The Year in 40 Photos!

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas
and a Wonderful New Year!

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January

Regee and I spent New Year's in LA and Venice Beach, CA

Jose and Erik are engaged!
They will be married in NYC in August 2018

It was great to dine al fresco at Venice Beach

Regee flies off to Manila to work on her cookbook

Jane, Sarah, Richard and I joined the Women's March on Washington

Our dear friends, Phil and Leonie, visited from Australia

February

I spent the weekend at my Russian friend Nikolai's beach house in Delaware.
It was cold but we were fortified with plenty of Armenian brandy!

With Regee in Manila, I visited the grandkids in Boston.
Even the lakes freeze over up there in February!

Veronica & Max make pancakes for breakfast

What could be better than a Batman LEGO movie?

March

Cold Coffee: Sarah, Jane and Paul in D.C.

I joined Regee in Manila. Here we visit our friend Pia's ancestral home in Pasay

April

Lunching with my dear ADB friends
at Bruce and Ching Purdue's house in Manila

We attended the amazing Madrid Fusion Food Exhibition in Manila

In addition to the great food, there were serious cocktails to try!

Regee's 94 year old Mama leads the line dancing at a big family gathering.
That's baby Emily, the latest family member, dancing with Regee.

May

RIP my dear old friend Robert "Cottontop" Merdell

Lola & Max's birthdays in Boston
Regee and Jose are May 5 and Max is May 6!

Lola, Veronica and Max celebrate

Jane's birthday with sister Alice from Australia, friend Richard and Sarah in D.C.

June

10th Annual Road Trip with Rich and Wayne
at Bussard Lake in Washington State

Great fishing on Lake Conconully in N.E. Washington State

With the Schatz family, our gracious hosts at Bussard Lake

On the way home we got to see the Grand Coulee Dam of folk song fame

Sarah & Paul on Sarah's birthday

July

4th of July weekend in NYC with Jose & Erik & the LeBuffes

When in NYC you MUST eat bagels!  In Jose and Erik's condo

Jose stayed with us for 6 weeks when he was the King in the "King & I".
Here is a lunch at our house with Jose & some of the cast members

August

A proud Mom! Regee at the Kennedy Center with Jose's poster

After the show: Sarah, Paul and Charlie the Beast in Jose's
dressing room at the Kennedy Center

Regee, Sarah & Paul at Jose's charity event, "One Night in Bangkok"

September

Walking Max & Veronica to first day of school.
Veronica is in 2nd Grade and Max in Kindergarten

Veronica's 8th birthday party included a fantastic
laser light battle in an awesome arcade 

Regee's "Coconut Kitchen" published by Anvil Publishing in Manila

Regee's book launch in Manila with Tina
our Food Stylist and Paulo our Photographer

And with some of the family.  Regee's nephew Jason on the far left
did all the photography and videos with a crew of 8 photographers!

October

Regee with Mama and sister Ada at Villa Escudero on a CHOP outing

Me, Sonny Lua, Regee and Mama at Sonny's Asiong Restaurant in Silang, Cavite

November

Regee's book launch for friends at home!

Thanksgiving with Jane, Sarah and Paul in Washington D.C.

December

Winchester Christmas tree lighting ceremony with the LeBuffes

Regee with Veronica selling her books at a Christmas Bazaar in Boston

We got our first snow on December 11.  It must be Christmas!

My Christmas tree is bigger than yours!