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- December
2003
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- Merry
Christmas
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- Happy New Year
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- from Phil's
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Greetings again
to family and friends. 2003 has been another active year around
our house. The major change was Julia being on her own for a
year now. We took a lot of trips within the family...but not
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Phil is still teaching at Cal Poly Pomona.
It was a year of reunions for Phil. First, he helped organize
his high
school 35 year reunion in April. It was great. Then in May
he and his father, Harry, attended a reunion of his Uncle
David's WWII Parachute Infantry Regiment in Wisconsin. It
was a thrill to meet the veterans who served with Dave in Sicily,
Italy, and Holland. Finally, in November he attended a Sigma
Chi, Zeta Theta Chapter reunion in Flint, Michigan.
In June he went to Nashville
to present a paper at American Society for Engineering Education
Conference and had another reunion with old friends from his
General Motors days. He also got to visit his friend, Wayne,
who lives near Knoxville. Phil and Wayne hiked
to the top of Mt. LeConte in the Great Smoky Mountain National
Park. He also got to meet some of his friends from an internet
backpacking website on his trips to Nashville
and Michigan.
Phil received an Engineering
Educator award in January (see photo at right), but a big surprise
was meeting Chuck Yeager
and talking to him for about 10 minutes.
He did get to spend a week
backpacking in the Sierras with TrailTalk friends completing
a loop
hike out of Mineral King. It was the most scenic trip yet!!!
Phil is still on the board
of Eastside
Christian Schools and is excited about the new campus that
opened this Fall. He enjoyed his seventh year of wilderness trail
patrols with the San Gorgonio
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Judy continues to work as a part-time pharmacist
at both Longs and Boeing. This year she managed a number of get-away
trips again to Portland and Florida to visit her family. Her
sister, Linda, was also able to visit us. Judy continues with
her needlework class and has done some amazing stuff. She also
continues to support the children's church ministry. Unfortunately
she was plagued all year with foot trouble...still trying to
figure out exactly what is wrong. Judy finally got to see Phantom
of the Opera at the Music Center in Los Angeles...oh, yes, she
took Phil with her. |
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Judy having fun with
a flip phone at work |
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David preparing Dutch
oven cobblers at South
Lake in the Sierras |
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David (26) is now working at multiple jobs. His
main job is at Sport Chalet in the Mountain Shop. He really enjoys
it and it will help support his snowboarding habit. This year
he got into digital photography and has done a lot of nice stuff.
He made trips to the Mojave Desert, Arizona and Texas for some
gatherings with friends from some internet sites and had great
times. David and Michelle still hang out together, but mostly
as friends these days. They seem to have a lot of common interests.
David and Phil went to the Edwards Air Show in November and got
some great pictures. David still maintains his on-line store
which brings in a little extra each month. |
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Julia (24) had an exciting first year on her own
after graduating from Cal Poly Pomona and moving out. She and
her roommate, Merrill, share an apartment and are doing well.
Julia passed her state insurance license exam and also became
a Notary Public. She continues to work as Director of Marketing
for Capital Asset Services in Brea, CA. Julia is still seriously
dating Matt. Matt has had a good year as well working very hard
in electronics and software design and helping on his father's
property. Julia got to take a few cruises during the year at
various places on the Pacific Coast of North America. I think
she is going to take more cruises in the future. |
- Julia and Debi at
Debi's Fall Prom
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Sarah (21) is in her last year at Cal Poly Pomona
majoring in Hotel and
Restaurant  Management.
She really enjoys the culinary side of the hospitality industry
which has translated into a lot of good eating when she experiments
at home. Last Spring Quarter at Cal Poly Pomona she worked in
the Restaurant at the Collins Center. It was a great experience
and she enjoyed it. She continues to work part-time at TGIFridays
and still sees her boyfriend, Adam, almost every day. They enjoy
music, cooking, pets, and watching movies.
Sarah's big adventure this
year was a three-week trip to Italy with some friends. Her friend,
Valaria, is from Italy and attended UCI for one year. Valaria
hosted them for three weeks and showed them around Northern Italy.
When they visited the Vatican they did not have any plans. However,
they got lucky and got to see the Pope from about 10 feet away. |
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Debi (17) is in her second year in the special
day program at El Dorado High School and likes it very much.
This year her elective is dance. On Wednesdays she bowls in a
league for young adults with special needs. She really hates
gutter balls. Debi turned 17 in August and we celebrated with
another party at one of the local bowling alleys. Debi invited
many of her long-time friends. Debi and Phil also spent a lot
of time at Disneyland (Debi's Disneyland
Page) and Disneys California Adventure (Debi's
DCA Page). Debi really likes the fast rides like California
Screaming and Big Thunder Mountain. |
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- A Few Vacation
Highlights
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- We
wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May God
richly bless you.
Warmly,
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- Phil,
Judy, David, Julia, Sarah, and Debi
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