Family Snow Memories

In honor of #snowpocalypse, #snOMG, and #snowmageddon, here is a photo of me and my sister Jessica playing in Grandma June and Grandpa Howie's backyard in Roseville, MN. (circa 1986-87) I am not sure why we were so "squinty" in this photo.

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I had a great visit today with my 94-yr-old great-grandmother Maybelle. #fb

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The Women in My Life

The Johnson girls at Bryce Mountain, VA.

     
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Saturday Night at Bryce Mountain

Headed back to DC after a night at my parent's new house at Bryce Mountain in Basye, Virginia. The new house is beautiful, and I saw a small deer while eating breakfast.

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My Marine Corps Marathon 10K time was 57:45. #mcm10k

My official 10K (6.2 miles) time for Sunday's race was 57:45. I finished number 1580 out of 5110 finishers, and I was the 922nd male out of 1999. I am really pleased with the time and the pace (approx 9:19 min miles), especially since I only trained for the race for eight weeks. When I started the training, the maximum I could run at a time was around three miles. 

My goal is to run a full marathon before next Thanksgiving (November 2010). Thanksgiving 2010 is significant to me, because it will be the 10-year anniversary of a very serious accident I had, in which I broke shattered both of my legs and my back. After reconstructing both of my ankles, some of my doctors were doubtful that I would ever be able to run and play sports again. It has taken a lot of physical therapy, a follow-up surgery, and a lot of running through pain to get to this point where I can run pain-free.

My younger sister ran the full marathon on Sunday, and finished just under 4:20.  That was an awesome time for her first marathon! 

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Great brunch with @jessicakj and my cousin at my favorite breakfast place - Egg'lectic Cafe in downtown Wheaton.

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Wow, it's cold here in Chicagoland. @jessicakj and I are bundled in blankets watching the @WheatonCollege Thunder #fb

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Labor Day Brunch With The Beatles

     
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Jessica and I drove to Cleveland to spend Labor Day weekend with her parents. We had a fun time seeing family and eating a lot of good food. I had my first Japanese hibachi experience at Otani restaurant with Jessica's grandparents.
 
We capped the weekend with a Labor Day brunch out in the backyard with The Beatles serving as our soundtrack.

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Photos from @adamrpalmer's wedding golf outing

       
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Yesterday morning we had a great time out on the links for Adam's bachelor party golf outing. We played at Virginia Oaks Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. It was my first time out on the golf course, so I wasn't too successful, but I had a lot of fun.
 
Adam is marrying my sister Jessica today in Reston, VA.

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My Great-Uncle speaking to CNN about working with MJ

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