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Dearest Family and Friends,
I’m not one for holiday letters. This is evidenced by the fact that I have only written one other holiday letter ever. This is because generally they aren’t all that exciting. (I think if we were honest with ourselves, we would agree. Am I right?) If you have written a letter and mailed it to me or plan to do so, don’t worry! I will read it. And I will be glad to learn about what is happening in your life. And generally they are all cute and very peppy. <--Those are good things to be during this season!
Here are the highlights for us. (Keep reading. I tried to make it funny. Plus I added pictures!)
Last year we bought a house. Buying a house is a terrible experience in itself (as every homeowner can attest to), but we LOVE the house. Win!We have been spending time doing things to the house, including changing the front yard, redoing the guest bath and bedroom, and general decorating. We have learned all about the benefits of owning tools, specifically tape measures and levels. Whether or not we use them every time is an entirely different story.
Roxy tried to make friends with the dog next door and failed miserably. This did not come as a surprise. (Crazy Dog was not invited to partake in the friendship making. I can’t blame them.) So in lieu of playing with friends, she busied herself helping with the decorating and painting that has been our life this past year. She’s REALLY excellent at holding down drop cloths.
Evidence:
Crazy Dog has managed to successfully look adorable for another year, yet still make our lives miserable. So it was a productive year for him. He also discovered he was totally cool with lounging in dirt if that dirt was from his very own yard.
More evidence:
Breanne abandoned her old career to pursue college counseling. She joined the staff at Collegewise in June, a group of unbelievably funny and talented people (and we aren’t adding that in because they are receiving this letter…. well, not entirely anyway) and she received her certificate of college counseling from UC San Diego this December.
Oh! And we bought a horse. Breanne turned 30 this year and figured what the hell? She’s wanted one her whole life anyway. Her name is Sassy and she’s cuter than the dogs even. Since we ran out of room, we will end there. (Not so painful, right?)We love you all dearly and wish you the best for the holidays.
- Breanne, Jason, Crazy Dog, Roxy, and Sassy.
