Dear Friends and Family,
We hitched our wagons on November 22nd of this year. After three years of courtship, we decided that now was a good time to tie the knot. It was a small simple ceremony in the Oakland recorder's office with family present followed by dinner at the Koi Palace. We didn't have an official honeymoon per se, but will be doing a lot of traveling next year in Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
Ruidoso and White Sands National Monument, a beautiful desert setting and a preview for our upcoming trip to Burning Man. As some of you may know, Dan's first trip to Burning Man was in 1998 and it was a great experience. This year's event was even better. The economy did not dampen attendence and the art as well as the level of participation was tremendous. The weather this year was very good and the occasional sand storm added to the atmosphere.
Earlier this year, Dan attained his motorcycle
license. We promptly rented a Harley and drove around the backroads of
Livermore and Orinda during a slightly rainy weekend. Looking back at
the experience, Dan's not so sure what he was thinking driving around
in that 600 lb machine with so few miles under his belt. It's a testament
to the Harley design and drivability.
Dan's still playing volleyball with his team
in Alameda and teaching sailing at the CSC. In June, he garnered the option
to teach windsurfing by getting his junior rating at the club, but it
remains yet to be seen if he can impart anything useful.
Rene recently passed her fifth year anniversary at Peoplesoft. She's currently
working on the next generation of their Peopletools product. Dan recently
finished his first year with Nonstop Solutions. After much hard work,
the company shipped version 1.0 of their retail forecasting software this
November.
Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year!
Dan and Rene
