Essentially, I've been professionally peer pressured. But I won't be disappointed when that one-time high school/college/work friend or acquaintance says "hi" or more probably, "Wait, you have two children over age 7? How is that possible? And you live in friggin' Salt Lake City?"
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Plunge
I just signed up for Facebook. The underlying motive is one of social media relevance more than 'connecting with friends!!!'.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
What up
So TheStepDude.com is on hold. I have nary the time for this little blog/journal/column as it is, much less one with much deeper contrivances. I'm giving myself 10- no, 12 sentences to summarize the past month.
1. Our family vacation to greater San Diego with my parents was filled with memorable moments like swimming, sailing, Sea World, a wife's 30-ish birthday, boardwalking, pizza, bad college hoops, an uncle and aunt, 2 cousins, one traumatic kid injury, 3 nights of hacking coughs keeping me awake, fantastic downtown Del Mar restaurants, adjoining rooms with said parents (which we survived...and had fun!), Coronado Island, and a recommended Double Tree in Del Mar.
2. Zoey has recently transformed into a mega-diva thanks to an upcoming dance recital, the recital's costume, the recital's makeup, glitter and hair requirements, the rehearsals, the theme park locale of recital #1, and her natural self confidence.
3. A new fun thing we do is put this hair net, required by Zoey's dance troupe for the uncomfortably tight bun-style hairdo, on Disco Kitty's head while singing, "sloppy joe, slop-sloppy joe".
4. A certain someone who pursues athletic endeavors to combat aging has played two (co-ed lower-tier rec league) softball games, producing several hits and catches and throws and very few trick hamstring developments.
5. A certain Preston in my house has played three soccer games, resulting in many shouts to "run!" and "kick it" and "no really, run!" whilst congratulating him on his new coordinatingaccessories gear, which includes fancy shin guards and new cleats, which he'll grow out of by Thursday.
1. Our family vacation to greater San Diego with my parents was filled with memorable moments like swimming, sailing, Sea World, a wife's 30-ish birthday, boardwalking, pizza, bad college hoops, an uncle and aunt, 2 cousins, one traumatic kid injury, 3 nights of hacking coughs keeping me awake, fantastic downtown Del Mar restaurants, adjoining rooms with said parents (which we survived...and had fun!), Coronado Island, and a recommended Double Tree in Del Mar.
2. Zoey has recently transformed into a mega-diva thanks to an upcoming dance recital, the recital's costume, the recital's makeup, glitter and hair requirements, the rehearsals, the theme park locale of recital #1, and her natural self confidence.
3. A new fun thing we do is put this hair net, required by Zoey's dance troupe for the uncomfortably tight bun-style hairdo, on Disco Kitty's head while singing, "sloppy joe, slop-sloppy joe".
4. A certain someone who pursues athletic endeavors to combat aging has played two (co-ed lower-tier rec league) softball games, producing several hits and catches and throws and very few trick hamstring developments.
5. A certain Preston in my house has played three soccer games, resulting in many shouts to "run!" and "kick it" and "no really, run!" whilst congratulating him on his new coordinating
6. A certain wife of mine deftly stayed out of my way while I attempted to install the new, "easy self installation" bathroom flooring we purchased from the Home (Cash) Depot-sitory in order to avoid me taking out all my defeatist frustration on her.
7. The floor looks amateurish and less than perfectly square, but constitutes a huge improvement over the state of the floor immediately prior featuring remnant paper backing from the ripped out linoleum.
8. Was that "Home (Cash) Depot-sitory" line a reach?
9. I purchased the MLB subscription from Comcast for $199, justifying, "$25 per sports bar visit to catch out of market game times anything over 8 visits over a 162 game season equals 'it pays for itself!'"
10. If the Tigers don't have a successful season to redeem my dreadful home-team sports year, then I will be forced to pretend I love hockey.
12. I want to full-fist punch that bathroom right in the throat.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
CORRECTION:
Alas, the famous Wendy will not be accompanying my parents on the vacation. For those of you who know her well, you'll appreciate that the primary reason for her remaining in Michigan is her routine. Clearly, hotel-based vacations don't rightly lend themselves to daily viewing of The Price is Right, a microwaved hot dog lunch, and mid-afternoon naps followed by cheering the winners and booing the losers of Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy!. At least not this vacation, sadly.
She would also hate the taste of the water in the hotel.
She would also think the zoo smells funny and they wouldn't have good foods to eat.
She would also find the water waaay too cold.
She would also think P & Z should never take things from people, it's rude.
I think I quite miss having her around.
That being said, we can turn our focus to my parents actually spending time with me, my wife, and my stepkids. It's strange to have my own family here in SLC and consider that my parents can measure their time spent with them in hours.
Goal for Mom & Dad: help me teach Annie to play Euchre! Seriously, I haven't met a soul in this town who really knows the game yet. I wonder if I can actually play still...
She would also hate the taste of the water in the hotel.
She would also think the zoo smells funny and they wouldn't have good foods to eat.
She would also find the water waaay too cold.
She would also think P & Z should never take things from people, it's rude.
I think I quite miss having her around.
That being said, we can turn our focus to my parents actually spending time with me, my wife, and my stepkids. It's strange to have my own family here in SLC and consider that my parents can measure their time spent with them in hours.
Goal for Mom & Dad: help me teach Annie to play Euchre! Seriously, I haven't met a soul in this town who really knows the game yet. I wonder if I can actually play still...
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