Christmas Time in SoCal

Santa was very good to me. I'm feeling great and I'm with Jenée. That's all I need.

Oh, I did get some really cool socks.

Happy Holidays everyone.

After our dinner, we caught up with our pals Karen and Randy Hutchinson for a New Years Eve celebration at the Montage in Laguna Beach.

We had a wonderful New Years Eve dinner with our friends Dennis and Lori Puddester. We had dinner at Kya in the La Casa del Camino Hotel in Laguna Beach. WE've come full circle as this is the first place we stayed years ago before walking around town and finding our home in Laguna Beach. Dennis and Lori were determined to get home and tucked in by 9 PM - newlyweds! Gotta love em'.

Here's my bride chillin' with Katie beside our (real) Christmas Tree. Garrett and I picked it out and set it up. Jenée did the trimming - nice. Katie thought all the lower ornaments were her personal toys - isn't she special!

The master chef Garrett (Jenée's son) is carving up the Christmas Eve turkey. Garrett prepared and grilled the turkey and everyone agreed it was the best they've ever had! Garrett plans to go into the Police Force, but he'd make an excellent chef as well.

Ah yes, time to catch up with friends in Southern California. We spent an evening with our friends Linda and Ron in downtown Laguna Beach. Linda and Ron are moving in together on board Ron's 36 foot sailboat. They are planning to set sail together in the next few years. Linda comes from Chelmsford, MA, so she is a wicked hahd Patriots fan too. God Bless her.