I'm just saying

So, I'm going to go ahead and share a post I was sent last night from a friend of mine.  She told me that when she read it, she immediately thought of me.  And for that, I'm very flattered...

We need to teach our daughters to distinguish between a man who flatters her - and a man who compliments her. A man who spends money on her - and a man who invests in her. A man who views her as property - and a man who views her properly. A man who lusts after her - and a man who loves her. A man who believes he is God's gift to women - and a man who remembers a woman was God's gift to man...And make sure our boys become that kind of a man. Value yourselves girls/ladies.......you are SO worth it!

Now, with that all being said, all I can say is thank you.  Thank you for noticing and thank you to my parents for teaching me the correct way to treat people.  And a sincere thank you to my father for being my role model.

Had to share this pic, something about it is just really sexy to me.

Best response ever...

Rarely will you hear me brag.  Well, seriously brag that is.  I joke about some stuff with a high level of swagger pretty much daily.  But I asked a semi-serious question the other day, and got a very sincere response which kinda made my day.  I'll share it just this once....

Well, i like you for everything that you are. I like you for the way you make me feel. For the way you always express what you're feeling - good or bad. For the good communication we have. For the way you make me laugh when i don't even wanna smile. For your green eyes :-P For the fact that you're going to always try hard to keep us happy. For the way you wake up with every intention of making that day better than the last. For the way you always try to be a better person. For the way you handle situations. For the confidence i feel that you're going to be honest, no matter what the case......


That right there will warm your little black heart!!

It's been a hot minute...

So, it's been a hot minute since I've posted on here. The reasoning is because everything has been going really well. It's also been busy already so it's been hard to sit down and keep the thoughts going. Here's a recap.

I've been watching the girls a lot lately. It's been pretty damn fun. They may argue but most of the time they're well behaved and we manage to have some fun before bed time.

We've been to the beach a few times already this year. Now that the weather is staying about perfect, I hope to go more before it just gets too hot. Nothing wrong with girls in bikinis to say the least.

John's bachelor party in town was a ton of fun. And a very late night. Can't shed the details on here since this is mostly PG. Though I will say the strippers didn't hit him with the belts nearly as hard as we wanted.

The Johniffer wedding was just the other day. It was a damn beautiful day and it seemed like everyone had a blast. I know I had a ton of fun and felt honored to be a part of it. And again, a HEAVY drinking day. All of them back to back lately hasn't helped the weight loss at all. Time to really buckle down again.

I've been making new friends lately which is always good. Though I've had to kick a few people out of my life about the same time because I can't handle them anymore. In recent months I've been really happy. A couple of crappy days here and there but really very happy. I just can't handle people's crap anymore. I work hard to clean up my own stuff, I'm so very tired of hearing people spew the same crap over and over again. Oh well, as always it's their loss.

And on top of the new friends I've been getting closer with a couple of old ones. Not old in years, we're all about the same age. But I've known them for a long while and never imagined any of us would be getting closer like we have.

So, that's the quick recap. I'll try to fill you in more later. Time for some fun though.

Welcome Fall!!!

I'm sure the timing on this one is going to seem a bit odd, given the fact that it's warm and muggy today.  But I for one am really excited that Fall is starting to make an appearance.  It's my favorite season.  I love living in jeans and a sweatshirt.  It's the one thing I miss about living up north.  Apple picking was always a giant production, and a little bit of a pain in the ass, but still totally worth it.  There's not much better than warm apple crisp and vanilla ice cream on a fall day.  And the change in seasons is one of the things I think I'm missing out on.  I'm never going to be a tourist and go back for the "leaf peeping" and all that crap.  But maybe next year, if I do head back up, I head to Maine in the fall instead of mud season like I have in the past.  So welcome Fall!  I've missed you.  And thanks for bringing back football season too!

Nothing like wishing you had something to say.

Things are a little slow right now, so I'm going to take this opportunity to just start rambling.  Things have been going pretty well in recent weeks.  There has been some drama, but that's all behind me now.  I do feel like I'm doing a better job of focusing on the positive stuff and dumping the negative stuff as quickly as it shows up.  It's football season, something I've been waiting for since the last day of last season.  There really isn't anything like all of us getting together pretty much every Saturday for the games.  With 3 tv's going, and the booze flowing, hilarity almost always ensue.  Thought the vibe this year is a little different.  Last season the ladies were pregnant.  This season, there are kids everywhere.  It's changed the tone a bit, but it's still a great way to kill pretty much an entire day.

Ok, that managed to kill just a couple of minutes.  I'm going to go get some actual work done real quick then come back to it.  Maybe then I'll actually have something to say.

Not quite to plan

There's just something to be said about walking up to the fork in the road and intentionally choosing the harder path.  I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I could clearly see both ends of the fork.  I had an idea as to where each path would lead me, but the bends in the road make it harder to be sure.  So, I took the road that led to the destination I want to arrive at.  I know for a fact this road is way more difficult.  But the "what if I didn't ever try" factor was just too damn high to pass up.  The potential reward is so worth the trip.  I've taken a couple of bumps so far.  Nothing too severe, no broken bones yet.  But there's this feeling that when you choose the path, you also choose how the road goes.  At least with me there was.  Like, I knew how hard it would be, but it's all OK.  It's on my terms.  It's my version of manageable.  But then life turns around as you get complacent and lets you know that it's never on your terms.  So, with a new bruise I pick myself up, dust myself off and get back on the path.  Cause I think I can almost see the end.  And it's a better ending than I originally pictured.