On Thursday morning I visited Muir Woods with Miriam and Ross, who were in town from Philadelphia! We had a great time gallivanting around giant redwoods while catching up. It was such a treat to see them.
What a year for visitors! As a goodbye to 2006, I thought it would be fun to make a list of friends and family members who’ve come to visit us this year, as well as document our out-of-state excursions.
April:
Carrie’s dad visits us from New Jersey to help us move from Boulder to Santa Rosa; we meet up with Carrie’s family in Washington, DC the weekend before our move for Beth and Shaun’s wedding.
May/June/July:
Carrie’s aunt Deborah-Miriam and cousin Julia visit us several times during the summer while Julia has an internship in San Francisco, Carrie’s mom visits us from New Jersey, and Carrie’s uncle from New York takes us out to dinner in San Francisco. Carrie goes back east for her mom’s graduation. David also visits San Jose for business and Carrie tags along to see Monterrey.
August:
David’s mom Diana visits from New Mexico and later in the month cousin Rachel and her boyfriend Ed fly in from New Jersey. We also get to see Melanie and Jeff who are in town on their way back to Silver City, visit with Joe Tom and his family on vacation in Healdsburg, and say goodbye to Julia/Deborah-Miriam on their way back up to Oregon.
September:
We tour the Napa Valley with David’s uncle Mike and aunt Sherry visiting from New Jersey.
November:
Carrie visits family and friends back east while David attends a conference in Colorado Springs and meets up with folks in Boulder/Fort Collins.
December:
We meet up with Thorsten and Stefan (from Germany and Colorado, respectively) and Natalia (from Pasadena) who are in town for two different academic conferences, and Carrie gets to see Miriam and Ross at Muir Woods (see photo above). Carrie and David visit Tucson, Arizona/Mexico/Silver City, New Mexico for Christmas.
What a blast we’ve had! Please come visit!