So . . . after a two year hiatus, the Falks are back with Falk Talk. Last year we opted to skip a wrap up of 2020 hoping to put all of that mess behind us. Yes, we're laughing at that, too.
But 2020 and 2021 were not all bad. Not at all. Here are some wonderful highlights of the last two years.
In the summer of 2020 we broke out of our Austin lock down and decided to "isolate" on the beach at South Padre Island. There was plenty of room to social distance, we rented a wonderful condo with an ocean view, and we got to take in some parasailing.
We were not able to go to Michigan for Thanksgiving in 2020, but we were able to smoke a couple of turkeys and have Milaka's family over for a feast in the back yard. God bless the mild Texas autumns!
For Christmas, we were (once again) able to take advantage of the mild weather and have Milaka's family over to exchange presents outside.
We also took the opportunity for a family photo shoot.
January fo 2021 we had the first snow day we'd had in a long time. We were so excited to see that little dusting of snow. We made little snowmen and hit each other with snowballs. It was so cute. We had no idea what was in store just a month later.
Winter Story Uri will forever be referred to as "Snowpocalypse" by Texans. It was beautiful, but also terrible at the same time. The Falk House was very blessed because we never lost power (unlike some in adjacent neighborhoods), but we did lose running water for about 5 days. We boiled snow to make coffee! Gotta have coffee!
Once things thawed out, Gordon and Milaka were able to serve with Austin Disaster Relief Network and help clear out a lot of damaged trees around the area.
Our first born turned 21 and our youngest graduated from high school.
Both kids are now attending Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. We are so excited that they are together on that beautiful campus!
In the fall the guys met up in Chicago for a wedding (and visited family) while the girls met up at Samford for Parents' Weekend.
November saw us once again in Michigan with family celebrating a victory over Ohio State. GO BLUE!
That pretty much brings us up to date!
We certainly hope that your year has gone well and we are looking forward to seeing what blessings 2022 brings.
