Well, I just finished reading The BofM!! I think that in itself is a good way to finish off the year... of course... I had to read the entire book of Alma in two sittings (first 31 chapters yesterday and the last 32 chapters today). I have to admit, even if I were to have read the entire book without getting a hint of spirituality added to me I can deffinitely say there is a great sense of accomplishment in fullfilling the challenge of the prophet... and don't worry, I do feel I've increased in spirituality as well. Because I read the entire book in so few sittings (which is not something I've done before) I got quite a different perspective as to timelines and relationships (both familiar as well as interpersonal) within the book. I also have to admitt that I think reading and getting into the Harry Potter books so much has really helped me in visualizing the events of scriptures. Finally, I think one last thing that aided me in reading so much in so little time (aside from the spirit and promise from the Lord that he nor his servants the prophets will give a commandment without providing a way to fullfill them) is that I listen to the Braveheart soundtrack (all instumental) and read in a Scottish accent... really adds a whole new life to those long war ridden chapters From the last half of Alma, most of Heleman, Ether, etc...
Anyway...
This year was a fairly good year for me in many aspects, and unfortunately it was a very bad year in terms of "I really could have done better." Thank goodness for repentance and the atonement. I really resolve to make this coming year one of spiritual grwoth. I think this last year was moreso dedicated to spiritual digression... These last couple of months I've really been trying to get things together and figure out just where I stand with myself and in all things. I have to give thanks to such a great family and good friends who have continually prayed for me and never gave up on me to come around. There are few, if any, who I feel really know me or why I make some of the choices I do... but regaurdless, I do have a testimony of the truthfullness of the restored gosple and continue to nurture my faith in the living Christ.
Some highlights from this last year include two trips to Disneyland with dear friends, and an unforgetable trip to the East coast with my favorite family! I also finished out my first semester of college with straight As, and got a couple of good raises and added perks from a job that I really do enjoy. I think I'm finally aclimatizing to Utah, but don't think I will ever get used to the lack of sunshine here and ALWAYS look forward to spending time in AZ... which by the way I think I made more visits to AZ this year than any other since moving away.
I think I've become more indifferent as to what my mother thinks or wants of me. I realize that nothing I ever do will cause her to be proud of me and I don't plan on going out of my way to apease her anymore. This doesn't mean that I don't love her, but I know I've missed opportunities in my life and made sacrifices that will forever go unnoticed just to get her approval, and failed to do so.
I think I finally share Tevia's hope too that this may be the year I at least find someone to marry... whether it happens this year or not... I dunno... the fact that I'll be commencing this year without a single prospect somewhat dampens my hopes... but then... anything can happen in Happy Valley.
So here we go... Another year on its way.
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Friday, December 30, 2005
2005 - not that bad of a year
As the end of 2005 quickly approaches, I have sat and thought about the year, where I am in my life, etc. This was mostly done while driving - thus thank goodness I was sitting. I have come to realize that it hasn't been all that bad of a year. Though in my career it has been the busiest and most stressful so far, I still have a job I enjoy, work with people I respect and like, and get paid pretty well to do so. In 2006 I have already thought of some things to change some of the things that happened in 2005 at Prudential to make it an even better year. One of those things is to play my cards and let Prudential show me how much they care. I did this in 2004 with great results. It is now time for the next step.
Outside of work I have been blessed with the most wonderful family I know. I pray every night in gratitude for the love I have for my wife and children, and the love I feel from them. How many people can say that they know the people that surround them love them. And that they truly love the people around them? I do. Tevia is the greatest mother to my children I could have chosen, and the best woman I would ever want to marry. There certainly are days we struggle, but they are so few and far between, and over such petty things, that I know we are blessed in our relationship. My children are the best boys I have ever met. They are respectful, love God and others, and are inspirations to me daily. God was so wise to provide us with families to make us think twice about anything that might be a temptation. I would hate to dissapoint Tevia; I would be devestated to disappoint my boys.
Physically it has been a good year. I am able to play basketball at least once, if not twice, per week. I still love this sport so much. I have put on a few pounds, but I am confident I can get them off. Metabolism has caught up, and so sacrifices need to be made (mostly just waking up a little earlier to work out).
Spiritually I feel that I have progressed. I know I need to do more. 2006 will be a year of spiritual goals. But my primary non-calling and reading the book of Mormon this fall (maybe I'll finish!) have renewed my belief that this gospel is true. I am grateful for this knowledge. It comforts me in a time of chaos and lack of spiritual beliefs. I am not ashamed to be a Christian or a Mormon.
So - how can I complain. I sit and think what more I could possibly have wanted from 2005. There may be a few material things, but these are insignificant. I'm not even sure I deserve what I got in 2005. So here's to 2006. It will be a great year. I look most forward to our 10 year anniversary (with Sparkles - aka Tevia - aka Darevco). Peace out.
Outside of work I have been blessed with the most wonderful family I know. I pray every night in gratitude for the love I have for my wife and children, and the love I feel from them. How many people can say that they know the people that surround them love them. And that they truly love the people around them? I do. Tevia is the greatest mother to my children I could have chosen, and the best woman I would ever want to marry. There certainly are days we struggle, but they are so few and far between, and over such petty things, that I know we are blessed in our relationship. My children are the best boys I have ever met. They are respectful, love God and others, and are inspirations to me daily. God was so wise to provide us with families to make us think twice about anything that might be a temptation. I would hate to dissapoint Tevia; I would be devestated to disappoint my boys.
Physically it has been a good year. I am able to play basketball at least once, if not twice, per week. I still love this sport so much. I have put on a few pounds, but I am confident I can get them off. Metabolism has caught up, and so sacrifices need to be made (mostly just waking up a little earlier to work out).
Spiritually I feel that I have progressed. I know I need to do more. 2006 will be a year of spiritual goals. But my primary non-calling and reading the book of Mormon this fall (maybe I'll finish!) have renewed my belief that this gospel is true. I am grateful for this knowledge. It comforts me in a time of chaos and lack of spiritual beliefs. I am not ashamed to be a Christian or a Mormon.
So - how can I complain. I sit and think what more I could possibly have wanted from 2005. There may be a few material things, but these are insignificant. I'm not even sure I deserve what I got in 2005. So here's to 2006. It will be a great year. I look most forward to our 10 year anniversary (with Sparkles - aka Tevia - aka Darevco). Peace out.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
bowling news
Tom and dad tied for first in the first game, Jacob won second game. I couldn't bowl, but we had fun. where are all the post-Christmas blogs?
Friday, December 23, 2005
First day of Jacob... Webb
I got in SUPER late last night, thanks to delayed flights across the country... but that's okay, thanks Tevs for coming to get me, I'll learn my North and South for my next flight! :)
I stayed up last night till almost 3am messing with my own computer (Maxwell, my laptop) I took it in to the dealer the other day to try and figure out why a 30G hard drive only has 600MB of space left when I only have about 20G of stuff on there... they couldn't figure it out so I erased EVERYTHING and reinstalled my OS, music and photos. Now I have the 10G of space I should have... but I'm missing my Office Suite and I need to connect to the internet to get my iphoto and itunes update... what a pain... I'll have to do it when I get back to Orem and my high speed internet... In the mean time, I have Baby, my new 60G video ipod. :)
Today we (Tevs, Jarek, Malik and I) went to IKEA. This was my first time there. I LOVED it. we had breakfast and lunch there, it was pretty good. Tevs ended up getting a desk, mirror, chair, and shelf thing... but I geuss I should let her tell about it if she wants.
We got home, and Bret Tevs and I put the desk together. Tevs assembled the chair all by herself, and I'm actually sitting on it right now... so, good job!
I think our first day of Jacob here in AZ has gone ok, despite the fact that I lost some info on my laptop, forgot my dad's christmas present in my apartment in Orem, and left my doors wide open on my car in Salt Lake... oh well... Merry Christmas, tis the season to go brain dead... I guess.
I stayed up last night till almost 3am messing with my own computer (Maxwell, my laptop) I took it in to the dealer the other day to try and figure out why a 30G hard drive only has 600MB of space left when I only have about 20G of stuff on there... they couldn't figure it out so I erased EVERYTHING and reinstalled my OS, music and photos. Now I have the 10G of space I should have... but I'm missing my Office Suite and I need to connect to the internet to get my iphoto and itunes update... what a pain... I'll have to do it when I get back to Orem and my high speed internet... In the mean time, I have Baby, my new 60G video ipod. :)
Today we (Tevs, Jarek, Malik and I) went to IKEA. This was my first time there. I LOVED it. we had breakfast and lunch there, it was pretty good. Tevs ended up getting a desk, mirror, chair, and shelf thing... but I geuss I should let her tell about it if she wants.
We got home, and Bret Tevs and I put the desk together. Tevs assembled the chair all by herself, and I'm actually sitting on it right now... so, good job!
I think our first day of Jacob here in AZ has gone ok, despite the fact that I lost some info on my laptop, forgot my dad's christmas present in my apartment in Orem, and left my doors wide open on my car in Salt Lake... oh well... Merry Christmas, tis the season to go brain dead... I guess.
puerto rico
I played my first game of puerto rico today. I won by cheating by mistake. oops. it was boring at first, but more interesting later. it reminded me of Settlers.
Happy Birthday Joseph - Wikipedia
For a few weeks now I have wanted to blog about Wikipedia. If you have not used this online encyclopedia, you are missing out. It is awesome. Just looking up something dumb like Battlestar Galactica will give you hours of reading with wonderful information (i.e. did you know that the Mormon symbols/terms in Battlestar are not just coincidental? The producer of the original series was/is Mormon and did it on purpose).
This is a reason the internet is awesome. Well, a few weeks ago I was reading the info on Mormons (which is extensive, well-done, and I even learned some things!). The article on Joseph Smith had been requested to be the "featured article" today - on his birthday. There was a lot of back and forth over whether or not it should be, but in the end they did make it today's featured article. Pretty cool! Take a look and enjoy one my favorite websites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
This is a reason the internet is awesome. Well, a few weeks ago I was reading the info on Mormons (which is extensive, well-done, and I even learned some things!). The article on Joseph Smith had been requested to be the "featured article" today - on his birthday. There was a lot of back and forth over whether or not it should be, but in the end they did make it today's featured article. Pretty cool! Take a look and enjoy one my favorite websites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
quote of the week
"Well, I think I plugged something into something..."
guess who?
Bret, are you off today?
guess who?
Bret, are you off today?
Thursday, December 22, 2005
3rd day of Jacob
a dramatic reading to the tune of 12 days of Christmas: "on the 3rd day of Jacob, amazing to our eyes, 3 broken computers, and another one that wouldn't go on line."
2nd day of Jacob
On the second day of Jacob he managed to break our computer. our power source is now fried. Kathy is fuming, and we are down to one computer, cause Cari's won't work.
Dad managed to beat him in Acquire, and Daisy loves Cari.
we will keep you updated so you don't miss out on any amazing fun.
Dad managed to beat him in Acquire, and Daisy loves Cari.
we will keep you updated so you don't miss out on any amazing fun.
Monday, December 19, 2005
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Cleanliness is next to...
It's a good thing I keep my bathroom clean!... I ended up spending the night (Tuesday night) on my bathroom floor... the sad thing is, it's probably cleaner than either of my roommate's beds. You know, neither has washed their sheets or blankets since I've lived with them... and I'm willing to bet all I have that they haven't washed their bedding this entire year.
SICK SICK SICK!!!!!
Plus, the one I share a room with is still working on his same 12 oz bottle of body soap (used with a lufa) since before I moved in in August!!! I think he's showered less than 8 times since I've lived here.
SICK SICK SICK!!!
Cleanliness is next to... well... not my roommates. thank goodness I'm not married to them!
SICK SICK SICK!!!!!
Plus, the one I share a room with is still working on his same 12 oz bottle of body soap (used with a lufa) since before I moved in in August!!! I think he's showered less than 8 times since I've lived here.
SICK SICK SICK!!!
Cleanliness is next to... well... not my roommates. thank goodness I'm not married to them!
Monday, December 12, 2005
The Lion, The Witch, and the Principal's Office
I had a wonderful weekend. Friday night Kipp and his boys came over. The boys stayed up late and then slept over in tent (all four of the boys) in the playroom. We stayed up with Kipp talking until almost three in the morning. In the morning we decided to go see the movie The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I LOVED it. Based on the book by Mr. C.S. Lewis, the story is allegorical in nature, with the Lion being a Christ figure. I thought the filmmakers did a great job of capturing that religious symbolism. Tears came to my eyes as I would lean over to Jarek and point out the similarities between Aslan and Christ. As Aslan gives up his own life in order to save Edward - and meet justice - to the seen of the two women weeping over his dead body - to the return of the Lion was all well done. Then at the end you see Aslan walk away as the characters discuss his eventual return. Not often do you get a fun, exciting movie mixed in with the Spirit. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Saturday night we had a few friends from work come over and we played Scattergories. It was a lot of fun. I really enjoy my coworkers. Work has been a little less stressful lately, a large part of the reason being that I have taken more time off to be with the family. This has helped a lot to get my priorities in line and get away from the everyday stress. It has been nice.
Today I got a call from Tevia at work. She was emotional as she mentioned she had received a call from the principal of the school. Jarek had gone to the principal's office due to the fact that he was involved in a fight. Yes, you read correctly - Jarek got in a brawl. Now this was no Pacers/Pistons brawl, but rather some kid named Noah approaching him in the bathroom and telling him he was going to "beat him up." Later on, as we were going to the temple Christmas lights, Jarek mentioned that at this point Noah began to punch and kick him. There was another kid in the bathroom with them, and I guess he tried to help Jarek, or at least separate them, but Jarek took things into his own hands, and according to Jarek he began to "punch and karate chop" the two kids - since these are his "strongest moves." Eventually a teacher got involved and separated them. Jarek was not hurt. In the end the third kid was the only one hurt and needed ice on his arm.
Now as Tevia related this story, I found it amusing. I certainly am not one to espouse violence, but I know Jarek is tiny and weak due to his disabililty. I have always thought that he would have issues with bullies at some point due to both of these things. I always wondered how he would deal with it, as it is hard for a parent to see a child subjected to bullies. A few times this year he has told us about kids that have pushed him or some other thing, so we've seen hints of this. But in Jarek's first real encounter, it appears he took control and fought back. I must say that I am proud of him. For fighting, he will miss a lunch and a recess, but the principal noted "off the record" that Jarek had every right and was just defending himself. If anything, this will be a major morale boost for Jarek and might avoid any future issues. On the way to the lights Jarek mentioned that he is now friends with Noah. Jarek wasn't upset at all. When I asked if he had been hurt, he said only his feelings - and wondered why people have to hurt people's feelings. He is such a good kid. I would have never expected to see Jarek in a scuffle like this. I am glad to see he escaped unscathed and hopefully he has earned some respect on the playground of first graders.
Saturday night we had a few friends from work come over and we played Scattergories. It was a lot of fun. I really enjoy my coworkers. Work has been a little less stressful lately, a large part of the reason being that I have taken more time off to be with the family. This has helped a lot to get my priorities in line and get away from the everyday stress. It has been nice.
Today I got a call from Tevia at work. She was emotional as she mentioned she had received a call from the principal of the school. Jarek had gone to the principal's office due to the fact that he was involved in a fight. Yes, you read correctly - Jarek got in a brawl. Now this was no Pacers/Pistons brawl, but rather some kid named Noah approaching him in the bathroom and telling him he was going to "beat him up." Later on, as we were going to the temple Christmas lights, Jarek mentioned that at this point Noah began to punch and kick him. There was another kid in the bathroom with them, and I guess he tried to help Jarek, or at least separate them, but Jarek took things into his own hands, and according to Jarek he began to "punch and karate chop" the two kids - since these are his "strongest moves." Eventually a teacher got involved and separated them. Jarek was not hurt. In the end the third kid was the only one hurt and needed ice on his arm.
Now as Tevia related this story, I found it amusing. I certainly am not one to espouse violence, but I know Jarek is tiny and weak due to his disabililty. I have always thought that he would have issues with bullies at some point due to both of these things. I always wondered how he would deal with it, as it is hard for a parent to see a child subjected to bullies. A few times this year he has told us about kids that have pushed him or some other thing, so we've seen hints of this. But in Jarek's first real encounter, it appears he took control and fought back. I must say that I am proud of him. For fighting, he will miss a lunch and a recess, but the principal noted "off the record" that Jarek had every right and was just defending himself. If anything, this will be a major morale boost for Jarek and might avoid any future issues. On the way to the lights Jarek mentioned that he is now friends with Noah. Jarek wasn't upset at all. When I asked if he had been hurt, he said only his feelings - and wondered why people have to hurt people's feelings. He is such a good kid. I would have never expected to see Jarek in a scuffle like this. I am glad to see he escaped unscathed and hopefully he has earned some respect on the playground of first graders.
Sunday Dinner
Last night I had one of the best dinners I've had this entire semester here in Orem. I went down to Jacob and Cari's for chicken enchiladas (made by Cari, but accreditted to Jacob... or so the story goes)... either way, they were excelent! We also had taco salad that I brought as part of the main course. For dessert, Cari made this AMAZING Jell-O cake, thing... it's my new favorite dessert!
It was a good dinner. The Walls had a couple of friends over, and I brought a friend (Brittney)as well... and yes, that's all she is, a friend. It was kinda funny because I was the oldest there, and Brittney was the youngest... and Cari's little sister was there too, but Brittney was still the youngest by 6 months... kinda funny, and see?... I'm in SUCH a young ward! Oh well.
I wish we could have stayed longer and played games, but Brittney had to get back to finish a paper (final) that was due this morning at 9am. I was kinda dissapointed, but I guess I'll just have to make sure that whoever I bring to the next dinner doesn't have to be back so early so I can kick Jacob's butt at Puerto Rico or something... HA!! you heard me!!
Anyway... I hope we can make these Sunday dinners a reocurring event... maybe even just every other week or something... eh?
It was a good dinner. The Walls had a couple of friends over, and I brought a friend (Brittney)as well... and yes, that's all she is, a friend. It was kinda funny because I was the oldest there, and Brittney was the youngest... and Cari's little sister was there too, but Brittney was still the youngest by 6 months... kinda funny, and see?... I'm in SUCH a young ward! Oh well.
I wish we could have stayed longer and played games, but Brittney had to get back to finish a paper (final) that was due this morning at 9am. I was kinda dissapointed, but I guess I'll just have to make sure that whoever I bring to the next dinner doesn't have to be back so early so I can kick Jacob's butt at Puerto Rico or something... HA!! you heard me!!
Anyway... I hope we can make these Sunday dinners a reocurring event... maybe even just every other week or something... eh?
Friday, December 09, 2005
snow day!
Yeah! snow day number 1 of the winter! 8-10". Tom and dad are out shovelling. dad actually came home early. wow! it is soooooo pretty! Daisy loves it too!!
Dogs Really Suck
Sorry for any of you that actually like these creatures, but I really can't stand dogs. Well, dogs that bark. We have these neighbors that live behind us and they have dogs that bark. At first it was only two dogs. Beagles. Then, this week they added two more dogs. Mutts. The four dogs get released outside at about 6:30 in the morning and start barking. Then, they continue to bark for about eight hours straight. It is so annoying my brain is going crazy. The owners are hardly there so I am going to just have to leave a note. I called the barking dog hotline, but in order for them to take any action, you have to actually file charges against the owners of the dogs with evidence of barking, neighbor signatures etc...
I guess I better just go out and go shopping so I don't have to hear the dogs bark and end up doing something to them that could land me in jail, since everyone in Arizona loves stupid animals more than they love kids!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Merry Christmas to all!!!!!
I guess I better just go out and go shopping so I don't have to hear the dogs bark and end up doing something to them that could land me in jail, since everyone in Arizona loves stupid animals more than they love kids!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Merry Christmas to all!!!!!
Thursday, December 08, 2005
The last day of class
Drumroll please....yes, we're still alive out here in Provo. Surprise, surprise. :-)
Today was the last day of class and I haven't been so happy to be done with a semester since high school. My classes this semester have just been so....ugh. I don't think there's a better word for it. But at least my professors are being nice about finals are most aren't too hard. I'm doing the take-home final tomorrow, 3 or 4 on Monday and then 1 on Tuesday (if I don't get to it on Monday). Then I'll work for a couple of days, clean our filthy house, pay a bunch of bills and then go to New York! I can hardly wait to get out of Provo for a little while.
Life has been pretty regular the last little while. Lots of school and homework and video games to relax. Tevia, I promise that it's Jacob's fault that we haven't been in touch. If he hadn't gotten me addicted to video games, then I would have more time to email and post here. So it's all his fault. :-P
We've only had a couple events of any excitement around here. Thanksgiving was pretty fun, though no offense to my sister or her relations, but I think in retrospect, we wish we'd gone to Arizona. Especially because Logan is really, really cold. The week after Thanksgiving was really hard for me because one of my good friends and her mom died in a car accident while traveling back to Provo. I have never lost anyone I was that close to so that week was extremely hard for me. One group of her friends threw a memorial service for her last Sunday and that helped a lot with closure and such things. Lots of introspection from this particular event. Most of all, I just hope that all of you, and all the rest of my friends and family, know how much I love and appreciate all of you. I think about you all the time, even if I don't write very often.
Really the only other excitement was Jacob's first car-to-car fender bender. There was us, a car, ice, and another parked car. I'll let him fill in the details. :-) Nothing too tragic, but it made us drive a lot more carefully the rest of the day and we think that may have saved us from some worse car crashes. Now we just have to get through finals. It's not too big of a deal for me, but everyone send Jacob some good luck vibes.
Oh, and this Sunday, we're going to try to have a bunch of people over for dinner. So Jake Webb, if you read this before we call you tonight, you're invited. :-) We're also going to get in touch with Maggie and a couple other people from around here.
Today was the last day of class and I haven't been so happy to be done with a semester since high school. My classes this semester have just been so....ugh. I don't think there's a better word for it. But at least my professors are being nice about finals are most aren't too hard. I'm doing the take-home final tomorrow, 3 or 4 on Monday and then 1 on Tuesday (if I don't get to it on Monday). Then I'll work for a couple of days, clean our filthy house, pay a bunch of bills and then go to New York! I can hardly wait to get out of Provo for a little while.
Life has been pretty regular the last little while. Lots of school and homework and video games to relax. Tevia, I promise that it's Jacob's fault that we haven't been in touch. If he hadn't gotten me addicted to video games, then I would have more time to email and post here. So it's all his fault. :-P
We've only had a couple events of any excitement around here. Thanksgiving was pretty fun, though no offense to my sister or her relations, but I think in retrospect, we wish we'd gone to Arizona. Especially because Logan is really, really cold. The week after Thanksgiving was really hard for me because one of my good friends and her mom died in a car accident while traveling back to Provo. I have never lost anyone I was that close to so that week was extremely hard for me. One group of her friends threw a memorial service for her last Sunday and that helped a lot with closure and such things. Lots of introspection from this particular event. Most of all, I just hope that all of you, and all the rest of my friends and family, know how much I love and appreciate all of you. I think about you all the time, even if I don't write very often.
Really the only other excitement was Jacob's first car-to-car fender bender. There was us, a car, ice, and another parked car. I'll let him fill in the details. :-) Nothing too tragic, but it made us drive a lot more carefully the rest of the day and we think that may have saved us from some worse car crashes. Now we just have to get through finals. It's not too big of a deal for me, but everyone send Jacob some good luck vibes.
Oh, and this Sunday, we're going to try to have a bunch of people over for dinner. So Jake Webb, if you read this before we call you tonight, you're invited. :-) We're also going to get in touch with Maggie and a couple other people from around here.
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Rockeffeller center and Chinatown
Yesterday, dad and I went with Sandi Wong and her non-member husband to the city before our ward temople trip. I only mention the fact that Mike Wong was not a member because when Sandi called and asked for a ride to the temple, dad explained that I wanted to go on a date first to see the Tree and eat at Chinatown, since I had never done either of those two things yet. Sandi jumped on board, and said she'd love to go with us, and so would Mike. He said he would just walk around while we were in the temple. so we drove down at noon and used the subway system after parking near the temple, and we had a lot of fun. the city was packed, which we hadn't thought about. the subway so crowded we were packed in like sardines and some people couldn't even get on. the tree was ok, just a large tree, but fun to see all the decorations around the area. dad liked the ice-skaters, and wants to ice-skate there sometime. I was surprised at his response, especially when he told Kathy and Tom about our day when we had family time this morning. He loved being around the people and the excitement of doing things just to say you did them. I would have thought he didn't like being around that many people. He said he'd go back down just to ice-skate, and I personally would rather ice-skate closer. He loved Chinatown, and said he would like to go back and shop! we learn so many new things about our spouses over the years. he hates to shop. we didn't have a lot of time to shop, so we ran past all the shops very quickly, and walked through the Soho area also. the city is interesting when you see all the expensive yuppy shops, with people outside of them going through the garbage cans looking for food. we went to the first Chinese restaurant we arrived at in Chinatown, and I said to them, is this one good? they laughed and said they were all good. Sandi ordered in Chinese, and the place was fun to see. whole ducks with heads on hanging in the window, etc. not much ambience, but good food. they ordered lobster, chicken, shrimp, rice, spare ribs, and sea bass. everything was cut so differently. we saved the last little pieces of chicken, (we ate everything else) and gave it to a homeless lady. the city was cold, but everyone was bundled up. it looked beautiful all decorated for Christmas. it was fun!
Friday, December 02, 2005
Pacers/Suns Game
Wednesday night we went to the Phoenix Suns vs. Indiana Pacers basketball game. I purchased the tickets for our family via Prudential, which had a special on the price. It was a stressful ordeal purchasing the tickets as somehow I managed to purchase the Toronto Raptors game tickets! Fortunately the Suns organization was able to switch my tickets - so I am grateful I didn't pay that much money to see the worst team in the NBA!
This was the first time either of our kids have been to a NBA game. It was fun to see them so excited as the game began. They were overwhelmed with the noise, lights, and atmosphere. I was too! I love being at these games. Unfortunately the night was not as fun as we would have liked as the Pacers played terrible. It was their worst loss of the season. I must say, I have seen about 4 Pacers games now - and they have lost each one! I must be bad luck for them. But it is still fun.
One fun moment was when they gave out free pizzas to people sitting two rows in front of us. So close! The Gorilla was there and the kids loved seeing him close up. I think he would have given us some pizza too, but I was wearing a Pacers jersey. We left midway through the third quarter as the game was out of hand and the boys were getting tired. I had a lot of fun enjoying the game with my family. I think we will go to another game later in the year. We were hoping to go with Kipp and his boys, but I haven't heard from Kipp since the last blog. I have reached out to him a couple of times. Hopefully we will hear from him soon. We were planning on having him and his boys over next weekend for some fun. This situation has certainly made me feel uncomfortable. It seems too odd to even be true. It is the first time in a long time I have felt "surreal." I'm sure it has felt weird for Jake, too. He is much better at keeping things to himself than most people. I know Jake didn't do anything to try and hurt our relationship with Kipp - and hopefully Kipp will realize that. But I wouldn't expect Kipp to want to golf with Jake anymore. LOL.
This was the first time either of our kids have been to a NBA game. It was fun to see them so excited as the game began. They were overwhelmed with the noise, lights, and atmosphere. I was too! I love being at these games. Unfortunately the night was not as fun as we would have liked as the Pacers played terrible. It was their worst loss of the season. I must say, I have seen about 4 Pacers games now - and they have lost each one! I must be bad luck for them. But it is still fun.
One fun moment was when they gave out free pizzas to people sitting two rows in front of us. So close! The Gorilla was there and the kids loved seeing him close up. I think he would have given us some pizza too, but I was wearing a Pacers jersey. We left midway through the third quarter as the game was out of hand and the boys were getting tired. I had a lot of fun enjoying the game with my family. I think we will go to another game later in the year. We were hoping to go with Kipp and his boys, but I haven't heard from Kipp since the last blog. I have reached out to him a couple of times. Hopefully we will hear from him soon. We were planning on having him and his boys over next weekend for some fun. This situation has certainly made me feel uncomfortable. It seems too odd to even be true. It is the first time in a long time I have felt "surreal." I'm sure it has felt weird for Jake, too. He is much better at keeping things to himself than most people. I know Jake didn't do anything to try and hurt our relationship with Kipp - and hopefully Kipp will realize that. But I wouldn't expect Kipp to want to golf with Jake anymore. LOL.
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