The Deats Bachelor Party Weekend

Hour drive just to get to 1960
Two hours later get to Austin
7:15 first rita at the Hula Hut
9:00 out to Union Park
Shots with Jeff and Sarah
Over to Foundation
Erin and Kat at Prague
8:30 awaken to a puker
Call puker a rookie and taunt with my warm breakfast beer
Rudy's breakfast tacos and off to Angie and Andy's house
Lounging and pool time
Cluster fuck sushi dinner
$1,400 tab
Get ditched by hired drivers - they were not that cute any way
Group breaks up
Smokin' hawt Malaysian woman at Union Park
Drinks with Jeff and off to Foundation
Previous hottie is now very friendly
Run into a few guys at Foundation
Close the night back with Greg and Sarah
$20 pepperoni pizza for 6 guys
Spot our not so hot drivers getting in a cab
Almost arrested by over eager cop
Find Deats in my bed passed out

My SCR From Last Weekend

Finally got a picture of the crew from my Star Crest Recipient Award last weekend.

Charl, Jerry, Mike, Dawn, Rob, Cairan, Me, Kirsten, and Val

Off to Austin this weekend for Deats's bach party with the fellas.

Wander

Why does it feel like I am wandering?

My days are SUCH a question mark.
I wander the house at night staying up late for no reason only to be unrested and do it again the next day.
And I suck at poker.

I need to get good at doing something and quick.

TSR Weekend

Well the TSR was successful this weekend. Congrats to those guys. Although I think it would be cool to do something like that one day, I am not sure if it is for me. Who knows....... I do know that it was great to have 3 days away from the office this weekend and I need to do more of that. I owe it to myself.

This weekend was also #50 for me which felt great. I got a lot of good work in with Mike B. and I am continuing to learn. I also got my SCR which was a total honor. Ciaran, Mike, Jerry, Charl, Dawn, Kirsten, and Rob. Seeing Val come in with video at the last sec made it even better.

Looking forward to spending time with the kids this week also. I just feel like I have something to give at the moment. It's like I need to be there.

A50738 and D1

As I was walking back to the DZ hanger this Sunday after my first jump of the day, I hear a much older man at the door say, "Man, looks like the winds shifted around on you a lot during that jump. They really picked up and switched up on you." I am suddenly the kid that just met Hank Aaron. I am standing in front of Lew Sanborn. Lew is known to be the first great American skydiver who began his career jumping in the military in 1948.

As progress through my career (hopefully a long safe one) skydiving gaining new skills and increasing my number of completed jumps, I will move from my "A" license to my "B", then to "C", and 500 jumps later to my "D" which is a lifetime license. With each new license I will get a number that is the next highest in numeric order to the person that obtained that license previously before me.

I am A50738.
Lew Sanborn is D1.

Even Closer

People always wonder why I know so many people or even how I know so many people. I admit that I do have a lot of connections here in Houston but it's probably nowhere near some others that I know. All said, I am really blessed to have a lot of people that care about me and that is a good feeling. Still I am humbled with some relationships.

I was thinking about my friendship with Sean and Edit the other day and I suppose I feel compelled to put something down here. Sean has always been my boy and he always will be. Since he has gotten married that has changed but in a lot of ways for the better. I find that I often look forward to having dinner with them every weekend either Friday or Saturday night - I respect their marriage and they respect me being single. Somehow out of that respect and love for each other we are able to bridge the gap between the "single" and the "marriage". It's actually kind of cool because I don't know many married couples that make an effort to be around a single guy and I think the converse it true as well. Yet when the three of us are together, Sean and I still talk single stuff, Edit and I talk food, and she makes fun of me for being so pitifully single.....it's actually kind of funny the shit she gives me. I wuold have it no other way. I am very blessed to have them in my life and I really value the space between us.

Coming to Myself

Good week indeed. Spring and I am beginning to hit my stride again. Next week will be my chance to get back in the pool - I hope that it's warm enough.

Work will be work. The job will be a job. People will be people. Assholes will be..... It's ok. Being selective and patient will pay off in the end for me in a lot of ways. This week was certainly hard but working with instead of against helps.

I suppose on another subject I did a couple cool appetizers that I need to work in. Harissa wings and also a sauteed shrimp in chili garlic sauce. Where is my camera........

Better next week.

Earth to Bella
The world can be an unfriendly place
So hold your head up
And do your best to save some face
It’s not so hard
Just undo yourself and see a second sun
ascend

All Things, All Places

Take your time. You cant do everything and be all things to everyone. Focus on one thing at a time a get something done instead of nothing. A little bit of everything does not count. This is a good week to get a lot of things knocked out and nailed down. Dont look back and have nothing to show for this week.

Rockets Golden State

Basketball, a few cocktails, and cheerleaders........so what if they lost.

The Week of 37

Seven days, and a lot of up and down. Just looking back, it really summarizes life and what it is about. Good and bad. Think less, feel more - I really take that to heart and I have to say that I think I really "feel" after this week. I am awake. I am alive. I have my focus.


I think I will certainly remember this week the most for the time that I spent with Dani and her family. They came in town again and it was really good to see them. We went to dinner on Wednesday night and took a ton of pictures and video. I even hung out with them for ice cream after dinner. Thursday meant everything to me and was the best birthday gift anyone could get. I took the day off with the intention of skydiving but the weather did not allow me to go. Instead I went to see her again. We hugged and I told her that I loved her, and she said the same. I will hold that with me forever.


I really needed Thursday night out with the crew to ease the week up. We did the usual dinner at Lupe and had a blast. I think all the cards that I got this year were tops! I have never gotten so many cool cards. Can't forget about my monkeys from Phain and Fame!!!! Truly a fun night. The weather finally allowed me to jump on Sunday and although I only got three in, each was awesome. I am continuing to get to know the crew down there and I am working my best to impress them and perform. So far, so good! I am doing just that. My third jump of the day was a four way with Sheri, Dawn, and Rob and we turned TWELVE points!!!!! Woo Hoo! That qualifies me for a Double Falcon award. Awesome day!