Thursday, December 25, 2014

Briscoe 2014 Christmas Letter

Dear Family and Friends,

It is such a wonderful time of year! We love the lights, the music, the colors, the food, and the wonderful feelings of love and cheer. We are excitedly looking forward to having our family home for the holidays. We hope each of you enjoy peace, happiness, and good health this holiday season. 

The big event of our year was the marriage of our youngest daughter Alyna to Kevin Hammons in March. It was marvelous to have all the family home and it was a beautiful wedding.  Alyna and Kevin are now living and working in Utah County.

We had a short vacation in Sweden and Norway this summer, following a medical conference in Gothenburg.  It was so beautiful and very interesting to be so far north during the summer solstice.  It’s great to have so much daylight when you spend long hours driving and sight seeing but a little strange to go to bed when it is still light.

Our Son-in-law, Jeran, defended his thesis and earned his PhD in pharmacology.  While he was busy finishing that up, Mindy started her own software programming company.  They have both been extremely busy. They are expecting their first baby, a girl,  in March.

We were fortunate to be able to travel to visit most of our kids,
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-Lisa, Cameron, Ben and Caleb were able to meet us in Chicago and then we all went down to their home in Bloomington, Indiana for a couple of days.  They are expecting a baby girl in March.
-We were able to go down to Albuquerque, New Mexico for Sandia Family Day and got to see what Andrew is working on.  We took a little trip to Santa Fe and Los Alamos with Andrew, Lindsay, Riley and Tanner.
-We went to Atlanta and were able to spend time with Jessica and Chase as well as Annette’s sister, Kara.

We were able to buy a small home in Washington, Utah (near St George) so we traveled there frequently.  We are seeing a lot more of  Southern Utah and the great  national parks.


We have so much to be grateful for: Dennis’ job, parents, family, friends, church callings, community involvement, and a beautiful place to live.  These things and so many others keep us grounded and focused on things that really matter and that bring us joy.



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