A RED CARPET CHRISTMAS PARTY

we were all there for the same reason that night. though some wanted to see santa, others wanted to play dress up, and a few just had to shake out some moves on the dance floor, we were all there for the same reason; to enjoy the moments we have been blessed with in the present.

the ucla medical center, and its people, hold a special part of my heart and that of my family. ucla is where our courtney nicole received an abundance of love during her fight with leukemia. and though this year's party was marked with a few less patrons, like courtney, to dance, play dress up, or take turns with santa, the staff and volunteers at ucla made sure that those who are still with us were celebrated.

with a hollywood theme, any children affected by the various forms of blood cancers treated at the ucla medical center, were invited to attend the party with their family. they entered on a red carpet, and were cheered on by their many fans, while being splashed with the sporadic flash of the paparazzi (played by none other than my beautiful bride and yours truly).

on a semi-related note, apple's gallery feature accompanying any .mac account is the coolest thing since sliced bread, and you can check out the complete series of images captured from the evening on my web gallery.