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Dec 19, 2023

Christmas Ornament Glass Blowing

Last week I went to a local brewery for a Christmas ornament glass blowing class with my parents, my Aunt Reen and our neighbors Perry and Susan. We signed up for the class back in July, so we have been looking forward to it for a while now. None of us have ever done glass blowing before, so we didn’t know what to expect.

A Word with Nat Pieper, oneworld CEO

Name: Nat Pieper Title: CEO at oneworld City: Dallas, Texas First job: Stadium vendor

Dec 14, 2023

Christmas Celebrations

The Christmas season officially starts the Saturday after Thanksgiving in Chesterton, Indiana, where my eldest sister lives. This year I joined my sister's family for the Twilight Christmas Parade.

Dec 1, 2023

Sunday at Philadelphia Christmas Village

One of the best parts of living in Philadelphia during the holiday season is the amount of festive fun in the city to make the shortened winter days less miserable. My favorite Philly holiday tradition has to be Christmas Village, set up at LOVE Park and City Hall from mid-November until Christmas Eve. The concept is modeled after German Christmas markets, and visitors can enjoy cuisine both German and otherwise and warm beverages, like mulled wine and hot chocolate, as they browse the wares of countless artisans and vendors.

United Airlines First to Purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel for ORD

Chicago O’Hare International Airport will soon receive sustainable aviation fuel, all thanks to United Airlines, which became the first airline to purchase SAF for use at the airport, one of the largest in the United States. Neste, a producer of SAF, will provide up to 1 million gallons of its Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. The first supply arrived in August.

Jan 3, 2023

Christmas Weekend

Happy holidays! I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend; I feel like it went by so quickly, and I’m sad it's over.