Our 2007 holiday letter

As part of the madness, our holiday letter is just going out in tomorrow's mail. For those of you eagerly awaiting it, here it is with some pictures!

Hello and greetings from Portland! We hope this finds you in good health and spirits. 2007 has been another busy year for us, and we can't believe that 2008 is almost here!

Some highlights:

1. We still love Portland, though the pace has picked up here quite a bit. Between work home and friends, there doesn't leave much time for things in between as you can tell by our belated holiday letter! We still managed to squeeze in some fun trips and time with friends.
2. Jen is working on special assignment as a Quality Assurance manager for a company her company acquired. Tom is still working from the comfort of the house and likes what he does. It looks like some travel is in store for 2008 to CA and India! He got to spend two weeks in India last year as well.
3. We spent some time in Australia and New Zealand enjoying the scenery, culture, and wine. Tom literally took the plunge and went bungy jumping! (See below picture.) We had some amazing experiences and two weeks off work was an added bonus. Eventually we'll get some pictures up on Jen's blog.

Upcoming plans:

1. Tom's heading to India again. We're not sure if Jen will be able to come with this time due to work, but we're hoping it will work out.
2. We've been toying with some home renovation ideas, so who knows what's next there!
3. We'll be getting away over New Year's for some relaxation time on Mount Hood. Satchel our old German Shepherd will get some time in the snow. He still seems to be going strong and cancer free.

We hope all is well with you and yours. We hope to see all of you soon in 2008!

Jen, Tom and Satchel

Happy 2008 and some long overdue updates

Well, it's been forever since I've posted any updates here, but I've got some legitimate reasons for that. The first is that we spent two weeks in Australia and New Zealand, and came back to the fury of the holiday season. Pictures to come over the next month. We've also spent part of the holidays enjoying winter sports and relaxing in a well appointed house. I've been working a lot, 50-60 hours a week, so that's left little relax time.

We'll be getting back into the swing of things, but will be leaving again on the 19th of January to visit with both my folks and Tom's folks in the Dominican Republic.

Hope all is well with all of you!