Archive for the ‘family’ Category

…to the person who helped mold me

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

i don't have a lot of money. so i can't buy you the expensive gifts that i know you deserve. but today, in whatever small ways that i can... i want you to know that i appreciate you, for helping me become the man i am today. happy mothers day, mom.

…positive post tuesday

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

*note - this series started from brody harper. basically, the idea is for us bloggers to write a post every tuesday building someone up. click here for more details on how it started. what better person to write about in my inaguraul "positive post tuesday" than the woman who makes me ...

…going to be a hectic few days

Friday, April 25th, 2008

if you pay attention to my twitter-feed, you'll already know what i'm about to share. at approximately 3am this (friday) morning, april 25th, my grandmother on my mom's side passed away. it did not come as too much of a surprise, as the night before she was transferred from a hospital ...

…i’m a big pansy (a confessional)

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

i still have nightmares, regularly. i hate it. it was easier as a kid, i dreamed about godzilla and dracula coming and torturing me. i dreamed about monsters and terminator killing my parents. why was this easier, you may be asking... because now i dream about loss. loneliness, death, depression. my childhood ...

…a cure for the common cold

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

anyone know one? my wife came home from work last night at about 6pm. my dad and i were working in the bathroom laying some tile, and she comes in and says "i think i'm getting sick." up until this point, i felt perfectly healthy. i even told her "stay away ...

…saturday mind dump

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

a lot on my mind tonight. driving home from work, i was contemplating any one of three things (or more) to blog about when i got home. i couldn't really decide on just one, and since i'm not the kind of guy to write a whole bunch of drafts in ...

…the skinny on the home

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

i'm going to just do this here. i understand that there are a few of you who'll undoubtedly want to give me your opinions in person, and that's all well and good... but maybe i can shoot down some issues by taking a pro-active approach. ryanne and i are in the ...

…merry christmas to me!

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

today, ryanne got me a couple christmas presents that i wasn't expecting. we're in a particularly rough patch, but some things were made available (mainly through returns, ha!) that made it possible. either way, i'm the proud new owner of the bourne collection, as well as burning crusade... w00t! also, you ...

…restoring christmas

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

i've been thinking a lot about christmas lately. obviously, i have my reasons; it's my job, i have a lot of responsibility at christmas-time, figuring out how to afford christmas presents for everyone, ecstatic that i was at least able to get my wife something for christmas for the first ...

…a tale of two thanksgivings

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

ryanne and i have the distinct advantage of being a part of two very fun, and different in their own ways, families. on the holidays, we make the trip to two different locations to celebrate with both sides of the family. really, the "style" of family meal couldn't be more different. ...