When combined, 2010 and 2011 were just really GREAT years for my immediate family. Here are a few images I consider my "best of":
When Das was sworn in, Thip and I visited with my cousin Barry and his wife Joyce:
Meanwhile, Kulthida (Ray) was attending college in Bangkok:
When the new year rolled around, Das and Jonnie got hitched:
My adopted parents continued on in great form and my sister Ann was even caught in a classic shot with Dad (retired Methodist minister E.S. Gault):
Unfortunately, mid-year, Thip's parents both took a turn for the worse, necessitating her returning to Thailand to help take care of them. At the same time, she was able to move into our "new" home in The Village:
Das ended his first year as a State Assemblyman with many wins. The best one was getting his Old Man Malc out surfing on a regular basis!
As the year ended, I retired from the University of California and had time to contemplate my year and a half as a hardcore multi-player Gamer... It's been so much fun!
And now I am making preparations for leaving my home of 15 years to move in with Das and Jonnie in their home in Santa Barbara... and spend the majority of my time in Thailand with Thip.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL! We hope this year has been as good for you as it has been for us ... and that this next year is even better!
Das, final year as Santa Barbara City Councilman, 2010
Das won election to the California State Assembly right after Senyo and Diana were married, Fall 2010:
When Das was sworn in, Thip and I visited with my cousin Barry and his wife Joyce:
Meanwhile, Kulthida (Ray) was attending college in Bangkok:
When the new year rolled around, Das and Jonnie got hitched:
My adopted parents continued on in great form and my sister Ann was even caught in a classic shot with Dad (retired Methodist minister E.S. Gault):
Unfortunately, mid-year, Thip's parents both took a turn for the worse, necessitating her returning to Thailand to help take care of them. At the same time, she was able to move into our "new" home in The Village:
Das ended his first year as a State Assemblyman with many wins. The best one was getting his Old Man Malc out surfing on a regular basis!
Das fighting "The Privatization Beast" in defense of Public Libraries
As the year ended, I retired from the University of California and had time to contemplate my year and a half as a hardcore multi-player Gamer... It's been so much fun!
And now I am making preparations for leaving my home of 15 years to move in with Das and Jonnie in their home in Santa Barbara... and spend the majority of my time in Thailand with Thip.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL! We hope this year has been as good for you as it has been for us ... and that this next year is even better!
