Wishing all our friends and family
a very happy new year!
May 2018 bring you many blessings!!
Happy
New Year from the Pavones!
We
made so many memories on our travels in 2017.
We
are truly blessed and fortunate to be able to travel.
Mid-January
took us to Nashville where we met great friends and visited the Jack Daniels
Distillery, in nearby Lynchburg, as well as a 'behind the scenes' tour of the
Jack Daniels Fire
Brigade; met friends in Las Vegas; a Caribbean Cruise, in February, with Kathy
and Stan (my sis and BiL); and a few RV trips, including trips to Pismo Beach,
Buellton, Rincon County Beach, Newport Beach, Thanksgiving week at Del Mar
Beach Resort on Camp Pendleton, and our annual trip to El Mirage, AZ, for the
month of March for spring training.
When
we returned from AZ, we picked up our new puppy, Bailey, a 14 week Brittany, at the
San Diego Airport. She flew down from Idaho to become a member of our family.
She's a
year old now and a great addition to our family, although we will be glad when
she stops digging
and chewing things that aren't meant for dog (like drip lines, dog beds, paper
or fabric
scraps!). She is loving and playful, and helping to keep Sydney (now 13) young
at heart!
In
July, we took a trip of a lifetime cruising the rugged coastline of Norway with
Kathy, Stan, and our good friends, the Lauries. It was a fantastic trip. The
Norwegian landscapes and fjords are breathtaking and spectacular (my favorite
fjord, Geirangerfjord, is pictured on the front of this card). Norway is one of
the most beautiful places we've ever seen. It meant so much to walk on the land
where our fathers' ancestors are from (although our cruise didn't take us to
Skien,
the actual town, of my dad's ancestors).
Our
Christmas gift to our family was taking all 11 of us on a Caribbean Cruise, in
mid-December. A wonderful time was had by all, especially the grandkids. They
loved everything about the ship, Oasis of the Seas (one of three of the largest
cruise ships on the seas): the food, the buffet, swimming in the ships' pools,
the Carousel, kids' club activities and more. They also had fun going ashore
and swimming or snorkeling in the clear turquoise waters at the beaches of
Labadee and Cozumel. It brought us such joy to watch the excitement on our
grandkids' faces on this great adventure. Guess we've spoiled them; they can't
wait to go on another cruise!!
Sadly,
we said goodbye to my mom, Hope (she had Alzheimer's), at the end of Sept.,
three months shy of her 90th birthday.
She will be missed by so many, and always remembered with love!
We are thankful for our family, our
health, and our friends.
Wishing you and your
family a very happy and healthy 2018!
