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Dear Friends:
Life continues to be adventure! We look forward to the future and making the most of every moment.
We value investing in experiences as a family. The past two years we took advantage of time at home to build a huge LEGO model of the Disney World Magic Kingdom…one of our favorite places to be.
It took up much of our basement…until it finally was dismantled to make way for adding a fireplace and celebrating Arianna’s Hawaiian themed high school graduation party this spring 2022.
After planning last year’s Legacy Back to the Future Prom 2021, Brenda and I were asked to produce this year’s Prom 2022 for the school with a Top Secret/James Bond theme.
Ari and Bri both went to prom with dates.
Since Brenda and I spent our honeymoon in Florida, it has long been a dream to have a vacation home there. We love escaping to the warm weather during the winter and have made so many family memories there. In 2022 we made this dream a reality and now have a place we’re calling the “Lelani Beach Club” located in the Hawaiian themed Windsor Island Resort just minutes from Disney World.
We spent our first night there on air mattresses over Spring break. Then we returned for a full month in June painting, installing trim/electrical, putting up decor, and getting furniture so we can now rent out the home when we aren’t there. It was quite a challenge to get everything setup with supply chain issues. After a lot of work we hosted our first guests over Thanksgiving in November. Our final furniture that we ordered in April arrived December 16 and looks great.
We trust that this home will provide joy and happiness with special memories for many people including our family and friends as it has for us already. Our Windsor Island Getaway website has details. If you’re planning a trip to Orlando or Disney World give us a call and we can help you plan a successful vacation. It’s fun to dream and talk about this happy place.
We are spending Christmas 2022 in Florida and especially looking forward to seeing the Candlelight Processional at Disney’s Epcot Center that has now become a tradition for us. This inspirational event includes a reading of the Christmas story accompanied by a full orchestra and choir. Here are some highlights from last year…
Our team at LuminFire continues to work hard building brilliant technology business solutions like custom apps, websites, and software integration projects. We are happy to be back in the office a few of days a week after working exclusively from home for too long. LuminFire is active in the Claris FileMaker, Laravel, WordPress, and Apple communities. We were honored with the Claris Excellence Humanitarian Award for how we helped organizations through the pandemic. We’ve updated our popular list of the best FREE Tech gifts.
I’m active in the National Speaker Association and perform magic occasionally for special events. I also enjoy playing piano/trumpet. I’ve had the recent opportunity to rehearse with the Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble and Roseville Big Band and it was a blast.
Arianna is now 18 years old and Brielle is 16. They continue to amaze us and bring us joy as a family. Arianna completed her senior year of high school by taking college classes at Bethel University. She played trombone in the jazz band and was honored to perform the lead role of Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls at the beginning of 2022 despite much of the cast battling COVID.
Arianna decided to make Bethel her home where she is studying software engineering, communications, project management, and business. She is living on campus and played volleyball as a Bethel Royal in the fall. Move in day was one of mixed emotions as we really miss having Arianna at home. Fortunately, she lives close by and visits home semi-regularly.
Brielle is a junior in high school and a captain on the volleyball team at Legacy. Getting her drivers license was exciting and she’s on the move spending lots of time with friends as well as her first job as a nanny this summer.
The 2022 volleyball season ended with Legacy placing first in their conference again and second in their section. We were really proud of Brielle for displaying some great plays, leadership moments, persistence in the face of injuries, and excellent sportsmanship at the final game. They are a fairly new team after losing four seniors on the starting roster last year.
Brenda and I are celebrating our 20 year anniversary on December 27th. The time has gone by too quickly. Best decision I made in my life to marry Brenda. We’re such great partners.
With challenging news in the world we put our trust in God and know that we will be OK. Andy Stanley from North Point reminded us that “Uncertainty is unavoidable. Fear is optional.” Eagle Brook has also some excellent helpful messages. We are so thankful for our friends and family. We encourage you to follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter where we share photos and thoughts throughout the year.
We wish you all blessings and success. If you’re in the Minneapolis area or heading to Orlando, Florida, give us a call. We’d love to visit with you at our home, office, or vacation home. Enjoy every special moment with those that you love.
Tim, Brenda, Arianna, and Brielle Cimbura