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2006
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What a year 2006 has been! Many
wonderful moments and memories made. Thank you for being a part of our
year and a part of our lives! We look forward to many more moments and
memories in 2007 with each of you. Happy New Year!
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December
26-30,
2006
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Christmas and New Years in Galt
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Christmas in Galt and a wonderful time skiing at Kirkwood.
Also a big announcement by Kirk and Lindsey. They are engaged.
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December
21-26,
2006
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Christmas in Quincy, IL
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A wonderful Christmas in with Tara's family in Quincy, IL.
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December 17,
2006
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The Nutcracker Ballet, San Francisco
with Dad and Daniel
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Roland and Daniel came to Redwood City to spend early
Christmas with us. We went to Nutcracker Ballet in the city
courtesy of a white limo.
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November
22-26,
2006
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Thanksgiving at Zac and Bonnie's
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Thanksgiving was spent at Zac and Bonnie's. We also
visited Chad, Kelly and Keira.
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November 3-11,
2006
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VMware VMworld 2006, Los Angeles and
Carley's Baptism
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Many long nights at the Los Angeles Convention Center running
network cable and setting up registration for the VMware VMworld 2006
event. Christian stayed at the Wilshire Grand Hotel. Tara
drove down to visit the last few days. Kirk and Lindsey came over for a
night to visit as well. After the event was over we went to see
Carley's baptism in Loma Linda.
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October 18-27,
2006
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Oracle OpenWorld 2006, San Francisco |
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Oracle OpenWorld was another big event this year with a
concert by Elton John and Joan Jett. We stayed at the Hotel Nikko
near Union Square. The last night of the event
we took Gary, Janet and Grandma Gail to see Chicago with Huey Lewis.
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October 13,
2006
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Christian's 28th Birthday
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Christian celebrates his 28th birthday in Burlingame at one of
his favorite Italian restaurants.
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October 7,
2006
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Fleet Week, San Francisco
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Janet and Gary came to visit us for a beautiful day in San
Francisco to watch the Blue Angels for the annual Fleet Week.
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Sep 29 - Oct
5,
2006
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Intercontinental Hotel Group, Toronto
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The IHG event in Toronto was more like a vacation for
Christian than work. Christian and Tara flew out together a day
early so they could enjoy some of the sites in Toronto. They
stayed in the beautiful Fairmont Royal York Hotel and visited a few
sites. Tara ran a
race one morning while Christian was working. The last night of
the event Christian went to see the season opener for ther Toronto
Maple Leafs.
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Sept 22-24,
2006
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Intel Developer Forum Fall, San Francisco
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Christian works IDF Fall event at Moscone Center. Tara
comes too and enjoy's a few days in San Franciso at the Grand Hyatt
Union Square.
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September
10-14,
2006
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Sun Network Computing 06, New York
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Christian in New York on Sept 11, 2006 for the Sun Network
Computing event. On September 11 Christian went to visit Ground
Zero for the 5 year anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks. It was
an amazing site to see. Tara wasn't able to fly out this
trip. Christian stayed at The Roosevelt Hotel.
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September 5-8,
2006
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Sun Tech Days, Seattle
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Christian goes to Seattle for Sun Tech Days event. The
Inn at Queen Anne was a very interesting hotel to say the least.
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August 26,
2006
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Boating on the Delta
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A day of skiing and boating out on the Delta.
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August 12-19,
2006
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Cisco Global Sales, Las Vegas |
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Cisco Global Sales was another huge event this year in Las
Vegas. Tara visited for several days and was able to enjoy the room at
THEhotel. Bill Clinton spoke as well as Lance Armstrong.
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August 2-3,
2006 |
Our Three Year Anniversary, Capitola |
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To celebrate our three-year anniversary, Christian kidnapped
me and took me to the coast to the little town of Capitola. Capitola is
a favorite beach down of ours that Christian has been visiting since he
was very young. We stayed in a quaint little hotel that was right on
the beach. For dinner, Christian made reservations at Shadowbrook, a
wonderful restaurant near-by. We had a very tasty dinner and enjoyed an
evening stroll around town before heading back to the hotel.
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July 23-24,
2006 |
Danny
and Diane's, Lake Tulloch |
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This summer we took a trip up to Lake Tulloch, near Sonora, to
visit Uncle Danny, Aunt Diane and cousins Erik and Heather. We spent a
fun couple of days out on the boat. During this time both of us learned
how to surf behind a boat which helped a great deal in teaching Tara
how to wakeboard! Heather was the perfect instructor when it came to
wakeboarding. She’s a pro!
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July 13-15,
2006 |
Weekend with Keira, Huntington Beach |
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Our weekend with Keira was truly that. It was Chad and Kelly’s
one year anniversary weekend, so Christian and I volunteered go take
care of Keira while they had some time to themselves to celebrate. We
spent as much time with her as we could for the couple days we were in
Southern California. Keira also came with us to the Anderson Family
picnic and got to meet lots of Anderson relatives!
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July 2-7, 2006
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4th
of July, Quincy, IL |
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For the 4th of July I was able to be fly home to be with my
family as we bid farewell to my brother, Kurt, who was heading to Iraq.
It was a bittersweet time for all of us. Grandpa Russell and Granny Ann
came as well as Uncle Randy and Aunt Linda. Kurt will be home for two
weeks during Christmas, which we all are looking forward to!
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June 26-June
30,
2006 |
Houseboat
trip on the Delta |
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After the wedding weekend the fun continued when we loaded up
the houseboat and headed out on the Delta. We were a group of six with
Gary, Janet, Kirk, Brandon (Abby’s daughter), Tara and me. It was a
relaxing and memorable time for all of us. We’re looking forward to
doing it again next summer!
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June 24-25,
2006 |
Brandi
and Michael's Wedding, Fresno |
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On June 25th I had the pleasure of being a bridesmaid in my
friend Brandi’s wedding to Michael Aiken. The wedding took place in
Fresno, which gave me and another friend, Andrea, the chance to have a
road trip together. It was a beautiful wedding and lots of fun!
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June 15-23,
2006 |
Oracle
Sales Conference, Las Vegas |
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Just as I finished with school for the year we headed off to
the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for eight days for a conference Christian
had. Roland, Daniel and Kirk came to visit for a few days over the
weekend; which was very enjoyable for me to have some company.
Christian stayed busy during the day, but was able to join us for
dinner a couple nights. It was a wonderful way to bring on the summer!
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May 21, 2006 |
Moving
Day, Baldwin to Hudson |
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Yes, once again we packed our belongings and moved this time
to a different city and zip code. We are now living in Redwood City,
less than 10 minutes from work for both of us. It is a smaller but cozy
apartment right across from a nice park and YMCA where we are now
members. We are getting more and more settled, trying to make it as
“homey” as possible.
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April 23, 2006
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Woodside Art Show |
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Every year for one weekend a Woodside estate is opened to the
public to view local artists work as well as the collection of the
owners. We were joined by Janet and Gary and had a lovely picnic in the
parking lot of a local college before heading over for the afternoon.
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April 8-16,
2006 |
Russell
Family Reunion, Huntington Beach
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The much-anticipated week of spring break brought mom and dad
Russell along with Kurt and Bret out to southern California. We were
blessed to be able to stay at Roland and Daniel’s house for the week as
they were in Europe. This week was our opportunity to meet the newest
addition to the Russell family, Keira Aisling. She is beautiful and we
spent the whole week soaking up every minute we could with her. It was
a wonderful time to be together as a family!
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April 1-2,
2006 |
Commitment
Celebration, San Francisco |
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In April we joined in celebrating Roland and Daniel’s
commitment ceremony held in San Francisco. We spent a beautiful weekend
in the city with family.
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March 19, 2006
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Skiing
at Kirkwood |
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This turned out to be our last ski trip of the season. We were
lucky to be joined by Kirk and Lindsey, and at the last moment Janet
decided to come too! Tara was far more confident and continued to be
even after she took a bad spill! It was a beautiful day in Kirkwood!
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March 5-7, 2006 |
Intel
Developer Forum, San Francisco |
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We stayed at the Hyatt at Union Square for this show. Lucky
for both of us that the show was in San Francisco so that Tara could
stay there and commute to school each day. While we were there we had a
fun visit from Janet and Auntie Pam.
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February
25-March
2, 2006 |
Texas
Instruments Developer Conf., Dallas |
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Unfortunately, Christian had to leave right after the surgery
took place. He headed to Dallas for the Texas Instruments Developer
Conference. Although a little nervous, I made it through his absence,
and I was incredibly grateful to have him home again!
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February 24,
2006 |
Tara's
Lasik Surgery |
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At the end of February Tara’s much anticipated LASIK surgery
took place. All went well and she is very excited about her “new” eyes.
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February
11-12,
2006 |
Aunt Shirley and Ted Utt Wedding |
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In February we were so happy to attend the wedding of Tara’s
Aunt Shirley to Ted Utt. The wedding took place in the chapel at PUC
and was attended by many friends and family members. It was a beautiful
wedding and a fun time to catch up with everyone.
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January
29-Feb.
1, 2006 |
Sun
SAS 2006, San Francisco |
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While Christian was busy at work, I got to enjoy the hotel
room at the St. Regis in San Francisco. It was is in a great location,
close to Moscone center (which is where Christian spent most of his
time) as well as Union Square and Embaradero.
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