Thursday, December 20, 2012

Christmas 2012


For us, 2012 was about people to see, places to go and things to do.
Our reason for moving to OKC, in addition to taking the position as Annual Giving Coordinator for World Neighbors, was to be closer to Cindy’s parents, Tom and Peg Harmon, who live in North Texas (2.5 hours away). So, we have been able to spend time with them at their Whitesboro home, and they have made the trip north to Oklahoma. We also had several opportunities to visit with Matt, who is currently serving in the Army at Fort Hood. Cindy has had the pleasure of seeing her aunts and cousins and other family members in Ardmore.

Paul’s cousin, Wanda and Tim McCandless, stayed overnight on their way back to San Diego. Tim made an earlier visit to OKC for business. We had a great steak dinner at the historic Cattleman’s Steakhouse in Stockyard City. We have also made new friends at our church, Holy Trinity Lutheran, in Edmond, and entertained some out of town staff from World Neighbors. You are welcome to come and visit us. We have the space, and there are interesting places to go.

Here are some of the places we went this past year. Our big out-of-state trip (Texas doesn’t count) was to Las Vegas where we participated in the Beachbody Coaches Convention. We got to meet Tony Horton from P90X and a number of other workout coaches. We also got to see Phantom of the Opera.
Our other trip out of state is a trip to Branson and St. Louis for some recreation and religion. In and around OKC we visited the Western Heritage Museum and Cowboy HOF, the OKC Art Museum and the Paseo Art District. We enjoyed Bye Bye Birdie at Lyric Theater, a College World Series softball game and an OKC Barons hockey game.

We made a couple of trips to Stillwater, tasted wine in Stroud, and toured Guthrie, the original state capital of OK. We took in a couple of museums and historic churches in Tulsa in the spring, and returned in November to run the Route 66 Marathon, and we went to the state fair.

Running a marathon meant training for a marathon. We started in February with short runs, and worked our way to 15 and 20-mile treks by the end of October. Of course, neither of us sett speed records, but we are proud to announce that we finished our first marathon as a couple. This also resulted in Paul losing more than 20 pounds.

Professionally, Paul continues his work at World Neighbors – raising funds and awareness for their work in rural Asia, Africa and Latin America. Cindy trains several clients at a local gym and substitute teaches in Edmond schools. Paul roasts coffee and Cindy quilts. We both pray and participate at Holy Trinity LCMS. In addition, the biggest thing of all was our Second Wedding Anniversary on August 7th.

Lindsey , Winnie and Buddie  welcome guests to our home and explore the neighborhood. Overall, 2012 has been a very good year to see people, go places and do things. We hope to see you here in 2013.

Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!

Paul and Cindy Cwynar