Hello, January!
Welcome, 2009! Well, January came and went, and here’s a little bit of what Alec and I were up to:
- We spent New Year’s Day continuing with our tradition of lounging around all day with Luke and Jill. We did manage to get ourselves off the couch to have a really great dinner with some couples from church that I’ve known for over 6 years.
- Kirsti came into town for Cass’ baby shower (Afternoon Tea at The Peninsula Hotel) and we had a wonderful time. Whitney and Brennon (who are currently living in Belfast) were also in town which made the celebration all the more special.
- We were both asked to be in weddings and couldn’t be more honored to support our dear friends Hayley and Cam and Patric and Kat. Thank God they aren’t getting married on the same day!
) - We said goodbye to a wonderful friend and Pepperdine administrator, Jim Brock. He will be so missed…
- We celebrated the historical inauguration of Barack Obama. We were both extremely moved watching history being made and seeing our new First Family come to the White House. I had a special appreciation of the peaceful and collaborative “change of power”, especially after recently being in Africa, where in many areas, that is certainly not the case. We are praying for the heavy tasks ahead of our new President.
- Alec’s production company, Space Shank Media, hosted their first New Media Brunch for professionals in the Los Angeles area at the Blu Jam Cafe. They also welcomed a new addition to their team: a fancy schmancy camera with tripod (HVX 200, to be exact, as if I know the difference….). It is currently in its case, awaiting it’s coming out party.
- We hosted 2 baby showers and welcomed Alexander Lee Andriychenko (Jan. 26th) and Adam Elijah Wilson (Jan. 23rd). They both came within a few weeks of their showers!
- My boss, Holly, spoke at Saddleback Church for their “Girl’s Night Out”. I was thrilled to support Holly and since Saddleback is located in my hometown, I loved getting to spend time with my parents (and their dog, Abbie) and to have quality time with Becky, Norm, and my God-daughter Charlee.
- Alec’s site, Historical Tweets, got 150,000 views in January and was written up in the UK Telegraph and the Times of India, to name a few
- Alec and his mom, JoAnn, got to see our sister-in-law, Hannah, and our nephew, Sebastian, while they were visiting in San Diego. Sebastian is getting cuter by the minute!!
Since we love eating at new restaurants (and old favorites), here are some we visited:
- Monsoon (cheap happy hour with Pat and Kat)
- Library Alehouse (post holiday catch up – and SpaceShank brainstorm – with Bob)
- Casablanca (just the two of us…at the place where we had our rehearsal dinner)
- The Griddle Cafe (Sara and I shared a ridiculously big apple french toast before she went to work on the SAG awards)
- Santa Maria BBQ (Alec and Kenny chowed on awesome BBQ in Culver City, while perfecting their comedy genius, I’m sure)
And since times are tight, we also enjoyed meals at these fine dining establishments:
- Villa Ebeling (a true budget meal… we literally brought over what was in our fridge and made dinner with what we had between us. It was amazing.)
- The McNayr Chateau (with Amy and Jeremy)
- Casa de Hammond (Doro and Katie – cupcakes count, right?)
- and lots of Potluck gatherings!!!
It was a great first month of the year and we are looking forward to what’s ahead in 2009…
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