Christmas letter 2006

Wishing you the best in 2007, we’d like to report on our 2006.

 

Nita and I did a few things to the house.  In only six short months we were able to choose a granite pattern and we finally updated our kitchen.  Now we have Baltic brown countertops and a nice travertine tile backsplash with glass accents.  We also converted the back bedroom into an actual bedroom instead of an indoor storage shed.  The house is really coming together and we hope to have a few more updates in 2007.  Rumors are hardwood floors and lighting changes….stay tuned.

 

For our anniversary trip, we went to Europe.  We started off flying to London and staying with Nita’s friend Cara and her husband Simon.  They just bought a new (to them, it is actually 100 years old) home in Richmond.  We did the Jack the Ripper walking tour and of course the obligatory pub crawl.  Then we hopped the train to Paris for our anniversary.  The food and wine was great.  We went to the Eiffel tower and to the Louvre.  We then hopped a flight to Edinburgh, Scotland.  Simon and Cara came to join us and Simon and I played St. Andrews.  It was awesome.  I shot an 88.  We also did a Scotch whiskey tour which was also awesome.  The only downside of the trip was when we came home to find that our dog Rio tore his ACL.  Yes dogs have anterior cruciate ligaments.  So it was a surgery and six weeks of doggie rehab, but we are happy to report that he is doing great and running around like it never happened.

 

Nita’s company celebrated its fifth year of success.  Nita’s business Integrisource has officially done what 90% of small businesses haven’t done… remain in business and report profits.  Nita and her partners rewarded themselves, their families, and their consultants with a trip to Puerto Vallarta.  They rented a villa on the ocean and had a cook and a butler for the place.  What a wonderful time it was.  The food was unbelievable and the beer flowed like wine.

 

Thanksgiving brought us friends from the UK, Mineola, TX, Dallas, and Tyler.  Cara and Simon made the trip back across the pond and brought Cara’s mom, dad, and sister Jennifer.  Mary Sue and Bo brought a Greenberg turkey from Tyler and if you haven’t ever had one, you must order one.  They’ll ship it.  www.gobblegobble.com.  You won’t be disappointed.  Of course both of our moms came and Mario who is in grad school came in from Houston.  So we had a nice dinner for 10.  After the lovely dinner we talked about football.  Cara, Simon, Bo and Mary Sue had tickets to the UT v. A&M game.  The best part was five minutes before they left for the stadium Simon came down in an A&M tee shirt.  Now to truly put this into context, Bo and Mary Sue are die hard UT fans and for the three days they were here, they only wore burnt orange… ONLY.  So Simon’s gag made Bo’s face lose color as his jaw dropped.  It was quite funny.  This year was my year to hang the flag because the Aggies won the showdown 12-7.  This was also the first year that Nita refused to kiss me when the Aggies scored, which is an A&M tradition.  So for the marriage Nita is up 2-1.  She gets the loudest, but I get the latest laugh.

 

Merry Christmas to you and your family from Nita and Marco; come visit us!