2016 in Review

January

• Double Funeral in Yuma for Uncle Forrest and Aunt Becky
  
  

February

• Went to the Amazing Arizona Comicon
  • Met Daryl
    
• Went to the Renaissance Festival
  
• Ran a Spartan Race with Damien
  
• RSA Conference and met up with
  • Jack Jones
    
  • James Lynn
    
  • Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek
    
  • Rami Malek
    
• Got to see old friends
  • Greg Fuse (Marine brother)
    
  • Visiting the Roses
    

March

• I did a massive Enterprise Risk Assessment at work
• Ukulele Serenade to Jaime
  
• Damien’s wisdom teeth were finally pulled
• Mom visiting for Easter
  
• Viviana’s birthday (family get together)
  
• Jaime’s Gall Bladder had to be removed

April

• I took an Aspiring Leaders Development Class
• Damien and I ran the Warrior Dash
  
• I ran Pat’s Run
  
• We attended Marc and Jolyn’s wedding
  
• Spent the day at the Wildlife zoo with Family
  

May

• RIP Jason Kossman (Marine brother)
• Attended Jaime’s cousin, Julie and Tyler’s wedding in Yuma and spent time with the family
  
• Damon Graduated high school!
• Went to Walnut Creek
  • Visit the Roses
• Jaime and I bought cars (cash!)
  
  

June

• Cole and I went to the Gartner Summit in Washington DC (saw Colin Powell)
  
• Washington mall
• Visited Bismarck Lopez (Marine brother)
  
• Visited John Rivera (Marine brother) and family
  
  
• Knocked it out of the park at Comicon with our Venetian Carnivale themed Harlequin and Jester
  

July

• Visited by Justin Neu (Marine brother) and family
  
• Ukulele meetups begin and Jaime and I go
• Cole, Earl, and I take NIST Cybersecurity Framework classes

August

• Damien’s birthday (Big 2 oh!)
  
• Lake Powell vacation with friends
  

September

• Went to the Vegas PCI Conference
  

October

• Walnut Creek X 2
  • Visited the Roses
• Attended Phoenix Comicon Fanfest
  
• Yoshi passed away :(
  

November

• Bisbee Photographers Weekend
  
• Rob passed away :( attended Rob’s Funeral
  
  • Friends get together
  • Morgan, Lorraine and Lawrence Greeff and Roxy
  • Glendale Glitters
    
• Thanksgiving/Jaime’s birthday (family get together)
  

December

• Attended the San Francisco CISO Summit
  
• Auntie Gloria passed away :(
  
• Victor’s birthday (family get together)
  
• Jaime and I played in the Sam Ash Ukulele Concert
  
• Jerell’s graduation (family get together)
  
• Michigan for a “White” Christmas
  
• 641.72 miles done in 2016, an additional 101.03 over last year’s :) but I gained 25 lbs due to eating too much! :(