Nov and Dec updates

Cindy and I stayed at the Hotel Palomar in San Francisco on November 18th (our 33rd wedding anniversary), ate dinner at LJ's Martini Grill, and attended the Cirque Du Soleil show titled "CORTEO" under the tent. It was the story of a festive funeral procession imagined by a clown after his death. The show had excellent music, acrobats, and clever and humorous moments. Very enjoyable and highly recommended. We also saw the live stage show WHITE CHRISTMAS at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco on December 10th with Dean & Carol, and Jack & Mary. We ate at Fino's beforehand, and congregated at Jack's penthouse at the Mark Hopkins Hotel afterwards. We stayed at the St Francis Hotel across from Union Square. We hosted a Christmas party at our home for about 35 friends on December 23rd, with Carol and Mary decorating our dining room in an "icicle & snow" theme. Cindy's mom Lita visted us between the 21st and the 28th and we kept her busy helping us with the party and trying to stay dry with all of the rain we have been getting. We are going to Gerry Gollihur's wedding on Jan 1st to cap off 2005.