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Conference September 30-October 2, 2016	Christine and I attended a marriage conference sponsored by American Family Services.
Tour August 16, 2016	Our family, less Matthew, took a tour of the new Mormon/lds Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple (images).
Vacation August 11-13, 2016	Christine, Catherine, Wilma, and I attended the Trekonderoga Star Trek convention in upper New York State. The presentations were very good, and we talked to many interesting people. The highlight was a tour of the reconstructed original Star Trek set, including bridge, sick bay, transporter room, engine room, and corridors (more images, article, article). (Tours can be scheduled independently.) I even got to sit in the captain's chair. It was like stepping back in time, and stepping forward in time, all at the same time. We also visited the Vanderbilt Mansion on our way to the conference. (a more recent article, video, video)
Aleppo July 11, 2016	Christine's uncles' photography shop in Aleppo was bombed today. Their shop is on the far right in this image with stone blocks in front of it.
Luke July 5-19, 2016	Luke is on an internship trip in Armenia.
Conference June 23-26, 2016	Christine, Catherine, and I attended the Aeuna / Aeyf 2016 Biennial Convention near Chicago.
Conference May 6, 2016	Christine and I attended the Leadercast leadership training seminar.
Celica April 27, 2016	After 30 years of service, our beloved 1986 Celica was involved in a serious accident, causing irreparable damage to the car (image). Fortunately, Luke suffered only minor injuries. The Celica hood has been hung on our garage wall. The car was featured in previous blog posts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). This is a video review of the Celica when it was released.
Luke April 15, 2016	Luke was inducted into the Alpha Iota Delta honors society at Saint Joseph's University. The honors society is for excellence in decision sciences and information systems.
Vacation January 5-12, 2016	We had an eight-day family vacation in southern California. We celebrated Armenian Christmas, visited Newport Beach and the Huntington Library, and went ice skating and gocart racing. We visited relatives in Fullerton, Yorba Linda, Glendale, and Reseda.

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