School has officially started. My boys soccer season has officially started. It's time to start stockpiling the sleep.
I love this time of year. Though I hate that summer is ending, the weather actually gets better in the Bay Area around this time. I love that my boys are excited about school. I love the sound their new school pants make when they walk even if its not exactly that "corduroy" sound I grew up making. I love that for about 2 months, they do their homework without having to strap them down in a chair. I love that my boys play soccer and are actually starting to understand the game and the way to play it. I love going to their games though I am exhausted at the end of each one because they can be so exciting. I never thought I would yell at a referree like I do. I think I have turned into my mom in this regard! I love coaching my son and seeing him develop both as a player and as a person. The once shy, quiet boy is now a funny, likes some attention kind of kid. I like to think that some of that is my doing...yeah, I'm going to run with it.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Four Letter Words
Golf. Love. Life.
These probably aren't the words you think of when someone says "four-lettered" words but I think these fit with the others on occassion.
Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy all three but they all can drive you nuts and make you scream.
Played golf yesterday for work (another four lettered word mind you), and had a great time overall but golf is the great humbler. Shots you think you can make get sprayed onto other fairways. Putts, roll right by the hole or stop just inches short, ARGH. It's enough to want to make me take up tennis instead! But then, just when you think you have had enough, you sink a 22 footer from the fringe to save par and stay tied! Move over Tiger!
Love and Life are the same way.
I have a friend that is going through a divorce and it hasn't been easy for her. She's a great person, deserves the best, yada-yada. I hope that she realizes, or I can help her see, that just when you think you have something down, that you think you understand how to make it work, is usually when you get tested. It's not that you can't do it anymore, or you forgot, rather its that if it were too easy, you wouldn't appreciate just how hard it really is. That you have actually succeeded for awhile now, have done quite well and life is just catching up a bit.
I hope I don't sound like Dr. Phil and I am by no means an expert, but that's how I see it. Love and life are not games by any stretch but there is no reason why we can't enjoy them. We just cant let those things keep us down.
These probably aren't the words you think of when someone says "four-lettered" words but I think these fit with the others on occassion.
Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy all three but they all can drive you nuts and make you scream.
Played golf yesterday for work (another four lettered word mind you), and had a great time overall but golf is the great humbler. Shots you think you can make get sprayed onto other fairways. Putts, roll right by the hole or stop just inches short, ARGH. It's enough to want to make me take up tennis instead! But then, just when you think you have had enough, you sink a 22 footer from the fringe to save par and stay tied! Move over Tiger!
Love and Life are the same way.
I have a friend that is going through a divorce and it hasn't been easy for her. She's a great person, deserves the best, yada-yada. I hope that she realizes, or I can help her see, that just when you think you have something down, that you think you understand how to make it work, is usually when you get tested. It's not that you can't do it anymore, or you forgot, rather its that if it were too easy, you wouldn't appreciate just how hard it really is. That you have actually succeeded for awhile now, have done quite well and life is just catching up a bit.
I hope I don't sound like Dr. Phil and I am by no means an expert, but that's how I see it. Love and life are not games by any stretch but there is no reason why we can't enjoy them. We just cant let those things keep us down.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Back to the Grind
Ever take a vacation, have a great time then get back to work and wonder if it was all worth it?
Yup, thats where I am at today. The sad part is that I had this feeling the last time I went on vacation.
WTF?!
Is this a sign that I am not in the right place?
I guess the question I should be asking is, is it the same everywhere?
Can someone shed some light on this for me?
Yup, thats where I am at today. The sad part is that I had this feeling the last time I went on vacation.
WTF?!
Is this a sign that I am not in the right place?
I guess the question I should be asking is, is it the same everywhere?
Can someone shed some light on this for me?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Vacation
Im sitting at the counter in the kitchen of our rental house in Lake Tahoe. I love this place. Tahoe must be one of the most beautiful places in the world. I am about 10 minutes from the hustle of the casinos yet it feels like I am miles in my own little place in the world...I guess, in a way, its true. I look out across the deck and I see trees, mountains and the sky is a clear blue. Its going to be a great day.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Fans for Life
Took my two boys and my godson to the Giants game last night. A coworker of mine gave me his tickets in the 6th row on the third baseline. I decided to get there really early so that my boys could watch batting practice with the hope being that they could see the players up close from our seats. Well, not only did the boys get to see the players hanging out, my oldest boy Alejandro, got a baseball from Brian Wilson, the Giants closer.
Wow! My boys are more fans than Carlos, their cousin and my godson, and they have seen Brian Wilson on TV many times as I watch almost everygame but I think Carlos now may have some interest in my beloved Gigantes. Also, I am pretty sure that Alejandro is now a lifetime fan of both baseball and Brian Wilson....heck, I kind of like the guy a little more now too!
Xavier, my youngest, is still an A's fan. I am hoping he grows out of it.
Wow! My boys are more fans than Carlos, their cousin and my godson, and they have seen Brian Wilson on TV many times as I watch almost everygame but I think Carlos now may have some interest in my beloved Gigantes. Also, I am pretty sure that Alejandro is now a lifetime fan of both baseball and Brian Wilson....heck, I kind of like the guy a little more now too!
Xavier, my youngest, is still an A's fan. I am hoping he grows out of it.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Paint, Tequila and a Midnight Drive
Its Monday morning and despite a couple of long days this weekend, I'm feeling pretty good. I spent the weekend at my mom's painting the inside of her house. Marna (my wife) my two boys Alejandro and Xaiver and our good friend Bridget, all got our hands dirty and painted. I have to say, my boys did great. The had a good time, didnt complain and we accomplished what we set out to do. Great job boys!
I also need to thank Bridget. Bridget is a friend that started off as a coworker. She has met my mom a couple of times but by no means should she be painting my mom's house. Where was she on Saturday and Sunday? Painting my mom's house! The deal was we get friends to help paint, and my mom would feed them some excellent Mexican food. The plan went as designed and I think my mom and Bridget each found a new drinking partner in each other as a bonus. Bridget, thinking my mom wouldnt do it, told my mom that she would have as many shots of tequila as my mom did! Five shots later, Bridget had learned to keep her mouth shut around my mom! It was a great way to end the weekend....though my mom was trying to persuade Bridget to come to Lake Tahoe with us next week for more fun!
So I am sitting at home last night, getting ready for the week and my cell phone rings. It's my friend Tanman, who I think is still overseas. I answer the phone and I get hit with a favor request - I am at the airport, can you drive me home? Ah, but here is the catch....Tanman lives 1 hr away from me! Its after 9 pm, closer to 10 really and I am beat. The next thing I know, I am driving to Boulder Creek. Some would say I am a good friend and that may be true but aside from Tanman being one of the few friends I would do this for, the real reason I drove him home was because of Bridget. Bridget was a friend to me and my family this weekend. There is no way we would have finished painting without her help. How big of a hypocrite would I have been had I told him no after she so willingly helped us?
Sometimes the opportunity to keep a string of kindness going comes at inconvenient times. We must make sure that we seize those opportunities whenever possible.
I also need to thank Bridget. Bridget is a friend that started off as a coworker. She has met my mom a couple of times but by no means should she be painting my mom's house. Where was she on Saturday and Sunday? Painting my mom's house! The deal was we get friends to help paint, and my mom would feed them some excellent Mexican food. The plan went as designed and I think my mom and Bridget each found a new drinking partner in each other as a bonus. Bridget, thinking my mom wouldnt do it, told my mom that she would have as many shots of tequila as my mom did! Five shots later, Bridget had learned to keep her mouth shut around my mom! It was a great way to end the weekend....though my mom was trying to persuade Bridget to come to Lake Tahoe with us next week for more fun!
So I am sitting at home last night, getting ready for the week and my cell phone rings. It's my friend Tanman, who I think is still overseas. I answer the phone and I get hit with a favor request - I am at the airport, can you drive me home? Ah, but here is the catch....Tanman lives 1 hr away from me! Its after 9 pm, closer to 10 really and I am beat. The next thing I know, I am driving to Boulder Creek. Some would say I am a good friend and that may be true but aside from Tanman being one of the few friends I would do this for, the real reason I drove him home was because of Bridget. Bridget was a friend to me and my family this weekend. There is no way we would have finished painting without her help. How big of a hypocrite would I have been had I told him no after she so willingly helped us?
Sometimes the opportunity to keep a string of kindness going comes at inconvenient times. We must make sure that we seize those opportunities whenever possible.
Friday, August 1, 2008
The First Day of the Rest of My Life
Well, here I go. I have always been fascinated by the blogging "concept" but I never quite understood it until I started reading a friend's blog. What I thought was a tool for shameless self-promotion is really just a cool, effective way to keep friends/family in the loop! With all the technology in todays world, the world is shrinking but for some reason, it seems I see some friends less.
So, this is going to be my attempt to keep people updated. The beauty of it is, if you don't want to know, don't read it. I wont know if you read it unless you post a comment or tell me about it someday...and that's cool. You can even read it and not tell me, it will be your little secret.
As you can see, Im pretty new to this. What more can I say? What more am I "supposed" to say?
Today is August 1 and I am wondering where the summer went.
Wait, do I get a summer anymore?
So, this is going to be my attempt to keep people updated. The beauty of it is, if you don't want to know, don't read it. I wont know if you read it unless you post a comment or tell me about it someday...and that's cool. You can even read it and not tell me, it will be your little secret.
As you can see, Im pretty new to this. What more can I say? What more am I "supposed" to say?
Today is August 1 and I am wondering where the summer went.
Wait, do I get a summer anymore?
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