Let's renew the blog with a recap of 2008. Hopefully I'll remember all of the good stuff.
In January, I was working long hours at MEDSEEK to meet what seemed to be weekly deadlines, while Liz was working weekends for various events at WORKPLAY. Yes, both companies capitalize every letter in their names.
In February, I was able to get away for a couple of days to Gulf Games 21 in Huntsville, AL. I was only able to make it up Friday night, but the trip is only an hour and a half, so it was well worth it.
In March, Liz changed jobs. She left event planning and sales to begin working for our church, Brook Hills. She's the ministry assistant for the Worship staff. That means she keeps all of the creative people organized. Not easy. She loves her job, especially due to the great people. Plus it's strictly 40 hours a week. She doesn't even have to work most Sundays.
April had 3 weekends of fun in a row. Our nephew Bryson turned 2 (where we took too many pics). He looks just like my dad did at that age. I don't think it's a coincidence since Dad died a few months after Bryson was born. The next weekend Liz's cousin Millie got married. Her husband's name is Josh, same as her sister's husband's name. Weird. The next weekend was the annual Magic City Art Connection. This is an outdoor art show that we attended on our second date. In addition to being nostalgic, they have some great art there. We bought a photograph and some pottery and always see stuff we like.
May was a low-key month. Besides getting sick, I got to reconnect with one of my best friends from high school, Mike Murphy.
June started off with a bang - a nine day mission trip to Ecuador. This was similar to the trip we took to Venezuela the year before. We lead a worship conference for native Ecuadorian church leaders, but we also conducted vacation bible school-like sessions for local inner-city kids. The trip was an amazing experience and the country and its people were beautiful. We have photos to prove it. Click on in front of an active volcano to see the entire album.
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Also in June, I was able to return to the Oasis of Fun for more gaming with friends both old and new from around the country. I had missed the last 2 or 3 years, so I was glad to reconnect with gamers I hadn't seen in too long.
July was pretty uneventful, but I was able to make it to Gulf Games as I try to do every 6 months.
At the end of August, I changed positions within my company. No longer would be an engineer/developer/code monkey; now I was an architect. Nay, a Senior Technical Design Architect. So instead of writing software, I talk about writing software. The jury's still out whether this is my forte or not.
September again brought a new football season. Liz and I go to essentially every Auburn home game. Since Auburn was ranked #10 to begin the season, we were looking forward to a great year. Alas, it was not meant to be. We still always enjoy visiting Liz's parents who live in Auburn. That includes a weekend in October when we celebrate both Liz and her dad's birthday.
Every November my mom's family rent a few house and condos near Gatlinburg, TN. This year was our biggest turnout yet with 60 people on Thanksgiving day. I got to meet my first cousin for the first time ever. If this sounds strange, know that I have 15 of them on my mom's side spread out close to 35 years.
December was even busier than anticipated with Christmas parties, game nights, and all the other holiday trappings. I came close to my goal of averaging playing a game a day, ending up with 353. Maybe I can get there next year,
So 2008 is in the books. Maybe I'll be more regular with updates here in 2009. I've got nowhere to go but up!
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