Happy New Year

Dear Family & Friends – 

I hope this note finds you well.  As you can tell I am late with cards this year, but taking the New Year as an opportunity to wish you and yours a very happy one and also provide some updates!

I continue to enjoy my career at Blank Rome, LLP working in Information Security & Audit – basically I am the “Super Sleuth” protecting the data and integrity of the Firm from cyber criminals.  I enjoy it very much.  I also enjoy designing various rooms in my home, all in my mind and on paper, but will leverage contractors eventually.

Marley is doing great, spoiled and enjoys the company of his dog sitter while I am at work.  He had a few trips to the Vet this year, but doing much better.  He will be seventeen this March, his favorite activities include watching SpongeBob Squarepants, NY Met’s and NY Giants games and sleeping.  

John-Paul is still living in South Philadelphia, which I rarely visit as he has no garage for me to park while visiting. What can I say, I live in the suburbs with two way streets, a driveway and garage – I parallel parked enough to get my license and they rest was forgotten after. However, John-Paul and I are very close and we talk daily.  He continues his career as a Professor at CCP and adjunct teaching at Jefferson University and Camden County in medical science subjects that I will not attempt to know or spell correctly.  He and his partner Brian became engaged this year and they also welcomed eight new feet into their home – two pups – Cooper and Otto.  They now have four pups and I am sure Oscar and Ernie love their new brothers.  

Last, but certainly not least as many may have heard, we lost the Patriarch and our Johnny this past April.  He passed peacefully and was reunited with our Mother and his late wife, Kathleen on April 04, 2016.  Just in time for their wedding anniversary on April 06 and I am sure Kathleen greeted him with much love (and yelling – to catch him up like old times.)  While my Johnny was a fighter and dealt with various health issues, that did not stop him from vacation and one last cruise to the Eastern Caribbean in March.  He went with many friends and John-Paul – he was determined and enjoyed the vacation very much!

 

So as we continue into 2017, I am sure I can speak for John-Paul as well – we look forward to a great New Year!  Our Folks may be gone, but taught us so much and we live on through them.  

Much Love –

Danielle & Marley