Friday, October 31, 2008

A picture log of our life, 2006 - 2007


We visited Kathleen during her 2006, Fall semester in Austria.


January, 2007, Mason and Isaacson, P.A. celebrated 30 years as a law firm in Gallup.
Kelly graduated from High School!
Patrick graduated from Law School and Grandpa and Grandma were very proud!
Michael and Emily met for the first time on August 1, 2007!
Kelly started her freshman year at the University of Notre Dame!

The Loss of a Good Friend

Jay and Kent along with 4 other friends celebrated Kent's 50th birthday in Italy, June, 2006


A little over a year later, on September 30, 2007, while running in a 1/2 marathon race with friends in Gallup, Kent collapsed and died.  He was buried next to his Father and brother near his home in the mountains outside of Gallup. 

He leaves behind his mother, young son and many friends.

A memorial in his honor was placed on the trail at the mile marker where he died, one mile from the finish line.
Jay and Kitty take a trip to Inishbofin, Ireland and Galway.
We continued our journey to Austria to meet up with Elizabeth during her Fall semester in Austria.
Then to Germany where Jay reunited with his host Mother from an exchange program in the 70's!
In Garmisch we met up with Frank and Martine for a little R&R. 
And in Bavaria we toured King Ludwig II's famous castle at Neuschwanstein.
Then it was Christmas, 2007 and another Christmas morning pajama picture!
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ...HOLY COW... what a ride!"