As 2011 draws to a near, we should finally (finally!) wrap
up the last segment of "The Draw of 2010" and reminisce about what we were doing
this time last year.
It’s been months and months since we published the first, second and third
segments, so let’s recap: after each month ended last year, Jeremy and I would
draw a memorable moment in solitude and then reveal to each other the finished
product, a task that often ended in giggles and nudity. The drawing would then be forever embedded in our 2010 calendar.
The drawings below represent the last part of our first full
year in Germany – Jeremy’s drawing appear on the left, mine on the right.
October: Last October we traveled back to the States to
marry off Jeremy’s mom Marge and shanghai her honeymoon. Both drawings show a day in the life of
a Caribbean cruise. Jeremy’s drawing is our daily travels on a rickshaw on the
island of St. Thomas and mine describes our beach dwelling on the island of Nassau
where we were visited by a giant manta ray – an amazing sight to see.
November: In early November we spend a few days in my
hometown of St. Louis to visit family before traveling back to the cold
Euro-winter. I drew a tribute to my grandma June as I was lucky to enough to
visit with Gram often in the few short days we were there – a visit that would
come to be my last.
Later in the month, we went to Turkey for Thanksgiving
(teeheehee). Jeremy’s drawing depicts our boat ride through the Green Canyon near
the town of Alanya.
December: We spent the final month of 2010 in the cold
winter that abounds Germany in December, but we embraced it, as best as ones
can when they still live in Hawaii in their minds. On Christmas day, a group of
us sought holiday refuge at a small ski lift in a little Bavarian town close to home. From
left to right: Momo, Kai, Marina, me, Jeremy, Jeb and Tad bringing up the rear.
For New Year’s Eve, Jeb, Tad, Jeremy and I took the train to New Ulm to visit StevenHausen Hausen (my old roomie in Hawaii) and partake in what
would be a debaucherous evening. I’d write about it, but whatever happens in
New Ulm, unfortunately stays in New Ulm.
And that concludes the year that was 2010. It was a year of
firsts, a year full of adventure, and thanks to our creative doodling, a year
we will never forget.
