Update

Hello all,

I am freshly settled in after a long trip back from Chicago to visit Leslie. It's funny how the trip back can seem to take twice as long as the trip there! I started getting pretty tired by the end of the trip...what's happening to me?

All kidding aside, it was really good to get out there to see Leslie. It's her birthday this Friday and I wanted to be able to see her to celebrate with her. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it out this next weekend because I'm "On Call" for inventory, so I figured celebrating one week early didn't do any harm.

She's just wrapping up her 3rd quarter of schooling, so one more left and then she'll have her clinicals for a year - basically spent between Mankato and Chicago and everywhere in between. I have a feeling the 2nd year will go much faster than the 1st for her.

I'm surviving my first busy season. It's been long, and aside from really not having a lot of free time it hasn't been that bad. I feel like I've gained a lot of experience the last month and a half especially, and I'm slowly becoming more and more comfortable/confident with everything. I'll be halfway done with busy season in a week or so, which is exciting because the weather will (hopefully) be getting warm just when my hours start to go down a bit.

I was pretty nervous about driving on the roads down here with the snow, but it really hasn't been that bad. Obviously, you have to be cautious and on the lookout for people that are being a tad aggressive. For the most part, the city does a good job of keeping the road conditions manageable. Half of the time I don't even have to compete with other drivers (due to later hours).

Was anyone else giddy with 45 seconds left in that Vikings game? I sure was, I texted everyone in my family "Run. Run. Run." just seconds before the Vikings passed. Tough, tough, loss. No way we should have been in a position to win that game with all those turnovers. Unbelievable.

For the record - the Vikes should try to trade McKinnie this offseason. I don't care if it's a 3rd rounder. Get that guy off our team. I consider him the shadiest guy on our team, and I think his absences and subsequent dismissal from the NFC Pro Bowl Roster speaks volumes to that. I used to think it was just his arrogance for being a highly drafted/paid football player, but now I think he's just that big of a thug. How many 340 pound guys need a metal pipe to beat up someone?

I'm really looking forward to seeing how this whole Tim Tebow thing is going to work out for the Draft. In regards to the NFL - he's really an enigma. Whether or not he makes it in the NFL is debatable and will be answered in the coming years, but I don't think I've ever seen an athlete play a sport with as much passion, as much charisma, with as much respect for and from his teammates as Tebow, at least in this stage of his career. Wherever he ends up, I'll be rooting for him.

My cell phone plan is going to end soon - which means I'll be getting a Blackberry. I'll be needing one for work (not so much now, but in another year...and we all know how phone plans can be) so I'll have to start looking at it soon. I guess it'll be alright, but I'm not sure I'll like being so connected to everything. Either way, I'll find out soon.

Here's a list of items I'm most interested in acquiring in the future (in no particular order):

-DSLR Camera
-Motorcycle
-Electric Guitar

I'm not thinking immediate future, but definitely on my mind a bit. The most likely to happen will be the guitar just to mess with. I have an acoustic, but I'd like an electric to play so that I could play a little bit harder without bothering my roommates (I'm still not very good).

Whooof, I'm tired, I think I'm going to call it a night. Thanks for the patience every one. I'll try to make this a little more frequent!

God Bless

January Update

I think I'm going to try and carve out some time this weekend to write a little bit here, as it has been 2 months. I've been working quite a bit the last month as I am now officially in "Busy Season" mode for auditing. I usually think about it a few times a week but unfortunately haven't thought about it when I've actually had the time to do it!

A few quick things-

-My bro is now in Carolina, and I think he can't be any happier to be out of California.

-I am really starting to get ok at guitar. By no means average, but not bad for a guy that's slowly teaching himself!

-I'm sick of bandwagon Viking fans.

-I'm heading out to Chicago this weekend to see Leslie

-I'm really liking my job!

-On the verge of being 24, I think my 10 year window of attending numerous weddings every summer will begin in 2010.

-I miss my favorite dog in the world, Boca.