The Holiday Letter
Dear Friends, Family, and Casual Passers-By,
2004 was a memorable year for us, although not necessarily one we’d like to repeat any time soon. The Great Appliance Plague claimed our refrigerator, stove, water heater, washing machine, garbage disposal, and a television. (Li is firmly convinced that the Accidental Microwave Fire of ‘01 was actually a good move, as we got that one appliance replacement out of the way ahead of time.) We are currently taking entries in the Death Pool for our dishwasher. We also lost one of our mature trees to a high wind, although we were lucky in that there was no collateral damage.
Ed started his first full week of work at Netfor in January, while Li was between contracts. Fortunately, she ended up writing a software manual in February, and went on to land an 18-month contract at a large pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis in March. Both of them are happy to be employed. Li took several classes in both manual and computer graphics, and is enjoying the opportunity to expand her creative horizons.
Summer was a very exciting time for us, surprising Li’s mom and uncle with early birthday parties/family reunion. Li’s brother, Ari, and his girfriend, Kim, made the long trek back east to join us. Li’s mom was utterly speechless for longer than anyone can remember, and some of the attendees have long memories. All in all, it was a great success, and we were thrilled to finally meet Kim. As the year draws to a close, Li and Ed will be stabbing westward to visit them the fair City of Roses.
We hope you’ve all had a fun and productive year, and that the next one is even more so.
Best wishes,
Ed & Li
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