Collins/Bold Family

We have been trying to keep warm up here in Columbus, OH. The forecasted low is 3 degrees today, with wind chills into the negatives.

On September 16, 2006, we got a lovely addition to our family by way of a wonderful daughter-in-law. Doug and Christy (Knox) got married here in Columbus and went on their honeymoon in Hawaii. Being staunch Bengal fans and season ticket holders, their honeymoon commenced the day after they attended the Bengals’ season opener on Sep. 17. What true blue fans!

They bought a house in Westerville, a suburb northeast of Columbus. They and our two grandcats, Murray and Ernest, are settling in quite nicely. Doug is busy with his sound company, his employment with Frank Bold and Associates and his band. Christy is busy in her job as a research associate with Children’s Hospital, having authored several papers on sports injuries, giving interviews with national newspapers and traveling to seminars.
Frank and I found out 2 weeks ago that the owner of the condo we are currently renting wants to move back into the property, therefore, our lease will not be renewed when it ends on March 31. So we have been house hunting. We think we have found a house in Gahanna, a suburb close to my job at DSCC and close to the airport (which is important for our quick getaways! ?), so hopefully we’ll be moving in March.

We are still finding time to travel to Florida and Vegas. We have a renter lined up in March for our house in Florida, so we are going down next week to make sure things are in order. That’s just our excuse – we’re really going to down to enjoy some sun (something seldom seen in Columbus) and eat some seafood! I have three years, 10 months and 9 days until I can retire, at which time we’re hoping to spend more time in Florida.