We went to a surprise retirement party for my sister Janet at her house the
day we arrived. It was very nice with about 40 of her friends and co-workers in
attendance. She retired from Sacramento County where she was an architect and
construction project manager.
We visited friends of Janet and Nancy on Saturday night. Their friend
Falcon Lee creates a special Christmas tree every year with hundreds of handmade
ornaments. This year’s tree is his “Angel” tree and the ornaments were crafted
using cotton balls and lots of gold ribbon. The Sacramento Bee wrote an article
last week about Falcon and the special Christmas trees he’s created over the past 40 years.
On Monday we enjoyed cocktails and dinner with Julie’s cousin Sandy and her
partner Brian. They live nearby and are both retired and travel a lot.
We took a day trip on Tuesday to the small town of Sutter Creek, about
45-miles east of Sacramento and centered in California’s gold country. We
enjoyed lunch in nearby Jackson at Mel’s Diner.
My sister Marcia and brother-in-law Mike arrived on Wednesday afternoon
after a cross country flight from Washington Dulles. My niece Stephanie from
Virginia also flew in from Washington Dulles on Friday night.
On Monday December 26th, we all went to Ken & Franc’s house
for brunch. Then we took a drive to up near Placerville and
several local wineries. I saw a couple of signs in one winery’s gift shop that I
thought were funny. 
Tomorrow we towards San Dimas, California where we
join a Winnebego tour group to see some sights in the Los Angeles area and attend
the Rose Parade in Pasadena.
Steve & Julie
Cornelius
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