep in touch! You were so much better at that than I was. I always would find a card and picture in the mail or a funny joke in email. Thank you for always being there even if we didn't talk all that much! You are missed!!!!
