Jodi and Adam married at the confluence of the Athabasca and Miette River, near Jasper, Alberta on August 18, 2001. It was a beautiful setting and we enjoyed a few days in the sun with a small group of old and new friends including Adam’s family from Australia. After the wedding and some travel, Jodi went back to Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and Adam went back to his job of writing computer software.
One year later, Jodi accepted an internship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts, about an hour west of Boston. Adam would be able to continue with his work, communicating by modem with his Vancouver office. After they moved and settled in, we journeyed East to land on their doorstep. Worcester is an old mill town and it is close to some great sights. While the Berkshires are not big mountains, the country is gorgeous and fall colors are spectacular even if the locals thought the colors were well past their best before date. Next on the agenda, Cape Code where Jodi and Adam joined us. Even though Cape Cod is serious tourist country, we loved it—the ocean, the quaint towns, the walks in the woods, and the seafood. Everything is close by. We would have been lost at night had it not been for the gps computer and its maps. The little female navigator gave directions, and helped us back on the trail without getting “personal.” Ms Nav-Tech helped our marriage. But back to the kids!
Jodi, Adam and Dale are in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. I think this is a "Salt Block" house which is a cultural icon in New England. Does anyone remember house with shingles on them in the 1950s and 1960s?
Jodi and Adam are relaxing in a wicker chair.
Ms Nav-Tech is the gps computer full of maps. We programmed in "Wal-Mart" and I got about 50 choices. It gave directions to the one we choose. We did not choose the Toronto location.
Jodi finished off her year and began a search for a real job. She looked at a couple of Canadian universities and some in New York and Nebraska. She chose Nebraska. The deal was, graduate and the job is yours. They bought a house in Lincoln and listened patiently to my stories about how Jodi’s great-grandmother left Nebraska 100 years ago. We went to see them in Nebraska and found Lincoln to be a friendly, safe city of about 225,000. We saw a football game with about 80,000 spectators. A very nice, civil crowd of young and old—even when losing!
This is the Nebraska versus Colorado game in November 2004. The game attracts young and old--80,000 for this televised game. In the top right corner you can see one of two "jumbtron" tv sets in the stadium. Nebraska lost and ended 30 years of continuous appearances in bowl games. Ouch! 
Yes, Jodi did graduate and even picked up some awards in the process. She won the American Psychology-Law Dissertation Award for her research on the legal abilities of youth in the juvenile justice system. She told me her study is boring to read; I think that means full of technical statistical stuff. Did I say she is now called Dr. Jodi?
Jodi and Adam are definitely making their way in the world. And change is happening. They are now parents. Baby Talia arrived on June 24 weighing 5 lbs. 3 oz. Joanne arrived in Lincoln on June 26 just as Adam, Jodi and Talia left the hospital. I joined them a week later. Pretty exciting! Watching the new parents is also very exciting and most rewarding. They are excellent parents. We will visit them in March when Talia will be 9 months old. Having just returned from Canberra Australia, I predict that she will be the toast of two continents, at least in the home her Australian and Canadian grandparents. Check out Talia’s photos—early in July and then late fall with her parents.
Cory and Gillian Dale and Joanne OUR FAMILY: March 2005 Career Paths: Dale Boddy Realtor with Century 21 Lesand Advantage: 1996 to Today
Superintendent of Schools: 1984 to 1994
School and District Administration: 1976
to 1984
Classroom Teacher: 1970 to 1977
