Me and the family hit the lake at Penn Warner for the first time in 2011. As much as Jake is not a fan of fishing (at least as of now), he was the big winner for the day. Actually, I should write that I was the big winner of the day because I was blessed enough to be there when my son was catching these fish. We had so much fun. He picked the spot and we just dropped the lines and started catching them one after the other. Many more trips on the lake this summer and many more fish to come!
Valentine’s Weekend 2011 was a memorable one. Saturday Carolee and I attended the Chocolate Lovers Weekend at Silver Decoy Winery. It was a blast. For $5 we got plenty of wine tasting, some kick-ass kielbasa sandwiches and other finger foods. After a bottle of Chambourcin and some great conversation with some of the other patrons, we finished the evening at Fleming’s Steakhouse. We had a unique experience there with the Bearnaise sauce! I love spending these all important special times with my wife. Happy Valentine’s Day to my wife, Carolee. On Monday night, I had the pleasure of receiving a custom brownie I Love U cake from Jake and Carolee. Gee, they really do Love me!
Jake had his third basketball game today and he continues to amaze me. Every year he joins basketball or baseball there is significant improvement from the following year. You might say that it is supposed to be that way for a kid but that is not always the case. Maybe I am just biased, but his game just goes up so many levels each year. It brings me so much enjoyment (along with the rest of my family I’m sure) to watch him have so much fun playing sports.
Well, here we are again. Thanksgiving 2010 is tomorrow and I’m so pumped. It’s always nice to just get away from the usual daily grind of work. Work can be very taxing on a person’s soul. It consumes us sometimes. It’s not fair actually. Spending time with my family is so important in my life. There is nothing like it.
Update picture from Thanksgiving Table –
Celebrated 11 years married to my amazing wife last weekend. September 25, 2010 marked 11 years of spending our lives together so far. We traveled to Lake Wallenpaupack in the Poconos and stayed at Lakeside Cottages. Carolee was able to barter her photography services for yet another vacation home. She takes great pictures, and who knows maybe someday we’ll be traveling the world staying at places in exchange for her photography! We went to a really cool wine and cheese festival at the Wayne County Fairgrounds and actually ended up buying what I consider one of the best bottles of local wine I ever tasted. The vineyard was Sorrenti Cherry Valley Vineyard and the wine was Chambourcin. Sunday we had brunch at Torte Knox where the chef actually cooks your meal right in front of you. That was really cool. The fishing really blew but apparently it is very hard to fish Lake Wallenpaupack this time of year (at least that’s the story I’m sticking with). Jazz (our dog) got to go with us and I think she enjoyed herself too (at least judging by the picture here). Jake stayed with Nannie for the weekend and he had a great time. What a great trip……..Happy 11 years sweetheart! I look forward to the next 100…….
It occurred to me the other night while enjoying the Phillies game with Jake, that I should be documenting my experience on God’s green earth. Apparently, we only do this thing called life once. I am committing myself to writing about my existence for future generations to read. I have always been a huge history buff when it comes to my family, always asking my grandparents about their grandparents and what not. Here on my blog, I can leave a detailed record of the life and times of Ken Oberholtzer the father, husband, video producer, Realtor, drummer, Philly sports fanatic, and plain old average American. I am excited to start, and I look forward to the day that I look back and read some of my posts from years back and go, “Yeah, that was my life!”
The Life and Times of Ken Oberholtzer 