Happy Holidays 2022

This was The Year of the Car.

Perry learned to drive one this summer, and Jocelyn bought one this fall, a used Nissan Leaf. Jocelyn seems to be thoroughly a Portland resident now; she has an Oregon drivers license, and an apartment she is sharing with friends. She's plugged into the local circus scene, and will be performing in some shows. She is once again planning to apply to specialty circus colleges in the spring, and if she gets in, take a leave of absence and finish her undergraduate degree later.

Perry got an internship for spring semester, with a small local Boston company that does software for package labeling and shipping. He had learned to drive just in case his internship ended up being not accessible by public transit, but it turns out he will be able to take the T.

Their parents also bought a new-to-them car: we have a Tesla model S now (also used, 2015.) No more "range anxiety". It is mixed. Very underwhelmed with their service organization, and it's a little bit like driving a laptop, but there are many good features about it as well.

Most people receiving this know that Judy's mother passed away this September. We had a memorial on what would have been her 88th birthday. Judy thinks about her every night around 9pm, which is the time she used to call.