Brian’s Health Assessment Do Over
Posted on September 13, 2010 by Ching under Health.
Brian had to do his cardio fitness assessment over because his results were abnormal the first time. Take two still yielded abnormal results, but I guess it’s close enough. Brian just has a weird heart I guess.
I love his abnormal heart, though.
No other heart would love me, with all my flaws and shortcomings.
No other heart would love me the way he does.
I love you, baby!
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Yola’s Daughter’s Christening
Posted on September 12, 2010 by Ching under Family.
We missed Yola’s daughter Kayla’s christening. It happened the same weekend as the camping trip. Brian didn’t have enough vacation to go with me to New Jersey, though. Plus, we were broke. 🙁
Here are some photos from the grand event:
I really wish we could have been there. I’ll get to meet Yola one of these days. For now, I guess there’s always Facebook.
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What a Difference a Couple of Days Makes
Posted on September 12, 2010 by Ching under Life.
One of the headlines in the local and state section of the paper on Wednesday read, “Hartman may run as Libertarian.” A couple of days later in the Friday paper, “Hartman won’t run as a Libertarian.” What a difference a couple of days makes!
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I’m a Month Behind at Posting Photos
Posted on September 12, 2010 by Ching under Life.
I probably won’t get caught up by this weekend, but it’s worth a shot. LOL. I’ll make a valiant effort, though. Here are the photos from our camping adventure a few weeks ago. It was the first time that Brian and I had gone camping together.
Because we’re nerds, we brought way too much stuff with us. We packed like we were going to stay there for a week; as opposed to overnight, which is all we were doing.
The Phelpi and their family were already there. They actually stayed on Friday night. The Dills and Brian and I decided we would come on Saturday and stay only one night, though. It worked out great because we promised to bring them fresh LaMars on Saturday morning.
After delivering the donuts, our first task was to set up shelter.
Thanks to Mom and Dad B for loaning us their camping gear, including this nice tent.
I think we went way overboard with the blankets. It was a nice evening and the weather was perfect. We brought way more blankets than we really needed.
Gavin was wearing the Alcatraz shirt that we got for him that day.
April and Brian chillaxin’ by our tent in our awning chairs.
We ended up having to move our tent a few yards away because we originally had it set up by the swimming area. I guess that isn’t allowed.
By the way, here’s how “brilliant” we are… We put our camping permit on before we put on the rain cover. LOL. Well, at first Brian didn’t want to put the rain cover on because he was afraid that it would make the inside of the tent too hot. Then we decided to put the cover on at the last minute, but I’d already put the permit on. The park rangers didn’t give us a hard time about it, though. Shoot, the Dills didn’t even bother with a getting a permit and they were fine. =P
Here’s Brian taking a nap inside our tent.
The Dills arrived later that day. Brian helped them set up their mansion… Err, tent.
Becca and Jay, post tent set up.
We played a little bit of Ladder Golf before sitting around the campfire for hotdogs, smores, and some great conversation.
Christy’s middle child, Evan, was sweet and sat with me in my chair. He mostly just wanted to play with my phone, though. =P
Cory with Evan and Marshall.
Evan and Marshall playing Angry Birds on Christy’s phone the next day, while Cory cooked us some bacon.
Camping was lot of fun. I didn’t think I would enjoy it at first, but I actually liked it. Mostly I liked sleeping outdoors. Reminds me of summers in Tanjay. Anyway, Brian and I decided we’ll do some more camping in the future.
P.S. Click here for more of our camping photos.
P.P.S. In an effort to keep this blog G-rated, I purposely avoided mentioning the religious revival in the shelter next to our camp site that almost ruined the best part of the camping experience for me. Good thing they were all gone by nightfall. 😉
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There are others like us!
Posted on September 10, 2010 by Brian under Life.
Today at work I was talking to one of my co-workers. We chat whenever we have the time, anything from how our day is going to our spouses. Today’s chat was about our spouses. She got a great promotion and will be moving to a different state soon. She was telling me how dependent her and her husband were towards each other. She said that she will be in this new state for several months before her husband can join her and she just doesn’t know how she will be able to cope without her husband around.
I told her that my wife and I are the same, we rely on each other for everything. I told her that when one of the two of us is out of town for work, we have a kind of withdrawal, even if its only for a few hours, especially me. She said that her and her husband are the same. He really does not do anything on his own unless she can join him. He has to leave town on occasion for work and they always stay in touch and communicate. If one of them gets busy and does not get in touch with the other, the other worries. I told her that my wife an I are the same. We have been like this for years. I told her that some of my wife’s friends think it’s unhealthy, they think that we should have “Me” time. She laughed at this. I went on to tell her that we have been mistaken for newlyweds on occasion, even though we have been together for almost 12 years, we sometimes still act like newlyweds. She confirmed that her and her husband are the same and they have been married much longer than us.
She told me to stay the way we are, they have always been close and every day their relationship gets closer. She assured me that there is nothing wrong with wanting to do things with each other all the time. She also pointed out that there is nothing wrong with one of you not wanting to do something with the other and the other doing something with friends, or by them selves. She said that on occasion, they will have something to do apart but it’s usually short because they want to get back to each other and spend time together.
I can only hope that my wife and I will have the same “Healthy” relationship as them. I was very please to hear that we are not a weird couple and that there are others like us. After our talk I went back to my desk and looked around, I have several pictures of my wife scattered around my desk, that’s what gets me through the day. My other co-workers call it my shrine, I call it love. I took a walk around the office and found several other employees that had multiple pictures of their families, some of them had more than me. I guess I get picked on because I’m close and an easy target.
I really do love my wife, ever since I first time I saw her. When she agreed to marry me it was like the world lit up and shined a bright light right on us. OK, you all can stop rolling your eyes now.
I can tell you this, the love I have for my wife, and from my observations, the love others have for their spouses and families can not accurately be expressed in words. You can type and say how much you love someone until your blue in the face or your fingers bleed. However, the look on the persons face when they look into the eyes of their spouse or admire their family, says more than any words can.
Baby, I love you more than anything. I hope that our relationship will stand the test of time. I look forward to acting like newlyweds when we are in our 60’s. I love you.
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