Merry Christmas! Fröhliche Weihnachten! Alles Gute in neuen Jahr 2024!
December 2023
2023 ushered in a change we just didn’t expect, living in central Texas. Sean was assigned to the 9th hospital center of the 1st medical brigade, Ft. Cavazos (formerly known as Ft. Hood), translation – he is going to deploy to Iraq by the end of January for 6 months. It was not what we expected, but the Army is rarely predictable.
In other news, Sean and Mayland are also very close to being full-time empty nesters. Tatzie, our 9-year-old Bernese/Greater Swiss Mtn dog, is our only full-time living-at-home baby. Marcel left us in May to return to Canada. MJ spends most of the year at Lesley Univ., where they are in their 2nd year of an illustration major.
Clark is coming to the end of his bachelor's studies in Mathematics (Functional Analysis) with a minor in Physics at Kaiserslautern Univ. in Germany. The plan is to complete at least a master’s degree and then decide if the doctorate is necessary. So, he will be staying put for at least 2 more years, giving us a great excuse to keep going back to Germany (which Mayland managed to do twice this year.)
Russell has found full-time work in Charleston, SC, as a leasing agent in the apartment complex he is living in; can you say short commute? He and Baleigh will have been together for 3-years this Christmas. We miss seeing them! Mayland continues to serve on boards for non-profits and is helping to author a couple of papers on burnout in medical students. Having completed the coursework for a doctorate in education, the topic for her dissertation has been accepted, and the first two chapters are complete. Planning to finish by Spring 2025.
This year was busy with visiting friends and family, the sale of the house in GA, and the move to TX. 
This fall was the capstone with a trip to Washington, DC, for two weeks. Followed by Jamacia for Sean’s childhood friend Erik’s wedding. We flew directly from Jamacia to Germany, where Sean was awarded the Order of Military Medical Merit (02M3) at the Landstuhl Ball. Our dear friend George Smolinski nominated him for this lifetime achievement award. We are so grateful for the friends who are like family that we have accumulated through our time in military medicine.
This fall was the capstone with a trip to Washington, DC, for two weeks. Followed by Jamacia for Sean’s childhood friend Erik’s wedding. We flew directly from Jamacia to Germany, where Sean was awarded the Order of Military Medical Merit (02M3) at the Landstuhl Ball. Our dear friend George Smolinski nominated him for this lifetime achievement award. We are so grateful for the friends who are like family that we have accumulated through our time in military medicine.
If you really want to make people stop and scratch their heads, wear winter snow boots on a plane landing in Jamacia. 😁
Below are some photos from this year!
Love, Peace, and Happiness!
Sean & Mayland
(Tatzie, Russell, Clark & MJ)
Carol, Erik & Sean
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