Dear Family and Friends -- What a year 2012 has been, and we have a lot to be thankful for. With our annual Year-in-a Nutshell letter, we send you our warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and a Happy New Year! Be safe in your travels and in all that you do. Much Love,
Pam and Bruce (and kitties Indie & Sophie)
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| Nikki & Catie at birthday party in Boston |
January -- Three travel destinations: Boston w/family to celebrate Bruce's sister's big birthday; DC with the family; and CUBA for 2 weeks with our favorite traveling buddies. Nikki gets offered her first nursing job!
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| The 9 Gringos smoking Cohibas & drinking Cuban rum |
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| The beach at Club Med Ixtapa |
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| FORE! |
March -- Good calorie burn month. 425 miles on Bike for Pam. Bruce golfs twice a week and brings his score down to two digits. New clubs! Pam launches Biker Chick Gone Crazy blog. Amy is accepted at London School of Economics for September.
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| Pam biking near Solvang |
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| Amy |
May -- Oh-Oh, Neck Pain! Armed with steroids, pain meds & grit, Pam flies to New Orleans to begin 40-day bike ride. 5 days later she's home. MRI, 3 bulging cervical discs. No riding. Pam's crushed. Cortisone injections. Bruce & Amy take pre-planned cruise to British Isles while Pam recuperates at home. Boo-hoo.
June -- Guess who's having more fun. Golf, physical therapy, Golf, physical therapy, Golf, physical therapy. Bruce's birthday celebration at Gary Danko's in San Francisco is June's highlight.
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| Connor in 4th of July parade at Club Med |
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| Catie |
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| Mom Laurie & Dad Tom |
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| Sister Marilyn & her friend Sidney at gallery show |
July -- Family gathers for Marilyn's successful gallery show in SF. Pam reconfigures bike with upright handlebars & is back to riding (slowly). Annual Sierra mountains retreat at Graeagle with friends to bike, hike, golf, nosh, & drink. Nikki performs with Jesca Hoop at Yoshi's Oakland
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| L-R Daughter Amy, Niece Jesse Levin, Daughter Nikki |
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| Sophie and Indigo, our 9 yr. old Tonkinese sisters |
August -- The good life at home -- Loving our kitties, dinners with friends, biking, gym, golf, movies, theater, furniture shopping, San Francisco, museums, restaurants, Sunday Farmers Market and celebrating our 11th anniversary in the wine country. Amy & Pam raise $8000 in a week from family & friends to help a Syrian family of 12 escape from Damascus to Cairo! So proud of Amy.
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| Pam & Bruce in Provence |
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| Bruce, Ken, Pam & Jackie |
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| Bruce, Pam, Lo and Heiko |
October -- In DC for son-in-law Tom Cryan's 40th birthday party and, lucky for us, we missed Hurricane Sandy. Pam reunites with childhood friends from New Hampshire via email & Facebook.
November -- Thank heavens the election robo-calls are over! Back to DC for Thanksgiving tradition and a week with family, friends, movies, restaurants, museums and a concert by the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center.
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| Jim, Eric, Bruce, Karen, Barry, Jennifer, Judy and Pam |
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| Karen, Jennifer, Barry, Connie, Pam & Bruc |
