We hope you are doing well and are having a nice holiday season. We are having a quiet end to the season here after a busy year. Joe is still working for DuPont as the Research & Development Manager for the Hayward, California site where they make cleaning solutions used in the semiconductor manufacturing process. Pamela’s prior job ended as the consulting company for which she worked finished their contract with Ford, but she has found a new position doing consulting for the New York MTA on a digital transformation. Meanwhile, Nate is working in Washington DC for DC Metro.
A highlight of the year was Nate’s graduation. We went to Massachusetts in May for his commencement where he got his Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering, and we are very proud of him. His fiancée, Joanna, also graduated from the same group a couple of years ago and she is working at the World Bank in DC – working on evaluating transportation development programs for investment. So, Joe feels he’s the only one not working on transportation right now.
We also went to the Netherlands at the end of June / early July for her Dutch (Father’s side) Family Reunion. We spent a week bicycling around the Netherlands starting near Arnhem and circling around the east and then to the south-west and ending near Tilburg. It was a lot of fun and a relaxing way to vacation.
Recently, we went to Hawaii where Joe ran the 10 km run as part of the Honolulu marathon weekend. And Christmas came early as we got to see Santa arrive on Waikiki beach by outrigger canoe. We didn’t do a lot of sightseeing, but it was good to be warm
Pamela also continued to travel up a storm this year as she also went to Sicily with her daughter, Amara, in May and visited Amara and Aidan, in the UK in November. As Amara lives in London, Aidan in Edinburgh, and now with Nate living in Washington DC, we’re starting to ask what are we doing in California?
Pamela’s mom is still nearby in memory care, and she visits most days which keeps Cam in good spirits. Here is a picture of Alec and Pam visiting Cam. She managed to join us for part of the Christmas dinner. Pamela is using the E-bike for her visits and shopping which is great for getting fresh air daily.
She also finds time to work in the garden. The front lawn has been replaced with drought-friendly native plants and the back garden has more and more native plants and yummy veggies. We now see a lot of birds and bees. Even the redwood tree in the back garden is full of birds happily chirping away. And that brings us joy.
Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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