Greetings from Dan and Becky Duggan! We hope you are staying safe and healthy.
Well . . . 2020 . . . What can I say? This year has certainly had its challenges. I almost decided against writing a Duggan Christmas Letter this year. I didn’t write one last year due to my busy holiday music schedule, but—boy—I did NOT know what the following year had in store for us.
Then I looked through my pictures from the year, and I realized we (and by we, I mean “I”) need to be reminded of the positives. That is not to negate the struggles and, in some cases, tragedy we have faced within our families and our communities over the past year. You are all in my thoughts. ♥️
Because I didn’t write a 2019 Christmas letter, I didn’t get a chance to tell you about the wonderful opportunity I had to tour Europe with our Cathedral Choir under the direction of Dr. Paul Aitken in June 2019.
And early in 2020, Dan and I had some fun playing in the snow.
Our school district shut down in March, the week before my 5th and 6th grade students were set to perform their annual spring musical.
Dan, still a software engineer at HP, has been working from home ever since. I started hosting singalongs for my students and anyone else who wanted to join on Facebook Live.
The year of working remote and virtual music was born. (By the way, recording yourself singing is WAY more stressful than performing in front of a live audience!)
However, I did perform in one live production. In June, I reprised the role of Florence Vassy in Chess, a role I also portrayed in 2015. It was a different experience this time around with temp checks, socially distanced, masked audiences, and a self-quarantine of two weeks afterward. I was grateful for the opportunity to perform live musical theater one more time before taking a year (or longer) off.
One of my favorite things to do this summer was explore Idaho’s great outdoors with my brother, Steve, and his family, Kali, Desmond, and Benny. We went hiking with them around the Twin Falls area and celebrated Desmond’s fifth birthday at the Boise Zoo. Dan and I also did some biking and hiking day trips throughout the summer.
Dan and I wish you all the best this holiday season. We hope you have a chance at a nice, cozy Christmas and a Happy (here’s hoping) New Year!
Love,
Becky and Dan
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