family

We've Gone On Holiday By Mistake

Victor Lazlo — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:55:00 -0600

Have you ever had that feeling that you were doomed? Not in a mortal sense, but in the sense that one wrong move will lead to a series of undesirable outcomes, somewhat like a domino effect. Well, this is sort of how it went when we moved our anniversary vacation so that I could be done with my project and not have it interfere with our trip or have me feeling like I couldn't relax. After that, it seemed as though everything would slowly unravel into a vacation from hell.

Wedding bliss

Victor Lazlo — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:49:40 -0600

Last weekend I witnessed the marriage of my dear friends Brenda and Megan. Ultimately, the day turned out perfectly How could it not? From my perspective, it was really wonderful to watch the joining of family and the gathering of friends around two beautiful people. They really went all out for this, including wearing white dresses to the ceremony. It is the first, and probably last, time I will see either of them in a dress.

Lieutenant Colonel James Carberry

Victor Lazlo — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:40:27 -0600

Most of my life, I hadn't known Uncle Jim. Though he was the brother of my Grandfather, their relationship was tumultuous and therefore his presence in our family was somewhat shrouded. My father did not abide by his father, and maintained a strong bond with Jim over the years. I remember meeting him and his wife, Kiki, when I was about 11 or 12. I'd never formed a bond with him and wasn't in touch for many years of my life. I wasn't there for him when Kiki passed away, in fact I didn't even know when or how she died.

The Nonagenarian Tree

Victor Lazlo — Sat, 05 May 2007 09:58:29 -0600

Our Cinqo de Mayo was overshadowed this year by Grandmother's 90th birthday. It isn't often that one gets to party with a nonagenarian and gather round the heart of a family. It was an informal family reunion comprising of all the kids, and the kid's kids, and the kid's kid's kids. That is a lot of people, many of whom I've never met before, but have heard about in conversation (especially with brother Dan, who seems to keep in touch with everyone).

Portland loves me, and I think I love it back!

Victor Lazlo — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:13:14 -0700

Took a quick weekend trip to Ptown (Stumptown, the Rose City, whatever you like) to visit the new home of brotha' Dave. Even though he's still fishing off the coast of Ventura right now, braving 30-40 ft. swells, we felt compelled to see it without his presence. It's a nice place in a nice neighborhood (not counting the crazy drunk across the street - but he's harmless, we think). We met some of his neighbors and took many walks.