Hell 2 the fucking yeah! I know some out there are having bad times. The economy suck ass thanks to our glorious leader "Dubah." But things have been going great for us. Here is the resent list.
1. It looks like our adoption is going to be finalizes this month.
2. Business is going good. There is an oil boom here in the Permian Basin and unemployment is next to nil.
3. We had a great vacation in South Padre Island.
4. My dad heard that my wife and I were thinking of going to Vegas for a weekend. He called me up and said he had won a trip to Vegas last year and wasn't going to use it. So for the price of taxes and a xfr fee we get the hotel rooms for 2 people 3 days/2 nights.
5. Y: The last man, Book 10 just came out and was delivered to me. (today)
6. I got my eBay win of Don Quixote De La Mancha 1941 edition.
7. My cigar humidor is almost full.
8. I had sex last night.
9. Shit, that counts as two. Be married for 13 years and you know what I'm talking about.
10. Baby boy is just a weekend away from potty trained.
11. My SG TeeShirt and my wife's BabyDoll Panty/top set came in and look great on us.
12. The paper work for our house is done and it is now ours.
13. My work truck has been signed over to me, but the company is still going to pay the insurance.
14. I just checked my Credit score and it has improved by over 100 points from two years ago.
Yes, I'm counting my blessings. My wife and I had 6 or 7 years of being anally raped by banks, mortgage companies and bill collectors. One repossessed car and a nearly foreclosed house. Loss of jobs and 29.99% on 2 credit cards almost did us in. 2.5 years in Odessa minus the loss of all cultural(pop or otherwise) has been beneficial.
One day while driving home from work a few years back, I was stressing about money and bills. I knew we were one car repair or emergency room visit away from homelessness. I heard a story on NPR's BBC world new. (I was in heavy traffic and had nothing better to do.) The story was one British reporter's recall of Rwanda 10 years before, during the start of the genocide. His description of what they were going through, what he saw, friends he lost and the guilt he felt. Well it snapped me out of feeling sorry for myself and our American self absorbedness. I went home and explained to my wife the story. She cried like I did in the car. We counted our blessings then. We had each other, our first son, food for dinner, school for my son. Although we were working poor, we were wealthier then 80% of the worlds population. It's been a long 4 years sense that day. I will always be grateful for what I have and don't have. The world needs to step in and take care of the people of Africa as a whole. Not just Zimbabwe.
Take care.
1. It looks like our adoption is going to be finalizes this month.
2. Business is going good. There is an oil boom here in the Permian Basin and unemployment is next to nil.
3. We had a great vacation in South Padre Island.
4. My dad heard that my wife and I were thinking of going to Vegas for a weekend. He called me up and said he had won a trip to Vegas last year and wasn't going to use it. So for the price of taxes and a xfr fee we get the hotel rooms for 2 people 3 days/2 nights.
5. Y: The last man, Book 10 just came out and was delivered to me. (today)
6. I got my eBay win of Don Quixote De La Mancha 1941 edition.
7. My cigar humidor is almost full.
8. I had sex last night.
9. Shit, that counts as two. Be married for 13 years and you know what I'm talking about.
10. Baby boy is just a weekend away from potty trained.
11. My SG TeeShirt and my wife's BabyDoll Panty/top set came in and look great on us.
12. The paper work for our house is done and it is now ours.
13. My work truck has been signed over to me, but the company is still going to pay the insurance.
14. I just checked my Credit score and it has improved by over 100 points from two years ago.
Yes, I'm counting my blessings. My wife and I had 6 or 7 years of being anally raped by banks, mortgage companies and bill collectors. One repossessed car and a nearly foreclosed house. Loss of jobs and 29.99% on 2 credit cards almost did us in. 2.5 years in Odessa minus the loss of all cultural(pop or otherwise) has been beneficial.
One day while driving home from work a few years back, I was stressing about money and bills. I knew we were one car repair or emergency room visit away from homelessness. I heard a story on NPR's BBC world new. (I was in heavy traffic and had nothing better to do.) The story was one British reporter's recall of Rwanda 10 years before, during the start of the genocide. His description of what they were going through, what he saw, friends he lost and the guilt he felt. Well it snapped me out of feeling sorry for myself and our American self absorbedness. I went home and explained to my wife the story. She cried like I did in the car. We counted our blessings then. We had each other, our first son, food for dinner, school for my son. Although we were working poor, we were wealthier then 80% of the worlds population. It's been a long 4 years sense that day. I will always be grateful for what I have and don't have. The world needs to step in and take care of the people of Africa as a whole. Not just Zimbabwe.
Take care.
I will read this and respond later okay?
I am proud of myself. I've lost 40 lbs before (if only I'd kept up with that one at that time
xoxo
ps, I've been married 13 years, I KNOW how awesome #8/9 is!