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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Testing the waters
I have not written in quite some time. Talking with a friend today sparked an interest in me blogging again. Even though my one fan likely doesn't check here anymore, perhaps I will have other fans instead.
One of the biggest hurdles for me is finding time to blog consistently. A lot has changed since my last post, for one. Instead of being an expectant father, I now am the father of a two year old. Man, I could write a novel on the joys and sorrows of toddlerhood. Many times these items can even overlap. Being a parent isn't easy, and the fact that my parents did it and babysit is all the more impressive as I go through it. I hear there are differences between boy and girl children, but I will have to find out more through the course of time.
My wife and I found a great church about a year ago. Summer of 2013 to be more precise. We were introduced to the church from our friends, the Colberts, who Tracy met through a series of seemingly random encounters. They live a building over from us so it was apparently meant to be. In any case, we started attending church, got Eliza baptized, and enjoy our time there. Most recently, we have been teaching Eliza how to sit through a church sermon. Not the easiest task, I assure you.
Tracy works in the nursery at church and so gets to meet quite a bit of the congregation. I am less tied into the church. I hope to find a Sunday School when Eliza is a bit older and can also attend a Sunday School.
That is all I have time for at the moment. My daughter is hanging on my arm while I write this from my phone (haha). I hope to write more later. Bye!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Baby?
So, more than can possibly be believed has occurred since the last time I posted a blog entry. For one, my wife Tracy is now 6 1/2 months pregnant (27 weeks). That one is the big one that is hard to get my head around.
Of course, looking at my last blog entry, we now know that Terra Nova was canceled after one season (one terrific season that apparently no one appreciated), House is in its final season with one episode left, and Person of Interest is pretty awesome.
Back to the elephant in the blog - going to be a Dad. It's very exciting and a little scary. What do I know about being a Dad? Interestingly enough, I know a lot of people that are becoming parents right now, so I guess I have the comfort of knowing that I am not alone in this. To date, there have been two births and three pregnancies that I am aware of ... most due right around July (Tracy is due in August).
Tracy's approach has been to read as much as possible on the subject. Cloth diapering, breast feeding, car seats, you name it. My approach is one of listening to what she is saying and going with that. I did pick the car seat, though. I feel like if I have a question, the internet is a few steps away as I am going through the process. I don't really know what to ask before I have the baby in front of me giving me things to ask.
I really hope our baby is a happy one. Tracy seems to think we will have a colicky, fussy baby that will only be quelled by turning 18. I am hoping for a much happier and easy going child - mostly for the sake of our sanity. Either way, we don't really have much say in the matter so we will see.
Her name will be Eliza Diane when she comes out. First name is from our heads after Elizabeth didn't pass my filter. Diane is after her grandmother.
We ordered a crib and dressers, which will be coming on Friday. We have a mattress already, bedding, car seat ... we need diapers and we should basically be set for now. Most everything else we can realize we need and get the same day if needed. At least right now that is what I think.
It's going to be a stressful time for sure, but a wonderful one, too. I hope we can raise her to be a terrific person.
Of course, looking at my last blog entry, we now know that Terra Nova was canceled after one season (one terrific season that apparently no one appreciated), House is in its final season with one episode left, and Person of Interest is pretty awesome.
Back to the elephant in the blog - going to be a Dad. It's very exciting and a little scary. What do I know about being a Dad? Interestingly enough, I know a lot of people that are becoming parents right now, so I guess I have the comfort of knowing that I am not alone in this. To date, there have been two births and three pregnancies that I am aware of ... most due right around July (Tracy is due in August).
Tracy's approach has been to read as much as possible on the subject. Cloth diapering, breast feeding, car seats, you name it. My approach is one of listening to what she is saying and going with that. I did pick the car seat, though. I feel like if I have a question, the internet is a few steps away as I am going through the process. I don't really know what to ask before I have the baby in front of me giving me things to ask.
I really hope our baby is a happy one. Tracy seems to think we will have a colicky, fussy baby that will only be quelled by turning 18. I am hoping for a much happier and easy going child - mostly for the sake of our sanity. Either way, we don't really have much say in the matter so we will see.
Her name will be Eliza Diane when she comes out. First name is from our heads after Elizabeth didn't pass my filter. Diane is after her grandmother.
We ordered a crib and dressers, which will be coming on Friday. We have a mattress already, bedding, car seat ... we need diapers and we should basically be set for now. Most everything else we can realize we need and get the same day if needed. At least right now that is what I think.
It's going to be a stressful time for sure, but a wonderful one, too. I hope we can raise her to be a terrific person.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Once upon a time I ate a stupid high amount of calories. That was today actually. I came up with the genius idea of making our own molten lava cake like from Chili's. Well, I ate almost two of them and I am so not feeling like that was a good idea right now.
Tracy and I went to Pensacola the other day to go to the beach (before TS Lee disappointed us with rain but no real wind). I had a lot of fun and we used our waterproof camera to get some underwater shots. Unfortunately we had no idea what we were filming underwater so we got nice shots of Tracy's chest and my jawbone. Next time we should get goggles so we can do it.
Speaking of that trip, it was very confusing because we went to Pensacola Beach and it turned out there was a $1 toll on the way. We definitely did not have any money on us for that toll so I spoke with the woman and she told me to pay $2 on the way back. Well ... on the way back there was no toll so I am not sure when I am supposed to pay that toll. I guess if we ever go again, I will make sure I have money and pay the $2 so we are covered.
Chocolate lava cake of DEATH.
Tracy and I have been watching Heroes pretty consistently for the past few days (weeks?). We are on season 3 and we will likely be done with the series in the next month. House and the new show Terra Nova are starting soon not to mention Big Bang Theory so we will have plenty to watch soon enough. Tracy also mentioned watching Smallville afterwards so we will have quite a bit to watch (unless she doesn't like Smallville in which that will be shortlived). I have to watch the last season of that yet but need to save money to get that particular blu-ray set to complete my collection. I also need the Superman blu-ray collection and the Star Wars blu-ray collection. Man I have a lot of saving to do.
I do not recall if I mentioned this before but Tracy and I are moving to Mobile in November. She will be starting school at USA (University of South Alabama) in the spring (assuming she is accepted, which there is no reason she would not be). I will have a bit of a longer commute but it will be better for her older car to have her drive a shorter distance.
My cousin Dana is getting married soon. Her wedding site sounds interesting though I must admit I am not looking forward to sitting on a stone for an hour while she weds. Hopefully it will be riveting ceremony that keeps us on the edge of our seats (or, you know, standing).
Yeah, that cake hates me right now. Tasted good though.
This weekend at work was really slow both Friday and Saturday. I had off today and suddenly it was hopping busy all day. I hope tomorrow is that way as well so it will go more quickly. If it is, we will definitely need to call someone in though. I guess only time will tell about that.
AT&T sent me a greeting card for thanking me for being an AT&T customer. They know that they have me under contract so I don't have much choice, right? They included a coupon for 20% off accessories for our phones. A shame we already have all the accessories we care to have for the phone. Plus in a year we can upgrade if we choose to (contract is up in 1.5 years but we can upgrade sooner than that).
Amazon.com keeps making more and more movies and TV shows free to stream on their site. Every single episode of every single Star Trek series is available for free on there with an Amazon.com prime membership. Here I was going to waste money on blu-rays when I can view the content for free now online. I can't help but think they may be losing some money on that deal. Amazon Prime is still only $79 a year even with the added bonuses and you still get the free two-day shipping during that year as well. Crazy talk.
NFL football starts next week. Tracy is not at all excited but I am pretty excited. I have chosen to watch Sunday night games so that I may see the highlights from the games during the day. We also have shows to watch on Monday night so Monday Night Football would not be happening.
My car insurance gave ME money this past month. Quite awesome really. I went in to talk about ways to save some money and they were like, "well, you're married and we have you in as single so if you can give us your marriage license, we can give you the money back from the time that you got married." That basically gave me a free month of insurance plus some. It's only maybe $13 a month I will save but every bit helps towards financial relief. Moving to Mobile will help too since apartments are cheaper and some even offer free utilities to further discount the experience. Tracy's car is also less fuel efficient so driving my car the further distance makes more sense. I will get my bonus next March and then it will be very much easier to swing things. I just wish I made more money so I could buy Tracy things like flowers and stuff. Oh well, we will have plenty of time to get stuff for each other down the road once she gets her career going.
Shadow (our cat) is staring at me so I think I am supposed to go help Tracy with the dishes. He is really good at guilt tripping me. Ciao!
Tracy and I went to Pensacola the other day to go to the beach (before TS Lee disappointed us with rain but no real wind). I had a lot of fun and we used our waterproof camera to get some underwater shots. Unfortunately we had no idea what we were filming underwater so we got nice shots of Tracy's chest and my jawbone. Next time we should get goggles so we can do it.
Speaking of that trip, it was very confusing because we went to Pensacola Beach and it turned out there was a $1 toll on the way. We definitely did not have any money on us for that toll so I spoke with the woman and she told me to pay $2 on the way back. Well ... on the way back there was no toll so I am not sure when I am supposed to pay that toll. I guess if we ever go again, I will make sure I have money and pay the $2 so we are covered.
Chocolate lava cake of DEATH.
Tracy and I have been watching Heroes pretty consistently for the past few days (weeks?). We are on season 3 and we will likely be done with the series in the next month. House and the new show Terra Nova are starting soon not to mention Big Bang Theory so we will have plenty to watch soon enough. Tracy also mentioned watching Smallville afterwards so we will have quite a bit to watch (unless she doesn't like Smallville in which that will be shortlived). I have to watch the last season of that yet but need to save money to get that particular blu-ray set to complete my collection. I also need the Superman blu-ray collection and the Star Wars blu-ray collection. Man I have a lot of saving to do.
I do not recall if I mentioned this before but Tracy and I are moving to Mobile in November. She will be starting school at USA (University of South Alabama) in the spring (assuming she is accepted, which there is no reason she would not be). I will have a bit of a longer commute but it will be better for her older car to have her drive a shorter distance.
My cousin Dana is getting married soon. Her wedding site sounds interesting though I must admit I am not looking forward to sitting on a stone for an hour while she weds. Hopefully it will be riveting ceremony that keeps us on the edge of our seats (or, you know, standing).
Yeah, that cake hates me right now. Tasted good though.
This weekend at work was really slow both Friday and Saturday. I had off today and suddenly it was hopping busy all day. I hope tomorrow is that way as well so it will go more quickly. If it is, we will definitely need to call someone in though. I guess only time will tell about that.
AT&T sent me a greeting card for thanking me for being an AT&T customer. They know that they have me under contract so I don't have much choice, right? They included a coupon for 20% off accessories for our phones. A shame we already have all the accessories we care to have for the phone. Plus in a year we can upgrade if we choose to (contract is up in 1.5 years but we can upgrade sooner than that).
Amazon.com keeps making more and more movies and TV shows free to stream on their site. Every single episode of every single Star Trek series is available for free on there with an Amazon.com prime membership. Here I was going to waste money on blu-rays when I can view the content for free now online. I can't help but think they may be losing some money on that deal. Amazon Prime is still only $79 a year even with the added bonuses and you still get the free two-day shipping during that year as well. Crazy talk.
NFL football starts next week. Tracy is not at all excited but I am pretty excited. I have chosen to watch Sunday night games so that I may see the highlights from the games during the day. We also have shows to watch on Monday night so Monday Night Football would not be happening.
My car insurance gave ME money this past month. Quite awesome really. I went in to talk about ways to save some money and they were like, "well, you're married and we have you in as single so if you can give us your marriage license, we can give you the money back from the time that you got married." That basically gave me a free month of insurance plus some. It's only maybe $13 a month I will save but every bit helps towards financial relief. Moving to Mobile will help too since apartments are cheaper and some even offer free utilities to further discount the experience. Tracy's car is also less fuel efficient so driving my car the further distance makes more sense. I will get my bonus next March and then it will be very much easier to swing things. I just wish I made more money so I could buy Tracy things like flowers and stuff. Oh well, we will have plenty of time to get stuff for each other down the road once she gets her career going.
Shadow (our cat) is staring at me so I think I am supposed to go help Tracy with the dishes. He is really good at guilt tripping me. Ciao!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
I was at work the other day and I walked by a senior that was clearly worse for wear. Sadly, my first thought was "man, I hope I am not an ugly senior citizen." Yep - hooray for worrying about what I will look like in 40 years. Seriously though, I'd be happy to look like an older version of how I do now rather than an older and decrepit version that scares people for looking skeletal.
I wonder who I will know in 40 years. Will I still be talking with all of my friends? Where will I be living? So many questions, which five years ago I probably thought I knew the answers to. I certainly never thought I'd be moving away from home but here I am in Alabama. With any luck, we will be somewhere near soon *crosses fingers*. Back to the thought at hand, though, I will be approaching 70 in 40 years - my life will have been "lived" by that point. What will I have accomplished? So many questions that only have one way to answer - living until then and finding out.
I have a recommendation for whoever decided to pee on the seat at work. Go to the doctor - your urine is brown. Oh, and lift the seat up. Ugh.
So Spy Kids 4 is coming out soon. It is "with Aroma Scope" to make it even more immersive. Ooooo. For those that don't know, Aroma scope is basically a scratch and sniff card that we will hand out with tickets. Kids will scratch it when the movie says to (supposedly) and will be able to smell the movie. Yeah, I think those will be all over the floor for us to clean up. Love the marketing idea .............
I have been watching Star Trek: The Next Generation and am really enjoying it even though I have seen every episode. The next one Tasha Yar bites the big one so I am particularly excited about that (worst character on the show in my opinion ... except maybe for Wil Wheaton's character. Pretty rough acting as a kid (he doesn't do as much anymore but he has improved to be sure). Not that I could act better ... but in any case, yeah I like TNG. Season 2 will be rough to go through with their replacement doctor and redesigned story lines for Star Trek: Phase 2 since they had a writer's strike that year. Oh well.
So I really really want to move - I honestly don't care where but obviously limited to where Tracy can go to school. I think I am addicted to moving or something after doing it a few times with Rave. I also want to have Tracy start school so she can finish school (cause and effect really).
I'm watching Phineas and Ferb now so I am going to go for now. Bye!
I wonder who I will know in 40 years. Will I still be talking with all of my friends? Where will I be living? So many questions, which five years ago I probably thought I knew the answers to. I certainly never thought I'd be moving away from home but here I am in Alabama. With any luck, we will be somewhere near soon *crosses fingers*. Back to the thought at hand, though, I will be approaching 70 in 40 years - my life will have been "lived" by that point. What will I have accomplished? So many questions that only have one way to answer - living until then and finding out.
I have a recommendation for whoever decided to pee on the seat at work. Go to the doctor - your urine is brown. Oh, and lift the seat up. Ugh.
So Spy Kids 4 is coming out soon. It is "with Aroma Scope" to make it even more immersive. Ooooo. For those that don't know, Aroma scope is basically a scratch and sniff card that we will hand out with tickets. Kids will scratch it when the movie says to (supposedly) and will be able to smell the movie. Yeah, I think those will be all over the floor for us to clean up. Love the marketing idea .............
I have been watching Star Trek: The Next Generation and am really enjoying it even though I have seen every episode. The next one Tasha Yar bites the big one so I am particularly excited about that (worst character on the show in my opinion ... except maybe for Wil Wheaton's character. Pretty rough acting as a kid (he doesn't do as much anymore but he has improved to be sure). Not that I could act better ... but in any case, yeah I like TNG. Season 2 will be rough to go through with their replacement doctor and redesigned story lines for Star Trek: Phase 2 since they had a writer's strike that year. Oh well.
So I really really want to move - I honestly don't care where but obviously limited to where Tracy can go to school. I think I am addicted to moving or something after doing it a few times with Rave. I also want to have Tracy start school so she can finish school (cause and effect really).
I'm watching Phineas and Ferb now so I am going to go for now. Bye!
Friday, July 22, 2011
http://www.getthebigpicture.net/blog/2011/7/22/man-of-steel-release-delayed-to-2013.html
Sad face. I guess I can wait ...
Sad face. I guess I can wait ...
Sunday, July 03, 2011
I turn 28 in 3 days. 28. What? I was talking with Tracy yesterday about college and it dawned on me that I graduated from college 6 years ago. 6. Employees I work with now were 10 years old when I graduated. I feel so very old knowing that fact. Sigh. I am definitely going to be one of those people that has a mid-life crisis. I already feel like having it but I am not even close to half way through my life. I could be more than a quarter of the way through though. That is pretty crazy.
I asked an employee the other day about a song playing on our advertising and asked if they recognized the artist. Fortunately, they did not, so I am not THAT old yet.
It has been rather busy at work recently. Things are running pretty well but they can always run better. It's frustrating sometimes seeing what I want in my head but not always getting it out to the team the same way.
I wish people would stop peeing on the toilet seats at work so I can stop wiping it up. That would be great. Swell even.
Jared is being so kind as to let Tracy and I borrow his Game cube. As soon as the power cable arrives, gaming can commence.
I really have to take notes about what I want to blog about. I keep forgetting - this post could have been truly long if I wrote down everything I wanted to mention. Oh well. Maybe I will remember some for another entry. Bye!
I asked an employee the other day about a song playing on our advertising and asked if they recognized the artist. Fortunately, they did not, so I am not THAT old yet.
It has been rather busy at work recently. Things are running pretty well but they can always run better. It's frustrating sometimes seeing what I want in my head but not always getting it out to the team the same way.
I wish people would stop peeing on the toilet seats at work so I can stop wiping it up. That would be great. Swell even.
Jared is being so kind as to let Tracy and I borrow his Game cube. As soon as the power cable arrives, gaming can commence.
I really have to take notes about what I want to blog about. I keep forgetting - this post could have been truly long if I wrote down everything I wanted to mention. Oh well. Maybe I will remember some for another entry. Bye!
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