Jake and Sue Jacobson's 2002 Christmas Letter

Christmas 2002

Blessings and Peace to all our family and friends!

The year 2002 began with everyone trying to recover from the wonderful family gathering in San Antonio for Missy’s wedding to Peter Watts.  Christmas just kind of came and went!  Just about as soon as we recovered, it was off to Connecticut for the next Cleveland family wedding uniting Mike Klinger and Lilian Olivera.

Billy lived at home at the beginning of the year while working out with the Astros in preparation for spring training.  He also had two friends who spent a month with us.  It was interesting to say the least, but the young men were wonderful and we thoroughly enjoyed their presence.  (Okay, Sue really got tired of the “Man Show!”)  But they were off to Spring Training with the Astros on March 1.

Jake spent a wonderful week in London working on his new project that basically keeps him busy morning to night!  Maybe he will get to return and Sue can join him!!  Jake said London was just wonderful even though he did not see the sun or the sky even once during the week he was there!

Billy returned home around June 1^st as the Astros decided he would not fit into their future plans.  Thus it became time for him to figure out what his future would hold.  Probably just as well since his wedding was now only months away!  He got to realize his dreams and for that he is extremely grateful.  “Baseball been belly belly good to him!!” 

Summer came and Jake and I decided to return to Wyoming for a visit to see family and friends.  For the first time in 19 years, we returned to Gillette, Wyoming!  It was really nice to see our friends after all those years.  It had grown but had not really changed very much.  Our stay in Buffalo was highlighted by a trip up into the Big Horn Mountains, where I saw and photographed a number of moose, and one of which had the largest rack Jake had ever seen in the wild.  What a joyous experience for me!

We returned in time to attend showers for Billy’s new bride as the wedding was rapidly approaching!  And on October 19^th, Billy was united in marriage to Miss Karen Lynn   Reese.  The occasion was spectacular, however, just like Missy’s wedding, it rained.  We understand that rain on your wedding day is a positive omen!?  They returned from their honeymoon to a new apartment and continuing work at her father’s company.

Now that we are really “done” with our responsibilities to our children, Jake and I are researching where we might like to spend the first years of our retirement!  There has to be trout fishing and golf for Jake and year-round warmth for Sue!  This could take awhile!! 

Love to all our family and friends as we hope that you have been as fortunate and blessed as we have been this past year.  MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!