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Natalia and David's Baby Shower
On Saturday February 16, 2002, we had a baby shower for Natalia and David at their home in Redwood City.

Super Bowl Party
On Sunday January 3, 2002, friends came over to watch the Patriots beat the Rams.

David's Birthday Party
On Sunday January 13, 2002, we celebrated David's birthday at David and Natalia's place in Redwood City.

Amer and Christine's Birthday Party
On Saturday January 12, 2002, we celebrated Amer and Christine's birthdays at Ponzu's in San Francisco.

Paul's off to Oz
On Friday January 4, 2002, friends of Paul and Adelaide Prentice gathered at Molly Magee's in Mountain View to say farewell to Paul who is leaving the Bay Area for Australia (Adelaide will follow soon).

Rasmussen New Year 2002
See pictures from our 2002 New Year celebrations and Razz's 40th birthday at the Rasmussen's lovely home in Los Altos Hills
where we were treated to drinks, food, and games.

Johannesburg Layover
On Sunday December 30, 2001, I had a brief layover in Johannesburg on my way from Zambia back to the States.  See pictures of my family who came to see me off.

Lusaka BBQ
On Saturday December 29, 2001, Iris hosted a BBQ at her parents' home in Longacres, Lusaka.

Luangwa Christmas
See pictures from the 2001 Christmas I spent with Iris and her family at the Luangwa National Game Park in Zambia.

Page and Jim's Holiday Party 2001
On Saturday December 8, 2001, Page and Jim threw a festive holiday party at their beautiful home in Los Altos Hills.

Jamaica
During Thanksgiving Week of 2001, Iris and I went down to Jamaica for the lovely wedding of Wayne Chen and Diana Thorburn.

Yosemite
See pictures from the weekend I spent with Iris in Yosemite Valley (October 27 and 28, 2001).

Scrabbling with Zewe and Charles
On Saturday October 13, 2001, Zewe and Charles treated us to good food, cheer, and vicious scrabbling at their Harrisonburg, Virginia home.

Cristina's Birthday Party
On Friday October 5, 2001, we celebrated Cristina's birthday at Giorgio's in Milpitas and then had our just desserts at Cristina and Thomas' house.

Anand and Connie's Wedding
On Monday September 24, 2001, we celebrated the wedding of Anand Hattiangadi and Connie Chin.  Check out pictures from a fun-packed weekend.

Compadres Tournament Party 2001
On Saturday August 25, 2001, the Compadres soccer team celebreated their annual tournament party at the Rasmussen mansion in Los Altos Hills.

East Coast Visitors
See pictures from Chiti, Iris, Judy, Mulenga, Oti and Susan's August 2001 visit.

Connie's Birthday Party
On Saturday July 21, 2001, we celebrated Connie's birthday at Cafe Adriatic and Nancy and Walt's house in Willow Glen.

Bastille Day Celebration at Page and Jim's
On Saturday July 14, 2001, we celebrated Bastille Day at Page and Jim's beautiful house in Los Altos Hills.

East Coast Swing
See pictures from my July 2001 visit to New York and DC to catch up with old friends.

Amber and David's Wedding
On Saturday June 23, 2001, we witnessed the lovely wedding of the new Mr. and Mrs. David and Amber Overfield in Los Altos.

CJ's Farewell Party
On Saturday June 16, 2001, we gave CJ our best wishes before he took off for the Big Apple where he's going to make a big splash on Broadway.

Henry, Chris and Alexander's BBQ
On Sunday May 27, 2001, we were treated to great BBQ at the Albrecht's new home in San Francisco with freshly completed landscaping.

Charlotte and Lorraine's Birthday Party
On Saturday May 26, 2001, we celebrated Charlotte and Lorraine's birthdays at with karaoke at Boston Spirits in San Francisco.

Celebration at Kami and Essam's
On Sunday May 20, 2001, we celebrated the acquisition of Catamaran by Infineon at Kami & Essam's house in Palo Alto.

Take Me Out to the Ball Park
On Thursday April 25, 2001, we went out to Pac Bell Park in San Francisco to watch the Giants play the Reds.

Craig's Field Day 2001
After a one year hiatus, Craig's Field Day at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto was back on Sunday April 22, 2001.  This time, there were a lot more kids running around.

Easter at Amer's
We celebrated Easter Sunday on April 15, 2001 with Amer and his family visiting from Lebanon at Amer's house in Menlo Park.

Bachar and Hayssam's Birthday Party
On Saturday April 14, 2001, we celebrated Bachar and Hayssam's birthdays at Betta and Hayssam's house in Woodside.  Both Balach brothers were born on the same day!

Connie and Anand's Engagement Party
On Sunday April 1, 2001, we celebrated Connie and Anand's engagement at Lara and John's house in Albany, CA.

South Africa Vacation
See pictures from my vacation to South Africa in March 2001.  My sister who lives in Japan, Prisca, and her son Jubei were also visiting at the same time.

Freda's Birthday Party
On Saturday February 24, 2001, we celebrated Freda's birthday at Makhol Manor in Marietta, GA (near Atlanta).

Amer and Christine's Birthday Party
On Friday January 19, 2001, we celebrated Amer and Christine's birthdays at the South Beach Cafe in San Francisco.

David's Birthday Party
On Sunday January 14, 2001, we celebrated David's birthday at his and Natalia's Sunnyvale apartment.

Guests from Argentina
On Saturday January 6, 2001, Cristini, Maria Eugenia and Dolores came to the new home to visit. 

Holiday Greetings 2000
Season's greetings from the Kershners and the Heilers.

Page and Jim's Holiday Party
On Saturday December 16, 2000, Page and Jim threw a festive holiday party at their beautiful home in Los Altos Hills.

Elina and Ilya's Wedding
On Saturday November 4, 2000, we witnessed the lovely wedding of the new Mr. and Mrs. Ilya and Elina Vinogradsky at Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City. 

Betta's Halloween/Birthday Party
On Saturday October 28, 2000, we celebrated Halloween's and Betta's birthday by getting into costumes at Grumpy's in San Francisco.

House Construction Pictures
On Friday October 27, 2000, I moved into my new home in Cupertino.  Here are pictures of the construction (May through October).

Introducing Alexander Steven Albrecht
On Saturday October 21, 2000, I went over to Henry and Chris' San Francisco home to visit Alexander, their brand new addition.

Hanging with Lasalette
On Thursday October 12, 2000, Lasalette, who we hadn't seen in five years, was in town.

Introducing Chiti Nyayani Alexander Tembo
On Tuesday June 13, 2000, we were blessed with the arrival of Chiti Tembo.  See photos that proud papa Mulenga sent me on September 26.

Compadres Tournament Party 2000
On Saturday August 26, 2000, the Compadres soccer team celebrated their annual tournament party at Page and Jim's beautiful house in Los Altos Hills. 

Tuan's Bachelor Pad
On Saturday August 19, 2000, I had the pleasure of seeing Tuan's beautiful spacious home in Milpitas.  You've never seen a bachelor pad as magnificent and well appointed as this one!  His neighborhood was also having a block party that same evening. 

Sunday Fun with Betta and Hayssam
On Sunday August 13, 2000, we had brunch at Betta and Hayssam's lovely home in Woodside and then went on a long hike in the Russian Ridge Open Preserve.

Introducing Alfred Deeba
On Friday July 28, 2000, we were blessed with the arrival of Alfred Deeba into the world.  See pictures I took of Alfred and family on August 4, 2000.

West Side Story Dinner
On Friday July 28, 2000, CJ's friends gathered at Chevy's in Mountain View for dinner before his performance as Tony in West Side Story.

Les and Tito
On Sunday July 23, 2000, I hooked up with my new Batswana friends Lesedinyana and Oteng (Tito) in Oakland.

Bastille Day Celebration at Page and Jim's
On Saturday July 15, 2000, we celebrated Bastille Day at Page and Jim's beautiful house in Los Altos Hills.

Thomas' Birthday
On Friday June 9, 2000, we celebrated Thomas' birthday at the Macaroni Grill in Milpitas.

Cathy and Robert's Wedding
On Saturday June 3, 2000, we witnessed Cathy and Robert's lovely wedding at Trinity Church in Menlo Park.

Carijama 2000
On Monday May 29, 2000, we enjoyed the multi-cultural delights of the Carijama festival in Oakland.

Kathy's BBQ
On Sunday May 7, 2000, Kathy was host to a great BBQ with lots of good food and friends at her house in Sunnyvale. 

Argentina Vacation
At the end of March 2000, I went down to Argentina with Julie and Nic to witness Natalia and David's "real" wedding in Argentina.  We also got a chance to do some site-seeing in this amazing country.

Drinks at Leirion and Scott's
On Saturday March 11, 2000, we warmed up the Baird's awesome San Francisco apartment.  We were treated to professionally prepared drinks (courtesy of Allison).

Pretell Slide Show
On Saturday January 22, 2000, we saw amazing slides from Eduardo and Erika's travels to Indonesia, Egypt, Israel, and Jordan.

David's Birthday Party
On Saturday January 15, 2000, we celebrated David's birthday in San Leandro.

Holiday Greetings 1999
Season's greetings from the Brazles, Kershners and the Heilers.

S.E. and Derwin's Baby Shower
On Saturday December 11, 1999, we celebrated a welcoming of S.E. and Derwin's family.

Joseph's Farewell Party
On Saturday November 6, 1999, we had a farewell party at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto for Joseph who is leaving the Bay Area for Missouri.

Perla's Birthday/Halloween Party
On Friday October 29, 1999 we had a Halloween Party and Birthday Party for Pearla at the Citi Court Café in San Francisco.

Paris Vacation
See photos from the week in October 1999 Ellie and I spent in Paris.

Compadres Tournament Party at Page and Jim's
On Saturday August 28, 1999, the Compadres soccer team had (as Steve described) an evening soiree at Page and Jim's elegantly appointed chateau in Los Altos Hills.

Isaiah Chikoma Kazunga
See pictures of Dawn and Chikoma's handsome baby boy.

Farah's Farewell Bash
On Saturday August 21, 1999, we had a farewell get-together at BackBeat for Farah who is leaving the Bay Area for San Diego. 

Sydney Chabala Brazle
See pictures of Freda and Chris' beautiful baby daughter.

Kelly and David's Wedding
On Saturday July 24, 1999, we celebrated the marriage of Kelly and David in Oakland.

Kathy's New House
See pictures on Kathy's new house in Sunnyvale (taken on April 21, 1999 - just before she took possession of the property).

Craig's Field Day '99
On Saturday April 17, 1999, we celebrated Craig's birthday by spending the day at Mitchell Park.

Natalia's Birthday Party
On Friday April 9, 1999 we celebrated Natalia's birthday at Natalia and Dave's apartment in San Leandro.

Dinner at the Lerners
On Saturday March 20, 1999, we had an exquisite dinner at the Alex, Laura and Ronata's new home in beautiful Almaden Valley.

S.E.'s Birthday Party
On Sunday February 28, 1999, we had brunch at Lynn and Lou's in Oakland to celebrate S.E.'s birthday.

CJ's Apartment Warming
On Sunday January 24, 1999, we warmed up CJ's new apartment.

Natalia and David's Wedding
On Saturday January 9, 1999, we celebrated the marriage of David and Natalia on a yacht in the San Francisco Bay.

Myla and Dave's New Year's Eve Party
We had a great time saying goodbye to 1998 and giving a resounding welcome to 1999 at Myla and Dave's house in Burlingame.

My Japan Vacation
See pictures from my trip to Japan in November 1998.

Betta's Halloween/Birthday Party
On Saturday October 31, 1998, we celebrated Halloween's and Betta's birthday by getting into costumes at Grumpy's in San Francisco.

Karina and Kelly's House Warming
On Saturday October 10, 1998, we warmed up the "Pink Palace" - Karina and Kelly's new digs.

Amber's Apartment Warming
On Sunday August 23. 1998, we warmed up Amber's new apartment.

Anand's Apartment Warming
On Sunday August 16, 1998, Anand treated us to appetizers as we warmed up his new apartment.

Bee and Cedrix's House Warming
On Saturday August 15, 1998, we enjoyed the summer weather at Bee and Cedrix's new house.

Cristina and Thomas' House Warming
On Saturday June 13, 1998, we celebrated Thomas' birthday and warmed up their new Miliptas digs.

Ellie and Jake's House Warming
On Saturday April 25, 1998, we went up to Portola Valley to check out Ellie and Jake's new pad.

Craig's Field Day '98
On Sunday April 19, 1998, we celebrated Craig's birthday by spending the day at Mitchell Park.

Natalia's Birthday Party
On Wednesday April 8, 1998, David threw a surprise party for Natalia at Leti's apartment.

Prisca and Kazu's Wedding Reception
On Sunday March 8, 1998, there was a wedding reception in Pretoria (South Africa) for my sister Prisca and her new husband Kazutoshi.

Shubhangi's House Warming Party
On Wednesday January 17, 1998, Shubhangi had a house warming/birthday party with the cuisine of "Noli's Kitchen."

David's Birthday Party
On Wednesday January 14, 1998, Natalia had a get together to celebrate David's birthday.

Holiday Greetings 1997
Season's greetings from the Kershners and the Heilers.

Thanksgiving 1997 in Atlanta
I spent Thanksgiving with the newleywed Brazles in their grand home.

Dru's House Warming Party
On Saturday November 15, 1997, we warmed up Dru's new digs. Check it out!

Freda and Chris' Wedding
On Saturday October 3, 1997, Freda Mwamba married Chris Brazle in Atlanta. It was a great celebration with many Africans from around the globe converging in Georgia.

Karen's Farewell Party
On Tuesday May 27, 1997 we had a happy send off for Karen who has just finished up at Stanford and is in New Mexico to be a school teacher. Karen is part of our "pick up" soccer extended family.

Ka Mi and Essam's Wedding
On Saturday May 24, 1997, there was a reception to celebrate Ka Mi and Essam's marriage.

My South African Vacation
Photos from my December 1996 vacation in South Africa.

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