Went for hikes through the woods and the nearby grove
kayaking at Bass Lake, Michigan
rollar skating and falling down
spraining an ankle
Back cracks at the chiropractor
morning jogs daily
first sprint triathlon together
soothing massage chair resides upstairs
running 5k’s
Joined the gym
Awesome spin classes
helping the middle niece get over stage fright
finding her voice
Chris recited more poetry and signed more books
Now he’s writing a new book
both he and Denielle are blogging
and found ways to WRECK A JOURNAL
Zentangle art is amazing
Denny sketched a portrait of her mom and two uncles as children
A girl at work, who drew Starry Night with crayons, gave it to them as a gift
just for being her friend
they made several new friends this year
Yet also said goodbye to companions who moved away
His father’s dog, named Sparky, was laid down to rest
Kahlua, a beautiful Cocker Spaniel was also put to sleep
Her stepfather, Mark
and Grandmother Tillie
both were taken away from them
but certainly will never be forgotten
they had a fight one night in their car
but literally made a U-Turn on the road
and went out to eat
with a $10 coupon….Awesome!
Experienced a 30 days of HAPPINESS challenge
and learned to LAUGH more
and live like children
Took a Spring roadtrip together to Missouri via route 66
and visited an old friend
Chris’ Grandmother Jean turned 90 this year! WOW!
He is famous for making a new breakfast casserole
and together they have brought “nut cluster” candy making to a new level
watched a film called BUTTER
which made them laugh a lot
Saw films like “The Hobbit,” “Gravity” and “Thor” on the big screen
Went to a lot of concerts this year
Colin Hay gave a live performance for them @ Park West
Japandroids and Savages @ Metro
Lollapalooza @ Grant Park featuring Vampire Weekend, Tegan & Sara and Cat Power
Neko Case @ The Hideout
He bought many vinyl records
One time he bought a small cup of coffee at work
for fifty cents
with a CREDIT CARD???
then he found some quarters at his desk 5 minutes later
this made Chris and others laugh out loud
Isnt it ironic? Don’t ya think?
Won FREE coffee from BigBY!!!
They went to her cousin’s wedding
and reconnected with some long lost relatives
Threw a great big STAR WARS Halloween Party!
He grew a mustache for men’s cancer awareness
She celebrated 5 years and He celebrated 10 years of service at Ball Horticultural Company
Thereby earning more vacation time
So many memories
Can’t wait to have many more
Merry Christmas Everybody!!!
Noe’s Happy Place 