take an amazing trip to Anaheim CA for 7th Star Wars Celebration convention—with Emily, Brenda, Alex & Melissa 
Quick trip to Shreveport for a Billy Bob Thornton concert
Sylvia makes one-day trip to Austin for Texas Library Association conference
Then we (as Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru) take an amazing trip to Anaheim CA for 7th Star Wars Celebration convention—with Emily, Brenda, Alex & Melissa
Plus add-on trip to Ojai to visit Russell's dad, Karol, and his wife, Patricia (Pat). 
Russell attends Mission Assembly
See “Sense and Sensibility” at Dallas Theater Center
Go to Rangers games (with Grahams and others) 
RV and SV make another trip to Shreveport to pick up another coupon for another free cruise!
May 1, the lovely Patricia Vardell passes away
RV and SV go to Huey Lewis concert in Shreveport
Sylvia conducts online webinar with Janet Wong for Association for Library Service to Children
Sylvia hosts retirement luncheon for colleague, Janet Hilbun
We host Russell’s dad, Karol Vardell, for first of several visits to Texas—including trip to south Texas to begin house hunting for him
Emily and Brenda come for short visit, borrow car for trip to Austin and Texas Road Trip, plus we get a longer visit together afterward
RV and SV make short trip to New Orleans (more books donated)
RV, SV, and Emily travel to Canada and Lake Louise for Victoria Vardell’s beautiful wedding 
Emily comes back for a short visit to go to Dani Jones’s wedding at a nearby winery, plus we attend “Cinderella” with Gamma 
Sylvia has mini-reunion with 5 high school friends in Dallas 
Sylvia’s brother, Robert, is hospitalized and has colon surgery
Sylvia performs CPR on her unconscious mom who is hospitalized and makes a miraculous recovery
Sylvia attends ALA conference in San Francisco (renting an awesome penthouse apartment with Janet to throw a Pomelo party)
RV and SV celebrate 40th anniversary with night at wedding night hotel (formerly Hilton), porterhouse steak, and tour of George Bush Library, plus plan fall cruise for official celebration 