Merry Christmas FriendsnFamily. The Corona Del Mar MacDougalls send you our warmest Christmas cheer this Holiday Season. 2023 provided a number of “Bucket List” adventures. We hope you enjoy a brief glimpse into our lives through videos, photos, love and laughter. Please scroll down and click and laugh out loud.
Dougie’s House in CDM
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2023…Wow, What A Ride! We first started out in Vail and Mammoth for some Pow Pow, Steep and Deep and Fresh Tracks. Sandy stiffed an 8 iron and made his first Hole in One! Our family achieved many other first-time accomplishments this wonderful year.
Vail, Colorado The Back Bowls Never DisappointAfter 56 Years, Sandy’s First Hole in One!Always great fun in MammothVail with the Kellen’s#4 at NBCC, Par 3, 148 yards, 8 iron
Nicholas played 14u and 15u Travel Baseball for the Tridents and Bat Rays. Nicholas loves all sports and played scrappy and hustling basketball and Volleyballat Newport Christian Junior High School and successfully won their Volleyball League. Nicholas thrived in his 8th Grade year and won the MVP for Football and Athlete of the Year of the year and Graduated in June.
School Science Fair with Evan and Carter (Click Photo)Great Memories Coaching and Cheering with Newport Beach Baseball and the TridentsNicholas Trident Team Baseball Good friends Graysn Pierce and Jake GreerNicholas Graduation from Newport Christian SchoolNicholas NCS League Volleyball Champions
Sandy went with Friends to the Masters Golf Tournament and stayed in Lake Oconee, Georgia
The Masters Golf Trip with NBCC FriendsEaster with Cousin Nicole, Carole and Family
Lexie received the Bundle of Joy Award for her Success in her Junior Year Tennis Campaign
Mothers Day 2023
In Late Spring Our family travelled to Nashville in the Spring for Sharon and Sandy’s 20th wedding anniversary and theTaylor Swift Concert!
Nicholas enjoyed his 8th Grade Year with a field trip to Washington, DC with his School
Nicholas Trip to Washington D.C. with Newport Christian SchoolArrival in Bruges, BelgiumWith Sammi Slater Paris Tour Guide
The CDM MacDougall’s then travelled to Parisand Belgium for a reunion with Lanny and Annie on their Barge, “Eendracht“. We navigated locks and cruised on the river through Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp.
Versailles Lanny and Annie in Ghent, BelgiumScootering Through ParisThe Battenkill River, Vt.Nicholas, Sharon, Sandy and Jason Miller under cover at RRC
We always cherish our time on the East Coast with my brother Lanny and sisters, Loraine and Polly and cousins. Our whole family gets along well and we enjoy our common heritage, Dad, and love of friendsnfamily.
Lexie at Rolling Rock Club
The mobile MacDougall’s then flew to the East Coast to visit Grandpa Olavi and Grandma Sue Wirkki in Vermont where we kayaked and swam in the Battenkill and Youghiogheny River
Olavi, Sue, Lexie, Nicholas
Nicholas and Dad fly fishedon the Rolling Rock River and filled up their quiver with Brown, Rainbow and Brook well grown and fighting fit Trout
Fly Fishing on Rolling Rock River – Amazing Bucket List!
Dad joined UCLA Sigma Nu Fraternity Brothers for a reunion in Santa Barbara and hiked to the hot springs in Montecito and Paddleboarded in Ventura Harbor.
Ventura Harbor Paddleboarding
Sandy also played in the Annual Cup of No Consequence “CONC” and won MVP
Annual CONCAnnual CONCMontecito Hike with Obs, Tez, Burnout and RockCONC MVP (Click on Photo)
Sharon loves to entertain and she always makes sure others enjoy a nice evening.
Come On In! Entertaining the Olson’s and Swan’sThe 2022 Cup of No Consequence (CONC, pronounced KONK)
Sharon enjoyed her LINKS Players group at NBCC and fun Duffy Rides with Lee Ann Canaday and patriot friends
Sharon, Riley, Lexie and Janet on a CDM Walk
Sharon hosted her friend Janet and daughter Riley to a Girl’s weekend in CDM
Congrats to Sharon and Meg O’Maley for winning first place in their Flight in the Seahorse Classic at NBCC
In the Fall Sandy voyaged to Ireland in the Fall with 8 friends and visited Dublin and many of the Irish Top 100 Golf Courses in the World
Royal County Down
Nicholas started his Freshman Year at Pacifica Christian High School and played well on the Sand Volleyball team and carved some turns on the Surf Team
Pacifica Christian HS Surf Team
Our Family continued to attend Mariners Church and Served at the Santa Ana Mariners location handing out Christmas Trees
Steve Erlinger and Pat Jones: Let’s Play 36!
Sandy and Sharon joined Charlie and Sue Demmon for the Mountain Muster Golf Tournament in Truckee, CA
Charlie Demmon and Sandy at Martis Camp Mountain Muster
Sandy, Randy and UCLA Friends rooted on the Bruin Football Team at the LA Bowl
Lexie led her team in Singles Tennis advancing to the 2nd round of CIF in her Senior Year at Pacifica and earned MVP Honors for her amazing Tennis. Lexie also worked at Rose Cafe and will attend TCU in the Fall of 2024!
League Champion Tennis TeamLexie’s 17th Bday PartyGreat Friends Kiana and Aubrey
Lexie sings and plays the pianobeautifully after many years learning from Carole. Lexie loves to have fun and enjoys dressing up and going to LA!
Super Pacifica Tennis Team!
Our Mortgage Vintage team continues to originate real estate secured Private Money Loans in California and CrowdTrustDeed just reached their 1000 registered user! CrowdTrustDeed (CTD) provides an online marketplace that connects real estate lenders with investors and business purpose borrowers. Lenders can research, pledge, buy and sell sponsored Trust Deeds, including fractional interests, while enjoying a simplified and efficient real-time lending experience.
CTD’s transactional social website enables registered Lenders to build a portfolio of high yield current monthly income California Trust Deeds and facilitates self-syndication and investing with “Your Trusted Crowd”.
Celebrating Mayumi Bowers’ Birthday at Blue Water Grill in Newport Beach
LtoR: Seth Dardis, Karen Gunther, Nicole Smith, Mayumi Bowers, Sandy, Miranda Bowers, Ted Hoover, Michael Veal and Justine Bowers
Sandy continued to serve on his second Term for the California Mortgage Association (CMA) Board of Directors. Sandy spoke at numerous CMA Conferences as a member of the Education Committee and served as the Chairman of the Events Committee. Sandy and Mayumi continue to work with CMA to maintain and grow its Mission of providing Education, Advocacy and Resources For California Private Money Lenders
Ho Ho Ho!
Nicole Smith has helped CTD fund over $400 Mil. in real estate loans through 2820 fractional interest investments
Sandy and Mayumi at the CMA Golf Tournament in San Diego
Happy Holidays!
Mortgage Vintage and CrowdTrustDeed Christmas Dinner 2023 at NBCC
MVI and CTD Christmas Party
The MacDougall’s send God’s blessings to you and your family this Holiday Season. We pray for your health, happiness and continued prosperity.
Christmas Eve 2023
On Christmas Eve Lexie sang Taylor Swift’s “Your On Your Own Kid”and Lexie and Carole entertained with an amazing Duet.
We hope you have enjoyed our FriendsnFamily Newsletter. We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Love and Laughter!
Sandy, Sharon, Lexie, Nicholas and Dougie MacDougall
