Swimming with Pigs

Bahamas

May 30, 2025

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June 7, 2025

Swimming with Pigs in the Bahamas was a dream father-daughter trip for Egypt for many years and we finally made it happen in 2025. I decided to use most of my airline and hotel points to give Egypt a special trip since she had been asking for this for many years and I realize that one of these trips will be our last trip as she starts her adult life in the near future. I'll still hope for many more.

Heart-Shaped Stone

This is the mysterious story of Kellisa’s 25^th surgery which took place in February 2025 at Suter Roseville Medical Center. The surgery lasted three hours when the surgeon told us it should only take 60 minutes.

October 2024 – Kellisa had her first riding horse therapy session in more than 10 years and loved getting back in the saddle. Unfortunately, she started complaining of pain in her hips shortly after the ride. We took her to the doctor when the pain didn’t go away after a few days, and pain relievers weren’t helping. Tests were run and a few x-rays were taken. Nothing was obvious as far as her pain in the hip area, but in the corner of one of the x-rays, the radiologist saw something they couldn’t explain. A dark area of the stomach led them to believe a foreign object was “trapped” and would require further investigation.

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Nature Swagger by Rue Mapp

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (Accessible Guide - Golden 1 Center)

 

In late November 2025, our family kicked off the Christmas season with an unforgettable afternoon at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra perform The Ghosts of Christmas Eve. While the music was spectacular, what stood out just as much was how easy the arena made the experience for Kellisa, proving that accessibility and world-class entertainment can go hand in hand.

This wasn't our first Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert. Lisa and I had seen the band back in Jacksonville in 2010, but that experience was cut short because we had to leave halfway through to relieve the babysitter. Fifteen years later, things were very different. Instead of worrying about getting home early, we were able to enjoy the concert together as a family, sharing the experience with Kellisa and Egypt. It was a reminder of how quickly life changes and how special it is to create new traditions together.