Merry Christmas!!!

My lovely sisters....




My brother Luke and his girlfriend Rosie....




My mom, Jerry, Marc and me



Molly and me....



I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas. My best gift was the most expensive protective riding vest on the market. Thank you Marc! No broken back for this horse trainer!

james taylor

I have a strong antipathy towards James Taylor because I used to work at a hotel as a buffet waitress from 4:30 am until 1 or 2 pm and James Taylor's greatest hits was the hotel soundtrack. The ONLY hotel soundtrack. Which I always thought was strange because it was a long-term stay hotel so wouldn't the guests also get tired of listening to James Taylor too? I hated that job. I used to cry in the bathroom as 'you've got a friend' played for the 13th time that morning.

Anyway, he said something that I thought was nice. So even though I kind of hate him, I am going to repeat it here.

He said, "Unconditional love on a daily basis can melt a stone."

I had a terrible day yesterday. That made me feel a lot better.

Merry Christmas!

I am finally home!!!!

We finally made it home - below are a few pictures from the trip that I wanted to share.

Why is it so cold here?

This is my mom, my sister, and me.



and why do we not have this food in Columbus??????

trip pictures....

So, I quit smoking (It has been 8 days, I think), went to Disneyland (which was SO much fun), met Marc's entire family, and went from San Diego to NYC in 10 days. I am so happy that my mom and Maddie were able to meet us there and that Esther and my mother got along so well. I am glad to be home, though. Ohio is very home to me.....



Le Pain Quotidien - still my favorite place in NYC....



Marc's french grandma, Andree

trip pictures....

Marc and I at dinner in San Diego...



Chanukkah celebration at Marc's brother's house. My second real chanukkah celebration was very exciting....



Marc, my mom, my sister, me and our bagel-making friend, Uncle Bill



My mom is really happy here because she is eating gluten-free ravioli...

trip pictures....

Marc and my sister Maddie....



beautiful San Diego......



some of it is very burned.....



lovely flowers....

Your dogs and kitty miss you!

As you can see, their lives are hard here. Nothing but sleeping and eating. Poor things.

Life is like a barrel of monkeys at the Zupko house. Come home soon!!

Love,
Shawnna

12 hours to go!

In 12 hours I will be on a plane to San Diego. Enjoying windy storms on the west coast for five days and then heading straight to NYC for another few days. I am most excited that my mom and sister are meeting Marc and I in New York for a couple of days.

Shawnna and Brian are watching all the animals (THANK YOU GUYS!) and I am quite nervous to leave behind my diabetic dog and my sweet Luke. But excited to see two oceans in one week!

Lessons and training resume as soon as I get back on December 16. Please call me anytime on my cell phone while I am gone.

Happy Holidays!

Kristen