Our New House
Dear Friends and Loved Ones,
We hope this finds you healthy and happy. 2010 has been a year of change for us.
In the spring we sold our Palos Verdes house. It was with mixed emotions that we parted with it since it was the first house we owned, had lived there for over 30 years, and both our children had grown up there.
On the happy side, right after selling the house we bought a new house in Kauai. This house is a big step up for us since it is almost twice as big as our first Kauai house (which we now have leased out) and has both ocean and mountain views.
Our daughter Michelle graduated from design school in the spring and has gone into business with another interior designer doing interior design for both residences and businesses.
Christopher continues to do well at Ernst and Young where he has been promoted and given considerably more responsibility. However, the big change with Christopher is that he and Alexis are now engaged with a wedding scheduled for next August. Christopher really surprised Alexis by flying to Paris to propose to her while she was there on vacation with her mother. It was a complete surprise since Alexis had no idea he was coming.
By February Peter had recuperated sufficiently from previous September’s hip surgery to start outrigger canoe paddling and racing again. Unfortunately, as fall approached his recuperation had hit a plateau since the pain and limping weren’t improving anymore. So, in early November he had hip revision surgery in which a new socket and ball for the hip joint were implanted. His recuperation is going much better this time and four weeks after the surgery he has been able to walk a mile without a cane (sort of a cane mutiny).
Our only travel this last year was a February trip to Del Mar California where we had a delightful stay with Susan’s sister Chana and husband Frank. We had fun visiting a Temecula winery as well as touring the aircraft carrier Midway in San Diego harbor. We also enjoyed a delightful stay with Michelle and husband Brad in Oceanside California. They hosted a great dinner party for us that included Christopher, Alexis, and Peter’s brother Brian whom he had not seen in about 5 years.
Susan has continued to be very active volunteering at the Kilauea Point Wild Life Refuge. In between volunteering, selling and buying houses, moving, she till found time for her many projects as well as enjoying our beautiful beaches. Peter and two cohorts were named volunteers of the year for the lighthouse video Peter produced.
Once again, we hope that you will visit beautiful Kauai soon. We will enjoy seeing you and showing you around our beautiful island. Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and healthy New Year. We hope to see you in 2011.
Aloha,
Peter & Susan
