From: Karen and Ray

To our Dearest Friends,

Ray and I would like to send you our warm holiday greetings and wish for you and your family a successful New Year. In this past year we celebrated our two year anniversary of dating and report that we intend on celebrating a third.

The house is coming together in terms of design and decoration, as we started on a few home improvement projects such as the bathroom remodeling, re-piping and putting in window treatments, yet we realize there is still more to be done to modernize the 50-year old home we have. The 344 house changed its occupants as Annette left, and Rando followed after her taking over the spare bedroom. Garland continues to live with us and we continue to enjoy our home-cooked meals and late-night food runs together. Garland has also rekindled our love for PS2, playing Spiderman, Katamari, and Karaoke Revolution.

Ray is still working in I.T.S. network managing with CRA International. The company has expanded its office and fortunately has hired more ITS staff to support Asia-Pacific. Things have been busy but well, as there were even talks of maybe a managerial position in the future. But even more importantly, he's moving out of his 4 year-old cubicle for an office later this week.

I'm returning to the East Coast to finish my degree this coming January, thus ending my sabbatical away from Smith College. Ray and I are both excited and concerned for my move. I am changing my concentration from a double major in Engineering and Psychology to perhaps a double major in Geophysics and Astronomy, yet keeping with my goals of studying Urban Planning & Development.

Much of the year was spent at the wonderful world of Disneyland with our now expired annual passes that we purchased last Christmas. Ray is unhappy with the bump we call his belly, and has decided to add to his 2007 resolution more activity at the gym. I see it as more to love. We didn't leave the state much. We found day trips to Camarillo, San Jose, Fresno, the OC, and San Diego to visit friends and family were much more enjoyable. On other days, Ray appreciates my piano practicing, playing tennis together, spending time with our family and friends, and general pimpin'.

Ray wants me with to end with a quote from Aladdin, "Beeee yourself," however, I've learned you can't listen to Ray all the time. =p In the great words of the lyric genius and writer, P.G. Wodehouse, "As we grow older and realize more clearly the limitations of human happiness, we come to see that the only real and abiding pleasure in life is to give pleasure to other people." Happy Holidays.



With Love,
Karen Ngo & Raymond Warriner