The Canterburys
– Christmas 2015
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Hello from the Canterburys! We hope youÕve had a great year!
Our
year began as the last few have, with a polar plunge into Jordan Lake on New
YearÕs Day, when the water temperature was in the low 50s. A dozen friends joined us for our 3rd
annual event.
Later
in January, we and the same group of friends jetted
off to New Orleans for a long weekend to compete in the Rock ŌnÕ Roll
Half-Marathon.
In
February, we had our now-annual Groundhog Day party. Jerry also completed the Krispy Kreme
Challenge again – run 2.5 miles, eat a dozen doughnuts, then run 2.5
miles back to the start!
In
March, we watched and cheered the Tobacco Road Marathon that goes near our
house – and handed out beer to the runners.
In
May, we visited the Outer Banks for a long weekend in a bed-and-breakfast with
friends.
In
the spring, we had to chance to see our niece MacKenzie
participate in the collegiate diving championships in Greensboro, NC, and our
niece Emily participate in a field hockey tournament in Richmond, VA.
In June, we along with hundreds of friends set a Guinness
world record for the largest number of people running a race wearing
flip-flops.
In
July, Jerry participated in the annual bike ride across Iowa called RAGBRAI for
the second time, while Nancy tagged along.
Jerry completed 494 miles on his bicycle, and also got to see great
musical entertainment such as Dennis Deyoung of Styx
and Cheap Trick.
This
summer, our neighborhood community was built out after three years, meaning the
construction trucks have stopped driving by every day and we have lots of peace
and quiet!
In
September, Jerry returned to Columbus for his annual Ohio State University
Marching Band reunion, happy to see old friends once again. Unfortunately Nancy had a severe cold
and had to miss the trip this year, but she has recovered.
In
November, Jerry participated in a three-day, 280-mile bike ride from Fort Myers
Beach to Key West, FL, enduring heat waves, thunderstorms, and gusty winds to
reach his goal. Nancy came along
and ended up as a volunteer supporting the 60+ riders on this event, winning
accolades from them as well as the event organizers.
Also
in November, we visited Myrtle Beach for Thanksgiving weekend. This was our first time visiting Myrtle
Beach, and we had a nice time visiting with friends who invited us to stay with
them, especially as the town was quiet for the holiday. IÕm sure the place is packed during the
summer tourist season.
In December, Nancy was once again the race director
for the local edition of the Jingle Bell 5k Run. The event raised $134,000 for Arthritis
Foundation. We sang the national
anthem as a duet to kick off the event, the third time we sang the anthem at a
public event this year.
Also
in December, Nancy managed the collection, repair, and cleaning of a number of
used bikes which were then given to needy children as Christmas presents.
Unfortunately
not all was good news this year.
NancyÕs 93-year-old aunt Isabel passed away after a brief illness. She was special because she took Nancy
in when her parents died when she was in 10th grade. She loved Ohio State and
her dogs, and was smart, funny, acerbic, well-read and
a great cook. She told me of her memories of Pearl Harbor as a young adult, so
it is fitting that she died on Pearl Harbor day. She will be missed, it is
bittersweet, she missed her husband Dave, but now she is at peace.
Our
cats continue in good health.
Jackson (gray) has been with us since he was a kitten and is 10 years
old now. The two boys we adopted in
2014, Spats (black tuxedo, left) and Chaplin, are 3½ now and plumper
than weÕd like. All three get along
quite well, and weÕre happy to have all three boys in our lives.
We
hope you had a great year as well and have plans to make 2016 great too. If we havenÕt connected on Facebook yet,
please find us there so that we can stay in touch during the year.
Merry
Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Nancy
and Jerry Canterbury
https://www.facebook.com/jerrylcanterbury
https://www.facebook.com/nancy.canterbury
Last
updated 2015/12/24