02/10/2005: ""

Hey Guys and Gals,
Greetings from lovely New York City. Actually, today it isn't so lovely becuase of the rain and 45 degree weather, but it is lovely because it's my home and I'm back in it. As nice as it is to be back home, I have to say that we all had a wonderful time this past week in California. All the familiar friendly faces, the gorgeous weather, a fun superbowl party, the Kodak theater, and an amazing audience in Long Beach made this such a memorable trip. I guess I should have started with a big THANK YOU though for that amazing bouquet of hands. I have never seen anything quite like it, and the time and attention that was given to each hand amazes me. Now, I'm not much of a crier, but you all nearly got a couple of tears outta me when I saw what you did. So again, thank you so much for the work, effort, and thought that went into such an amazing gift. A special thanks to Annie for putting this all together and making a good idea become a reality.

Now, back to New York City. It's so nice to be home, cooking in my own kitchen, sleeping in my own bed, and hanging with my two adopted fish, Glen and Rocket. I love to tour and I love being home. I don't think either would be as nice without the other, so it works out just great. These next few weeks I'm going to enjoy the city, friends, hang out with my younger brother who lives here, and make sure my Dad doesn't get into any trouble while he's here visiting. Even though I'm happy to be home, I have one eye on our trip to Sydney at the end of the month. I can't wait to get back down there and get back into the studio. We're scheduled to shoot 25 episodes this time around and record a holiday album. We have so much fun while we're down there working on new stuff that I'm already buzzing with excitement. I've heard a couple songs of the week already and they're really going to be great. Hopefully it doesn't take Discovery or TLC too long to get them on the air. Since it's been 2 years since we last filmed I'm sure some of you will get a kick out of how different some of us look. Shaun has shaved his head, I have grown my hair down to the middle of my back, and Jenn grew probably another five inches. Okay, I'm kidding, I think we all look somewhat the same :P
I hope you all are well and again, it was great to see so many of you these past six weeks, it meant a lot to us. Till next time!

Curtiis

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02/10/2005: ""