"Go East", they said...: New Year's Eve, 2009

Dear Friend;

Come along, make haste and join us in our adventures while living "In The East".

We are living in the east, geographically speaking, after a sudden work transfer beckoned us almost across the entire country, splitting our family in half with grown children/grandchildren remaining behind on the west coast.

We moved into our new home April/06 but never knew it would be God's providence to endure another move for work and positioning for a future medical situation. We moved again amidst 4 feet of snow in mid Dec/08.

We hope to continue sharing our pioneering moments with our family and friends back home, creating an environment for tenderly passing along the new memories we'll be making over here in the east, those that will stand the test of time in both thought and deed.

Sprinkling some ambiance into the mix will be a fully loaded and most positive outlook while we're on this adventure and new challenge together.

Please join us while we journey onward. Feel free to email me with your comments, questions or ideas. We welcome you here.

Sursum Corda!
Renee

Saturday, January 02, 2010

New Year's Eve, 2009

Traditions beckoned us forward to indulge in our usual New Year Chinese food dinner together as family. I can't quite recall just how long we have been doing this, but I would estimate most of our married lives, give or take a year or two.

With due caution we ventured out with two vehicles on snowy roads to attend our dinner reservation for our traditional Chinese food feast.

The roads were snowy white, yet still track bare on our way to dinner. One son was just punching out at his new job while another guest was to be picked up along the way.

Our dinner was perfect, and I have to admit it gets me every time to hit a buffet dinner. I always eat way too much!

The endless supply of crab legs, fresh jumbo shrimp, chinese, sushi, prime rib, and so much more is always a delectable feasting experience at this particular restaurant.

If one doesn't prefer to eat the traditional chinese food fare offered, plenty of alternatives welcome any food connoisseur to it's tables.

Best of all, we were able to ring in the new year with my parents, and give thanks for the previous year and all the many blessings we were graciously given.