Where did 2010 go??

I think the 2-month time clock went off in my mind, because it just struck me tonight that I have not BLOGGED since October. Such is life... so let's see what I have going on. It's kinda exciting/weird/unexplainable what my fingers will type out right now...

One thing is - as I type this - I am listening to a talk from Jason Fried called "Why work doesn't happen at work". It's an interesting topic which makes us wonder: is there a better way for me (us, you, etc) to be productive? I listen to this because I am continuously trying to become more productive. How can I continue to work better, smarter, and be a better friend, family member, contributor to society?

Ahhh..I digress. I just passed a couple milestones with a lot of happiness: I graduated with MBA and I had my one year anniversary with my woman, Christine. These are great milestones for me and I am glad to accomplish them. What's next? Hmmmm. I continue to succeed with my financial advising career, as well as work on my charity and the Unforgettable Prom. I am grateful for everything I have: my friends, my family, my health, my significant other (these are in no particular order BTW), and I will continue to do what I can to make this world a better place.

That's all I am thinking at the current moment. Other than I am excited for the holidays with my favorite people and I cherish them. Nite nite...

October already....

Just got home from FAU class... about to call it a night. What haven't I done in a while - BLOGGGGGG!!! Just got back from Gainesville (LSU-UF) game last weekend, and this coming week I am headed to CALI to take care of some business! Days come and go so quickly, but I am enjoying it. Still have yet to get "up and running" with kiteboarding...but winds should pick up now that summer is over.

Christine and I are at the 10 month level, her aunt/uncle just came to visit. Her sister Colleen is marrying Mark at some point in 2011, and my parents just got 2 new dogs. I think that's all I can think of for now... oh yeah... and PROM is in full swing for 2011. That's taking much of my time for now :-) again!

Stay in touch...with myself I guess...

Mid-year 2010 update

The HEAT is ON here in FL...in more ways than one! Not only are the temps in the 90s on a consistent basis, but the Miami Heat just signed (surprisingly) LeBron James. Well at least that media circus is over - tired of hearing about it! And last but not least, my girlfriend is smoking hot ;-) Things with Christine continue to develop and I love my time with her. I'll say it again: I'm a lucky man! We are now in our 8th month of "relations".

It's been one year since my knee surgery and it's hasn't been a steady climb uphill in the road to recovery. I was up to about 80% healed before tweaking it and went back to 50%. Now I'm up to about 75% normal activity and being cautionary about it. I haven't played basketball in a couple months and I am not happy about that...

In other news, I am 1.5 classes from completing my MBA. I have some travel plans in the books for the coming months (Bahamas, California, Gainesville for a football game, Park City, and hopefully back to NJ to see friends/family). I have some new partners at the office which I think will work out well, and I'm surviving the market volatility fairly well. I am continuing to "down-size" my life and reduce the amount of responsibilities that I have. By year end 2010 I will have streamlined my focus and my energy on the things that are most important...stay tuned. For now, I am out!

Spring time here in FL

A whole lot has happened in the past few months since I blogged... I organized that prom for kids with cancer (huge success), passed another course en route to my MBA (a class in entrepreneurship), fell in love with an amazing woman (Christine), and oh yea...my day job (financial advisor)! Life has never been more hectic than it has been these past few months... I try to have some balance with Wednesday night softball, and I finally got into kite boarding on the occasional trip to relax on the beach. The knee was getting stronger, but I had a minor set back these past couple weeks. Rest, ice, and elevation! Other than that - it's been crazy. I hope to simplify my life a bit, and rid myself of all the distractions that I have built up towards over the (too much real estate = problems).

Family and friends all around - have been great. A few more friends have gotten married (for the second time) and others engaged. On the flip side, my good friends are getting divorced after only 3 years. But I love having a special woman in my life as it makes my days go by with many smiles on my face. I am very lucky man.

That's it for now...nighty night.

And bring on 2010!

I been out of the blogging loop lately... it takes me a saturday night at home while watching the winter Olympics to allow me a blog update. Well part of the reason is because I was battling this cold thingy for a few weeks (how annoying) and it tended to linger on. But now that I am 90%, and my knee is past the 7 month mark since surgery - I been pack on the courts! What a feeling - love getting out there running again...jamming fingers, turning ankles, getting poked in the eye...good times. Knee still has a good amount of pain, some days better than others, but I kinda battle though it.

Other updates include taking class #12 (out of 14) towards my MBA... I will be finished up later this year. And I have been dating someone very special - I think she knows who she is but she probably won't read this - so that's been keeping me happily occupied too ;-) Oh and not to mention, planning this little thing called UNFORGETTABLE PROM. This is going to be better than any prom that I ever went to...prom king or not! Also in the coming months I am planning a trip to NJ, a trip to Utah, and a family reunion trip to DC. When will my life slow down? Hmmmm....and I have another birthday this week...didn't I just have the last one? Ugh...