Saturday, December 9, 2017

Christmas Letter

Christmas Letter from Tony & Elaine
The year 2017 brought about a significant transition in our lifestyle. On September 1, we moved to Brookdale, a retirement facility here in Seward. We have an apartment in the Independent Living area where meals and some housekeeping chores are furnished. The facility also has a separate Assisted Living component. We have a garage for our car and some storage. The transition from our house after 37 years and the need to eliminate many of the “keepsakes” has been overwhelming and quite a challenge.
We continue to enjoy our family. Carolyn lives here in Seward and has been working diligently in preparation for our December 17 Auction of household items. (Sale bill at: <http://underwoodauctions.com/verlon-k-tony-elaine-vrana/>. All 3 of the boys and families have been back to visit during the year. Carolyn and Ben’s daughter Julie, husband John Owens also live here and have our Great Grandchildren Sadie (5) and Jack (3). They are always a delight to have visit and even decorated our Christmas tree! As we enjoy the cycle of life with Great Grandchildren, we recognize the loss of relatives and friends. Elaine’s brother Dale died in June a few days before his 90th birthday and her sister Joyce died in November at age 98.
We continue to participate in most of our regular activities but have limited the depth of involvement as we transition to the many activities available here at Brookdale. We enjoyed a Vrana family reunion this summer at Mahoney State Park and the Solar Eclipse was a major event. Tony was surprised this fall by being presented the Seward County Community Service Award. We were pleased to contribute our 100 year collection of USDA Agriculture Yearbooks to the University of Nebraska Hugh Hammond Bennett Memorial that is being established.
Our Christmas Letters have been a tradition during the past 68 years of our marriage but they too have evolved with technology. It was difficult to accept sending them by email without a hand written note. Now I am planning on putting this on my regular Blog page <Tony-The Crow’s Nest> for the benefit of family and friends. Our new mailing address is: 500 Heartland Park Drive, Apt. #125, Seward, NE 68434.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Best Wishes and Good Health to one and all!!



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