Hey!  I had to show you this picture of my student.  I made him take it with the camera on his phone yesterday.  He was so excited about the shirt he's wearing.  He had asked for it for Christmas and he said it was one of his best presents.  This is the kid Ryan, who I had you draw and sign a picture for.  Out of all the students I've had who know you, he is the one that is most jazzed that you are my cousin (big smile).  He says he dreams of being able to go skateboarding and snowboarding in California one day.  He watches a "beach cam" of Huntington Beach every so often. It's so funny to be from a state that people "dream" about visiting.  You don't realize the allure California has, until you leave it and meet people who have never been there!  I bet that happenes to you a lot when you travel.  Well... enjoy the picture!
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