{"id":189,"date":"2017-12-16T05:17:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T05:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/statucki.com\/?p=189"},"modified":"2017-12-17T22:20:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T22:20:32","slug":"holiday-letter-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/statucki.com\/?p=189","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Letter 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Season\u2019s greetings from sunny Las Vegas, Nevada! This year may have been one of the most eventful years in the Statucki family history. To begin, I (Tina) am writing the annual holiday letter for the very first time, so I\u2019m sorry if this letter isn\u2019t as funny, but it will be much more detailed and longer than usual.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The biggest event of the year was when Craig and I renewed our vows for our 25th Wedding Anniversary in the presence of our friends and family. Before the big day, Craig and I took a second honeymoon to Laguna Beach to see the Pageant of the Masters. (It was awesome! Think Gilmore Girls.) We are so thankful that so many people made the trip out to Las Vegas to help us celebrate. I can\u2019t believe that I am old enough to say that I have been happily married for 25 years (at least most days). <\/span><\/p>\n

Craig and I also decided to downsize our house and upgrade our lives. We sold our big house and bought a smaller one close to my school, but it h\"\"<\/a>as a lot of upgrades including RV parking and a fantastic view of the Vegas valley. It is finally my turn to have the short commute and Craig\u2019s turn to suffer through the rush hour traffic on his way home. The house will not be ready until January, but we are lucky to have good friends who are letting us stay in their casita. This is preparing Craig and I for our future retirement adventures in an RV. Our house sold in four days, which left Tazia and Quinton with no time to say goodbye to their childhood home or to pack their stuff. Quinton, however, did come down to help us move what stuff we had left into temporary storage in Lavonne\u2019s garage. We stay with Lavonne every weekend so that Craig can take the dog out geocaching while I do all of the laundry.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Speaking of someone who rarely does his laundry, Quinton also had a pretty exciting year. Quinton spent the summer working for cousin Shawn in Minnesota (Paula’s husband), where he finally realized that he should have listened to me in the first place and gone to trade school instead of college. Upon returning to Reno, Quinton left UNR to start school at TMCC to study Diesel Mechanics. He currently works for Petro Oil as a lube technician, at least until he earns his diesel mechanic certification. Not only will Quinton be happier in this line of work, but he will also make more money to support his hobby of making music. You can find him on SoundCloud if you want to listen to one of his “hit” rap singles. Quinton still calls me every day, which I appreciate. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tazia calls me more now that she has moved to DC, but probably only once or twice a week. She is in her second year of law school which keeps her quite busy, as she continues to sign up for unpaid extracurricular activities while racking up several thousand dollars in debt each week. She mooched off of us this summer while she interned for the Clark County District Attorney\u2019s office. Her internship provided us with nightly entertainment over dinner, as she bragged about the court cases she observed and wrote several appellate briefs submitted to the Nevada Supreme Court. Thankfully, next summer she will be working as a paid summer associate at a law firm in New York City. Craig and I will be taking full advantage of her absence, as we will be spending a month cat-sitting for her while we party it up with the Russians in DC. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Craig has had the opportunity to visit DC quite often the last few years because of work, but now he will get to be a tourist in the city with me. Craig continues to serve as the Executive Director of Nevada ACTE, but he left Southwest CTA after 8 years to become the new Dean of Students at East CTA. He works in my old office and enjoys yelling at kids other than his own. The new job comes with a longer commute, but it allows him more time to listen to podcasts and audiobooks. In what little spare time he has now, Craig still likes to go geocaching and mountain biking. He surpassed the 3,000 geocache milestone this year with the dog and participated in a mountain bike race in Flagstaff, Arizona, while I went shopping.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Speaking of shopping, I am very excited that the people who bought our house also purchased most of the furniture and decorations. The new owners said that I should become an interior decorator when I retire from my career as an educator. I now get to buy all new stuff for the house and put my interior decorating skills to good use. My favorite part of the new house is my separate crafting garage where I can build, stain, paint, and create all of my crafts without Craig harassing me. Crafting gives me a release from the stresses of my day job as the Principal of Northwest CTA. My school is fantastic (#1 High School in Southern Nevada according to the Nevada School Performance Framework), but our district is going through a major reorganization brought on by the state legislator\u2019s belief that they need to micromanage what we do, which causes me a great deal of grief. Ugh! <\/span><\/p>\n

On a happier note, we saved $50 per month on our car insurance by switching our address to Pahrump (not because we switched to Geico). Craig is especially happy this season because I cannot access any of my Christmas decorations. I am happy because I am using that excuse to spend our Christmas in a cabin in Lake Tahoe this year with the kids.<\/span><\/p>\n

We hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, as long as we don\u2019t get bombed by North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Love,<\/span><\/p>\n

The Statucki Family<\/span><\/p>\n

Bonus Features<\/b><\/p>\n

Tina\u2019s Top 5 TV Shows to Binge Watch<\/b><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Murdock Mysteries<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Doc Martin<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Gilmore Girls<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Handmaid\u2019s Tale<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Alias Grace<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Honorable Mention: Buzzfeed Unsolved<\/span><\/p>\n

    Craig\u2019s Top 5 TV Shows to Binge Watch<\/b><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. West Wing<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Sports Night<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Luther<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Sherlock<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Murdock Mysteries<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Honorable Mention: Brook\u2019s Falls Bears<\/span><\/p>\n

      Quinton\u2019s Top 5 TV Shows to Binge Watch<\/b><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Community<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. The Office<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. How I Met Your Mother<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. South Park<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Friends<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Honorable Mention: Rick and Morty<\/span><\/p>\n

        Tazia\u2019s Top 5 TV Shows to Binge Watch<\/b><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Scandal<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. This Is Us<\/span><\/li>\n
        4. People v. OJ Simpson<\/span><\/li>\n
        5. Bachelor\/Bachelorette\/Bachelor in Paradise<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Honorable Mention: Brook\u2019s Falls Bears<\/span><\/p>\n

          Silver\u2019s Top 5 Favorite People<\/b><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Craig<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. Quinton<\/span><\/li>\n
          3. Tazia<\/span><\/li>\n
          4. Grandma Lavonne<\/span><\/li>\n
          5. Tina<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Honorable Mention: Anyone Who Smokes<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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