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Pumpkin Picking!

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Jumbo Banner

We hand another outing today. We have been trying to do some activity as a Family every Saturday. Today’s adventure took us pumpkin picking at a place called Jumbos. I thought this was really neat. There was a pony ride, face painting, and petting farm for the small one. There was also a corn maze which we did not do due to how big it was, and the age of the small one. :) Then finally there was pumpkin picking. It was really a fun time. We will probably visit some other pumpkin patches, but I feel a family tradition coming on.

Cheers!

Universal Studios on Mother’s Day

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

Emerils Restaurant Outside at Universal StudiosEmerils Restaurant Inside at Universal Studios

Okay, I know I have not written a post in a while. That is because I am trying to tie up loose ends on the two big projects I am working. They are close and I am quite proud of them. :) More importantly, they got done. Those applications were basically willed into being…my will that is. :) The interesting part is that everyone wants to use them now! They people are happy they are there. However as we all know in the IT world, the paper work is usually slower than the application. :) Oh well enough about work.

I did want to share a little bit about some time I tried to take off right before the rollouts of the software. However, as you have probably already guessed I spent most of the time working. Anyway… My wife and I wanted to do something really special for my Mom on Mother’s Day. Of course my wife would reap the same benefits. :) On with the story…it turns out my Mom is a big Emerils fan. So since we were going to the happiest place on earth (will be in a later post :)…guess you will have to come back to see what that is about! :)), we decided to take her to Emerils restaurant. I believe she was excited and enjoyed it. :) There was a hefty check considering all of the people in our party, but it was worth it to see the happiness in my Mom’s eyes. By the way, I believe my Daddy enjoyed it too. ;)

Time Off

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

Well, I am finally on leave. It feels good. It is great to see my parents, and to see them interact with their grandchild. These moments are priceless. This visit also confirmed how much I miss not being able to see my parents more often. Well, since they are both retired now maybe we will see more of them now. ;) *Hint, Hint* *Hypnotic Voice*Travel is what you want to do Mom and Dad. *Hypnotic Voice* *Laughs*

However, it is quite hard to forget about what is happening at work. I believe I still spend more time worrying about things than I should at this point. It is hard being a responsible conscientious person. :) Well, I hope to post some pictures soon.

Father’s Day

Sunday, June 19th, 2005

Father’s Day is perhaps the one day everyone pays dad any attention. All the other days, he is always just there. Being a dad myself now, I realize how special Dad really is. I mean there are so many things:

  1. Day in and day out, having to go to work when everyone else was sleeping.
  2. Working long hours because the household needs more money to come in to ensure everyone is well taken care of.
  3. After a long day full of stress, trying to spend time with everyone before he fell asleep from exhaustion.
  4. Making us all laugh with his silly dancing! Sheesh! This is still embarrassing. :)
  5. All of the other miscellaneous things dads do (ex. - yard work, teaching about life, etc.).

But more importantly, just being dad. I sure hope my small ones will appreciate me as much as I appreciate my dad. I hope I can come close to providing my children with what my Dad provided me emotionally, financially, and spiritually…

Cheers!

I cannot have all of this for Dad, without saying “Hi Mom!” *Laughs* Just kidding Dad. ;) Today is your day!

Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 8th, 2005

Moms are great. Three small words say so much. On this special day, I want to say thanks to my Mom. With raising the new addition to our family, I get to see first hand what a Mom goes through. Things become crystal-clear as to why my Mom was always so protective of me. I am thankful that I have the most wonderful Mom in the world. Tout le monde, I Love You Mommy! Tout le monde, I Love my Wife too. :) She is the best Mom I know next to my Mom! ;)

To Mothers everywhere, Happy ! We Love You! From: Tout le monde!

Cheers!

Mother’s Day

Weekend Outing

Sunday, April 17th, 2005

World War II Monument
Well, the weather was relatively nice this weekend. So, I decided to go out on an outing with the family. It was quite interesting, because we did not know where we would end up. We decided to head to the national mall and visit some of the monuments. So, we ended up at the World War II Memorial. It is quite a monument. More importantly, I am glad that I got to spend some family time.

I know it seems that I do not write about much in my blog, but I still trying to determine the boundaries of my writing. I have numerous variables that are weighing heavily on what I write. So, please be patient.

Cheers!

Merry Christmas Baby…

Thursday, December 30th, 2004

Christmas was really unique for us this year. This Christmas marked the first Christmas for our baby. What made this holidy even more special was that my parents came to celebrate with us. It also marked the first they have physically seen and held their new grandbaby girl. It was great. Seeing the interaction between the Grandparents and the baby:

  • Grandpa’s ineteraction is probably best described in his own words. I believe Grandpa phrased it as his charisma. *Smirk* ;) You should have seen Grandpa the first time she cried. Priceless! Where was his charisma then? *Laughs*
  • Then there was Granny’s interaction. I believe Granny was not as cocky as Grandpa.   :)  However, she did find out that when it was baby’s feeding time; the baby is quite persuasive in her arguement…I believe the phase Granny learned was “Uhhhhhhh-Uhhh!” Once again priceless

My wife really enjoyed having them around also. It actually gave her longer breaks considering she is under the weather. That was the only sad part. We all managed to get sick, except for Grandpa and Granny. Hmm…:)  

The Grandparents left earlier today to head home. I am quite often worried about them traveling. Not really sure why, because they are seasoned travelers and have taught me a thing or two about traveling. ;)  They made it home safely without issue. Another blessing.

Out of all of this, it was merely great to see my Parents. I love them very much. I believe I do what must offspring do. That is we do not tell them enough how much we love them, and how much they mean to us. I have been truly blessed. Thank You God for such great parents. I just hope I can be half the parent to my daughter that my parents were to me.  Amen…