Restless Tumble

2011 Year In Review

Similar to last year, I’m going to do another year in review for 2011.  I like lists and I like them even more when they are grouped so the format will be the same as 2010.  Everyone ready?  Let’s do this:

January

• I did some foreshadowings, results of which will be a later post
• Kicked off an Epic iTunes music quest
• Restlesssoul turned 8 years old 
• Took a spontaneous weekend trip to the ‘Couve and ate Caribou at Le Croc

February

• Started coaching runners for Team Challenge
• Started listening to Oldies music all the time 
• Quit my job at VMware
• Had one of my favorite all-time conversations with Leslie

March

• Started working full time at Point Inside!
• Jimmy’s Bachelor Party in Scottsdale, AZ
• Went to my first ever Spring Training game (Go Mariners!)
• Ran a road race that was really more about drinking beer

April

• Rang in my 30th year with a shuffleboard and sounders party
• Did some live band Karaoke with Mike McCready of Pearl Jam
• Won a field pass for a Sounders game
• Worked a ton
• Ran/Coached a ton

May

• My first WWE Raw event with Leslie, Streeter, and Megan
• Learned a valuable lesson
• Worked a ton
• Ran/Coached a ton

June

• Saw my new nephew, Ethan, for the first time!
• Went to a wedding in West Virginia with Adam Duritz (and Leslie)
• Discovered the 90s on 9 XM Radio channel
• Discovered Turntable.fm!
• Dropped a tree on my car
• Finished my epic iTunes quest
• Got some sweet shots of Penny doing agility

July

• Best man at Jimmy’s Wedding in Portland, OR
• Took the Team Challenge team to Napa for a 1/2 Marathon!
• Made it to my 50th state (Alaska!)
• Saw my first whale
• Saw way too many bears and way too close

August

• Grandma J’s funeral, RIP Grams!
• Laser Gaga with Leslie
• Won some tickets to the Michigan Football home opener
• “Starred” in a documentary about Mike McCready
• Kim’s Facebook wedding of the century
• Discovered Instagram!

September

• Got into this new fad called stocking.  I hear it’s the new planking
• Watched Michigan play at home under the lights for the first time in history and somehow managed to not lose to Notre Dame while only playing for 1 quarter. Bless you, Denard!
• Scored a VIP backstage pass to a Pearl Jam concert in Vancouver. (Thanks Mike!)
• Got one of the best(?) fortunes ever.
• Puyallup Fair! Funnel Cakes!

October

• Celebrated 1 year of marriage!
• Won the US Open Cup for the 3rd year in a row
• Went to Columbus for Joe’s wedding, met some interesting people
• Celebrated Penny’s 3rd Birthday!
• Got my new MacBook Air (love it).
• Started reading Three And Out, very frustrating and depressing book.

November

• Made a mixtape for the first time in forever
• Went to Michael Jackson: The Immortal Cirque Du Soleil show (my first!)
• Watched my cousin run in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Spokane, WA (Go Aimee!)
• Took Leslie to Indy for Thanksgiving for the first time
• Launched Pupgrade!

December

• Found probably my favorite song of the year. Definitely going on the next mixtape
• No more Gowalla (le sigh)
• Brand spankin’ new office for Point Inside!
• Lost to my wife in fantasy football playoffs.  Half proud of her, half embarrassed for myself.
• Scored me some sweet handerpants at a white elephant gift exchange!  Can’t wait to nightblog.
• Did some sweet New Years skiing at Alpental

That is a ton of links but I think it just about wraps it up for 2011!  Great year and I’m looking forward to 2012.  I’ll have my foreshadowings up soon.