Heading out to Cali for a quick visit with family and friends and a trip to Pasadena to watch our boy make his Rose Bowl debut ... as a member of the Marching Illini drumline! If you're up early on Jan. 1, make sure to watch the Tournament of Roses parade. Eric will be in the 24th unit of the parade. He'll be easy to spot as he drags his six-drum set of tenors down the parade route ... he's the stunningly handsome boy on the right outside of the tenor drums! See? One degree removed from celebrity!

Have a great New Year!

La familia Urrea