Xmas in LA

What a great visit to LA for the holidays! Thanks to everyone who took time out to lunch or dinner with me! Sometimes you go along during the year and feel like you really don't have too many people but close family in your life. Then the holidays come around and what can I say but feel loved and honored by everyone who went out of their way to see me. I was booked solid for the week! On top of spending Christmas with famliy (both sides of the famliy), I got to see my best friend from high school, my photo teacher from high school, my ex's daughter (who is now 21! OMG she was 3 just yesterday!), my friends from Countrywide, and my new friends from the China trip this year. What a blast. I still can't believe it's nearly 10 years since I moved out of LA. The ties and memories are still strong though. There's no "home" like the place you grew up.

Merry Christmas from Roxborough Park!

To our Family and Friends,

It’s been a year full of travel, reconnecting with many old friends, and making some great new ones along the way. I traveled overseas (Asia & Europe), had a 40th b’day with an amazing party thrown by Fred and Judie, made some progress climbing due to our home gym, and did my 1st trad lead (thanks Beth)! Fred had a pretty good ice climbing season (thanks Alan!), threw a truly memorable 40th b’day party for his wife, had to bow out of the Europe due to a client’s hectic summer of change, but logged many hours biking in the "backyard".

Most significantly, it’s been a year of connection. I reconnected with and made many new friends during my overseas trips. We also had wonderful family and friends grace Casa de Seyffert or visit Denver this year. Each of those moments have been refreshing and heartening. We feel we’ve deepened these dear relationships in our lives. Of special note was the beautiful chaos of the Seyffert reunion (13 in all!) where we witnessed cousins becoming friends. From personal experience, those are special life long connections. We are grateful for having a year full of such wonderful reminders of our blessings.

Have a wonderful holiday season and a charmed 2008!

Love Fred & Ida (Parker & Tucker too!)


For those interested in seeing travel pictures: Asia | Europe