What a busy holiday week

This is one of those weeks that when you get to the end of it, you just say "Wow!"

It started with City Council business that wasn't the most jolly. But it's necessary dialogue to have...so I hope we move forward and continue to work in the best interest of the city.

Then onto a busy business week that included the exciting news that we bought a new office! That's right! Hasseman Marketing will be moving to 432 Main Street after the Christmas holiday! We are VERY excited about the opportunity to move into a building that will give us the opportunity to grow. I will post pics, videos, etc. when the time is right!

And oh by the way did I mention the week ends with Christmas? We are just starting the Christmas festivities with the Hasseman/Lahna clans. I am looking forward to having fun with the families. Today we started with a tradition that has been going on since we moved to the Ridgewood address. Each Christmas Eve morning we work with a group of neighbors to put out the luminaries. This year we covered our neighborhood and then some. The display literally goes on for miles. I will try to post a video later!



The girls and I had fun...and here is a picture of us all bundled up! Merry Christmas to all!

Great Sunday...and Holiday Season

So today was a fun day. Amy and I actually spent some quality time together. If you add that with some fun with the girls, and some good exercise...you have a good Sunday.

In addition, as we go through this holiday season we have one big change. Most of our family (on both sides) have moved their Christmas celebrations to different days. So we are able, for the first time really, to spend more time with each family.

There was a time in my life that I wanted to move from one place to the next. But now I am really enjoying the idea of spending more time and "being there" with each group. I hope that shows some level of maturity. But I think it also is symbolic of a shift I have made to consciously care about each person.

One of the people at our Christmas party last night was Sister Edith. She is my wife's great aunt and is a nun. I have always loved her. She is one of those people that makes each person feel loved and important. As I said last night, she has an ability to make each person she is talking to feel like the most important person in the world. I aspire to be more like that.

As this holiday season continues, I hope I make each person, each loved one, each family member know that I wish the best for them. Happy Holidays to each of you!

Super Fun Weekend

For the last couple of months, my wife has been telling me that she wanted to bring me to Polaris. She felt I would like it. For some frame of reference, we like to go to Canton and shop for the holidays, and she thought the area would compare favorably.

So this weekend, we loaded up the kids and headed to Polaris for some holiday shopping. We gave the girls some money so they could shop for each other...and for us. Then we split up and did our shopping.



I must admit I was skeptical about going to a major mall this close before the holiday...but we had a really nice time. It was busy--really busy at times--but the atmosphere was nice. And we were able to see a lot of stores we don't ever get to check out...so that was great.

Here is a shot of Sky and I checking out a new wave bean bag chair.



So all in all it was great. Then Amy had planned for us to go check out the lights at the Columbus Zoo. We had heard they were nice, so we thought that might make for a great adventure to round out the weekend. And they were very pretty.

And it was REALLY cold! Maybe we are wimps (and we are) about the chilly temperatures, but we were in and out fast. For what it's worth there was a long line of cars heading out just as fast as we were.



We teased Amy about scheduling this, but as I told her, it's not an adventure if you know how it's going to go! Anyway, it was a fantastic family fun-filled folly (I love aliteration) and I was glad we did it!



Wow it was cold!

HMC Holiday Message

We had some fun making this Christmas Video for HMC. In case you missed, here it is!

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Great Christmas Fun

What a great weekend! After the fantastic event from Saturday, we decided it was time to put up the tree! We had a lot of fun putting it up. I spent time while the girls were at dance getting it ready, then Amy worked on putting the lights on it!



After that we had a great time putting the decorations on the tree! Fun stuff as you can see!



Finally we had a tree that I think we can be proud of!



After it was all said and done, we watched Christmas Vacation as a family! What a funny way to end the day! Skylar wants to have a "Griswold" house next year! I must say, as we wrap up the weekend, I am glad to have had this one. I am starting to feel the holiday spirit now!

Annual Christmas Party

It's that time of year that the Annual Christmas Party took place here at the Hasseman House. It's always a great event for the whole family, and this year was no exception!



We started a new tradition a few years ago where the kids buy for another child that is going to be at the party. Then they do their exchange with kids only. It's fun to see how excited the kids get to receive AND give! After the kids get done with their exchange, the chaos continues. I love this pic below of Phil and Logan!



Then we head upstairs to do the "adult only" gift exchange. It truly has become a tradition like no other! We do a dirty santa where you can steal from each other. Fun stuff! I think Stacy Drennen was the "big" winner this year!



As some of you know John Lonsberry was home for a break from Afghanistan. We were lucky to have him home for this event...and he left the next day to head back. We were so glad he was able to attend...and the kids were too!



I will be the first to admit that I was not yet in the holiday spirit before this event. But it's a great way to kick off the season. As I look at the smiling faces at our friends, I am ready to celebrate this season.





Happy Holidays to all of you!

Nice Presentation with the BPW

Friday morning I was invited to speak at the Zanesville BPW morning meeting. They asked me to talk to the membership about personal branding and marketing...and ways to improve in those areas.



It was a great group and I enjoyed getting to meet them! Here is a pic with me and the President of the chapter Andrea Patterson. I do enjoy speaking on topics like this...so fun stuff for me!

A Nice Night with Andrew and CHS Soccer

This year I was asked to be a mentor for a Senior on the Coshocton High School Soccer team. I wasn't sure if I was going to have time for the task...until I heard who it was. Andrew Miller is the first son of our great friends, Matt and Valerie Miller. Andrew is also a first class young man.



During the season I had the opportunity to see Andrew grow into his role on the soccer field. But more importantly, this gave me the chance to see him continue to grow up as a gentleman. This year has seen him excel on the field (along with a FANTASTIC CHS team), but also in the classroom as well. It really is good stuff. (I have told his parents that this is ALL my influence!:)

When I arrived the event tonight, I sat with Andrew's parents and they gave me a card. He had written a heartfelt message that would have made me tear up if I was not such a tough guy!

So as Andrew stood up in front being recognized with the rest of his Senior teammates, I was proud. I was proud to be able to "mentor" him this season. I am anxious to continue to watch him grow...and to help to mentor him in life. Great job Andrew!