Category Archives: family

…a tale of two thanksgivings

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. i’m not talking about the [...]

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…today is the greatest, day i’ve ever known

well, not really… but i assure you it was a good, if not great day.
ryanne and i both had the day off, so we spent it together. sadly, we don’t get to do that often. it was my fabulous idea to go apple picking this morning, unfortunately the season ended last week… this was very [...]

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…thursday morning mind dump

i really, really dislike mornings
the rockies looked like a joke last night against the red sox
i feel horribly sheltered living in northwest ohio, praying for the fire victims
our friends leah & jay are leaving soon, i will miss them… but not half as much as ryanne will
why did i stay up so late last night?
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…back to the grind

When Ryanne and I first got married, she was working full-time and going to school full-time, while I was working three different jobs. As you can imagine, we rarely saw each other during this portion of our life.
Sure, it was a trying time, but I think we made the right decision to get married then [...]

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…my sprint mogul, day one

I purchased the Sprint Mogul phone yesterday. That should come as no surprise, as I have been talking about it here for a few days. It’s a great little phone. I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface of what it’s capable of, and I’m already impressed. Having SlingPlayer installed on it and hooked up [...]

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…goodbye/hello car payments!

Today started off pretty good. We went to 5/3 Bank to pay off our car in the morning. Can you tell by the picture how happy Ryanne was?

…yeah, me neither.
Then it was off to purchase a new (used) car. We’ve been living with only one car between the two of us for nearly two years [...]

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…back on track

It’s been a rough few weeks in regards to my weight loss journey.
I’ve found a billion excuses why I should eat that cookie, not count those calories, not exercise. Granted, there have been some mitigating circumstances; birthdays, lack of internet, no wife to keep me motivated… so on so forth. In the end though, none [...]

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…some pics from alaska

Here are a few photos I really liked from Ryanne’s trip to Alaska. Click on the thumbnail for a full view.

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