The Quiet Before the Riot

Life is such a whirlwind. You get caught up in your everyday activities, and you don't have the time to do the things you want to do. I've been meaning to write in this thing forever, but I never get the chance. I really am going to try more. I read an article about Frank Sinatra, and his daughter said the best piece of advice that he ever gave her was to keep a journal...it makes sense. You need to have soemthing to remember your everday life. So I'm going to make an effort to post at least twice a week.

These next few weeks are packed full until we leave for our wedding and honeymoon. We have nothing but full days and nights until we leave, which is probably a good thing...it'll be here before we know it. I'm looking forward to it so much because I really need a long vacation. This will be the longest vacation I've ever had, so I'm pumped.

That's all for now, hopefully I can keep up a twice a week schedule on this thing...

Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf

I've felt like drinking alot lately. This weather here in Ohio is ridiculous...the winter here makes me severely depressed...single digit temperatures and cloudy, grey skies are enough to make anyone depressed...

Life has been pretty mundane lately...same old routine. Haven't had anything exciting at all happening...we did book our flight to Vegas...the trip is less than 5 months away, which is exciting. But nothing, other than that...at all

So, I'll post again when there's something worth posting...

"Do you ever wonder how long it takes to change your life? What measure of time is enough to be life altering? Is it four years like high school? One year? Can your life change in a month, or a week, or a single day? We're always in a hurry to grow up, to go places, to get ahead. And when you're young, one hour can change everything."

The Nameless Blog

I promised I'd write more...that was over 2 months ago, and this is my first post since then. Well, I've just been busy. Not doing anything terribly important or exciting, just working really. Kylie was confronted with a less than appealing medical situation, that required her to have surgery but it seems like that has worked itself out...hopefully.

I finished up my first class in this expierment of me going back to school. I ended up with a B...could've done better, but alot of things came up at once, and I didn't have alot of time to put into the last two projects for the class, so a B is what I get. Listen to my excuses...I should've gotten an A, but I pretty much blew off the last two projects and did them at the last second, which is what I usually do with school stuff. Hopefully I can avoid that this quarter.

Christmas is coming up, and that's exciting...I guess. I'm really trying to be smarter with money and get some debt paid off, while at the same time saving for the wedding in Vegas and the honeymoon in Jamaica...but Christmas isn't really cooperating. I still really like Christmas, but it's kinda lost it's meaning to me in the past two years...it seems like spending money is the new meaning, not giving "gifts", no matter what their monetary value. Maybe next year when we'll have more money for Christmas, I'll get a little more involved and excited.

Other than that, not much going on. Trying to make this push at work so I can get me 2k bonus for the 4th quarter...that would be sweet. No quote today, I don't feel like taking the time to find one...maybe next time. See ya!

It's Been Sooooooo Long!!

I'm back...

It's been a long time, and I've had a TON going on, but I'm going to do my best to start writing more. I want to be able to look back on this blog and remember this time in my life, and I won't be able to do that unless I write some stuff...

Since I last posted, I've bought a house, got a new job, bought another puppy, and have spent a ton of $$ on the wedding preparations. I'm going to start writing more, but I just wanted to throw this post up to get things started...

Also, I don't know if I'll be posting the quotes with EVERY post, but I'll still try to make keep them frequent.

That's all for now, more hopefully this weekend...

This Weight Is A Gift

Man, have I been lazy lately…I'm still stuck in the holiday mode, so I need to kick it in to gear. Starting next week, I'll be working overtime again, so I can start saving for the wedding…wow, never thought I'd be saying that…but that's how it goes. Life seems to work in funny ways, and when you are least expecting something, like finding the person of your dreams, poof…they show up in your life. Maybe everything does work out in the end.

I've been really stressed lately though. It seems like with this wedding, honeymoon, and trying to save money for a house, times are going to be a little tough for the next year and a half. Not to mention that I still have to pay off Kylie's ring before January 1st of next year. Throw all that together with about a 1,000 other things that have to get done or need my attention, and it makes me really stressed. I've tried to tell myself that everything will work itself out, which I'm sure it will, but it's hard to not stress about it. I think that times like these are thrust upon people to help them figure out how much they can handle. I know I'll figure out a way to get through this and I'll come up with the $$ for everything, and in the long run it'll help me because I'll know that I can do anything I need to do. So this burden isn't actually a burden at all, just a challenge that will allow me to take another step in becoming the person I want to be.

My Buckeyes also got WAXED in the National Championship game. They were favored to win, and to be honest I didn't think Florida had a chance…but they came out and dominated the Bucks…the OSU Marching Band did a new version of script Ohio at halftime, when the Buckeyes were down by 20. Check it out.

Also, we've decided on a date and location for the wedding. We're getting married on June 27, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Mark your calendars, it should be an awesome time!!

On the poker front, I've decided to get back to what makes me money…tournaments and sit n go's. I will mostly play sit n go's, but I want to improve my multi-table tournament game as well. When I was making half-way decent money, I was playing sit n go's…I was up to $20 buy ins, and I hope to be back there in a couple months. I don't think I can play no limit cash games until I learn to control my tilting…I need to get better at that. This is all I've got for now, so I'll catch ya later.

"There comes a time when every life goes off course. In this desperate moment, you must choose your direction. Will you fight to stay on path? Will others tell you who you are? Or will you label yourself? Will you be haunted by your choice? Or will you embrace your new path? Each morning you choose to move forward or simply give up."

Champagne For My Real Friends, Real Pain For My Sham Friends

I know it's been awhile. I apologize…I'm just lazy.

Well I have some big news…I'm engaged!! I asked Kylie to marry me last Friday night, and luckily she said yes. It was something that I knew was going to happen for awhile, but I just wasn't sure when. I had thought about waiting until the spring, but I changed my mind. Recently my mom and my aunt have had some health problems, and it got me thinking…none of us are promised tomorrow, so we might as well let the people we care about know how we feel. So I decided to make it part of her Christmas, and I think she was pretty excited…Now I have to pay for the damn thing, which from the past experience of paying the first bill, is ZERO fun. Anyways…

This is the time of year where everyone makes New Year's resolutions, so I figured I'd join in. These are really resolutions…more like goals. So without further adieu, here are my goals for 2007:

I would like to get my credit card debts paid off in 2007. I have a regular credit card, My Circuit City account that my TV and Xbox are on, and the Fred Meyer account that Kylie's ring is on. This may not be possible in 07, but I'm going to try.

I'd like to play more poker, and build my bankroll to around $2,000. That's where it was before I started taking $$ out, so that's my goal.

I'd like to get in better shape. I was doing pretty well around Sam and Keith's wedding, but then I started eating crappy again.

That's pretty much all I've got…I try to keep it simple. If I don't post again before January 1st, I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year. Good Luck in 07!!

"When life comes rushing at you from out of the darkness, who will you choose to face it with? Will it be someone you trust? Will they be wise? And will their love for you help them to guide you to the light? Or will they lose their way in the darkness? Will they make noble choices? Or will that person be someone untested, someone new? Life comes rushing at you from out of the darkness, and when it does -- is there someone in your life you can count on? Someone who will watch over you when you stumble and fall? And in that moment, give you the strength to face your fears alone?"