There is truly only one word to describe the experience I had in Arizona late last week. As I mentioned in my last post, I was out there visiting my family and also competing in a golf tournament with Mama Bender, our first chance to play together as partners since I was in high school. […]
Trips
Summit Series: Reaching A New Peak At Sea
This picture only begins to showcase the epic adventure I’ve had over the past five days. Last week, Jill and I embarked on a life changing trip to Miami. The reason? A once-in-a-lifetime invitation to attend Summit at Sea, for what the team at Summit Series dubbed a three-day voyage with an ocean of possibilities. […]
Bon Voyage!
Welcome to Thursday, everyone! Just wanted to check in and let you all know that I will be out and a-boat for a few days! I look forward to catching up with all of you, answering emails and chatting, as soon as I return. Jill and I have the amazing opportunity to attend an entrepreneurial […]
The Honeymooners: Day Five
First, thank you all so much for the kind words and congratulatory wishes following my half marathon race on Sunday. It meant a lot for me to be able to share the experience with you and I am already looking forward to the next one, with an even better training plan! Ready for the final […]
The Honeymooners: Day Four
Papa Bender says “THANK YOU!” for the birthday wishes. Earlier this week, I wrapped up the San Francisco portion of our honeymoon: Day One Day Two Day Three Now comes the slightly more dramatic, but no less enjoyable second half of the trip, which begins at the Silverado Resort in Napa. The post I’ve been […]
The Honeymooners: Day Three
It has taken much longer than expected to document our honeymoon (er…it was back in November), but as long as you are still enjoying the posts, I will continue! Here are the first two installments: Day One Day Two The third morning of our trip brought us to San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf! We explored the […]
The Beginning
Has 2011 been a winning year for you so far? We’ve won some and lost some, but overall, definitely can’t complain over here. Although our beloved Northwestern Wildcats lost in the TicketCity Bowl on New Year’s Day, our next most beloved Green Bay Packers picked up a win today, securing them a spot in the […]
Cheers to You, 2010
Thinking back over the past year, I find that my emotions are a mix of: Bliss Contentment Terror Which one of these things is not like the other? It’s not that the year itself has been terrifying. Quite the contrary, it has been one of the biggest and most dramatically different years of my life. But as […]