So close, yet not quite NYC

We were entered, second hand, into a contest to fly to New York City for a U2 album-listening party. This morning the winner was announced, and it wasn't us :[

First, need to thank our dear friend Ethan who got us into the finalist drawing. He called into the radio station, as the tenth caller, and got our names on the list. But in the end they chose someone else. It's disappointing, as Deborah pointed out "would have been fun to pack a bag and go".

Every day is an adventure, every day is a unwrapped gift, waiting to be opened. Every day we are thankful for the gifts, and the wrappings. We're not going to NYC but we are attending cousin Quia's graduation ceremony, to celebrate completion of her massage therapist training. This is big stuff, we'll be honored to be there. We might even bring a U2 mix.

I'll post pictures of Quia's graduation here later. Adios.