Thursday, January 2, 2014

2013 Recap

Here is our recap of 2013…our good, our bad, our accomplishments, our disappointments, our lives in 2013.

January



v  lost my dearest friend Sherry Wendt
v  traveled to Miami and the Florida Keys to run one of our best Ragnar Relays.  Got to eat alligator meat.
v  traveled to Phoenix, Arizona and got to see our daughter and family and run the Arizona Rock and Roll Half Marathon
v  ran a 5k on January 1 as part of the Commitment Day initiative


Sherry Ann Wendt

January 1, 2013

 
In South Beach, Florida and the Everglades

Florida Keys
 
Phoenix, Arizona for the Half Marathon
 

 

February

v  ran the Surf City Half Marathon with my brother Leroy and Dylan

v  Brandon celebrated his 8th birthday at the reptile zoo

 


Surf City Half Marathon

 March


v  said goodbye to my insane boss, Will Kempton.  He is a great man and friend, but he is high maintenance as a boss

v  Got a new boss who has been very easy to work for

v  Brandon started his second season of baseball on the Dodgers

v  Ran the San Diego Half Marathon

v  Mia had her 6th birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese

v  Mia starts gymnastics

v  Attended our first pro basketball game, Clippers vs OKC Thunder
 

my old boss, Will Kempton
 
Brandon running home
 
 

at the Staples Center for our first game


April


v  Had my first colonoscopy and got diagnosed with Crohn’s Colitis

v  Stayed in the haunted room 928 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood and ran the Hollywood Half Marathon







 

May


v  Ran the OC half Marathon with Dylan

 

June


v  Dylan had his 8th grade promotion ceremony

v  We got a portable basketball hoop

v  Joe came home after serving in the Navy for 8 years

v  Ran the Rock and Roll San Diego Half Marathon

v  Lance bought a 2013 Dodge Ram truck and gave his old truck to Joe.

 
 


July


v  Took a two-week honeymoon to Eastern Europe (Prague, Krakow, Vienna, Budapest)

v  My dad was diagnosed with cirrhosis

v  Traveled to El Paso, Texas to see my dad seven days after returning from Europe

v  Ran the Ventura Half Marathon four days after returning from Europe

 


 

August


v  Lance celebrated his 55th birthday

v  Had a family reunion

v  Ran the San Diego Half Marathon, completing my goal of running 12 half marathons in a year

v  Started my health kick and went from 128 pounds to 116

 


San Diego Half Marathon and me so fat!

 

September


v  Karmen, Joe’s soon to be finance, comes to California

v  Lance attended his annual hunting trip

v  Dylan started school and joined the cross country team

v  Brandon started flag football and Mia started her first season of softball

 
 
 


 
 
 
 

October


v  Traveled to San Marcos, Texas to attend Lance’s high school reunion and got to see Susan again

v  Buddy had TLPO surgery

v  Completed the Long Beach Half Marathon with Dylan and friends. Dylan got a PR at 2:07 and received the Beach Cities Medal

 
San Marcos Academy High School Reunion

Long Beach Half Marathon

 

 

November


v  Celebrated my 42nd birthday

v  Completed a Ragnar Trail run in Lake Vail

v  Traveled to El Paso, Texas to spend Thanksgiving with my family

v  Bought a 16 ft dinghy, the Gryphon

v  Lance installed a functioning bathroom on Tide the Knott

v  Joe got engaged to Karmen

 
The Gryphon

42nd Birthday

 
Ragnar Relay Trail Race

 
Completed operating bathroom
 

December


v  Celebrated Christmas with the family

 

1 comment:

  1. You have some really great pictures here. Way to sum up a whole year! Also, Joe looks great in some dress pants and a tie, doesn't he?

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