2011 JOSLYN JOURNAL

26th Wedding Anniversary… One of many 2011 highlights was Bob and Jan’s 26th wedding anniversary this past October, celebrated again in magical style by running the 2nd annual Wine & Dine Half Marathon in Walt Disney World. They also ran the Halloween 5K the morning of the half marathon. And speaking of running, once again Bob and Janet completed Disney’s Goofy Challenge, all 39.3 miles of magic and smiles. Even though Janet will be aiming for her 6th Goofy Challenge January of 2012, Bob is completely dropping out of running due to minor knee and back issues. Road cycling, a sport that Bob likes even more than running and speed walking, has recently taken the place of running. During this past Labor Day weekend, he cycled two metric centuries (64 mi. each) plus a half century during a three day period in the Sebring, Florida area. So far this year, Bob has cycled nearly 4,000 total miles. That’s a whole lot of pedaling.

Tennessee Vacation… During the month of April, Jan and Bob, along with Bob’s oldest daughter, Lynda, traveled to Nashville, TN to run the Country Music Half Marathon. The CMM was Lynda’s first running event of any noteworthy distance, and she did fantastic.

While in Tennessee, they stopped and visited with Bob’s youngest daughter, Diane, and Diane’s daughter, Cynthia.
Ohio… In early July, Lynda joined Janet and Bob as permanent residents of Pembroke Pines, FL. Bob personally traveled to Ohio and then escorted Lynda to her new sub-tropical home, after first passing through Tennessee for a brief visit with Diane.

Janet and Bob love having Lynda as a permanent member of their happy household, and they wish her the very best in her new life.
Employment and Retirement… Janet celebrated her third year of employment with Wal-Mart in September and Bob celebrated his ninth year of retirement in May. Not too long after her arrival in July, Lynda secured employment with Wal-Mart as a service rep, working in the same store as Janet.

Our Pets… Gigi and Santana, our two kitty cats, continue to fascinate us with their love and random acts of kitty mischief. In addition to parenting Gigi and Santana, we now nurture tropical fish, tiny frogs, turtles, snails and two birds. There’s never a dull moment in the Joslyn home!
Visitation… Blessing us with a one week visit during Thanksgiving week was Lynda’s daughter, Felicia. We were elated to have her as our guest during her college break. Felicia’s school is located in Eastern PA. While in South Florida, she and Bob took a short airboat tour of the Florida Everglades.

Like Lynda, Felicia has fallen in love with South Florida. Coming from Ohio, who can blame them!

Here’s hoping that each and every one of you has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.


Bob, Janet, Lynda, Santana and Gigi