If we could sum
up 2006 in a phrase, it would say, “Restlessness diminishes for
Grace & Vince.” Who would have guessed, but we have really taken
to being homebodies. With weekends that are freer these days, we
look forward to staying at home. Home improvement and HGTV are
more exciting than frequent flying or the Travel Channel.
Vince’s most proud home project was installing a ceiling fan in
one of the bedrooms. Some of you may laugh at such a simple
task, but for us it is a remarkable achievement.
Being at home
more often also means being able to host more out-of-town family
and friends. Most guests who stay with us either have some
business at Florida Hospital or come to visit the Orlando
attractions. After almost two years here, we finally took the
leap and visited Disney’s Epcot Center for the first time. We
never considered ourselves theme-park junkies, but we liked it
so much we bought an annual pass.
This year we
also played a more active role in the community music
activities. Grace continues to sing alto in the Orlando
Chorale, and Vince, who hasn’t touched a tuba since college
days, joined a church brass group. There are eight guys in the
group and he’s had fun playing for church services, weddings,
and Christmas parties.
Although we no
longer have that itch to get away every weekend, we were
fortunate to travel extensively around the country. The travel
highlight of this year took us to Asia in November, where Vince
represented Florida Hospital as an infection control consultant
at several hospitals in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Given that similar
opportunities may repeat itself, Vince wishes he had
Grace’s gift for speaking fluent Chinese. He spends much of his
free time studying Chinese language textbooks and improving
vocabulary. To his credit, Grace says it has improved
remarkably.
We wish you a
most wonderful holiday season and God’s blessings for 2007!
Love, Grace &
Vince
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