Traveling for Work

I had a great time at the Super Bowl, and I guess the only bad news was that I lost my camera with all the pictures 🙁 The good news is that I was able to buy another camera that is even better than the one before, that has a faster processor, a flash, and it works with flash memory.

Right after the Super Bowl, I had a party for John d’August who was leaving the company, but I didn’t have the new camera yet. The following weekend, Keith Linden and I hosted the Brainerd sisters, Stephanie and Jamie at my house. Then I went to Dublin, where I worked a lot, didn’t sleep much, and fortunately, was able to take a few photos.

Well I flew straight from Dublin to Phoenix Arizona. Let me tell you, it’s a very long plane ride. We had some very serious meetings there, but we also had a little time for some golf.

Working Too Much

Happy New Year! Since returning from Washington, I’ve spent virtually all of my time working. Hopefully, the stockholders will be happy. This month you’ll find some new plans for the exterior of the house. The first exterior plan was more of a tudor style, and I’ve asked Troy to explore some different looks. Let me know what you think. Next week, I’m going to San Diego for the Super Bowl, and I’ll try to put up some photos from San Diego. Next month has a lot of travel in store, with trips to Japan and Ireland.

Home for Christmas

I spent Christmas this year with my Grandmother from Los Angeles; my brother Dave, his wife, Sandy, and of course Ryan; youngest brother Mike and his wife Nicole from the DC area, and my parents. It was a very nice Christmas with lots of gifts, good Chinese food, and yes, lots of bridge. Also, progress continued on the new house. Troy, the architect, came up with a few new diagrams which I have tried to use my camera to show here. I feel a little like James Bond using my camera to click on documents! Troy does all his designs by hand and refused to enter the digital world.

House Hunting in Myrtle Beach

I met Mom and Dad in Myrtle Beach to search for the new place in Myrtle Beach. It was kind of tough because I was on crutches due to my tendon tear, but everything turned out great.

I flew down to Austin TX for a quick Thanksgiving weekend at the Burtzels. Cheryl cooked a Thanksgiving meal, and Steve’s nephew, Cory together with his wife and new born kid were present. Also, Cory’s wife’s parents were there to round out a nice holiday gathering. Steve and I were planning to play golf but the weather never cooperated.

Ryan’s 3rd Birthday

I wasn’t able to make Ryan’s third birthday in Dave and Sandy’s new house in Columbus, but Dave was able to take some nice digitized photos of the event which he sent to many over email.