Happy Holidays 2019
Hello and Happy Holidays! As we said in the postcard, 2019 was a tough year. If I were to sugar coat it, I’d say it was the “Bud Light Lime” of years: It wasn’t the best. In mid-January, Jed’s mom was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. She spent the next 4 months in Charlottesville, and passed away on May 4th. Now, I know that Holiday letters are supposed to be like Christian Radio: positive, uplifting and encouraging. But it wouldn’t be a #castrochristmasletter if it were normal. The first part of 2019 was undoubtedly some of the most difficult months of our married lives. But in the last few months of my mom's life, we did get to spend a lot of time with her. We did some talking, some cooking, and even a little traveling with her. We took her to see the Cherry Blossoms in the Nation's capital, something she’d always wanted to do; and also got a chance to take one more family vacation as a family (...