HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
Can it be that I have actually been "offline" for two months? Of course not (anyone who knows me is certain I must live attached to my email) but blame the blog lapse on a very busy holiday that began in early November and has continued on into the new year. Duncan and I have had wonderful events to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. We started off with a flash of light and sound enjoying the Transiberian Orchestra with Prudy & Tom Yates, November & December beach time, downtown lights and sounds, Duncan's first time at "The Nutcracker", a celebration with Pinnacle partners, friends and Secret Santa, then Leslie arrived (from Jordan) to surprise my Mom for the holidays which we spent with family in Kenly.
Happily reporting all of the family is well. Updates: Leslie will be in Amman, Jordan until mid 2012. Her next USAID post will be in Juba, South Sudan for one year as the deputy director for the public health office; the exact timing is still to be determined. Blake continues to excel at Grant Thornton in Charlotte. Thankfully his travels are in the Charlotte area-no more stranded Fridays in airports. Duncan continues to work but with lots of time for golf and dancing. Downtown living has been more than we could have hoped for-we just love it!
As 2012 picks up speed-time is going too quickly-I am getting my life "wired"....there is the car with Blutooth and a navigation system, the IPad2, IPod and a new IPhone that is taking on a life of its own. Imagine at one time (not that many years ago) I rejected needing an answering machine on my home phone. Now there is no home phone and I am connected at every twist and turn. It is taking some getting used to but am getting closer to an actual understanding of how to use all of the systems-I don't understand how any of it works I just am learning to use. Since I am technically challenged this in no small fete! "Wired" may not be all good-is there any peace & quiet anymore? Sure there is-you just have to unplug. Plug into these photo links to enjoy our holiday celebrations.....
FAMILY
http://gsmackeen.smugmug.com/Family/2011/HOLIDAY-TIME/20873904_jHTQ8V/
FRIENDS
http://gsmackeen.smugmug.com/Events/2011/CHRISTMAS-IN-DOWNTOWN/20874146_jWv2c7/
DANCE
http://gsmackeen.smugmug.com/Dance/2011/NEW-YEARS-EVE/20874065_dVGQXV/
May your new year be off to a grand start-keep in touch-my IPhone is on!