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Sitch Family Thanksgiving in Ottawa
Published October 13th, 2009 in Family, Parks Picnics and Vacation. 1 CommentThe Sitch clan returned to Ottawa for a long weekend Thanksgiving at home. Ben + Allison drove up from Toronto, Joe flew in from Calgary (H couldn’t attend, bummer), and Sara and I flew in from SF. Ottawa’s miserable summer broke for this one glorious weekend.
Amelia walks 60 miles in the San Francisco 3-day Breast Cancer Walk
Published October 5th, 2009 in Family. 0 CommentsAfter a grueling 3-day 60-mile walk, Sara’s sister Amelia is convinced that their ancestors were nomadic. No foot bandages, no shin splits, no tendonitis, Amelia powered through the walk without breaking a sweat. Okay, I made that last part up. She sweat a lot. Kinda stinky too.
Visiting our old family house in Sheffield, England
Published July 17th, 2009 in Family and Vacation. 1 CommentI was in the UK and Ireland on business and had a meeting with a lab manager at the University of Sheffield. When our family lived in England we lived in Sheffield! I swung by our old house and it’s funny how much I remember.
My family has suddenly discovered that vacations are fun. It all started with a two week vacation in Italy for John’s 60th in April 2008. I met Bekks and John in Brussels on business in September, then Ben + Allison and Joe flew out to California for Christmas and New Years. Who knew traveling was [...]
Christmas 2008 in San Francisco and Tahoe with brothers Ben (+ Allison) and Joe
Published December 30th, 2008 in Family and Vacation. 0 CommentsJoe flew in first for some extended bonding time. We had a nice Christmas in Napa with Sara’s extended family.
My parents visited for a week; we sent them on a three-day sailing class to get their ASA Basic Keelboat certification. Bekks was a bit afraid of the waves, but overcame her fear and is now known as “Capt. Bekks”. Click here for the photo gallery.
