Top Ten 2025

Welcome to 2026!  The big news of the year is the addition of a new member of the Talati family - Ananth!  In looking back on the year, the number of days spent outside my home zipcode stands out.  From a large number of days skiing, to a trip to the Gand Canyon and the Southwest  to the big summer trip to Greece and Italy, to a couple of trips to NY we maximized the use of frequent flier miles.  Kailee started Piedmont high school where she has the social part down, and Kaiden is in his final year  (5th grade)  of Beach elementary school.  Here is some of what made the year great:

10.  Skiing -  It does seem harder to get up every year, however the blue sky days with nice soft snow makes the effort worthwhile.  Having a place at Palisades helps as is being able to ski the AM and calling it a day with the hot tub beckoning.  One notable trip was with Ed with whom I stayed at Steve's place in South Lake.  It might be a coincidence  I'm writing this in the afternoon up in Tahoe with a window full of falling snow having skied the AM.  

9.  Grand Canyon and the Southwest.   Going down the Grand Canyon was always on my bucket list, perhaps ever since watching the Brady Bunch episode.  I had been to the bottom of the Grand Canyon via helicopeter - however this was going to be by foot.  My high school friend Ashok also wanted to do this trip.  So after some planning we decided to make a week long trip extending it to Vegas, Horseshoe Bend, and Antelope Canyon.