Hi there everyone,
Well, I have to apologize for being gone for so long, but life has been very busy for me the last 12 months. In October of 2024, my friend Ally O'Dell convinced me that we should start a non-profit under the name of Pit Saver Produtions. So, the last few months of 2024 were spent getting all of the necessary paperwork in order to launch the non-profit.
Unfortunately, due to some life developments outside of Ally's control, she has not been able to participate as much as either one of us had initially hoped and so I've been mostly a one-man-band, working to keep the non-profit afloat until Ally is able to dive back in. She is helping where she can, but its been a challenge for her.
None the less, earlier this year, I've had a couple of outreach booths at events trying to spread the word about the importance of adopting pets from animal shelter, disaster preparedness and other topics.
My sister Karen met a wonderful guy named Mike Wraight, back in the late 1960's. They got married in 1969. Mike has two brothers, Chuck and Steve. Chuck and his wife Teri live in Ashland Oregon currently, and their son Scott, Scott's wife Anne and their son's Gavin and Austin live in Georgia.
Steve is married to his wife Elena and they have three daughters, Morgan, Marina and Mia. Morgan and Marina have budding families of their own, and Mia, just married a long time guy in her life named Hunter.
The Wraight's have been a part of my family, for as far back as I can remember. Even going back to the day that Karen and Mike got married, I have felt like we were all one big family.
This year, Steve and Elena celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. I went down to Long Beach California where Steve and Elena live to participate in the celebration. Their entire family always make me feel so welcome. There is never an us vs them sort of thing, they are just wonderful family members. While I was down there, I tripped around the area that I grew up in Buena Park and visited many of my old haunts. It was almost like going back in time. I visited my old Elementary school and even saw the field that a friend of mine and I hid out in when we ditched school when I was in the second grade. Every visit down there has been special in some way, but this one was particularly special.
Here is a 40 minute video about my trip to Long Beach for Steve and Elena's wedding anniversary.
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