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
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