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Saturday, December 30, 2023
2023 Christmas Card
Sunday, December 10, 2023
2023 Year in Review
Year in Review 2023
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
It has been a busy year with travel to Puerto Rico, Caribbean cruise, Alaskan Cruise with Erik's side of the family, and also quick trips to Tennessee.
Erik continues to do some photography and videography. Gelerie continues to work part-time as an anesthesiologist. We have also been actively managing our short term and long term real estate investments. We just added a vacation rental in Tennessee at the beginning of the year.
You may have noticed the Winning with REI icon on the card. That's our logo for our upcoming short term rental course that will teach one to manage vacation rentals. If interested, let us know. Happy to share.
Finn is a freshman at Campion Academy and has been enjoying it. Aubrey lives in Tennessee with her husband Caleb.
We wish you many blessings this coming year!
Erik, Gelerie and Finn
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Christmas Card and Year in Review 2022
2022 Christmas Card and Year in Review
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Merry Christmas!! Happy New Year!!
Not going to lie, some of this year has been really tough. But in general, we are so thankful for the many blessings that God has granted us.
We took two different ocean-centric vacations this year: Sanibel, Island, Fla., during spring break, and Maui to kick off summer vacation. We also visited family in California in July. We also went to Pigeon Forge, TN for vacation and work with Gelerie's sister Ivy and family. We also love spending time in Grand Lake when we try to play in addition to working on the rentals.
Gelerie is working three days a week, no call, no weekends, and with a four-day weekend most weeks. She’s enjoying her part-time status and also spending time on real estate. Erik is maintaining his real estate license primarily for the purpose of being a smarter investor and occasionally helping someone find an agent in a new market.
Aubrey (Stenbakken) Sutherland is now married and living in Chattanooga, Tenn. Finn is in 8th grade and doing well. Most weeks he does three days at school, one at home-school-ish (normal school week is only four days).
Below are the year's highlights. We continue to look to the promise of His second coming when all things are new again. And for those times when life does get tough, we are thankful that he hold us in His hands. Matthew 6:25-34
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Christmas Card and Year in Review 2021
We hope you were entertained for 79 seconds! You might have to watch it again to figure out what just happened there. That's a lot like 2021 itself, isn't it? "What just happened?" seems to be a theme these days.
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Fishing on Sanibel Island |
We paid someone else to take photos for us! |
We rented a house with a pool. Yeah. A pool *right at the house!* It was a huge hit. |
Sanibel is famous for shells... and we found some! |
Erik just minutes after finding out he had passed both the national and state real estate exams (roughly 8 months of study) |
National Donut Day happened while we were on Maui. One free donut per person at Krispy Kreme! |
Our first ever luau. Even living in Hawai'i for a few years (Erik) and visiting often, this was our first! It was amazing. |
We got passes to await the sunrise from the top of Haleakala's Summit. It's over 10,000 ft elevation and even for Hawaii, it gets cold! |
Cousins and grandparents joined us at Grand Lake, Colo |
Early morning, Grand Lake. |
Aubrey goes to college. We went to help move :) |
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Christmas 2020
Pandemic Christmas 2020
Sorry, apparently I forgot to post this one!!! Stay tuned for 2021 Christmas card and video. Coming soon!!
Friday, December 4, 2020
PANDEMIC 2020
Wow. What a year, eh? But you knew that already.
Covid Home Haircut |
When the US hoarded toilet paper |
January, Finn's 11th Birthday! |
August, Aubrey's 17th Birthday! |
Gelerie hit her half century mark! |
Gelerie's Birthday Week spent in Grand Lake, Colorado |
Plenty of the outdoors to socially distance. |
Moose on East Inlet Trail, Grand Lake |
Online Song Service and Sermon-- We sing at 7:23 and at the end of Erik's Message |
Erik perfecting his homemade Pizza |
Gelerie trying to perfect macarons |
Upcycled Cashmere Sweater Blanket made by Gelerie |