We Didn't Start the Family (video)

We Didn’t Start the Family (lyrics)

We Didn't Start the Family

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Grandma Grandpa met one day, celebrating to this day

Morton Grove, Thanksgiving, Singing Dummyline

Aunt Laurie killed the cake, B-J went to Drake

SHS, DHS, Ettlesons not on time

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Barbeque, blogspot, BJ's got a sure shot

Tea-chers at the school, playing Scrabble by the pool

Camp Slaw, pok-er, Grandma's a love-stroker

Taxi Story, Leonardi, Cruise -- Slaws super-cool

Chorus:

We didn't start the family

It was always growin'

And it won't be slowin'

We didn't start the family

But we come together

Times we'll always treasure

Hell-o Beautiful, Devin's Great and Powerful

Lemon Jello, Halloween, Lake-Bluff-Golf

Pass-over Piano Benches, Mon-keys, Mitzvah Menches

B-B-Y-O, Eric likes to frolf

Dan Dan Birthday Man, tic tacs, marathon man
Volleyball, man child, Grandpa doesn't like it mild
Drought in the best hunan, Aunt Joan cookie plate
Jamie Sings, Golden Rings, water sports on the lake

Chorus:

We didn't start the family
It was always growin'
And it won't be slowin'
We didn't start the family
But we come together
Times we'll always treasure

Face-book, flag cake, Christmas Carols, skirt steak
Osthoff tubing, hawthorn lanes bowling
CCD, Grandpa's toast, Monte is the best host
Show-biz To-night, Jeni can't get a flight

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Hotlanta, Dream cookies, is it a medium?
Summers at camp barney, Jeri wears a schmoti
Uncle Shel's wild ride, cubs win, Julie's pied
Fat head, tooth picks, Lake Geneva, Bulls Tix

Chorus:

We didn't start the family
It was always growin'
And it won't be slowin'
We didn't start the family
But we come together
Times we'll always treasure

Deer-field Pa-rade, Aunt Laurie's Lemon-ade

Zu-baz, a lotta lox, Simpsons, Toe socks
Gen-er-al Hos-pit-al, Slaw Invitational
Bull dogs, secret shake, tennis tourney, donut cake
Hula Hoop, Be-ology, barbeque pit, the abbey
26, to this day, what else do I have to say?

We didn't start the family

It was always growin'
And it won't be slowin'
We didn't start the family
But we come together
Times we'll always treasure

Kleen-ex, ice cream man, Scrapbooking, Braves fan

Sagaunash, birthstones, watching slides, smashed phone

Car guy, U of I, driving range, gift exchange

Email-ing gift list, oh my gosh I ordered this!

Georgia visits, pumpkin pies, m&m's, paige's prize

Chick-fil-a, switched entrée, TAS, ribs, coco cay

Climbing up a waterfall, Matt Matt slippery cat

Resting eyes, Craig's tall. That's it, we got it all.

We didn't start the family
It was always growin'
And it won't be slowin'
We didn't start the family
But we come together
Times we'll always treasure

gobble gobble!

Happy Thanksgiving!!
We are so thankful for our wonderful, loving family!
Love, the reunited Lincenbergs

Veteran's Day

They are liberators and they are enforcers.
They are warriors and they are peacekeepers.
They are attackers and they are defenders.
They are young and old. Men and women.
Sons and daughters. Parents and grandparents.
Some are with us, others are memories.
They are all heroes.

It feels like veterans are for history books and black and white videos. They exist in a different time worlds away from our lives. And yet, they do not. Rarely in our lives do men and women demonstrate such courage and ask for so little in return. Maybe that is why they are so easy to forget. That is why they are so important to remember.

So we say thanks where no words will truly suffice.
We try to imagine an experience we could never really visualize.
We promise to remember them- those that ask for nothing in return.

To our friends and family,

Have a memory-filled Veteran's Day.

Matt

New addition to the family!

I adopted a baby kitten yesterday! Her name is Bellaluna, but I'm calling her Luna. She is black with yellow eyes, 3 months old, and I love her so much already! She is the sweetest thing, but can also be a little fiesty...and right now she's giving me the sweetest kisses!

My roommate Bethany adopted a kitten as well, a little orange boy named Louis. We are one big happy family!

Here are some pictures!

Of course, now that I have my baby it doesn't seem that life can get better, haha.

Just a small update while I'm here:

Anatomy is over!!! I am in a few regular science classes now, so at least for the rest of this semester, school will seem like a breeze.

And next week, Zack is coming to visit!! He is coming in on Thursday night and staying until Monday morning, so we will get to party together for Halloween and also we can watch our biggest football game of the year together, Georgia vs. Florida, to keep up our tradition of being there together the last two years.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Love,

Kim and Luna!

You’re invited to the White Family Pumpkin Party!
When: Sunday, October 25, 2009
Time: 4:00 pm – For Carving
5:30 pm – For Dinner
Where: White House – 6 Court of Mohawk
BYOP (Bring your own Pumpkin if you’re interested in carving)
We will provide snacks, dinner, dessert, patterns and tools for carving pumpkins!
Costumes Optional!
RSVP via email (Lwhite267@comcast.net) or call 847-940-1668

A Taste of Champaign

Well, I know that this post is long overdue, as I have been at U of I for close to two months now. I just wanted to give an update as to how things are going down here in Champaign.

First off, classes are going well. I just had most of my midterms this past week, so that was a little stressful. Right now, I am taking 5 classes: Introduction to Professional Responsibility (Intro to Business), Public Speaking, Calculus 2, Macroeconomics, and Computer Science. I would have to say that my favorite class is Macroeconomics. However, my Intro to Business class is also very interesting.

Outside of classes, I am trying to get involved in some student organizations on Campus, mostly business related. I am a member of Finance Club, and I am applying to be a member of an organization called the FIRM. The FIRM is an investment banking student group on campus. I also am applying to be a part of Illinois Business Consulting, which is a student run consulting group where students analyze real business problems in the community. Most of these organizations are very competitive though and require a series of interviews before acceptance into the organization.

In my free time, I like going to the ARC (Activities and Recreation Center). I usually play basketball, volleyball, or racquetball with my friends at the ARC.

Well, once again, I am sorry for the tardiness of this post. I hope everyone is doing well at home, and I look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Love, Daniel

Pink Ribbons 2009

Pink Ribbons 2009, our 15th year was a huge success! The fashion show was fabulous, the food divine, the silent auction outstanding, the jewelry for the raffle was beautiful, the speaker was inspiring. All in all a lovely afternoon, in which we hopefully raised a lot of money and awareness. I am so proud of my husband and everyone who contributed.

On another note all is well here after the flooding. It was quite scaring watching the river approach the house. Hopefully its another 100 years before we get rain like that again! Julie

Happy Birthday Lizzy!

Happy 15th Birthday Lizzy!!! We wish you all the best! Love, Mom

kim's life in the lou

I have been living in St. Louis for 10 weeks now (WOW) and I haven't really talked about it on here yet!

My roommate, Bethany, and I get along wonderfully! She is one of my closest friends and everything in the apartment is going very well. There are very few things we have done without each other. I am so lucky to have ended up living with someone who is so much like me! I've never had such an easy going living situation.

School is going well, in general. I have made a group of great friends; we got close very quickly because we are all going through the same thing and spend all day together at school and in the library. On an average day I am at school from about 8am-6pm, but there are plenty of days that I stay until 10 or 11. I have been trying to mix up where I study, but the school library is convenient, my classmates are nearby, and there's free coffee down the hall, so I usually stick around there. My only real class right now is Anatomy. The course block is 10 weeks long, so now I only have 3 weeks left! I cannot wait. This is by far the most difficult class I have ever taken.

Once a week we also have a class called Applied Clinical Skills, which is when they teach us the non-scientific things about being a doctor: how to take a history, how to treat special issues, etc. Also, my school sponsors a student-run clinic, and I volunteered there a couple weekends ago. It was amazing because I basically got to play doctor! We had licensed doctors there as well, but I greeted the patient in the waiting room, did the initial physical exam (eye test, hearing test, blood pressure, pulse, temperature...), and took the history. I really loved doing that!

We just had our second (out of 3) anatomy exams yesterday, so I am taking this weekend completely off. This is the first official weekend of fall, and it couldn't be better timing for me to finally have time because the weather is beautiful! I live near a huge park...the biggest one in the country...so I plan on taking advantage of that at some point. I have been there a few times already- when BJ came to visit we checked out the art museum there, my mom and I went to the zoo, and I've wandered about with my friends. I haven't been able to do nearly as much St. Louis exploring as I did when BJ was here...we had such a great visit! We went to that museum, had stl-style pizza in the italian neighborhood known as the Hill, did the touristy arch thing, and went to a Cardinals game! With a group of school friends I went to a concert under the arch, I went to the Anheiser-Busch brewery, and we've done some exploring of the nightlife.

Even though school is so much work, and at times I feel like I have no life at all, I am very happy here. It's hard being so far away from my family, but I try to stay caught up on what everybody is up to. I would like to congratulate Jamie for being initiated in SDT today! And it was strange hearing about the Atlanta flooding and knowing I wouldn't experience it at all. Seriously, though, I feel like I have really found my place (not St. Louis, necessarily, but med school...) and I am looking forward to every step of this long road.

I hope everyone else is doing well and I would LOVE to have a good variety of updates to read on here...how else am I supposed to know what's going on in your lives??? Even if you think it's not worth writing about, I think most of us would disagree.

I LOVE YOU!!!!!!

Kim

Happy New Year!

L'shana Tova, I wish everyone a happy and healthy upcoming year!

Love, Paige

Happy Birthday, Jessie!

Hope you have a great day!

Camp Slaw 2008

Matt

Whew- ok I think we're covered on the birthdays for at least a little while...

Happy Birthday, Devin!

Hope you have a great day and a good start to the school year. Looking forward to you keeping us posted on what's going on in your life on the blog.

Matt

Happy Birthday Kim!

Happy Birthday, Kim! We hope your first birthday as a medical student has been a good one. It was great seeing you last weekend, and we can't wait to see you in December if not sooner. Have a wonderful birthday!!! Love, sara and eric

Happy Birthday Grandma Bobbie!!!

Grandma, we wish you a very happy and healthy birthday. We hope that you have a great day. We love you very much!!!!!!

Photoblog: Camp Whittleson

Matt p.s. new post below

Kim gets her white coat!

It was  a very special weekend in St. Louis watching Kim get her prestigious white coat! It was a somber yet celebratory ceremony where the Dean of St. Louis Medical School addressed the students and welcomed them to St. Louis and encouraged them on their upcoming journey to becoming a doctor.  The only disappointment was that Shel was not there as he could have participated in the ceremony by putting her coat on. He'll get a second chance at graduation and the coat will be longer.  Ironically, the dean was preaching about how becoming a doctor gives you a chance to help other people, and Shel missed it because he was helping kids in Ecuador. All in all it was a proud moment in our lives!

Love, Julie

ATL -> STL

I plan on writing a much more extensive and descriptive post when more starts happening, but for now I just wanted to announce that I now live in St. Louis!

Two fridays ago my dad and I drove up and he spent the weekend here helping me get settled. For the last week I have been by myself, which allowed me to get my room all set up and run some errands that needed to be done before everything gets crazy. 

Here are a few pictures of my room! 

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2576313&id=4901793&l=5398447145

BJ is coming to visit me tomorrow thru Thursday, although I'm not supposed to write about that until he has proven his visit to be successful :) Then my roommate (Bethany) moves in on Thursday, and everything will finally get settled. 

On Sunday I have a White Coat Ceremony, which is when I officially become a medical student. My mom is coming to attend that ceremony. Then I have a week of orientation and I begin classes on Aug. 10....anatomy lab, here I come!

I am so glad that I get to see everybody so soon after I start my new life so I have a chance to talk to everybody about it! 

Hope all is well!

Love,

Kim

the blog

I've been thinking there's not much action on the blog anymore. Since around January everybody pretty much stopped. So what I'd like is for everybody to start making posts again about family categories.




From,
Jakey

Lincenbergs Get New Addition!

This past Sunday, Lizzy flew through the sky and landed at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (aka ATLANTA!!) Right now, we are stuck in the house on a rainy day so we thought we would say hey! Although, we've only had a couple days together, they have been funfilled and action-packed. including swimming, playing games, watching movies, and eating A LOT. Jamie just walked in and she says hey to everyone! More details will come when I (Lizzy) reutrn to Chicago, but for now, we are going to get back to our activities. We just wanted to update everyone about the trip. Can't wait to see everyone at Jeni and Rob's wedding in August. Until then, the Lincenbergs send their love, and I (Lizzy) will see everyone soon!
Love,
Paige & Lizzy

Downtown at the Sox Game and Navy Pier

Over the past week, I've been in downtown Chicago a couple times, taking in baseball games, fireworks, and fireworks at baseball games (they have fireworks at U.S. Cellular Field where the White Sox play).

Attending the Cubs-Sox affair were myself, Dad, Jake, and my friend Brian. We left just early enough to miss the White Sox win the game, and we beat out most of the traffic after the game, so that was a win-win scenario.

On July 3rd, I was downtown with some friends, hanging out at my friend Michael Kryger's apartment/patio. We had some bbq before walking through the streets of the city and enjoying the Indepedence day festivities at Navy Pier. (And we couldn't help having a little fun before the fireworks, too.)

Matt

Bobbie Takes a Bite of Big Apple

Hello!
Greetings from NYC. After reading BJ's fabulous (as always) message, I felt as though I needed to respond with a blog posting of my own, so I can fill you in about this weekend and to express my gratitude to everyone back home for making it happen.

As you may or may not know, I had a shower here in New York City on Sunday, given by Wilma. We had more people on our turf this weekend then ever before with Mom, Dad, Jess, Grandma and Aunt Laurie... all accounted for. Not to mention, family members of Rob's from North Carolina had also flown in for the occasion. We actually had our first NYC family party here on Saturday night when we decided to bring in desserts after dinner (that was the best we could do - this is me we're talking about). Would have loved to have Mike E. for the ice cream :) All in all, we did a lot of EATING. Back to the shower. It was really nice and I loved having the Chicago Slew's (sorry BJ, I stole it) meet some of the Sirota's and some of my friends for the first time. The guys, including Dad, also bonded over a steak lunch while us girls were having our tea and finger sandwiches.

But I'm burying the lead. While the shower was wonderful (just like the one in Chicago was), the true highlight of the weekend did not happen until last night when I insisted that we take Grandma to Times Square. Earlier in the day, Grandma would "ooh and ahh" over a double decker bus, the architecture on the Upper East Side, or even just marvel at how many streets looked just like Michigan Avenue. She also was THRILLED to be on the subway and said "this is just like six flags". But again I bury the lead. When we got to Times Square, my mom describes it best, "she was like a little girl at a candy store", I've never seen her face light up like this. I wasn't sure what was the more amazing sight...Times Square or Grandma's reaction.

It really made me happy to see her so excited and I wanted to try to capture this for the rest of you. I owe so many of you my gratitude, including Grandpa and especially BJ, for your help, so everyone could make the trip. We all had a great time and now I just have to get the rest of you out here. :)

The wedding is approaching fast now! We can't wait. Much love, Jeni and Rob

B's baaaaaaaaaack

Dear esteemed members of the SLEW clan,

Greetings to all. BJ here, with an incredibly overdue post to the fam blog. As we near the mid-point of June, there is much to report...

First off, my spring academic quarter just concluded at Northwestern last Wednesday. It was a stressful term with a lot of schoolwork in my 3 classes, but I think my grades will turn out alright. I have now completed 9 of the 15 required courses in the master's degree program in higher education administration. I have a weeklong break before I return to school for the six-week summer session. I will take two more courses for sure, and am still mulling over the possibility of an internship at Northwestern. I am meeting with my program advisor next week to discuss some options for internships and jobs. I expect to return to full-time work in the fall, even though I will not earn the master's degree until June, 2010. If anybody has any questions about this, feel free to ask.

Second, I wanted to let you know that I broke up with Krista a couple of days ago. Although I liked her very much (and still do), she was far more invested in the relationship than I was. I recognized that I had been pushing myself away from the relationship for quite some time. It simply wasn't fair to either of us to keep the relationship going. Krista was understandably saddened, but acknowledged that all the points I was expressing were true. Unlike my past relationships, I very much hope Krista and I can remain close friends. She's in the same master's program at Northwestern as I am, so I'll still be seeing her in future classes. I now view this summer as an opportunity to stay focused on my academics, yet also make sure that I continue to meet new people and get involved in some fun, social endeavors.

On a lighter note, this is a weekend for our family to celebrate! Jeni's second bridal shower is hours away. In fact, I am writing this post from the G's house. I am Grandpa's roommate while Grandma and my Mom are out in New York City helping to represent the Slaw side of the family. Don't worry about Grandpa and I, we are going to have a great time. The Ettlesons are going to have dinner with us the next couple of nights so we will be in great company.

Okay, it's time for me to entertain Grandpa. Hugs and kisses for all, and let the countdown for the Slaw-Melstein wedding begin!

Love,
BJ

Daniel receives 4 awards, Lizzy gets nominated!

I wanted to let everyone know that Daniel received 4 awards last week at Stevenson's Senior Award night. He got an award in English, Chemistry, Math, and Spanish. This was very exciting! We are incredibly proud. I know that he will continue his stellar academic career at U of I.

Lizzy is one of 10 nominees for Daniel Wright's most prestigious student of the year awards. It is a big honor to be nominated. The winner will be announced at graduation. In any case, she is already a winner in my book! There will be no stopping her at Stevenson!!

Just wanted to share! Jeri

time for another change

The last time I really wrote an update was in January when I moved to Augusta.

Well, the time has come when I am leaving Augusta!

Tomorrow is my last day working at Logan's Roadhouse and then I will be on the road to Atlanta for Jamie's graduation weekend and the rest of the summer!

I plan on taking a couple of classes at the community college, maybe getting a part-time job (Georgia Plastic Surgery will usually hire me back ;)  just kidding) and spending time with my family and friends before I move again.

I am officially going to attend Saint Louis University School of Medicine!

I am so, so excited and I can't wait to finally be doing what I have been waiting for for all this time. I will be moving to St. Louis sometime in mid-late July and my white coat ceremony (when I officially become a med student) is August 2. 

I can't wait to be able to talk about my first couple of weeks in med school when I see you all at Jeni and Rob's wedding!

Speaking of which, I will see a bunch of you next weekend at the shower!

So...that's my life!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taking a page from Jake's book. Looks like its up to a sib to post the "happy birthday" message! As Jen's one and only sib by blood, excluding inlaws (sorry Darren), here it is!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Although I'm sad this is yet another birthday we won't be able to spend with you, I know Rob will make it a special one. And its not like we're not going to see you in like 3 weeks!

I love you,

Jess

Happy Birthday Matt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HapppppppppppppppppppppppppYyyyyyyyyyy
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyybbbbbbbbbbbbiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrttttthhhhhhdddddayyyyyyy Jakey

I Got Myself a Job!!!!!

Family,

Its been a while, but I thought I'd share my excitement with you. I just accepted a job offer as an Underwriting Examiner with Allstate Insurance. For those of you who didn't know, I have been working on a career in insurance for the last year or so. My layoff at Smurfit in February was just the jump start I needed to really agressively pursue it and now it has paid off. I will keep you all posted on how it goes, but I really do have high hopes that this is going to be a great opportunity for me. Stay tuned.... Love, Jess

Israel!

Hey eveyone. Thanks again for yalls thoughtful birthday wishes. Tomorrow I am leaving for Israel for the first time with the entire eighth grade at my school! We tour the entire state within two weeks. I return home on May 15. I am extremely excited and I will definitely post pictures on the blog when I return! Love, Paige

Happy Birthday Paige!

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
You look like a monkey!
And you smell like one too!

Happy Birthday, Paige!

Matt

You're still into monkeys, right?

Wordle.net

Above are these really neat images of the words used in the titles of the posts on the Blog. The larger the word, the more often it is used (obviously, we use the blog a lot for birthday wishes). My roommate Scott introduced me to the website (wordle.net), and I thought theses images it created from our blog were really neat.

And here's a tip: click on the picture for a closer view so you can read most of the words!

Also, happy 200th post!

Matt

Congratulations Sara and Eric!

What an amazing day!

What an amazing couple!

What an amazing ceremony and party!

What an amazing demonstration of love!

What an amazing display of creativity in this post!

Anyways...for those who would like to see it again, here is the montage from the rehearsal dinner:

Matt

Happy 60th Grandma and Grandpa!

Happy 60th anniversary Grandma and Grandpa!

Hope you guys had a great day, and here's to what is going to be a very special year for the family!

Love,

Matt

Stop motion fun!

Cousin Hale and I made this video, which I think is pretty fun to watch.

Matt

Its due time for a new post

Hello everyone! In addition to us needing a new posting on here, I thought I'd share with you something interesting. Yesterday, I attended a Holocaust Survivor's Luncheon where I got to speak with Survivor's... it was really amazing. The Michigan Daily (our school newspaper) wrote an article about the luncheon, so I'm going to attach it here.   CLICK HERE! 

If you watch the Multimedia video about halfway down the page, I'm in it for a split second, as I was given the honor to light one of the six yartzeit candles.  It's a close-up on my face, so don't be scared! 

Also, incase you're wondering (since I know some of you already know), the guy named Alex in the video speaking is the Alex that I was dating for a while.  

Anyway, thought I'd share this with you! 

Can't wait to see you all SO SOON! 

- devin 

the snowfall in atlanta

i know it doesn't look like much, but the flakes were huge and we were really excited!

Happy Birthday, Jamie!

Happy Birthday, Jamie!

I hope you have a great day!

Can't wait to see you (and the rest of the fam)!

Matt

kim's new address

Kim Lincenberg

2716 Ridgecrest Dr.

Augusta, GA 30907

yay write me letters!

Valentine's Day!

Hello everyone! 

I just thought I would wish you all a happy valentine's day! 

How is everyone celebrating? I am going out tonight with a bunch of girls and getting some chocolate fondue! 

I hope you have a LOVEly day! 

<3, 

devin 

Volleyball Team!

Hey everyone! Hope all is well, and I can't wait to see some of you for Sara's shower next weekend! Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were my volleyball tryouts for the eithgh grade Daniel Wright team. The competition grew from last year, but I pulled through. On Thursday night, I found out that I made it! Volleyball was so much fun last year, so I am really glad I get the oppurtunity to play again this year. Out of the 40 some girls that tried out, 24 made it. There are two teams; I am on the white team. If you are interested in a schedual let me know, and I will be happy to get you one. Scheduals are also posted on the Daniel Wright website at http://www.daniel-wright.district103.k12.il.us/athletics.htm. Hope you all are having a good weekend!
Love, Lizzy

first blog in 2009!

Seeing as no one has posted anything in almost a month, and things in my life seem to have finally come together, I thought I would update the blog!

The big news that I'm sure a lot of you already know is that I have moved to Augusta, GA!

One of my best friends lives here and is attending the Medical College of Georgia, which I would really like to be accepted to! I am living with one of her classmates in a two-bedroom apartment.

I got a job as a server at Logan's Roadhouse- I don't know if you have that up north, but it's basically a burger and steak place that is usually really busy! I have started training this week and I actually think it's really fun. I've been craving a job with this kind of fast-paced environment. 

And of course, the question I know you are all wondering, is that, yes, Zack lives here. I figured since I have this block of time open, I preferred being near him while I could be. 

I interviewed at MCG (the aforementioned school) last week, and I was told that my interview was great, so hopefully in the next couple of months I will hear something good! As of now I will be attending Saint Louis University in the fall, but we'll see if I have options come available this spring.

I love and miss you all, and I will be in Chicago in just a few weeks to see you!

Kim