I would say I’ve been busy but isn’t that obvious?

Summer has been good so far.  The heat isn’t killing me too bad yet but it’s only the first few days of July.  Fall is looking good right now.  My fix of hot weather is complete.  Plus I’m kind of tired of mowing grass.  For the last few months it’s been every week.  I could have probably mowed it twice a week in the back yard.

Work has been great.  Getting ready to move into the Thompkins building next week.  We’re merging Tech and Customer Care which will be an interesting time.  There will be some needed adjustments but overall it is certainly for the better.  I’ll actually have my own space which will be a nice change.  The few that have been over there so far have loved it and I anticipate I will, too.

Sunday is promising an intriguing morning at Faith Church as it is the first service with Pastor Keith Peachy (not sure if that’s the right spelling but oh well).  Change is good and I believe the changes that are coming will take a great church and make it even better.

From the “Insane Once in a Lifetime Experience” files, I had an extraordinary experience with a cardinal yesterday.  One literally walked up to me and allowed me to pet it.  I tried to feed it by hand and it decided to jump on my head before going to the bird feeder.  I don’t know why it was so trustworthy but it trusted me like we had known each other for years.

Until next time…

Oh, and for the record, I’m picking Lebron to stay in Cleveland.

The last couple of months have been filled with work at Resource Systems and work at home.  The house is starting to really look amazing.  The true greatness is outside in the yard and the labyrinth.  Tera has worked extremely hard and it’s coming together fast.  The animals love it.  We’ve had deer, squirrels, our groundhog, our rabbit, and Tera even caught a salamander last week.  Having an acre is something that I didn’t really care to have when we were looking at houses but now it’s something I wouldn’t want to live without.

As the title suggests, Duke won the men’s NCAA basketball championship Monday in a great game against Butler.  Before the game started I didn’t plan on getting too emontionally invested in the game but that didn’t last very long.  By the end of the game I felt as exhausted as I assume the players were.  I couldn’t have been happier though.  After taking so much mouth from so many people over the years for liking Duke and Notre Dame it was fun to finally be able to wear a smile after the title game.

We have Emma tonight.  Tera and I got a bunch of great pics of her in the labrynth and the back yard.  She’s just over a year old but she seems so smart.  Definitely a fun age.  Doesn’t make me want one anytime soon though.

Work is still going great.  We’ve been super busy but the Beach has been stepping up big time.  I had my quarterly meeting this past week and it was nothing but good things.  I have some challenges to take on which I’m excited/nervous about.  I have faith that I can handle whatever they throw at me so I’m embracing any opportunity I can get.

I finally got to the dentist last week.  The last time I went was last year (probably around April) before I graduated from Muskingum.  My teeth needed cleaned but I didn’t think I had any cavities; however, you never know.  Thankfully, everything went well and I had no troubles. 

The bed is calling.  Video at church is up to me this month which means I need to be up a little bit earlier to get everything setup.  Well worth it though.

I seem to be slacking on updates but I haven’t vanished yet.  Tera got a new job as a dental assistant in Marietta (aka the big news) which is awesome.  She loves it so far and it will be far superior to working insane hours at Salt Fork.

We saw “Drag Me to Hell” a few nights ago and it was amazing.  Easily the best horror movie I can remember seeing recently.  It seemed to have a bit of everything.  I was skeptical even though the reviews were incredibly positive but it lived up to the hype and more.

The NBA and NHL are each in the finals.  I haven’t watched much hockey recently but I’ve still been watching basketball.  I’m still picking the Red Wings over the Pens in 6 for the NHL finals.  As for the NBA, I’d probably say Lakers in 5 over the Magic.  I hope it’s closer than that but I don’t think it’s going to happen that way.

I’ve been doing a ton of photoshopping recently.  I’ve had a lot of images turn out extremely good.  It’s kept me busy which is something I need.  Time to call it a night.

Not much new has been going on.  I’ve been busy getting moved out of New Concord and continuing the job search.  That’s been about it.

Today was fun.  Scott came down after church and we watched the Indy 500.  The race was good even though Marco Andretti (who I wanted to win) didn’t even complete a lap before crashing.  Helio Castroneves won by a large margin at the end so it wasn’t a very exciting finish.  Overall, it was well worth taking the time to watch it all afternoon.

We went to Seneca Lake after the race to meet up with some of Tera’s family at her mom’s camper.  Thunder boomed a couple of times but no rain.  There was chicken and hot dogs grilling but I still wasn’t hungry from lunch so I just had a piece of Kennedy’s cake.

Time to sit back watch the rest of the Cavs/Magic game.

It’s been awhile.  Ok, it’s been looooooong time.  Still, not too much has changed.  The sun still rises in the east and sets in  the west.  The grass is still green.  I’m an Alum of Muskingum College.  Wait…that’s a big change!  As of Saturday afternoon, I became part of the “Long Magenta Line.”  Luckily I was able to do it in four years rather than five or more like some people who graduated.  The commencement ceremony only lasted about two hours which was far short of the suspected three and a half.  Following the ceremony it was back to Cambridge to visit with family and friends and eat.  It was a good time.

Being done with college means that without a job I have nothing to do.   I’m going to miss the summer days at CNS but my days there are over.  It’s time to move to something new.  Hopefully, one prospect in particular works out but I don’t feel  as though I should mention it here.

Perhaps the best part of being done with classes is that I can now enjoy the NHL and NBA Playoffs with a clear mind.  The NHL Playoffs have been great while the NBA Playoffs have been somewhat annoying as a result of appalling officiating.  With that said, I can’t say I haven’t been entertained.

I plan to keep this up to date a bit more now but I don’t know how that will turn out.  I’ve said that many times before and failed to deliver.  The only promise I can make is that I will try.  

Baltimore over Oakland
Arizona over Carolina
Tampa Bay over Dallas
Washington over Detroit
Buffalo over Miami
New England over St. Louis
New Orleans over San Diego
NYJ over Kansas City
Atlanta over Philadelphia
Houston over Cincinnati
Jacksonville over Cleveland
NYG over Pittsburgh
Seattle over San Francisco
Tennessee over Indianapolis

Buffalo over San Diego
Chicago over Minnesota
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati
Tennessee over Kansas City
Dallas over St. Louis
Baltimore over Miami
NYG over San Francisco
New Orleans over Carolina
Houston over Detroit
NYJ over Oakland
Green Bay over Indianapolis
Cleveland over Washington
Tampa Bay over Seattle
Denver over New England

As you hopefully noticed, I did some work making the site look less plain.  I’m pretty satisfied with the results.  The new site definitely seems more easy on the eyes.  Here are my picks for the NFL this week:

Buffalo over San Diego
Chicago over Minnesota
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati
Tennessee over Kansas City
Dallas over St. Louis
Baltimore over Miami
NYG over San Francisco
New Orleans over Carolina
Houston over Detroit
NYJ over Oakland
Green Bay over Indianapolis
Cleveland over Washington
Tampa Bay over Seattle
Denver over New England

Picking Cleveland over Washington might not be the smartest choice but I’m hopeful after the Browns win last Monday over the Giants.  This weekend shouldn’t be too busy.  I have some papers to work on but nothing too drastic.  I just hope this weekend feels like it lasts longer than this past weekend.

My picks went 8-5 with only remaining game being MNF.  I’m content with that.  Yesterday was a great day to relax and I needed it desperately.  After church, I spent the afternoon watching football and then following the games online.  Around 6 I stopped at Tera’s and then went to her Grandma’s for her brothers birthday party.  It was fun.  I got dragged into painting Tera’s nails and surprisingly didn’t fail.  Her nails turned out much better than the time she wanted me to dye her hair.  We left her Grandma’s and watched a movie.  Today it’s work from 9-5, pick up Tera’s rings, then probably to Cambridge.  I came in early this morning so I could work on my OS project in the labs and managed to get what I couldn’t get to work for hours Saturday to work in about two minutes.  The day is starting out good, I just hope it continues.  Check out the Media Page to see the saddest safety in the history of football.

Games in BOLD represent correct picks thus far:

Atlanta over Chicago
Miami over Houston
Baltimore over Indy
Minnesota over Detroit
New Orleands over Oakland
NYJ over Cinci
Tampa Bay over Carolina
Washington over St. Louis
Denver over Jacksonville
Dallas over Arizona
Phili over San Fran
Green Bay over Seattle
San Diego over New England
NYG over Cleveland

 Yep, it’s been months and months but here I am.  A lot of stuff has gone down since the last update.  I got engaged, started my senior year at Muskingum, etc.  Fun Fun.  Classes this semester have kept me incredibly busy but I’m hoping to try and maintain some decent updates since most other people do.  This one will have to be kept short, but I do want to post my picks for Week 6 of the NFL season.  I’m going to try and keep my picks on here, might keep me from letting my blog go for a few more months lol.  So here they are:

Atlanta over Chicago
Miami over Houston
Baltimore over Indy
Minnesota over Detroit
New Orleands over Oakland
NYJ over Cinci
Tampa Bay over Carolina
Washington over St. Louis
Denver over Jacksonville
Dallas over Arizona
Phili over San Fran
Green Bay over Seattle
San Diego over New England
NYG over Cleveland