Savage family at 50th wedding party

This is a forever family picture...taken by me at Mom and Dad's 50th wedding party at Gary's house.

In the van

I love this picture of Karen. I always liked her worn this way as it was so classic and she wore it well. Not many people can pull their hair back in a coated band and be ready for any event...but she could, and looked great!

Karen loved her van and was going to drive it until it gave up! She loved the functionality of it and not having to worry about ruining a new car with the boys. Something said for that!

Dinner conversation

Disclaimer: We seem to get a lot of pictures in our family of eating at the table...Sunday dinners especially or Joe's Barbeque! I'm putting a moratorium on pictures taken while eating, but in the spirit of remembrance, who can forget Karen's visiting at the table! She was always very engaging.

Tyler and Christine's wedding dinner - Feb 2006

Temple Day

We attended the temple together with the Arizona family. Eric was traveling, but this was a fond memory of being together. This picture was dated 3/25/06, not that long before Karen left for Utah and her transplant.

Kathy & Paul William's marriage - June 22nd

Aunt Kathy and Uncle Paul's wedding reception with Karen in the middle, Susan Barber on the left and Bonnie Barber on the right. This was held in Provo and was a fond cousin memory.

The Arizona family

This picture was taken in 2006 and I recall it was a dropby visit at Mom and Dad's, with Gary, Mom, Karen and myself. Karen and I believed that you could never have enough white shirts...and we were in sync this day!

In the Kitchen

I miss having Karen clomping through our door coming over for Sunday dinners and family events! Yes, she clomped in, as many of her shoes were backless and I could always tell it was Karen that just walked through the door.

Pictures We Love

Karen, me and David

This picture was taken at Aunt Isabel's house in Cedar City. We would stay there on the occasion when we were passing through town and all hang out and sleep in the big basement room. The room was filled with interesting stuff such as hospital beds and such and sometimes it was scary at night!

Karen, the fun girl

Karen was so fun to be around...always posing, dancing and being playful, as evidenced here. She was a joyful soul!

Young Idahoan

This picture was taking at our Idaho home on the north side of the house with the garden in the background. Looks like Karen was enjoying at an early age putzing around the yard!

Memorable trip east

This was taken in Central Park on a trip with David, Karen and Mom and Dad. They met up with Gary in New York as he was attending a hotel convention. They ate at Tavern on the Green and visited the Metropolitan Museum.

4 Generations

This picture was taken at Meghan's home by the Mesa Country Club and we had gotten together for Sunday dinner on Mother's Day 2oo1. Meghan is holding Lauryn who was born the previous October. Karen and Eric had moved to Mesa in 2000.

Summer 2005

By Diane Miller: Jason, Emily and kids came down from Utah and the family came over to my house for a swim. Karen and Eric dropped by for a visit and to join the fun.

Karen's Things

It may be easier to ask the question...what DIDN'T Karen collect?! While Karen was in the hospital in Salt Lake and it didn't look like she was going to make it, I decided that I would take some shots of Karen's home to perserve the memory of what was. The following pictures are the ones I took.

Karen's Closet, Bathroom and the Cubbie Hubby!

Karen's collection of shoes

and more shoes!

More closet items...

Small portion of her purse collection

Clothes and more shoes...

Bathroom paraphernalia

Nail polish and tools

and last, but not least...what we refer to as the cubbie hubby! Eric built this for Karen to store her clothing in the bedroom.

The Sewing Room

This hung on the sewing room door for years with the message...aren't all housewives desparate?!

This was one room that ebbed and flowed with organization, yet it was always my favorite room to sit in and explore. It was much like an attic that you knew had treasure to yet find!

This form was a signature item of Karen's sewing room with the straw hat and her wedding veil draped on it.

Fabric samples abound!

Rolls of fabric...if Karen found fabric she liked more than likely she'd be tempted to buy anywhere from 5 yds to a roll!

Sewing chair.

Shelves filled with goodies of every kind...for the crafty and creative mind!

Karen never met a storage container she didn't like!

Walking in the Front Door

Loved the art at the front door! Karen had purchased two painting by this same artist in Park City one summer.

This was a sitting area next to the armoire in the dining room, which was really the living room!

Karen had Eric help her paint pink stripes in the living room area, which she used for a dining room

This was a collection of Karen's framed items that hadn't found a home at the time.

This was another option Karen was considering at the time. Ever changing!

The 6 dining room chairs were always draped in fabric for consideration as well!

Lori Smith had given these chairs to Karen and she draped them with fabrics that she thought she might like to cover them in.

This slip-covered chair is indictive of Karen's style, stemming from her years in San Antonio when she was first introduced to Shabby Chic.

This is the armoire that Karen painted in Dover and used as a computer desk.

This was the north wall of what was the dining room that Karen had used as a sitting area.