Monday, January 2, 2023

Welcoming 2023!

 With Covid-19 mostly gone, we are happy to move into 2023! Let's hope for better tidings.


2022 in Review

Highlights 

  • Jobs (Inna accepted an excellent position at Drata)
  • A month-long workation in Boston
    • Day trips to Portland, Maine, New Hampshire, Newport, and Cape Cod
    • Mini-trip to the Berkshires
  • A month-long workation in San Francisco
  • Learning to wing foil in Crissy Field
  • Enjoying two short trips to Lihue, Kauai
    • Learning to SUP surf on Kalapaki Beach on Kauai was challenging but rewarding.
  • Taking delivery of a new Tesla Model Y
    • Learning to drive an electric car with all the gizmos was interesting
  • Inna's trip to England (visiting London and Bath)
    • Inna came down with Covid-19 in Bath and had to stay an extra week to recover.
  • Inna's trip to Portugal (visiting Lisbon)
  • Alex's trip to Israel
  • Kayaking on the Russian River
  • Watching Elton's John Farewell Yellowbrick Road Tour (Elton's last concert in the USA)

Lowlights

  • The horrible war between Russia and Ukraine
  • Boris' minor outbreak of Colitis
  • Both Inna and Boris catching Covid-19
    • Inna caught Covid-19 while in Bath and had difficulty returning to the U.S.
    • Boris caught Covid-19 after returning from Kaui
  • Boris getting injured playing tennis (in hands, toes)

Home Improvement

  • Installed new California Closets in two bedrooms
  • Installed new Tesla 220V Level 2 chargers
  • Replaced all A/C sockets
  • Installed new Bryant Heater and Air Conditioner

Gifts

We prepared the following gifts for New Year's Day under our Christmas tree:

Boris:

    • Lululemon winter jacket
    • Homedics Massager
    • Israeli Blue Doggy figurine
    • Swiss chocolates
 Inna:
    • Dyson Airwrap with multiple accessories
    • Melissa & Doug Jumbo Burrow Bunny
    • Israeli Figurine

 Alex:

    • Sony WH-1000XM5 Headphones
    • Apple Watch S.E. (2nd Gen)
    • Shorts
    • Winter Jacket
    • Swiss chocolates

Vladik:

    • Apple iPhone 12

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