Welcome 2025!
We are celebrating the New Year at Aqua Dome in Langenfeld, Austria!

We had a wonderful New Year's Day celebration at Aqua Dome with a fine dinner and an enormous dessert buffet.
2024 in Review
Highlights
- A fabulous trip to Portugal with stops in Porto, Douro Valley, Aquadome, Piodao, Coimbra, Lisbon, Sintra, and Cascais
- A fun winter ski vacation in Zurich, St. Anton, Innsbruck, and Langenfeld (Aqua Dome)
- Attending Alex's Graduation at Northeastern in Boston
- A fun trip to Kauai, for surfing, sun, and relaxation
- A fun trip to Oahu, for surfing, live music, and fun
- Fun, short trips to
- Incline Village (Lake Tahoe)
- Attending concerts, including:
- Andrey Makarevich at Fort Mason, San Francisco
- Mariza at SF Jazz (fado)
- Pink Martini at SF Jazz
- Joe Bonamassa at San Jose Civic Center
- Attending theater and musical shows, including:
- Master & Margarita in Palo Alto
- Cirque du Soleil Kooza in San Jose
- Mrs. Doutbtfire at Orpheum
- Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley in Palo Alto
- Tiger Style
- Company at Orpheum
- Hiking:
- Castle Rock State Park
- Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
- Sawyer Camp Trail
- Piodao to Foz d'Egua (Portugal)
- Eagle's View, Lagenfeld
- Snowshoeing to "Wiesle" Hut
- Dog sitting Teddy, the cute berniedoodle
Highlights for Boris
- Starting Skyrizi which helped to reduce inflammation
- Purchasing and driving the 2022 Mazda Miata convertible (manual)
- Wing foiling at Coyote Point and Crissy Field
- SUP Surfing on Oahu and Kauai (and buying an inflatable Honu Bondi 8'8" Surf SUP)
- Learning to play acoustic guitar on a new Yamaha FG830
- Winning multiple USTA 3.0 & 6.0 tennis matches
- Cross-country skiing (skating) in Langenfeld
- Taking weekly tennis lessons with Gary Jordao
Highlights for Inna
- Visiting Cancun with Drata
- Visiting Puerto Vallarta with Lucy
Highlights for Alex
- Visiting Europe including England, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, Switzerland, and Poland
- Surfing in Costa Rica
- Learning to skate in a normal stance
Lowlights
- Inna getting Covid on her trip to Canada
- Inna canceling the trip to Canada
Home Improvement
- Repaired a long-standing bathroom leak (from the upstairs bathroom)
Gifts
We prepared the following gifts for New Year's Day in San Jose (after our return from Austria):
Boris:
- Lululemon Jacket
- Dalmao 28" Soft Plush Sea Turtle Pillow
- Ben Nemtin The Bucket List Journal
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Hoka shoes
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