{"id":29775,"date":"2025-01-18T14:50:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T20:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=29775"},"modified":"2025-01-18T14:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T20:50:52","slug":"december-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=29775","title":{"rendered":"December Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December is one of my favorite times of the year because of all the fun, festive holiday pop-ups. There&#8217;s also lots of activities to do. Wild Light at Sedgwick County Zoo is something that starts in October so it&#8217;s not technically a December event but it is a fun, seasonal activity that we look forward to each year. The last couple of years we have gone with Kendra Wicks and Colby Fugit. We always enjoy looking at the new displays with them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wild Lights 2024\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aMM-gR78wbk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Similar to Wild Lights at the zoo, Illuminations at Botanica is something that we also enjoy doing. Brian didn&#8217;t have enough energy to go this year so I went with Colby and Grant and Susie Ternes. (NOTE: Grant isn&#8217;t pictured below because he took our photo.)<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54217903799\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54217903799_75f71b6376_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some highlights from my favorite holiday pop-ups. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54157425855\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54157425855_7eef51c136.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Chicken N Pickle&#8217;s Holiday Hideaway with Susie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54193816460\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54193816460_85c336abbc.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jingle at Public at the Brickyard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54188903517\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54188903517_a967eeec4a_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sippin&#8217; Santa at Dockum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54188903982\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54188903982_b8f758d6fd_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Miracle on Mosley Street at River City Brewing Co.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Susie and Colby organized a holiday pop-up pub crawl with Cindy Egan, Molly Sager and Nicole Mathis while Molly and Nicole were in town for Ryan Kellenbarger&#8217;s benefit tournament for ICT SOS. It was so fun hanging out with the ladies and experiencing the wonderful holiday pop-ups with them. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54190338122\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54190338122_7f74b728b3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Ryan&#8217;s charity tournament for ICT SOS, he had it at Tap N Paddles. It was their first tournament at the facility which just opened in November. The tournament had an amazing turnout.<\/p>\n<p>Cindy had her annual Christmas party which was super fun. We also had a pickleball party and white elephant at the Pickle Club. While the month of December had some fun events and activities, this was also the month that Brian really started struggling with eating. He quit joining Chris and me for lunches. Despite this, I did manage to get him out for an outing.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/54216768162\/in\/datetaken\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54216768162_516cd3ccd3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Final outing until things started to get really tough. Hoping we have finally turned the corner, though. Until next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December is one of my favorite times of the year because of all the fun, festive holiday pop-ups. There&#8217;s also lots of activities to do. 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