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May 10th, 2008

Well I survived my 2nd trimester at Cleveland Chiropractic College ! Only 8 more until I am in practice with Dr. Peterson. This trimester was extremely challenging especially since Biochemistry 2 (arguably the hardest class in the entire program) was part of the curriculum. At the close of the trimester, group of 15 Cleveland students traveled to Chicago for the Active Release Techniques Spine Course. This soft tissue system is what made me want to be a Chiropractor. I am now certified in Upper Extremity and Spine. I will be starting the Lower Extremity course this month and will hopefully be certified in that course in September. After that I will take a "Long-tract nerve entrapment" course (which deals with carpal tunnel and sciatic nerve-type injuries.) I will finish my Active Release Technique certifications with the Biomechanics course which ties all of the different techniques together. I will get to treat athletes at an IRONMAN triathlon next year as a provider for the sole soft tissue treatment used at this contest; ART. My dad ran his first half marathon at the Oklahoma City Marathon this month so I was given the opporotunity to be the official camera man of Steve Barnes. I took some photos from the marathon as well as the Memorial. (All photos were handshot at night - NO TRIPOD) Ali is finishing up her first year as a teacher and has elected to work one session of summer school. We're really enjoying our time here in Overland Park and have met some wonderful people through our careers as well as church. Ali has started a blog in which she discusses and debates a variety of issues. It's very interesting and if you get a chance you should CHECK IT OUT. We hope you all are doing well. I will be starting trimester three on May 13th and will be going down to Texas the same week to once again hunt the amazing Axis Deer and Black Buck. Hopefully I will bring home another hundred pounds of meat this year. This has been the winter/spring of Guitar Hero 3. I finally gave in and bought Guitar Hero 3 for my PC and MAC, I have had way too much fun with it and have actually made a few videos of our concerts. My wife works with another teacher named Todd and he and his wife have participated in our two Guitar Hero videos. Make sure you watch them; you're bound to get a laugh out of them. There are new photos posted in the photo sections. Have a great spring!

Photos from the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon





Lacey and Dad finish the 1/2 Marathon together	Lacey and Dad past the finish line

The Marathoners run through downtown OKC	Lacey after running the half marathon in OKC

Mom at the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial	An HDR photo I took of our backyard in Tulsa

Todd Arasmith on the green-screen set of our Guitar Hero video in his basement	The "Power and Light District" in downtown KC

We stopped by the United Center in Chicago to see Michael Jordan's Statue	A view of the Sears Tower from our hotel

Barnezy and Yoder demonstrating the amazing Guitar Hero skills in our hotel room

My ART table and books in my office at home	Dr. Leahy: the founder of Active Release Techniques

The 15 Clevelanders that made the trip to Chicago	Dr. Leahy works a case study at the seminar

Famous Chicago stuffed pizza	Barnezy at the base of the tallest building in America

A view of Chicago from the Sears Tower	Brad, Kent, and I on the last day of Tri 2

Ali and I on a date night	The best ribs in Kansas City... PERIOD!

My wife through the view of a fisheye lens	Stacking the last cup onto my ridiculous tower

"Adam", a snowman Ali built i January	My parents outside of the Skybar in Bricktown OKC

January 3, 2007

A YEAR FOR THE AGES!

It has been an amazing year! I haven't posted since August and so much has happened since then. To keep this blog short I'll condense as much as possible. I started my first trimester at Cleveland Chiropractic College (CCC) in Kansas City and look forwared to completing that education in 2011. I thankfully survived biochemistry and only have one more unit of chemistry to complete during my lifetime. I had my first experience working with cadavers and I have to say that it was a little weird at first but I warme up to it pretty quick and was doing a laminectomy by my 3rd week in lab. I survived my first trimester without any rapid hair loss but I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. I ammassed a binder with at least 8 inches of notes (see picture below.) At this rate, there will be a shortage of trees in Kansas by 2009. My wife Ali started her first teaching job in the Lee's Summit school district. We moved to Overland Park, KS this summer for Chiropractic School and are looking forward to the next few years here. We were able to come to Stillwater for the annual Dodson's Golf Tourney this fall where I contributed at least 3 shots in our "best ball" group. Ali let me get my Christmas present early this year. I have wanted a digital SLR since 2002 and Ali was nice enough to let me get a Canon 40D with a few lenses including the 70-200mm 2.8 IS USM (those cool white lenses on the sidelines of football games.) I have taken a few pictures so far this fall and they are posted at the bottom of this page. There were many great moments this past fall but it would take forever to discuss them. I would like to mention that we had our annual new years eve party at the Ehrlich's and we started the new year with a massive NERF war. I have never seen so many darts flying in one place at a time. It was an incredible time and next year we're going to take it to another level. I was not fortunate enough to harvest a whitetail deer this season but I had a blast with my first experience hunting waterfowl. Since this is the first post of the new year, I will go ahead and list my top 10 highlights of 2007. May the Lord bless you all this new year! "Soli Deo Gloria!" -Barnezy-

10) My ebay feedback reached a perfect "500"

9) I got a Benelli Legacy 12 guage shotgun passed down to me from my dad

8) Ali and I got a Tempurpedic Celebrity Bed (My back hasn't felt this good in years)

7) I got a 'free' new engine in my truck (the dang thing got a crack in it)

6) Garth brought it in Kansas City! We were there opening night!

5) Ali and I moved to Overland Park Kansas

4) I was certified in Active Release Technique - Upper Extremity (I can actually charge money to do soft tissue work on people)

3) Ali and I climbed Longs Peak (rated the #2 climb in the United States by Backpacking magazine)

2) I survived my first trimester of Cleveland Chiropractic College (Which means I passed Biochemistry 1)

1) ALI AND I CELEBRATED OUR FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE ! (Barnezy created a a video to commemorate the event. you will find it below)

NEW VIDEOS

"Ice Breaking" With Glover's Jeep	Our 1 Year Anniversary Video	A hunting video I made for one of my other websites

PHOTOS FROM THIS FALL

A four stage progression of Ali finding out that she has a snow day...

Chris with Dr. Cleveland on the first day of school	Posey with Kailey at the Dodson's Golf Tourney Po

Ali's incredible tee shot on 15 o	Posey's tee shot on 14

Ali's G5 driver o	Posey trying to get a Ping endorsement

Johnathan Moore at the Dodson's Golf Tourney	The Martins at the FCA Gameday in Stillwater

FCA Gameday 2007 at OSU Po	PoJared Glover (51) on the sidelines in Stillwater

KSU vs MSU in Manhattan, KS	A day at the golf course with family in Lee's Summit

Getting geared up for the CCC Battle of the Tri's	An incredible catch that almost was

An upper-tri trying to avoid tri 1's blitzing defense	It's just flag football, no need to break a collar bone

Quote the raven, "never more"	Ali's incredible carving skills on display

The lovely Mrs. Trisha Yearwood opened for hubs	Garth sure knows how to make an entrance

Garth singing to his friends in low places	Garth's first full concert appearance in nearly 7 years

Barnezy showing off his ART Certificaiton	Active Release Technique: Upper Extremity Certified

Mom and Dad, still in love after 30 years	My grandpa Ed and uncle Doug on Thanksgiving

Grandma Rountree enjoying Thanksgiving	Grandma Barnes enjoying family on Thanksgiving

Aunt Sissy hanging out with the Barnes	Shaun modeling his beloved Corvette jacket

My incredible dog Sampson	My not so incredible dog Mikey (but still fun)

Chris and Ali's third thanksgiving together	Ali is amazed by the simplest things

Jared Glover with dual Glock 45's...with lasers (scary)	Jared actually set fire to his initials in the sand

This guy is actually one of my classmates	These guys are too...

This isn't helping the prestige of Chiropractic Students	This doesn't help much either

Ali coaching up her undefeated 8th grade girls	Asher's campain face for the 2008 OSU Race

This girl actually mean-mugged the ref like this!	Ali's got some hoopers playing on the 8th grade squad

Ali fleeing fro her school... Enough said	Chris on the last day of school at the Rockhill Campus

In honor of the great paper-footballer, Todd Arasmith	Ali juggling shakes from Braums after an OSU game

Ali and Arasmith are twinkies... kind of weird	Ali and Joy hanging out in Stillwater

The Arasmith's dominated us in "Apples to Apples"	After an exhausting night of lasertagging and games

CBarnezy not too sure about taking a bite of the 1 year old wedding cake	Ali ate the entire top of the cake. I'm serious, like there's nothing left. Nothing whatsoever


1) The intial shock!	2) The gravity of the situation begins to set in

3) True joy is experienced!	4) Victory is achieved!

Ali's first trophy as a basketball coach	An amazing feat that cannot go unrecognized

Kansas City is cold... With this outfit, Ali is not!	Chris and Ali celebrating their one year anniversary on the Country Club Plaza

Ali and Jenn singing carols at a Christmas party	The creepy motorized coca cola santa at the Griffin's

Ali amazes me with her "bag-o-faces"	Candy and Ali trying to look cute on Christmas

They're not sarority sisters, but continually act like it	The real Candy and Ali

Jared and Kristen in dissaray at the company Christmas party	Dad showing Jim Glover how to point a gun

Sharon's face pretty much sums up the evening of events at the Glover Christmas Party	Jessie and Cathy Glover discussing something important

I reached one of my lifelong eBay Goals! 500 perfect feeedbacks. Hey man, that's an accomplishment!	I shot this cue ball into the corner pocket to keep Jared from taking the 8 ball. This really happened! Seriously!

I don't have a clue, my dad is kind of eccentric	Shaun bought his girlfriend an airsoft pistol for Christmas. Quite the romantic

My Grandma Earlene on Christmas Eve	Uncle Doug thinking about what he will buy with his Bed Bath and Beyond giftcard (30 minutes later he would lose the gift card forever and his level of joy would plumit to the point of minor depression) Not really, but he was kind of upset.

Mom on Christms Eve	The Rountrees on Christmas Eve

Mom and Dad celebrating their 25+ year of this Christmas Eve tradition	We can't take my dad anywhere

I outdressed Ali for once in my life	So much so that I included two photos to commemorate the occasion

Asher Griffin and bed head on Christmas morning	Stan stabbed himself with a company pocket knife

Asher and his amazing frisbee tossing skills	And he thinks I'm weird

Ali's first Coach handbag. (Compliments of eBay)	Candy and Fluffer (Huge cat that eats mice regularly)

Stan's new Black and Decker alligator loppwer saw	Stan coming to the realization that Candy bought him the saw to clear out the damaged timber from Oklahoma's devistating ice storm

The crew after slaying a few dozen birds	Jared and I got a solid 85% of the days work

Barnezy about to drop a few duckies	Jared about to drop a few less duckies

Ali and Mom's very similiar Christmas presents	My notes and course materials for Trimester 1 of Chiropractic College

New Years '08 at the Ehrlics became a NERF war	This was the arsnal, next year will be larger!

Todd getting ready for some serious NERF warfare	Osker was hit by over 485 darts on New Years Eve

My wife was a crack shot with her little NERF gun	The Barnezy's are a formidable group of marksmen

Photos taken with Barnezy's new Canon 40D with 70-200mm 2.8 IS USM lens

"Jed" helping us celebrate Christmas	Our first Kansas City ice storm

Ali whipping up a smoothie	"Go Pokes!" (If you're into that sort of thing)

Minivan drive-by at night	The sanctuary at Cleveland Chiropractic College

Our beautiful stand mixer	I have the baddest thermos ever

Andrew Contreras preparing to dominate in flag football at the CCC "Battle of the Tri's"	Thick ice in Kansas

A treehouse near our home in Kansas	A great place to study

Charlotte's cousin; Sally	Interesting water hydrant by our home

Fall in Kansas is beautiful	An old forgotten fence near our home

An old relic adjusting table from one of CCC's labs	Our ice storm was nothing like Oklahoma's

A lone tree found on KU's Edwards Campus	An icy walkway to our front door

A look at the book of the CCC library	An old pallet nestled against a tree

A familiar picture around our home; Ali destroying young children's dreams with the stroke of her red pen	Ali showing off her new "volumized" hair cut

A lonesome Coke can	Lee's Summit North high school football

The other team that was just a little bit better	This kid was a stud, he racked up about 200 yards

One of the many TD's for the other team	Ali's basketball team is dominant

They held the other team to a dozen points	# 40 is helpless to stop the "train"

A poster I made to commemorate our trip up Longs Peak