Year of Preparation

Wow it's been a long time since I wrote a blog post. Well a long time but with a lot that has gone on since my last post. Biggest thing that happened last year was me getting through basic military training and technical school to join the USAF Reserves. And late last year we learned we are expecting our third child and it will be our first girl!!!

So this year is being dubbed the Year of Preparation. We are starting to get everything lined up ready to go for her arrival in Mid April. And although it sounds like a broken record we are preparing my packet of forms and information again to be considered for the Air Force Officer program again later this month. So we're going to require lots of patience the rest of this year.

It's funny when you start to start the family and age through the years to look back and see how much things have changed. At first you don't want to think about changes or maybe even ignore them. But then you stop and look and its quite fascinating. When in college; priorities were along the lines of school, parties, social interaction and maybe throw in a job. Well looking to my priorities now they go something like this; wife and kids, employment, employment advancement, hobbies and social interaction. And even to break it down further even hobbies are different than they used to be. It used to be, come home from work or school and plop down on the couch and play some Xbox 360 or maybe some WoW (after I met my wife). And then you look to today, and not only have I gotten into woodworking and furniture building but as far as games its almost become a deal I have to plan out time to play them (if I can find any time). My main priorities of family time come before all and always will. But when you throw in the addition of a baby girl who already has me wrapped around her finger and has yet to be born, that "free time" decreases by the day sometimes it seems. And the funny part is for the most part I don't care because I love the world that me and my wife have created with our children,

So enjoy where you are in life whether you are still in that school mode or the single life. Whichever track of life you are in enjoy it and when you get to another point in your life you will always have great memories to look back on.

New Year, New Beginnings... Hopefully

So a new year has begun and like most people probably are I am filled with optimism.  Last year was best described as a year of waiting and yes this year has began again with more waiting but hopefully I will hear from the Navy about getting in as a Surface Warfare Officer within the next month or so and can begin a new path of my professional life.

Personally we have had a few new beginnings already this year which has field my enthusiasm and optimism and hope it overflows in the other areas of my life.

Counting Down...

So have you ever had something huge you were looking forward to that you just find any excuse to countdown too? Well, my countdown from today is 7 weeks and 6 days! When that date gets here (Sept 11th) I will find out if I am accepted as an officer candidate for the USAF. How crazy is my countdown fever? I have exactly 38 days of work left until I find out.

Now why is the acceptance so important to me besides the leaving? Because it will signal the direction my life is going to go for the next few decades and which career I plan on pursuing for my life and it is ultimately the date that I begin my professional life.

Now between then and now I have started a journey of hard work to be physically where I want to be in order to succeed through Basic/OTS at whatever date they want to send me whether soon or later (hopefully sooner than later). I plan on getting myself into as close as peak physical shape as I have been since early college/high school. And so far with the help of some great friends on a Facebook group I helped create I have no excuse not to get where I want to be and beyond.

A Goal to Shoot For:

For those who have known me throughout my college years, I always had a goal that I never attained but always tried. I have wanted to get into shape since I gained the Freshman 15 and have had issues with the commitment needed to achieve this goal.

So with two sons now, I want to get into shape and live a healthier lifestyle so when they are older that is the only style they will know and will not be a part of the obesity statistics. So I have needed more motivation to start and keep going and I think I have found it.

On September 22nd I will be taking part in the B-58 Hustle 5K Race in Hesston, KS in order to support the Kansas Aviation Museum. It is for a great cause and it gives me a huge goal to work for. If I can achieve this goal I will be on the track I have been sitting by since I left high school.

http://www.b58hustler.com/

What's with Time?

I would like to think I have learned a great life lesson over the past few weeks about what every person's life is measured on. The answer, is time. Now stop and think about it before you say I am wrong; yes I know everyone wants more money or better stuff but what does it take to get those? Time. Others will say no, knowledge is the key to how a person is viewed in life. But what do you have to spend in order to get the knowledge, time to learn that knowledge presented to you.

Our lives are measured in time wherever we look, from how long it take to get that project done at work to what time is the next party to what time do the kids have to be to soccer practice. It also seems to be the thing I have been running out of the most lately; I have found myself laying down at night or thinking the next morning about all the things that I didn't get done the previous day because I ran out of time.

I personally think in the long run every human being's life on Earth is measured in time, first how long they lived it and second what they did with it.Everyone does something with their time, whether it be wasting it away on a Saturday afternoon to working hard at an idea they had to create a multi-million dollar business that will never stop supporting them or their children. Everyone uses time and time favors no one.

With that said, I am going to get off here and spend the rest of my lunch time finishing my lunch...

My number...

My number means a lot to me and the number is 235.2. That's my starting weight for my 90 day challenge, which I started on Friday. It means a lot to me because I think this will be the actual solution to my ever starting and stopping diet stuff. So far I am loving the shakes, so many way to make each day unique and tasty. And I'm happy to report I am already down 4 lbs from Friday. Next week I plan to start working out again and hopefully with Vi on the diet side it'll help me stick to working out better. And then finally I can feel comfortable with myself, because how can I expect any new employer from liking what I can provide if my self confidence is lower because I don't like who I see completely when I look in the mirror everyday.

The First...

The Gentleman Dad; its a great way to describe what I am striving to be. Much like in college when I was striving to be the True Gentleman, I am striving to carry that on to my next lifelong position of dad. This is the beginning of hopefully several journeys in the upcoming months, years and decades that friends and family alike will remember for the rest of their lives. This is my first post, but it won't be my last...