2011May30

Happy Memorial Day

I should finally be finished with Audrey's bathroom tomorrow.  Just have to install the cabinet doors.

Spent the day hanging out with family.  Went to Mi Pueblo with Keira to buy food for the holiday.  BBQed carne asada for burritos.  So good!

It's been four days since I've trained and it feels kind of weird.  I haven't gone that long without training and I usually train 2-4 times a day.  Tomorrow I will be back to training which might be great.  Hopefully I won't feel too lazy.  My Mommy leaves tomorrow.  She's been here for the last 2+ weeks.  The kids will be sad but they will be seeing her again really soon.

So, I've met quite a few great men while in basic (Ft. Benning), and a couple of them have fought in Afganistan.  I always feel a bit awkward when people thank me for giving my time in the Army when I never fought in any war.  But to those I know and the many more I've never had the pleasure of knowing.  THANK YOU!

2011May29

Let me start off by saying that is was weird and REALLY nice to wake up on a Sunday morning with nothing to do (that is...not having to work).  It feels like a lifetime ago that I've been home and had a Sunday off from working.

I finished the tile flooring part of the remodel of my Audrey's bathroom.  I am so close.  Just have to re-coat the cabinet door, install them, and then paint the main door.  I did take a long break to hang out with Nick "in the pocket" O'Connor and Justin "thumper" Verdile.

Tomorrow I'm grilling Carne Asada.  So pumped.

One of the sickest youtube videos I've ever seen:

2011May28

Today was a pretty nice day.  It started off by me sleeping in a little bit.  By noon I went to "The Hill" to oversee some military simulation training scenarios for a competitive airsoft team.  Came home BBQed some burgers and Corn for the family.  Picked up a friend (Nick "in the pocket" O'Connor) and drove him home.  Now I am home winding down for the night.

I've had this stressful feeling throughout the day, thinking that I have to work tomorrow.  Stressful because my worked sucked...actually work was cool (the people who attend the 10:30 service are really cool) but I was unhappy working for Garrett.  I never knew what was going to get thrown at me when I got there on Sunday morning.  So much to do in so little time (not a great time to be changing things around).  Now my body needs to get use to being free from all that.

Earlier this evening my daughter wrote her first song.  As a musician I was so proud.

So I settle in for the night listening to Dobie Gray:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIuyDWzctgY&feature=related

2011May27

So I decided to start blogging today.  I was inspired by my friend Nick O'Connor.

AM:  My daughter had an end of the year celebration @ her school today.  She received an award for achieving one of the 7 habits of highly effective people.  That was cool.
Afternoon:  I didn't have any Krav classes today due to the holiday weekend.  Classes resume on Tuesday.  Made the day a little boring...although I did get to hang out with my bass player Justin.  We went to Guitar Center and then to lunch @ California Crisp.
PM:  Just finished watching Tangled with the family.  I'm pretty relieved that I can sleep in on Sunday.  No stress...no frustration.

YouTube video of the day: