From Mike:
So, I was in Target the other day and was walking past the Halloween section of the store, and noticed that not only do they have their shelves stocked with an array of costumes and candy, but also Christmas lights and tree ornaments…that’s just ridiculous. Christmas is over two months away people! Let’s get one holiday over with, and then move on to the next one. Oh, and what happened to Thanksgiving?
For the past few weeks, I’ve been waking up at the usual time to go to work, except instead of being greeted by the bright, beautiful sunrise, I awaken to total darkness. Is anyone else a little distraught by this? Kelly was absolutely right when she told me yesterday that it is literally ungodly to wake up and get ready for work when the sun hasn’t even risen yet! If God intended us to be awake that early, He would have made the sun rise earlier! Along those lines, since the sun hasn’t even risen enough to heat the earth when I leave for work, I have had to scrape the frost off of my car for a week now…which is always very upsetting, and usually indicates the onset of winter. I’m definitely not ready for that.
Kelly came home from San Francisco yesterday and had all sort of stories about great food, gorgeous scenery, and fun times she had with one of my groomsmen, Tony, who is apparently “living the dream” out there.
I guess I should get back to work now…I have a riveting online acquisition class to take, and am looking forward to napping through 80% of it. ;) I hope you’re all doing well and are being blessed richly. Until next time!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
City by the Sea
From Kelly:
Well, as I write I am sitting with my feet up in a big comfy chair, looking out over the bay bridge and San Francisco bay. There are sailboats, blue skies, and palm trees-- and someone is playing the violin. Boy, do I feel lucky to be here!
So far the trip has been pretty great. My boss (Misti) and I arrived yesterday, dropped our stuff off at the hotel and then went out to do a boat tour of Alcatraz Island. I had done the tour before, but it was still cool to see and to hear the stories I had since forgotten. The weather was gorgeous and the views from the island back to the city were beautiful. After the tour we had dinner at a restaurant right on the water and ate as we watched the sun set behind the golden gate bridge. It was very romantic. . . :) I'm so lucky to have a boss that I really do get along with. We have become great friends over the years (I worked with her before at another company, so I've known her about 4 years now) and so far we have been getting along really well on this adventure.
After dinner we came back to the hotel and I was ready to crash. However, our friend Tony lives here in the city and invited me out to have a drink with him. I decided I just couldn't resist checking out a little more of the city, so I ventured out-- and I was so glad I did. Tony, Michael (Tony's friend), and I had a great time talking and laughing at this cute little place by Tony's house. I even tried a new drink! Don't ask me what it was called, though it did involve egg whites.
Hanging out with the boys gave me a twinge of wanting to move to a different place and experience some new things. I wish Mike and I had the flexibility to be able to pick up and move, but then when I think of all our ties and I realize that's just not a possibility for us. We both have jobs that we really shouldn't leave, we have so much stuff we'd have to store/move, and we have a house that's just not sellable in this market. Still, I feel like the world keeps moving forward without me and that the glamourous life is somewhere else. I guess what I really need, though, is to just stop buying into the myth of the grass being greener on the other side.
Today Misti and I had breakfast in the hotel and then worked our booth. It was a pretty good time. I got a ton of freebies from the other exhibitors, so that was a bonus. I even got one of those cool aluminum water bottles. The guys sitting around us were pretty cool, too, and in our downtime we had fun joking around with them. Lunch was amazing. They had 5 different food stations and in the center was a chocolate and waffle station. I swear I'm bound to gain at least 10 pounds on this trip!
So, now I am trying to keep my eyes open just a little bit longer (staying out until 2 on a work night was just not one of my best ideas), and waiting to go to dinner with Tony this evening. I'm so anxious to get outside! It's so beautiful and people are out and about. Looks like fun!! I'm sure my energy will perk up once I get going.
Anyway, I hope you are all doing well that that your grass is plenty green where you are. Talk to you soon!
Well, as I write I am sitting with my feet up in a big comfy chair, looking out over the bay bridge and San Francisco bay. There are sailboats, blue skies, and palm trees-- and someone is playing the violin. Boy, do I feel lucky to be here!
So far the trip has been pretty great. My boss (Misti) and I arrived yesterday, dropped our stuff off at the hotel and then went out to do a boat tour of Alcatraz Island. I had done the tour before, but it was still cool to see and to hear the stories I had since forgotten. The weather was gorgeous and the views from the island back to the city were beautiful. After the tour we had dinner at a restaurant right on the water and ate as we watched the sun set behind the golden gate bridge. It was very romantic. . . :) I'm so lucky to have a boss that I really do get along with. We have become great friends over the years (I worked with her before at another company, so I've known her about 4 years now) and so far we have been getting along really well on this adventure.
After dinner we came back to the hotel and I was ready to crash. However, our friend Tony lives here in the city and invited me out to have a drink with him. I decided I just couldn't resist checking out a little more of the city, so I ventured out-- and I was so glad I did. Tony, Michael (Tony's friend), and I had a great time talking and laughing at this cute little place by Tony's house. I even tried a new drink! Don't ask me what it was called, though it did involve egg whites.
Hanging out with the boys gave me a twinge of wanting to move to a different place and experience some new things. I wish Mike and I had the flexibility to be able to pick up and move, but then when I think of all our ties and I realize that's just not a possibility for us. We both have jobs that we really shouldn't leave, we have so much stuff we'd have to store/move, and we have a house that's just not sellable in this market. Still, I feel like the world keeps moving forward without me and that the glamourous life is somewhere else. I guess what I really need, though, is to just stop buying into the myth of the grass being greener on the other side.
Today Misti and I had breakfast in the hotel and then worked our booth. It was a pretty good time. I got a ton of freebies from the other exhibitors, so that was a bonus. I even got one of those cool aluminum water bottles. The guys sitting around us were pretty cool, too, and in our downtime we had fun joking around with them. Lunch was amazing. They had 5 different food stations and in the center was a chocolate and waffle station. I swear I'm bound to gain at least 10 pounds on this trip!
So, now I am trying to keep my eyes open just a little bit longer (staying out until 2 on a work night was just not one of my best ideas), and waiting to go to dinner with Tony this evening. I'm so anxious to get outside! It's so beautiful and people are out and about. Looks like fun!! I'm sure my energy will perk up once I get going.
Anyway, I hope you are all doing well that that your grass is plenty green where you are. Talk to you soon!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Ah, Voting
THE POLITICAL VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS BLOG ARE SOLEY THOSE OF THE AUTHOR/SPEAKER AND DO NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSEHOLD.
From Mike: So, is anyone else torn between the two major presidential candidates this year? Sometimes I wish I was not unaffiliated so I could just vote straight ticket and be done with it.
Kelly and I received our mail ballots on Tuesday, so I was mulling over everything I’ve heard Senators Obama and McCain say during this seemingly endless election season and discovered that I agree with aspects of both party’s policies. I honestly have no idea who to vote for! I agree with McCain on the economy, abortion, gay marriage, and the power of the federal government, but I agree with Obama on the Global War on Terror, immigration, the environment, and that Governor Palin was the wrong choice. Also, I agree with McCain on healthcare reform, but I agree with Obama on the elimination of preexisting conditions. Not to mention the fact that Kelly would probably divorce me if I didn’t vote for Obama. Seriously, I think my brain has exploded trying to weigh the two candidates. Who would’ve thought that voting could be this difficult?? I mean, it’s not like I’m electing the leader of the free world or anything…
Okay, enough about that. Let’s move on to more important matters: Halloween. Kelly has decided to be a bee for Halloween. Initially, I was going to be a beekeeper, but then Kelly suggested that I be honey…hehe, nice double meaning, right? Yeah, well, that idea got scratched because Kelly later decided that it was too cutesy. So it’s back to being a beekeeper. Maybe I’ll put fake blood on my suit and be a dead beekeeper, because being a regular one just reminds me of myself in high school…minus the braces and the saxophone.
I like Halloween, and not just for the candy (even though last year someone told me that I was too old to trick-or-treat), but also for the pumpkin carving! Our friend Beth is having her annual pumpkin carving party where we all go out to the pumpkin patch to find that special orange globe of jack-o-lantern goodness and attempt to show off our artistic skills, or lack thereof. I’m glad the party is going to be a held a little closer to Halloween this year, because last year the trick-or-treaters that came to my house were greeted by a smelly rotten pile of mushy orange skin with an unintelligible pattern carved into the front of it. Although I was the only house whose pumpkin did not end up smashed in the middle of the street the next morning…
Kelly is leaving on a business trip to San Francisco this weekend and won’t be back until Wednesday. Although I am jealous that she’s going, it means that I can do pretty much whatever I want while she’s gone! I fully intend on temporarily reverting back to bachelorhood as I fill the weekend full of video games, football, and unhealthy eating. Kelly, being the wonderful, nurturing wife that she is, reminded me that there are carrots, celery, bananas, fish, chicken, salad, and healthy leftovers in the fridge, and that I have no excuse to eat pizza the whole time. Haha, it’s amazing how well she knows me. As much as she may not believe me when I say it, I am going to miss her SO much!!
That’s all I can stand to write now, so until next time! I hope you’re all having a great week!
From Mike: So, is anyone else torn between the two major presidential candidates this year? Sometimes I wish I was not unaffiliated so I could just vote straight ticket and be done with it.
Kelly and I received our mail ballots on Tuesday, so I was mulling over everything I’ve heard Senators Obama and McCain say during this seemingly endless election season and discovered that I agree with aspects of both party’s policies. I honestly have no idea who to vote for! I agree with McCain on the economy, abortion, gay marriage, and the power of the federal government, but I agree with Obama on the Global War on Terror, immigration, the environment, and that Governor Palin was the wrong choice. Also, I agree with McCain on healthcare reform, but I agree with Obama on the elimination of preexisting conditions. Not to mention the fact that Kelly would probably divorce me if I didn’t vote for Obama. Seriously, I think my brain has exploded trying to weigh the two candidates. Who would’ve thought that voting could be this difficult?? I mean, it’s not like I’m electing the leader of the free world or anything…
Okay, enough about that. Let’s move on to more important matters: Halloween. Kelly has decided to be a bee for Halloween. Initially, I was going to be a beekeeper, but then Kelly suggested that I be honey…hehe, nice double meaning, right? Yeah, well, that idea got scratched because Kelly later decided that it was too cutesy. So it’s back to being a beekeeper. Maybe I’ll put fake blood on my suit and be a dead beekeeper, because being a regular one just reminds me of myself in high school…minus the braces and the saxophone.
I like Halloween, and not just for the candy (even though last year someone told me that I was too old to trick-or-treat), but also for the pumpkin carving! Our friend Beth is having her annual pumpkin carving party where we all go out to the pumpkin patch to find that special orange globe of jack-o-lantern goodness and attempt to show off our artistic skills, or lack thereof. I’m glad the party is going to be a held a little closer to Halloween this year, because last year the trick-or-treaters that came to my house were greeted by a smelly rotten pile of mushy orange skin with an unintelligible pattern carved into the front of it. Although I was the only house whose pumpkin did not end up smashed in the middle of the street the next morning…
Kelly is leaving on a business trip to San Francisco this weekend and won’t be back until Wednesday. Although I am jealous that she’s going, it means that I can do pretty much whatever I want while she’s gone! I fully intend on temporarily reverting back to bachelorhood as I fill the weekend full of video games, football, and unhealthy eating. Kelly, being the wonderful, nurturing wife that she is, reminded me that there are carrots, celery, bananas, fish, chicken, salad, and healthy leftovers in the fridge, and that I have no excuse to eat pizza the whole time. Haha, it’s amazing how well she knows me. As much as she may not believe me when I say it, I am going to miss her SO much!!
That’s all I can stand to write now, so until next time! I hope you’re all having a great week!
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