Guess who did a Turkey Trot!

It was me - I did a Turkey Trot, and Elyssa came about at 8 am to do it with me!

Thank you to Downtown Fitness Compound for putting this on! May just do it again.

#turkeytrot #thanksgiving

Another year of Spartan in Newberry County!

Went out and got photos in Lynch's Woods Park, and here are a few of the extras, I'll be posting more tomorrow for the county.

Maybe I'll be brave enough one of these days and participate haha.

#newberryspartan #spartanrace

Fry made an appearance in the 21st Century today!

I even found Bender downtown!

#futurama #ʜᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴇɴ2025

First solo trip complete! Flew to California to celebrate Austin and Sara’s beautiful wedding. Got in some sightseeing, met amazing people, and soaked in the views. Grateful for the memories, the connections, and the chance to celebrate love.

Well, I’m officially 35! Started the day off by heading home from a conference (will post about that tomorrow) and then spent the rest of the day with friends and some great surprises!

Oh and apparently it’s also National IPA Day, so I celebrated that as well!

#nationalipaday #happybirthdaytome🎉

Had an amazing time at SC Comicon! Spent the day with great friends, took some photos and met a few actors and comic book creators!

#southcarolinacomic #sccomiccon #sccomiccon2025

Today I was awarded First Place in Sports Feature Story (Division F)!

The award was the story I contributed to The Newberry Observer, “A wrestler’s Journey from Afghanistan to Newberry College.”

The inaugural Newberry International Festival took place today. This was an awesome experience with great food and great history!

I hope this continues for years to come!

I was very proud to have been recognized as one of the Newberry County Young Professionals’ 4 Under 40!

Thank you to Mary Alex Kopp, Mrs. Donna Lominack, and Mayor Foster Senn for nominating me for this honor!

Also, congratulations to Robbie Kopp, Gene Shealy, and Brandon and Sarah Bowers!

Korean American Day celebrations here in Newberry County!

So, I’ve got some news!

Time to wrap up 2024!

Looks like this year revolved around cons, writing, photography and local events!

I expect much of the same in 2025! And maybe some cool new adventures.

#topnine2024 #topnine #topposts #2024

When your absolute favorite coffee place Genesis Coffee create an eggnog coffee drink!

Don’t question if that’s all you see me drinking between now and the New Year!

#eggnog

How dare

I’ve had heartburn since my first sip of coffee this morning. I’m not looking for solutions. I don’t want advice. I only want to whine online.

Got some pictures of the Lynch's Woods Park for year three of the Spartan Race in Newberry! While primarily at the Johnson Family Farm, the park is utilized for the race.

#spartan #SpartanNewberry #NewberrySC

Check it out!

Read my story about Bashir Rostami, a new Newberry College Wrestler from Afghanistan, in The Newberry Observer !

#newberrywolves #newberrywrestling #gowolves🐺 #newberrysc #newberrycollege