Wire to Wire, 2011 has been one of the best years of my life. Of course there were some challenges and disappointments, but as I look back it has really been amazing. Some of the things (in no particular order) that made 2011 AMAZING!
- New TV installed just in time for 2011 Rose Bowl featuring the Wisconsin Badgers
- Packers winning the Super Bowl
- 3 trips to Las Vegas (all work!)
- Running two marathons (Green Bay and New York City)
- Family vacation to Arizona and a long camping weekend
- Long weekend vacation with my wife in New York City
- Watching the Packers play a road game, even though they lost (there only loss in 2011)
- Running with my son in his first 5K
- Helping coach T-Ball and Soccer
- Watching my kids dance and music performances, soccer games, t-ball games, and hockey games
- Reading lots of books (my last count was close to 45 books)
- Posting nearly every day to this blog
- Meeting lots of you at EMS and Fire industry conferences
- Swimming in the Atlantic ocean while visiting Miami Beach
- Running the Bellin 10K with nearly 20,000 other people
- Receiving an EMS 10 Award
- Recording dozens of new episodes of the EMSEduCast
- Presenting with Kyle Bates at NAEMSE
- Seeing my friends Michael Fraley and Kevin Collopy present at EMS World Expo
- Completing two 100+ mile bike rides
- Watching the first 4 seasons of Mad Men
- Reconnecting with many of my cousins
- Restarting my regular column for EMS1.com
- Being told by a paramedic that something they learned in a CentreLearn CE lesson helped them save a patient’s life
- Working with NAEMT to finish the Safety Course instructional design
- Working with NAEMT to design the online materials for PHTLS
- Writing exam items for the NREMT basic exam
- Preparing to watch the Wisconsin Badgers play in the 2012 Rose Bowl
- Eager anticipation of the Packers making another run at the Super Bowl
- My wife getting a new job
- My son logging more than 1400 minutes of reading in November
- Running 1375 miles and biking 1500 miles
- Financially supporting many organizations that believe in
- Spending lots of time with my parents, in-laws, and other family
I hope 2011 was a good one for you and 2012 will be even better for all of us. I am genetically pre-disposed to optimism and have high hopes for what we can accomplish together in 2012!
