Friday, June 29, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Pain, Strains and Gain
I do have some goodness in my heart and some heaviness as well tonight! Had a fun evenng celebrating a young lady's 20th birthday dinner at their home, it was nice and we had a great meal and some good laughs. Tomorrow brings us a dinner date with Brad"happy in my heart" Holland in the Valley for Pizza and some reminiscing about the good old days of riding motorcycles fast and playing even harder, this will be a great meet with our friend! Really miss the guy and look so forward to sharing the night with many many good thoughts and laughs. Now the sadness part comes from TY and Mandy, still trying to find their way as a young married couple with a young baby, this will take time but in the meantime will drive me nuts as they continue to miss the plot and lose their way amongst the rational thinking people around them. This does worry me and Aubrey has no choice in the matter , so I sit back and wait to spring into action at a moments notice if need be, I'm hoping and praying that need never comes to fruition. So I wait and worry and think about my baby and her fate with parents that don't quite get it ...yet! So i send off this evening with a sad story reading sports illustrated story on Junior SEau suicide in May and then try to get some sleep for tomorrows workday.... Good Fricking Night
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Another Great Day in the Life
Spent a very productive day with Terria and evening with my family and my adorable grand baby Aubrey. A very casual Saturday for us , a trip to the gym in the morning, a breakfast date with my wife Terria and a visit to see my mom after a quick visit to to see Aubrey for about 30 minutes prior to the visit with mom. The visit with my mom was good and prompted me to go to the gym again for round 2 and a trip to the pool for a cool down and a 30 minute session in the water. All went well and headed home to get ready for a dinner date with Terria, April, Tim and brother Richard in Simi at the Elephant bar. Upon arriving home from the pool Terria informs me that we are having a guest joining us for dinner and was on her way as we were speaking of it. Mandy was bringing the baby over for us to babysit while she went to the airport to pick up her mother from the airport, I was very happy to hear the great news, showered and awaited her arrival. We loaded her in the car and headed East towards Simi for dinner and time with the family. we drove ,we ate, we came home and relaxed with the baby and had a great time of it.Talking to an yet unresponsive 4 1/2 month old baby,well as much response as you get from a newborn anyway,it is a real test of whatever it is a test of, a test of too much cuteness or something that just makes you melt with love and admiration for one of Gods great creations. Aubrey thinks Grandpa is funny because she always laughs at my ridiculous thoughts and songs that prompt that what the hell are you thinking look from her each and every time I start singing my jibberish to her. I have more pictures in my phone of Aubrey than I can even count, videos and all the Phones library is consumed with Aubrey as is Terria's phone!
So it was an amazing day and we spent the day with doing good things with wonderful people and truly enjoying another amazing sunny day in the Nard. Tomorrow is another question all together, don't have clue one as to what we will do tomorrow? Maybe a road trip after the gym in the morning we shall see. I was able to convince Terria that we drive to Dallas,Austin and Houston next month instead of fly, I love driving and the price of flying is out of hand and won't have to rent a car this way, so the money we save can go to buying gifts and stuff from the trip. Terria and her Josh Hamilton we will try to catch 3-4 Rangers games in Arlington and for me the trip to Dallas will allow me the chance to visit JFK's assassination spot of Dealey Plaza, being a history buff and a reader of historical books and non fiction makes this trip even more important for me from an historical and intrigue point of view . We will actually be going to Austin to see the great "u of Texas" and to enjoy that really cool city from what I hear and have read about. THen head south east to Houston to capture the great Astrodome in all its grandeur and historical greatness, hope I" can get in and take a peek! We will then head to Dallas and downtown for my historical look at Kennedy's death place and then head to the suburbs and catch some Rangers games in the hot Texas July Heat , which will be a test of fortitude if not balls of steel to try to beat the heat in Texas in the summertime...good luck with that project right? Hoping Terria gets cleared from her Achilles strain and that the leg will be healed for the most part and get the boot off the foot for a more comfortable stride and coolness! So that's the plan for now and truly enjoying the first parts of summer so far, Terria off from teaching for another 2 months so we have options her, a great place to be for sure... Great Times!
So it was an amazing day and we spent the day with doing good things with wonderful people and truly enjoying another amazing sunny day in the Nard. Tomorrow is another question all together, don't have clue one as to what we will do tomorrow? Maybe a road trip after the gym in the morning we shall see. I was able to convince Terria that we drive to Dallas,Austin and Houston next month instead of fly, I love driving and the price of flying is out of hand and won't have to rent a car this way, so the money we save can go to buying gifts and stuff from the trip. Terria and her Josh Hamilton we will try to catch 3-4 Rangers games in Arlington and for me the trip to Dallas will allow me the chance to visit JFK's assassination spot of Dealey Plaza, being a history buff and a reader of historical books and non fiction makes this trip even more important for me from an historical and intrigue point of view . We will actually be going to Austin to see the great "u of Texas" and to enjoy that really cool city from what I hear and have read about. THen head south east to Houston to capture the great Astrodome in all its grandeur and historical greatness, hope I" can get in and take a peek! We will then head to Dallas and downtown for my historical look at Kennedy's death place and then head to the suburbs and catch some Rangers games in the hot Texas July Heat , which will be a test of fortitude if not balls of steel to try to beat the heat in Texas in the summertime...good luck with that project right? Hoping Terria gets cleared from her Achilles strain and that the leg will be healed for the most part and get the boot off the foot for a more comfortable stride and coolness! So that's the plan for now and truly enjoying the first parts of summer so far, Terria off from teaching for another 2 months so we have options her, a great place to be for sure... Great Times!
Friday, June 22, 2012
Maybe Texas
The week is nearly over and feeling a little tired right now, back from a late night in San diego last night and a Padre /Ranger game with Terria so she, we could watch Josh Hamilton do his thing. A very nice drive to the ballpark in the gaslamp district and made good time for the 335 pm start time. The game was over at 630 and we headed homeward around 7 and hit very little traffic on the way home. Stopped off in San Juan Capistrano for dinner and made it home around 1130 pm and then shut it down for the night. Terria is off from school as of last Friday and look forward to a carefree travel filled summer and just overall good times with my wife.
Trying to convince Terria to drive to Dallas and Austin, even Houston on the way to Arlington to watch more Rangers games and spend some quality time watching and exploring baseball and the state of Texas. Actually really want to visit Dealey Plaza and see that historical site along with the games and the Astrodome in Houston. Ready for a good weekend, can't really say whats on the docket but whatever it is ,it aint working ! Tired tonight , Terria just got home from a Chumash trip with her sister and won $212 at the nickel slots! Along with a Kenny Loggins concert had a great day and evening with her big sister!! So off to bed here in a few and ready for a Friday work shift of easiness, trying to wake up in 6 hours might not be so easy though. Good Night, Great Times!
Trying to convince Terria to drive to Dallas and Austin, even Houston on the way to Arlington to watch more Rangers games and spend some quality time watching and exploring baseball and the state of Texas. Actually really want to visit Dealey Plaza and see that historical site along with the games and the Astrodome in Houston. Ready for a good weekend, can't really say whats on the docket but whatever it is ,it aint working ! Tired tonight , Terria just got home from a Chumash trip with her sister and won $212 at the nickel slots! Along with a Kenny Loggins concert had a great day and evening with her big sister!! So off to bed here in a few and ready for a Friday work shift of easiness, trying to wake up in 6 hours might not be so easy though. Good Night, Great Times!
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Ray Stevens - "Everything Is Beautiful" (1970)
As I held my grand daughter Aubrey this evening, feeding her and watching her fall asleep in my arms I could only think of this song and feel good about life and living in a world where such a beautiful creation can be held by a mere mortal such as myself and grandma. I am so blessed to hold this precious baby in my arms and I swell with pride and how awesome it is to be alive and well in the world where she lives....AMAZING!
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