Holiday greetings to all! As I type this, it is December
31 and 2018 will be on its way out the door in just a few hours. This past year
has held its challenges and its blessings for us; here are some of our notable news
items.
We took several trips this year; some to visit our son Ben
and his wife Lisa in Texas, some for vacations. See below for a photo taken while we were with Ben and Lisa over Christmas. Perhaps our biggest trip was a
cruise on the Danube River during which we visited Austria, Germany, Slovakia
and Hungary. We sailed with our friends from Cruise Trek and had a fabulous
time. Over the course of the year we also went to a number of concerts,
attended several plays, and enjoyed a healthy dose of the culture that Los
Angeles has to offer. In December we celebrated our second year living in our
current house in Culver City; we love it here.
Pat has been very busy with her various Spanish classes.
She has averaged about four (!) classes per week and really enjoys them.
Classes will be starting again once the holiday break ends. She is also still a
voracious reader and keeps the book stores and libraries around here in
business.
David has had plenty to keep him busy in the acting arena
this year. He has taken a number of classes for commercial acting, auditioning,
and improvisation. He has acted in several short films, mostly student
productions. He also did a number of murder-mystery dinner theater shows. In
the spring, he appeared in an episode of a popular YouTube series, “Gal Pals,”
which you can view here:
Just before Christmas, he acted in a feature film / new
media production which should be completed in the coming year. In June, he signed
with his first agent! He is now represented by the Osbrink Agency for
commercials. He has not booked any commercials yet but expects to land one any
day now. He plans to continue his pursuit of acting opportunities as 2019 gets
going.
We look forward to what we hope will be a year filled
with joy, peace, prosperity, and harmony, for us and for all of humanity. Let’s
all do our best to treat each other with compassion and kindness, in 2019 and
every year.
Best wishes to everyone, and please keep in touch!
David and Pat Westbay
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| Ben, Lisa, Pat and David - Christmas 2018 |
