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2025
The year Bruce retired and the country went insane.
Eileen and Bruce didn't get to go to very many concerts at Wolf Trap this year, but they made up for it by going to see the 1980's ska band, UB40. Pretty rowdy crowd! The opening act was The Pietasters, who really got the crowd going.
Andrew joined Eileen and Bruce on a visit to see Rachel at Albero House in October. She was sooo happy to see him again.
We got a hotel on Virginia Beach...on the beach. We love doing that after the busy season.
Eileen and Bruce went on a ride to Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville, VA, on a nice summer afternoon. This might have occurred the same day we went to Little Washington, VA, for brunch at Patty O's.
Every year, we, the Colbys, and the Levines get together during September for a combined birthday dinner for Eileen, Deb, and Joanne. But September is Eileen's birthday MONTH, and we do some nice dining.
Eileen got an offer to join our cruise friend, Christine Curtis on a Pricess Cruise to the Carribean. They met-up in St. Thomas with a friend she met on a Facebook travel group.
No sooner had Eileen recovered (somewhat) from her major surgery in May, she traveled to California to be with her sister, Sue, to provide pampering after HER surgery.
Our friends the Colbys joined us on a westward outing to experience an Alpaca farm. It was a relaxing way to spend an afternoon.
Prior to leaving for our Rhine River cruise vacation, Eileen insisted that Bruce get a "proper" haircut. So Bruce met Will, who is co-owner of the Blue Ribbon Barbershop.
Eileen and Andrew participated in the DC Pride Parade and Festival. Eileen's cousin-in-law, Billie, came to town for the celebration and stayed with us for a day or so.
Eileen and Bruce took another vacation to Europe, this time one that included a Rhine River cruise. As usual with these cruises, photos every day at a different location. Photos are grouped by location (pretty much by day) below.
Eileen and Bruce drove to Florida to see her family for Thanksgiving. It was the first time all those people had been together (ever) and the first in a long time since all Eileen's siblings were together with their father, who turned 86 this year.
I think we may have taken more pics at Buc-ee's in Florence, South Carolina, than of anything/anyone else.
Bruce's friend, Ken Kueny, invited him to go for a leisurely flight through the Shenandoah Valley in Western Virginia (NOT West Virginia!). Let's let the photos do the talking.
Rachel turned 34 this month. She's doing extremely well at the Albero House at St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children in Norfolk, VA. These are just some pics of her enjoying her chocolate birthday cake.
Another long-awaited trip to France to visit our longtime friends, Bene and Stephane Couture. Stephane was our first au pair and was living with us in Herndon when Andrew was born. We began using email and Facebook Messenger to keep in touch after our first trip there. Their children are now both attending college in northern France.
Bruce's retirement means more time/days to go on e-bike rides with the DC area "E-bike Lovers" Meetup group. This group does a lot of rides, almost 2 every week through the warmer months. Many of the routes include partial unpaved roads or trails. His home-converted Giant e-bike's tires have already proven to be too skinny to handle gravel and streams. Plus, that bike is more effort to ride. So he got this new (2023 model) Luckeep e-bike to go on those group rides.