I hope this 'card' finds you well and celebrating Christmas with joy and blessings in your heart and the promise of a wonderful 2013 ahead.
One reason I prefer to send this as a holiday greeting rather than the standard USPS Christmas card is that I cherish photos from the year too much to simply pick a couple to share. So here is a selection of photographs from the year that encompass some of the family, friends and travel highlights of 2012.
Love,
Devin
January
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Kids enjoying their new chairs |
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Driskill Hotel Lobby Austin, Texas |
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Floral District, NYC |
February
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Pike Place Market, Seattle |
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THON '12 Alumni Happy Hour |
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Hiking |
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Hiking |
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Kai's Birthday Party - 3D movie watching |
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Kai's Birthday Party - 3D movie watching |
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Daddy/Daughter Dance |
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Donuts with Dads |
March
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My lil' artist |
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Joe T. Garcia's, Ft. Worth |
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Detroit |
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Santa Cruz, California |
April
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Lil C |
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Birthday girl Lila |
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PSU Creamery |
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Brooklyn |
May
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Lila Bean |
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Birthday girl, C |
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The DeRose Wedding, York, Pennsylvania |
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Arlington, Memorial Day |
June
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State College Music Festival |
July
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Park time |
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The Waffle Shop |
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Family, Gettysburg |
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With my bro, NYC |
August
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State College Spikes game |
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First Day of School |
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San Francisco for my cousin's wedding |
September
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With Old Friends in Dexter, Michigan |
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Enjoying Autumn |
Penn State Soccer Game |
October
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After school ice cream break |
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At Kai's Soccer Game |
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Dude |
Penn State Soccer halftime competition |
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With my cousin in Denver |
November
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Excited about new PJs, Gettysburg |
Gettysburg |
Mathias boys. |
December
Jackson, Mississippi |
Merry Christmas everyone!
P.S. For those interested, I have updated the Christmas playlist again this year - a few new tracks added, a few have been retired. If you aren't familiar with the background story... I never was a big fan of Christmas music, but gradually started to hear one or two songs I could stomach and even enjoy. Now I love Christmas music. In fact, Trombone Shorty’s “O Holy Night” is one of my favorite songs ever… regardless of the time-of-year.
Over the years, the playlist evolves. This year it includes some new tracks, including a gem from friend Dana Alexandra and a great version of Silent Night from Arielle, as well as the introduction of some “classics” which may be as much I sign of me getting old or showing my true nostalgic side more than anything else. If you do choose to download the album, please send me a message… I’ll be donating a dollar to Toys For Tots for each download, since that was what Arielle requested on her Silent Night download page (great idea, btw!).
http://j.mp/2012ChristmasSongs
(Note: It's a ~59MB .zip file, so depending on your connection speed, it could take a few minutes to download)