The Best of 2011

December 30, 2011

Photo Courtesy of Love104.org

Top 10 Viewed Blog Posts of 2011:

My Favorite Blogs to Read in 2011:

Top Ten Books I read:

Best Messages:

Erwin McManus’s Series: The Truth Between Us
James MacDonald: God is With You
Bill Hybel’s 36th Anniversary of WillowCreek

Places Traveled to:

Boston
Munich, Germany
Austria
Bannf, Canada
Ft. Meyers, FL
Atlanta, Georgia
Cleveland, OH
New York, New York
Bar Harbor, Maine
West Virginia
Philadelphia, PA

Bucket List Items Complete:

Became a Youth Pastor
Attend the US Open
Get Engaged
Travel to Europe
Go to a Concentration Camp
Run Serveral Marathons (Philadelphia)
Run a marathon in under 4 hours (Finished in 3:53:20)

Major Events Attended/Places Gone To

US Open
Dachau Concentration Camp
Boston Marathon
Philadelphia Marathon

Best Restaurants (In Pittsburgh):

The Best Movies I saw:

The King’s Speech
Source Code
Never Say Never

Biggest Accomplishments:

Became a youth pastor at Champion Life Church
Became Volunteer Coordinator at Light of Life Rescue MissioN
Got Engaged, Started planning a wedding
Ran the Philadelphia Marathon in 3:53
Became an Uncle to Brody Hunter Hohman

Highlights:

Going to see the Boston Marathon – Christy and Matt!
Getting Engaged at the Top of the Hub restaurant in Boston, MA
Weekend in Boston
Prepare to Last with Laura
Lunch with John Walczak
Dinner with Dave Stanchek
Being a Beachbody Coach
P90X2 coming in
Insanity
P90X
Brody being born
JAB Nights – John, Andrew, Bubba
CLC Staff meetings!
Cadre Retreat – Men of Honor & Secretariet
Dinner at the Kronk’s
Starting OnlyGod.uS
PKF Gala
Golfing thing at Nevillewood for Light of Life – Dinner
Nola Quadruple Date – Ben, Lish, Laura, Zack, PL, Kim, Lauren
Capital Grille with Mike and laura
Winning two hockey championships with the Colonials!
Trip to Bannf – The Gondola, Staying in a Castle, Great meals
Visiting Lake Louise!
Driving the 1-A in Bannf with Mike and Laura and seeing the wild animals!
Impattation – Keith Moore giving $1 million to Victory!
20 mile tour with Tunch walk around the Burgh!
Meeting Dayna Steele at an NSA meeting!
Kenny Chesney Concert and the Zack Brown Band
Trip to Ft. Meyers with Ben and Cory – Mike Ash!
Hillsong United Concert in Pittsburgh
Leading the Paskey Quad North Alliance
Being involved in the pKF
Harry Potter finale!
Watching 24 and Prisonbreak!
Volunteer Appreciation Event at the Bistro to Go!
CLC Kickoffs!
PKF Gala
Road Trip to Harrisburg with Tom Baker!
James Wedding
Volunteer Orientations!
Light of Life Gala at the LeMont!
Providing 107 Thanksgiving dinners to needy families or the North Side w/Urban Impat!
Philadelphia Marathon Weekend
Aunt Susie and her family coming up for Thanksgiving
Steelers Game with Barry Emge and Rick LaValle!
Pirates Serving at Light of Life
Tailgate Party – Light of Life and PKN – Steelers, Pens, Pirates, etc. – My dad and Budavich!
Germany – Concntration Camp, Mittenwald, Munich Castle, Austria Trip!
Saturday date days with Laura – Ice Cream!
Camp with CLC United
Bar Harbor 2011!
Tunch and Wolf’s Walk! Eating a burger with Tunch!
Steelers in the Super Bowl – Lost!
Bar Harbor Maine 2011
Going to the Leadership Summit at Orchard Hill
Speaking at Youth Camp in WV w/Laura – Retreat too!
Going to the US Open / NYC
Harrisburgh with Tom Baker and Crew
Relationship with the PKF – LOL
LOL Walk for the Homeless
Munich Germany