June has been going pretty well and fast. The picture here is showing the group I rode with on the Flagstaff to Sedona mountain bike ride on the 12th. We had about 26 or so people and almost everyone made the entire 43 mile trip. Unfortunately I didn’t make it the whole way due to…
Month: October 2012
2010: January – May
It is pretty crazy that it is already May 2010 and so much has changed over the past two years. Life can definitely throw curveballs and be exciting can’t it? Since December I’ve been busy skiing, sledding, kayaking, climbing, caving, hashing, hiking, driving, riding, walking, packing, unpacking, working and playing. In January I went to…
2009: December
December has started and the winter weather has finally arrived! It’s snowing in the mountains and raining in the desert. Last weekend I had to use a timeshare deal I bought over a year ago north of Phoenix. It was a very relaxing weekend of doing nothing at all and I felt completely out of…
2009: October and November
Above is the new bridge around the Hoover Dam. It has been quite a construction project so far and I can’t wait for it to be completed! October and November have been fun months. I helped a few friends move from one place to another, hiked, biked, ran around the city with my hasher friends…
2009: September
September still means summer in Phoenix so our Luau run (hash) was definitely a hot run. It was a fun day full of friends, running, singing, beer pong (and winning the championship with my pong-partner), playing chicken in the pool, eating what non-meat items were available and consuming more than one beer. The hang-over run…
2009: August
August went by very quickly with visits from family, travel to visit friends and camping at the end of the month with friends and new friends. At the beginning of the month I flew to the San Francisco area to visit Elena and Tom who just got a new place so I thought I’d help…
2009: July
Hashing on the Fourth of July was lots of fun, but when the temperature gets above 105 it will have an impact on one’s ability to truly enjoy the run. It turns into survival by mile three. 🙂 That’s where the beer stops come into play and we all sit, drink water, drink beer and…
2009: June
June is almost over and what the heck have I been doing? I don’t even remember now…hmmm. The picture above is of my nephew Carson and Justin along with my father (Bob) who are assisting with the production of a traditional family wedding drink. YUM! I went on a few hikes so far this month…
2009: April
Not much change since last month so far. Work is going well, life is going as well as it can right now. I am very thankful for my family and friends. The running group (HHH) I joined is a fantastic group of people who make my weeks so much better with their humor and willingness…
2009: March
This has been a beautiful winter in AZ with plenty of outdoor activities to keep me busy and out of trouble. I’ve been hiking and biking a few times per week either around the city or east of Phoenix in the mountains. There are so many hiking and biking clubs available through meetup.com that if…
2009: New beginnings
2009 will hopefully be a better year and bring joy and happiness again. I am on my own now after my wife decided she wanted to be with other men. The blog will be left as is since I thought we had a pretty good marriage and we had many good times together.…
2008: November Election Results
Like many other Americans we voted yesterday with our hearts and minds hoping that with this vote we would see our country elect someone who has the ability to unite us in a way that hasn’t been seen in many decades. Last night we witnessed thousands upon thousands of people gathering together around the country…
2008: September – October
It is finally fall in Tempe. The temperature dropped almost 20 degrees this weekend with a current temperature of about 70 degrees compared with Friday’s 95. This weekend’s weather has been perfect, albeit a tad windy. Today is also a sad day because we are bidding farewell to our cousin Jessica who is making the…
2008: August – September Begins
August has been a pretty crazy month as far as work goes for us and we did get a little travel in. At the start of the month Kisha was in Miami for a week for work so I flew out and we drove to Key West for the weekend. Definitely not what we were…
2008: July fun in South and North Dakota
July started with a trip to Rapid City, SD for Darin’s 20th High School Reunion from Saint Martin’s Academy. It was a high school run by the Benedictine Order, but has since shut down. The school was in operation for many, many years and was recently purchased by the Rapid City Catholic Diocese which will…
2008: May – June
May and June have been fun months for us in Arizona. We’ve had two family birthdays (Naomi and Darin) and have had great time visiting with family and friends in Arizona and California. Rick and David are coming out at the end of June and we’re all going to the George Michael concert here in…
2008: March – April – Going Fast
2008 is flying by… In March we had family visiting from North Dakota, Indiana and Washington state. We went golfing, to dinner at a local German restaurant and had a super time visiting with each other. It is always so wonderful to spend time with family. We also had our 2 week GAPP student visiting…
2008: The Year Moves On…
The year continues to move forward as we work and play. I’m working part time for eTools Learning, but am still looking for a permanent position at a local company. It has been almost a decade since I had to go through the interview process so going through this again has been a challenge. Since…
2007: November – Thanksgiving in Indianapolis, winter in Spokane
This Thanksgiving holiday weekend we flew up to Indianapolis to spend time with the family. Everyone in the Klein family made an appearance this year so it was very special. The Seattle Kleins and the Phoenix Kleins ( + Julia) and all of the Indiana Kleins had a great time together reminiscing, eating and playing…