Merry Christmas!!

Dearest Friends & Family,

Merriest of Christmases and a happy, sparkling New Year to you and yours!

A crazy weekend trip from Korea & CO respectively... at Trevor & Sarah's rehearsal dinner

Standing with an enormous South Korean guard in one of the negotiating buildings at the DMZ

Bridge to nowhere....on the left side at the end is the building where they came out to check us out!

We are so excited to send greetings from Colorado together again! We started the year off separated by miles and miles (with a brief visit to celebrate Trevor's wedding to his beautiful wife Sarah in early January) until I left Korea in the rear-view in March (a month later than expected). We got a few relaxing days in Florida before driving up to the glowing, sophisticated metropolis that is Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, AL. (If you were going to drive for 10ish hours and wanted a book on tape....I'm betting your husband wouldn't pick History of Intelligence in the US...driving books are supposed to keep me awake....) How unfortunate that as taxpayers we've all put so much $ and effort into such a place that the officer corps will NEVER escape. Two long months (and lots of afternoons at the driving range) later, I was finally home in Colorado, starting my new job at the Air Force Academy.

Telluride, CO! Celebrating the end of a 15month separation!

In reality, we've had quite a few adventures this year. We were able to visit with loved ones in June when we went back East for Beach Week in Delaware with my high school friends. Then come August, we brought my parents back to Ireland where we were married for a week of traveling and culminating with a glorious Notre Dame victory over Navy in the football season opener! This trip was full or reminiscing while we enjoyed Doonbeg, visited the Church in Limerick, and got a speeding ticket in Cork! October brought us to Atlantis, Paradise Island with the annual Infinity company trip with Chris's work colleagues. Finally, we were excited to host Thanksgiving for the Crumps, welcoming Mike home for a brief visit during his 2 year stint in Suzhou China.

Three of my favorite people on a walk through one of Doonbeg's courses