I'm back, back to work so my time is very limited. A few interesting takeaways from Christmas:
1. Everybody knows 2 year olds love the boxes their toys come in at Christmas, but I bet you didn't know they like getting toothpaste way better. Yes, you got it, of all the toys my 2 year old got, he liked the toothpaste the best. More than Bob the Builder, Buzz Light Year, and Sheriff Woody combined.
2. Never let a 2 year old come close to sniffing a scented Yankee Candle, we'll just leave it at that
3. Christmas is way better as Santa
4. Homemade ginger bread houses, how did I ever live without you?,
5. The beach is just as fun and relaxing in the winter as summer, just have to be open to it being different. I guess that could be a rule for most things.
That's all I have, did I say, don't worry, things will take care of themselves. Peace!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Back to Work- No Worries
Ahhh, 4:15 Wake Up
That’s right, I have to wake up at 4:15 AM tomorrow. Back to work. Don’t get me wrong, I like my job, I enjoy the people I work with, and even look forward to the things I get to do, but I love being with my family. I took Christmas Eve and New Years Eve off this year, my plan was to save my vacation for the summer. Now I am thinking I definitely need more time next year around Christmas/New Years.
So, what’s this blog about. Nothing really, it’s really just some of my experiences.
For instance:
Chinese Food on New Years eve is way overrated. Everything we got last night was cold. Lesson learned, Chinese Food is good (not healthy) every other day of the year except New Years Eve. On New Years it is cold and kind of old. We would have been better off going to McDonalds.
New Years resolutions, not going to try and lose weight because by trying I usually fail, so if I don’t try maybe I will lose. Although, the 4 Cokes, the turkey club, 3 cupcakes, 3 glasses of OJ and 4 peices of cinnamon bread, roast beef, mashed potatoes and 3 pieces of bread I had today probably aren’t helping. Here’s to another year of trying to stay below 230 when I should 50 pounds lighter.
Television is great right now, although Breaking Bad doesn’t come back until the Summer. I love Revenge and Revolution. Also, Hulu, Hulu + and Netflix have cut my cable bill by half. You don’t need a DVR anymore with Hulu, which is great. I watch them on my Apple TV, Roku, and Vizio Smart TV. I would have said the Ruku was the best until I bought the Vizio. Having internet built into a TV is amazing. Both the Ruku and the Vizio are better than Apple because they have Amazon, which is way cheaper than ITunes to rent and buy movies. The Vizio is awesome because it has apps from Yahoo, you can pull the weather up while watching TV, check out financials stuff, and Netflix, Hulu and tons of other awesome sites are built right in. It was definitely the best buy we made in 2012. We got a 40 inch at Costco for $450.00. Costco by the way, and most people know this, is the greatest store on earth. The greatest in the cloud is Amazon. So enough of this unpaid advertisement. If you have $450 buy a Vizio, if not pay $50 and get the Roku. You’ll thank me later.
So this is random, but 2013 is going to be a great year. I know a lot of people talking about the markets and how the fiscal cliff and debt ceiling are going to screw them up. To me it is perfect time to buy, and I don’t think they will get that screwed up. So don’t worry. Peace
That’s right, I have to wake up at 4:15 AM tomorrow. Back to work. Don’t get me wrong, I like my job, I enjoy the people I work with, and even look forward to the things I get to do, but I love being with my family. I took Christmas Eve and New Years Eve off this year, my plan was to save my vacation for the summer. Now I am thinking I definitely need more time next year around Christmas/New Years.
So, what’s this blog about. Nothing really, it’s really just some of my experiences.
For instance:
Chinese Food on New Years eve is way overrated. Everything we got last night was cold. Lesson learned, Chinese Food is good (not healthy) every other day of the year except New Years Eve. On New Years it is cold and kind of old. We would have been better off going to McDonalds.
New Years resolutions, not going to try and lose weight because by trying I usually fail, so if I don’t try maybe I will lose. Although, the 4 Cokes, the turkey club, 3 cupcakes, 3 glasses of OJ and 4 peices of cinnamon bread, roast beef, mashed potatoes and 3 pieces of bread I had today probably aren’t helping. Here’s to another year of trying to stay below 230 when I should 50 pounds lighter.
Television is great right now, although Breaking Bad doesn’t come back until the Summer. I love Revenge and Revolution. Also, Hulu, Hulu + and Netflix have cut my cable bill by half. You don’t need a DVR anymore with Hulu, which is great. I watch them on my Apple TV, Roku, and Vizio Smart TV. I would have said the Ruku was the best until I bought the Vizio. Having internet built into a TV is amazing. Both the Ruku and the Vizio are better than Apple because they have Amazon, which is way cheaper than ITunes to rent and buy movies. The Vizio is awesome because it has apps from Yahoo, you can pull the weather up while watching TV, check out financials stuff, and Netflix, Hulu and tons of other awesome sites are built right in. It was definitely the best buy we made in 2012. We got a 40 inch at Costco for $450.00. Costco by the way, and most people know this, is the greatest store on earth. The greatest in the cloud is Amazon. So enough of this unpaid advertisement. If you have $450 buy a Vizio, if not pay $50 and get the Roku. You’ll thank me later.
So this is random, but 2013 is going to be a great year. I know a lot of people talking about the markets and how the fiscal cliff and debt ceiling are going to screw them up. To me it is perfect time to buy, and I don’t think they will get that screwed up. So don’t worry. Peace
Teetering on the Edge - No worries
Where’s mommy, where’s mommy?” and my day begins. My 2 year old broken record begging for his mother. His mommy, his mommy, who had been up all night taking care of "the screaming one," our 4 month year old, was asleep and would kill me if he woke her. So to get him to stop, I tickle him until his laughter is hysterical. Then I tell him, every time he asks he'll be tickled. So what happens, for the rest of the day he asks me “where’s mommy,” just to play and laugh hysterically. He's incredible!
Being a dad is pretty cool. I’ve only been doing it since 2010, but it has already become the best part of my life. My boys are so much fun and the oldest says the best things, the 4 month year old only really laughs/cries/coos at this point. In terms of my 2 year old, he must somehow know he is being cute, because the things he says are incredible. For instance, tonight at my mother in laws birthday party, we were all eating cupcakes and out of the blue he says, “Ellen, I just have to say, Happy Birthday.” First, Ellen is typically called Yia Yia, and second, he was completely seriously with cupcake all over his face followed by a gigantic smile. It was a great moment.
What’s the point of these small stories that to most are meaningless but still probably so familiar. I guess they are a reminder, that as we teeter on the so called “fiscal cliff” and are about to hit the “ceiling” of debt our country is in, that things aren’t so bad. Sure we all have tons of external worries and stuff that isn’t so positive going on, but if we focus on the people around us that really matter, embrace the small but incredible moments in our lives, and stay positive, 2013 will be a great year. So don’t worry, things will take care of themselves. Happy New Year
Being a dad is pretty cool. I’ve only been doing it since 2010, but it has already become the best part of my life. My boys are so much fun and the oldest says the best things, the 4 month year old only really laughs/cries/coos at this point. In terms of my 2 year old, he must somehow know he is being cute, because the things he says are incredible. For instance, tonight at my mother in laws birthday party, we were all eating cupcakes and out of the blue he says, “Ellen, I just have to say, Happy Birthday.” First, Ellen is typically called Yia Yia, and second, he was completely seriously with cupcake all over his face followed by a gigantic smile. It was a great moment.
What’s the point of these small stories that to most are meaningless but still probably so familiar. I guess they are a reminder, that as we teeter on the so called “fiscal cliff” and are about to hit the “ceiling” of debt our country is in, that things aren’t so bad. Sure we all have tons of external worries and stuff that isn’t so positive going on, but if we focus on the people around us that really matter, embrace the small but incredible moments in our lives, and stay positive, 2013 will be a great year. So don’t worry, things will take care of themselves. Happy New Year
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