Best of Days

This past weekend has been, for a lack of a better description, my version of the American dream. Now, to be fair, I think the “American Dream” is different for everyone. It’s basically what you want out of your own life. “Believe it, achieve it!” type of thing. Thus, anyone can live it, if the try hard enough.

So what is my version of said dream, you may ask? Well, on the grand scheme of things, I am nowhere near achieving it, but this weekend, I got a taste of what I’ve always wanted. Worked hard, got some family time partaking in a fun event, spent some time doing something I am passionate about, and being a dad. Throw in a little relaxation, and not worrying about everything that surrounds the normal stress of life and there you have it.

I cut out of work early on Friday to go partake in Planet Comicon; a local comic book convention here in Kansas City. On the spur of the moment whim, the wife and I decided to yank our oldest out of the school for the second half of the day, and make it a family outing. We had lunch together, and drove downtown and took in the festivities of the geek culture that had descended on downtown KC. After a couple hours, we headed over to the Country Club Plaza, where we walked around and took in the sights and sounds of the shoppers. We made dinner together (breakfast for dinner!) and called it a night.

Saturday morning, we had breakfast together (left over dinner), and I set off back to downtown with my buddy Jeff Herr. I spent the afternoon hunting comic books, buying WAY too many pop figures, and meeting up with some more friends. On the way home that evening I picked up a nice steak dinner for the wife and I, and we hung out and talked and ate after the kids went to bed. Passed out early from the exhausting of the day.

Then, this morning, we got up and kinda lazed about the house for a couple hours. We went and got groceries for the week, and bought the youngest some new shirts. The damn kid is growing like a weed. We also got their ears lowered in preparation for spring weather. On our way back home I stopped in at work and prepped the night shift’s jobs and then we headed home. The afternoon was full of rest and relaxation. Kids playing and watching videos, me surfing the web and playing video games. Monica doing much of the same and prepping laundry.

Now I sit here, getting ready to call it a day, with the wife getting ready for bed, the kids fast asleep, and me getting mentally ready for the upcoming work week. These kind of days don’t happen often for me. So I tend to soak them in hard when they come about. I love my family, and am very lucky for all I have in my life. Right now, there is nothing to tear me down. Unfortunately, tomorrow is Monday, so check back with me in 24 hours ;o)

-SITE UPDATE-

I’ve reworked the front page a little. I want to figure out how to successfully incorporate Flickr or some other image sharing service , so that I’m not uploading all my stuff to Wordpress.

This week will see my first Skill Set page updated. I’ll be starting with Image Recreation, as it is my bread and butter. Meaning, it’s basically what I do all day every day. So look forward to that.

Re-Format

This past year has been all over the map in terms of emotions and family change. The rest of 2015 is aligned to do the same, but with a little nudging from my direction, hopefully down much better paths.

This starts with shoring up this site and finally making it what i want. In essence, it's time I stop dicking around. So for now, please mind the dust as I clean up, rearrange, and reformat my online presence.

The front page will consist of my most recent blog post, as well as a photo stream of my most recent additions to my skill set pages. Speaking of said pages, I've changed the "Portfolio" tab, to "Skill Set". The main thought behind this isn't because i want to showcase what I've created, though it does help, but more explain what I am capable of creating, and why.

I will start posting blogs about once a week, more than likely on Sunday nights before I head off to bed. Slowly, I will pick a skill set page, and add to it. Each page will consist of a blog post delving deeper into what the specific skill is, as well as my personal history in learning it. The blog post will go live with the page, and will also be attached to the Skill Set's page. this way it can be found by anyone who goes to check each skill set. There will also be a photo stream of images that are linked to the skill set that each page is devoted to. Lastly, each page will also have the last three blog posts I've made in which that specific skill set is discussed, or a part of.

So until next Sunday, have a wonderful work week. I know, that's an oxymoron, just... give it a shot!