2005 Year in Review

 2005 Year in Review

Highlights:

• While attending an ICASS conference in Vienna I enjoyed sightseeing with Tom Quinzio and Ralph Hamilton visiting a Leonardo De Vinci exhibit and the National Gallery particularly the Gustav Klimt paintings.

• Enjoyed watching Charleston Battery soccer matches at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island and particularlry enjoyed drinks at the Three Lions club.  Also, the restaurant Queen Anne's Revenge for dinner.  Also, going to Charleston Riverdogs (Class 2a Yankees) minor league baseball at Joe Riley park.

• Sometime in March I met Doris at Buddy Roe's a bar on Isle of Palms that featured singer Ronnie Johnson who played a lot of shag music.  I subsequenlty saw her on the beach at Sullivan;s Island walking with her sister.  I recognized her from Buddy Roe's and told that I may see her again and the rest is history.  

• At this year's Family Circle Cup Tennis Tournament Justine Henin defeated Elena Dementieva 7-5, 6-4.

• Played League tennis for 60+ team "Viagra Boys" travelling around the area to Summerville (Pine Forest); Seabrook Island, Dunes West, Wild Dunes, Snee Farm, Goose Creek and others.  George Keenene is still playing. 

• Joined Toastmasters but didn't fair too well I was envious of those other members who were so much more smarter and more eloquent than me.

• Visit to Corsica: Sailing with Alain Bouguane (See separate Blog) Corsica Trip

• Shopping the local market with Corsican salami, fresh fish, fruit and veggies.
• Road trip south to the towns of Bonafacio and Porto Vecchio
• Visiting northern coastal towns.

• Continued visits to family in Falls Church, VA on long weekends including Patrick's graduation from High School June 22. Patrick excelled in Auto Shop and ended up working as an Auto Technician and then mechanic for a couple of Ford dealerships for over 14 years before being employed by Fairfax Country.

• June 23 Doris, Granddaughter Harlie was born.

Heather and Robert with Harlie

• July 29-31 Doris and I drive to Asheville, NC and visit Biltmore estate.

• August 4-10 Touring Ireland and attending the Meehan Family Reunion in County Sligo with Jeffrey (See Separate Blog)   Meehan Family Reunion

• September 30 - October 5 trip to York, Maine to visit Dick and Raine.

• November 18 - 22 visit to San Francisco to visit the brothers and Meehan relatives.

• North Charleston Performing Arts Center and other Charleston Jazz and Charleston Symphony Orchestra performances throughout the year.

• December 21-24 travel to Northern Virginia to visit Jeffrey and Patrick.