Hey everyone!! Another year has gone by as we’re ready to get 2011 wrapped up and over with.
The Bernharts would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, or happy any-other-holiday-you-celebrate … in other words: Happy Holidays to all our family and friends!!
Some highlights of our year:
- Melanie finished radiation therapy, started the reconstruction process, and has been given the “all clear” from her oncologist that she is currently cancer free!!
- Melanie and Lauren took part in the opening ceremonies of Supercross in Anaheim Stadium in February for their Breast Cancer Awareness event.
- Lauren started 10th grade, passed the 6-foot-tall mark… and made the Junior Varsity volleyball team at her school.
- Brody is still trying to decide on what he wants to be when he grows up. The choices he’s mulling over (so far): waiter, break-dancing bowler, or sound effect impersonator.
- Neil organized Octobeardfest for it’s second year, and with help from Melanie and many, many other friends… raised $1,180 for cancer research.
- Melanie took a bartending course and passed to become a certified mixologist.
- My friend Tim invited all four of us to be on the Cancer Assassins float in the Chino Christmas Parade. Survivors and families were on the float, and Cancer Assassins raffled off a fully decorated tree that raised over $400.
Special thanks go to our good friend Mike Flores for having the patience to take our group holiday photo, which is not easy with a 3-year-old running around (as you can see in one of the pics below).
Here are some other photos from our holiday season for you to enjoy!
