2025 Year in Review
Highlights
- A fabulous trip to Iceland (Golden Circle) and Scotland (Edinburgh & Highlands)
- A fun trip to Kauai, for surfing, sun, and relaxation
- Inna's trip to Northern Italy
- Inna's company trip to San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico
- Fun weekend trips to
- Calistoga
- Incline Village (Lake Tahoe), Nevada
- Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Mendocino
- Sonoma
- Attending concerts, including the following:
- Hauser: The Rebel is Back
- James Blunt: Back to Bedlam 20th Anniversary
- Monterey Jazz Festival
- Gunhild Carling
- Diana Reeves
- Mr. Sipp
- Машина времени: Мы рядом
- Sarah McLachlan: Better Broken
- Stella Swings Ella
- San Francisco Flower Piano
- Attending theater and musical shows, including:
- Some Like It Hot!
- Uncle Vanya at Berkeley Rep
- Cirque du Soleil - Echo in San Francisco
- The Illusionist at Palace Theater
- Fringe Festival in Edinburgh:
- Make It Happen
- La Clique
- Ten Thousand Hours (The Assembly)
- Dear San Francisco at Club Fugazzi
- The Great Gatsby: A New Ballet
- Nobody Loves You, A.C.T.
- Enjoying hot springs and spas:
- Blue Lagoon, Iceland
- Sky Lagoon, Iceland
- Myvatn Spa, Iceland
- Cameron House, Loch Lomond, Scotland
- Refuge Spa, Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa
- Hiking:
- In Iceland:
- Hiking the Skaftafell Glacier
- In Scotland's Highlands:
- Hike to Buachaille Etive Beag mountain top
- Hike to Glencoe Lochan
- Hike to Hagrid's Hut
- California
- Hiking the Fall Creek Trail, Felton
- Hiking to Mori Point, Pacifica
- Hiking Seven Springs Trail, Saratoga
Highlights for Boris
- Windsurfing 10 days on Lac Bay, Bonaire
- Wing foiling at Coyote Point and Crissy Field
- Learning to play the Yamaha FG830 acoustic guitar and the Suzuki Violin No. 34 nylon guitar
- Winning multiple USTA 3.0 & 6.0 tennis matches
- SUP Surfing for 7 days on Kalapaki Beach, Kauai
- Building a brand new Windows 11 Server/PC with AMD 9800X3D & Nvidia RTX5070 GPU
- Learning to shoot with the new Canon R8 mirrorless camera (after trading in my Canon 5D)
- Setting up high-resolution audio with Topping DX5 II Dac with Sennheiser HD600 headphones
- Joining the Classical Guitar Corner (CGC) and starting guitar lessons with Daniel
Highlights for Inna
- Touring Northern Italy with the girls
- Visiting San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico (as a Drata employee)
- Loosing weight
- Removing polyps during her two colonoscopies
Highlights for Alex
- Getting a full-time job offer
- Surfing trip to Bali, Indonesia
Home Improvement
- Clearing the spare bedroom of unnecessary items
- Clearing unused books from the kitchen
Gifts
Boris:
- Merino Wool Sweater (New Zealand)
- Long-sleeve shirt
- Italian Bugatchi Short-sleeve shirt
Alex:
- Clark Little: The Art of Waves (surfing photos)
- Jeans
- Merino Wool Sweater (New Zealand)
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