Latter Half of 2006 in Review… with Photos!
Well, here I am again after a rather lengthy hiatus. (I haven’t blogged since last year!) I had a pretty decent streak of postings within about a month this summer, but I apparently fell off the blogging deep end after that. So, to get back on track, here’s a quick rundown of the rest of my 2006 with photos when available.
Megan’s 10-year reunion in Billings
My last post was actually from Billings, but we had only been there a day at that point. We got to see all of Megan’s family who still live in town and hung out with her high school clan. It was nice and relaxing for me since I didn’t partake in all the happenings (thankfully, not enough estrogen in my system). I read George R. R. Martin’s A Storm of Swords during the course of the trip. Trip photos here.
My 10-year reunion in Duluth
Just a few days after returning from Billings, we loaded up the car and drove 650 miles to Duluth for my high school reunion. What a blast! It was hilarious watching the reactions of people who initially gave me blank stares then looked at my name tag. So many people I hadn’t seen in such a long time. It was great to catch up with everyone, if a bit crammed for time trying to get all the visits in. Also was hoping to see a few folks who didn’t make to the reunion, but I guess there’s always 2016. See you then! Trip photos here.
Megan’s family visits
Over Labor Day weekend, most of immediate Megan’s family came to visit us for the long weekend: Megan’s mom Vicki and husband Lionel from Billings, brother Kyle from Columbus, OH and sister Jill from NYC. We went to a Lugnut’s game, watched some movies and even had a Lebanese feast one night. Good times were had by all. Weekend photos here.
Marriage Encounter weekend
At the end of September, Megan and I went up to Arcadia, MI for a Lutheran Marriage Encounter event. It was an amazing experience and we learned a ton about each other and our relationship. I highly recommend this for any married couple, no matter what state your marriage is in. We were treating it as a tune-up weekend, but it was so much more than that for us and way more for several couples. Trip photos here.
Pinke wedding in Fargo
At the end of October, I was an usher for the holy matrimony of Nathan Alan Pinke and Kathryn Lukens which took place in Fargo, ND. Pinke is a good friend from college and it was great to see him finally find true happiness with a wonderful woman like Katie. And if you flip through the photos, you’ll see the giant reason why Pinke will never do her wrong. I also got to see a few Concordia faculty, my mom, Ken and 60% of the Bentley clan for about 24 hours. Yet another too fun but too short of a trip. Trip photos here.
Thanksgiving
Megan’s brother Kyle and his girlfriend Kylee (no joke) came up from Ohio to join us for Thanksgiving. We had a great time hanging out, eating, lounging, playing games and eating some more. We tried going out Friday night, but I think we just barely made it to 11:00 before calling it a night. Besides, there was more eating to do.
Christmas
Megan had a rather crazy 5-6 weeks leading up to Christmas preparing for and playing in various music performances at church. But that all ceased on Christmas Eve after being at the church at 3 different times that day. Kyle (minus Kylee) joined us again and he wasn’t feeling 100% so we lounged an extra ton the whole weekend. I gave Megan a printout of our itinerary for our Florida trip in February as gift, so I scored some major points there. I did cash them all out later that week when I bought myself a Nintendo Wii, but boy, was it worth it!
Ringing in the New Year
Our friends Robin and Ramon hosted a smashing New Year’s Eve party at their place this year. We had some tasty appetizers, a massive bowl of sangria and a delicious turkey dinner for sustenance. We then played Guitar Hero and the Wii was a big hit until midnight. In the early hours of 2007, we played Apples to Apples followed by a Texas hold ‘em tournament (I won!). I got a ride home at about 5am. I can’t remember the last time I’d been to a party for nearly 12 hours. Good times.
And that sums up the remainder of 2006. I hope you enjoyed. Look for more posts from me in 2007.
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