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Russ,
Annie and Brendan, the Hanlons
Russ and Ian met at law school on the East Coast in the fall of
1979, introduced by Ian's Guinness sweatshirt. Ian was very flattered to be
Russ's best man when he and Annie married in 1981 in Washington DC. They all shared a house on the beach
the second year of law school with a group of people, and called it Hotel California. Both Ian and
Russ had lived in Northern California before law school, Russ working as a
paralegal in San Francisco and Ian as a student at UC Berkeley, and both missed
California lots. One day, each was going to live there again. It
took a while longer than either had planned, but they both now live in Santa
Cruz. Of all the people that the Stock Berhaut Bruns received help and
support from on
arriving in California, none offered as much as the Hanlons.
Here are Russ and Annie on his birthday in August
1997.
Guess who is Australian! Actually, both have the color that reminds us of
"down under", and for each it comes from the shared Irish ancestry.
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Russ getting his just desserts! (Was it
Marie-Hélène
holding the wine?)
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Here are Annie and Brendan, during a trip over to Pleasanton
in April 1999, with
Charles ("if I open it any wider, maybe I'll be able to shovel more
in!"), Daphné and
Alban.
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Over the years, Brendan and Alex
have become good friends. Born only five months apart, they have spent more
time together as they grow older. Here they are in June 2001.
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Brendan dozing in his dad's arms during our camping trip
to Big Sur, May 2001
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Here are Russell and Annie at Zelda's in Capitola, in
2004.
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One of the things that Brendan and Alex
have in common is that they like to play soccer, especially together. Here
they are in Manteca in early 2007 during State Cup.
Brendan is wearing their team shirt, and Alex the tournament T-shirt.
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We all went to Death Valley for Thanksgiving
2004,
staying at the Furnace Creek Ranch and exploring the local splendors. None
of the older children wanted to go, although of course they might have liked
to with their friends!
We had a great time together, as ever.
So, Russ, let's hear it for the next twenty-five years!! |
