Well I didn't think I would get another chance to blog...but here I sit at the airport with 2 hours left until my flight leaves.
My big 3-OH was yesterday and I had such a good time. I ate breakfast with my mom and then I headed up to the Serenity deck (adults only) and just chilled out for awhile.
Then I made my way over to the slide and had a blast there for about an hour or so. That slide was sooo cool. I probably went down 200-250 times the whole time I was on the ship.
I ordered my first bucket of beer around 11 am and the drinking was on!!! Only sucky part - buckets are only 4 beers and almost $25!!! Lol - but you only turn 30 once.
My mom bought my next bucket and then when the waiter brought it he had another in tow from a fellow brother (Mason) that I had met earlier in the week! Thanks again mom and Al for the inebriation assistance!!!
So I was nice and toasty by the time Lip Ring found me on the deck. We just lounged around and soaked up the sun. About 2:30 my mom decided she was going inside for awhile and she gave us her hammock. That was cool, just swinging, drinking, and soaking up the sun. I posted a good pic on my face book that you should check out! ;-)
Our final singles group function was at 7 for an hour of farewells, e-mail exchanges, and kareokee! I sang a bunch of songs this trip. One night was in front of the most people I ever had before - probably 200! That was a little nerve racking! ;-)
PThe rest of the night we just hung out on the main deck and chillaxed. I was told by some other cruisers that this is the most senior citizens they had ever seen on one cruise! And the singles group was a bust for me...most were older than my mother AND it's sad when my mom is one of the better looking women! ;-) I'm really thankful to have met Lip Ring -as was she because she also felt like we were on a retirement cruise! LOL
BUT - I did meet lots of nice people!!! I met 4 brothers - Al, Jeff, and Sunny from NC and Greg from Missori. My slide partner most of the trip - Steve was a cool guy from Wisconsin. Harvey and his wife was a very nice couple from Winsor - told me he could get me a great rate if I ever made it back up to Motor City casino to play. Plus all the singles group folks - Harvey, Sam, Lyn, Seb, Daniel, Brooke, Valerie (12-4), Joe, Kevin, and so many more. I'm sure I'm leaving many out of my list.
Oh - and Lip Ring and her mother Colleen from Long Island. Can you believe they actually thought I was a NICE guy? Lol - I guess compared to the Long Island guys I am. Maybe I should move there! ;-) Give those guys some competition! LMAO
So needless to say this won't be my last cruise. I may start looking at the 20's/30's cruises that the singles group has in April. BUT that just means I would have to focus on staying single until then! ;-) It's harder than you would think!!! ;-)
Well, back to the real world tomorrow. I think I really need to come up with some big idea or hit the lottery! I wanna cruise permanently! ;-)
Hope you all enjoyed following my blogs this past week!!!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Cólon, Panama
Yesterday I visited Cólon Panama.
We started our day visiting the Canal and watching a ship pass through the locks. That was an amazing site. What was crazy was how much those ships pay to pass through. The price is based on the total capacity of the boat. There were two boats goig through - one towards the Atlantic and one that was even bigger heading towards the Pacific. The smaller one had to pay $117,000 and the bigger on paid $330,000!!! Remind me never to complain when I have to pay $1.25 to traverse the WV Turnpike.
After that we headed deeper into Còlon and took a 25 minute boat ride to visit an authentic Indian village. Well, I guess you really can't call it a boat, more like a hallowed log...but it was neat.
The village we visited was amazing too. The natives were very friendly. Since I alreay had a tat, a guy came up and asked if he could paint some decoration on my arm. The ink was a black watery substance and he applied it with a flattened toothpick. I even let them paint my face - but more on that later.
A native named Binder came over later and was looking at my tats. When he saw my Aces he became very excited and asked if he could copy it. So his friend came over and she copied it onto his chest. He spoke broken English and asked me about Blackjack and casinos. He told me he has played solitaire and gin rummy before. I just so happened to have a deck of cards in my bag, so I took then out and gave them to him. He was so excited. He asked me to show him how to shuffle. He could only get about halfway through it. After a few times watching me and he had it down pat. I may have just seeded the first Indian Casino in Panama! LOL
Binder said that when he goes to town he checks FaceBook and has e-mail. So I gave him my card and he said he would add me. That whole experience there was really cool.
I was having a great day, until we got back on the boat and I realize the ink on my face won't wash off!!! ;-( I've tried Lava soap, baby oil, acetone, alcohol, skin so soft, eye liner remover, and just about everything else people offer up for me to try. Still no luck! LOL
But...I refused to let it get me down. So I sort of look like a 1/2 blue smurf (the black ink has faded to deep blue). All the people here think it's funny. I'm just REALLY thankful I had already made some "friends" and I didn't need to try to get them to see past my dumbass blue face. LOL
So...needless to say I will probably still have some remnants of the ink when I get home. I've been told 7-10 days before it wears off. The things I do to stand out! LMAO
Today I spent some time in the sauna and steam room thinking maybe that I could sweat the ink out...but no luck.
At High Noon I meet a buddy for a chess match. Major Bob is a big fella from Canada and he and I had a wager that the loser would buy beer! ;-) We had a good game, but eventually he struck a good blow and won! Great guy to have met.
Then I played goofy golf with my new friend that I have nicknamed "Lip Ring". Hopefully the nickname speaks for itself. She won the first game and I won the second.
Tonigt is formal night but with my smurf face I will probably skip this! ;-)
I'm not planning on drinking too much tonight to save my energy for tomorrow. I've alreay been warned that I should expect to get trashed from morning, noon, and night! LOL
I don't expect to post anymore blogs until I get back to the states. I hope you all have enjoyed following my adventures.
Later! ;-)
We started our day visiting the Canal and watching a ship pass through the locks. That was an amazing site. What was crazy was how much those ships pay to pass through. The price is based on the total capacity of the boat. There were two boats goig through - one towards the Atlantic and one that was even bigger heading towards the Pacific. The smaller one had to pay $117,000 and the bigger on paid $330,000!!! Remind me never to complain when I have to pay $1.25 to traverse the WV Turnpike.
After that we headed deeper into Còlon and took a 25 minute boat ride to visit an authentic Indian village. Well, I guess you really can't call it a boat, more like a hallowed log...but it was neat.
The village we visited was amazing too. The natives were very friendly. Since I alreay had a tat, a guy came up and asked if he could paint some decoration on my arm. The ink was a black watery substance and he applied it with a flattened toothpick. I even let them paint my face - but more on that later.
A native named Binder came over later and was looking at my tats. When he saw my Aces he became very excited and asked if he could copy it. So his friend came over and she copied it onto his chest. He spoke broken English and asked me about Blackjack and casinos. He told me he has played solitaire and gin rummy before. I just so happened to have a deck of cards in my bag, so I took then out and gave them to him. He was so excited. He asked me to show him how to shuffle. He could only get about halfway through it. After a few times watching me and he had it down pat. I may have just seeded the first Indian Casino in Panama! LOL
Binder said that when he goes to town he checks FaceBook and has e-mail. So I gave him my card and he said he would add me. That whole experience there was really cool.
I was having a great day, until we got back on the boat and I realize the ink on my face won't wash off!!! ;-( I've tried Lava soap, baby oil, acetone, alcohol, skin so soft, eye liner remover, and just about everything else people offer up for me to try. Still no luck! LOL
But...I refused to let it get me down. So I sort of look like a 1/2 blue smurf (the black ink has faded to deep blue). All the people here think it's funny. I'm just REALLY thankful I had already made some "friends" and I didn't need to try to get them to see past my dumbass blue face. LOL
So...needless to say I will probably still have some remnants of the ink when I get home. I've been told 7-10 days before it wears off. The things I do to stand out! LMAO
Today I spent some time in the sauna and steam room thinking maybe that I could sweat the ink out...but no luck.
At High Noon I meet a buddy for a chess match. Major Bob is a big fella from Canada and he and I had a wager that the loser would buy beer! ;-) We had a good game, but eventually he struck a good blow and won! Great guy to have met.
Then I played goofy golf with my new friend that I have nicknamed "Lip Ring". Hopefully the nickname speaks for itself. She won the first game and I won the second.
Tonigt is formal night but with my smurf face I will probably skip this! ;-)
I'm not planning on drinking too much tonight to save my energy for tomorrow. I've alreay been warned that I should expect to get trashed from morning, noon, and night! LOL
I don't expect to post anymore blogs until I get back to the states. I hope you all have enjoyed following my adventures.
Later! ;-)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Cozumel
Hi everybody! I hope you're staying warm! ;-)
Yesterday we had our first port call in Cozumel. I signed up for snorkeling and then 4 hours of open bar at Carlos & Carlies.
The snorkeling was sooo much fun! This was my first time and I'm hooked!!! The water is so beautiful down here. Visibility in the water was over 100 feet! I got to see all sorts of animals and coral. I hope I got some good picks, but I gotta wait until I get home to devlop them.
After the snorkeling we headed over to the beach bar. Here's where I know a few of my friends will be envious!!! Beautiful women scantily clad and free booze - Dosequies (not sure how it's spelled) XX at that! Those hours snorkeling and at the bar was my favorite so far!
Today I got up and headed over to the fitness center. I wanted to get a run in and I was told that the scenery there was nice! It was!!! ;-) I ran for 40 minutes then did some abs exercises. Running on a treadmill while you're on a moving ship was very interesting. It took some time for me to adjust.
After the gym workout I ran another 20 minutes outside on the deck. The scenery there was NICE too!
Right now I'm just laying out on the deck relaxing. Tonight we have our first theme night - "Angels and Demons". Guess what I'm going as? Lol Then kareokee to follow. Gonna have to tie one on for that! Lol
Tomorrow we will be in Costa Rica. We didn't book any excursions for this port. We will just be going with the flow.
Well, back to sunbathing! ;-)
Peace out!!!
Yesterday we had our first port call in Cozumel. I signed up for snorkeling and then 4 hours of open bar at Carlos & Carlies.
The snorkeling was sooo much fun! This was my first time and I'm hooked!!! The water is so beautiful down here. Visibility in the water was over 100 feet! I got to see all sorts of animals and coral. I hope I got some good picks, but I gotta wait until I get home to devlop them.
After the snorkeling we headed over to the beach bar. Here's where I know a few of my friends will be envious!!! Beautiful women scantily clad and free booze - Dosequies (not sure how it's spelled) XX at that! Those hours snorkeling and at the bar was my favorite so far!
Today I got up and headed over to the fitness center. I wanted to get a run in and I was told that the scenery there was nice! It was!!! ;-) I ran for 40 minutes then did some abs exercises. Running on a treadmill while you're on a moving ship was very interesting. It took some time for me to adjust.
After the gym workout I ran another 20 minutes outside on the deck. The scenery there was NICE too!
Right now I'm just laying out on the deck relaxing. Tonight we have our first theme night - "Angels and Demons". Guess what I'm going as? Lol Then kareokee to follow. Gonna have to tie one on for that! Lol
Tomorrow we will be in Costa Rica. We didn't book any excursions for this port. We will just be going with the flow.
Well, back to sunbathing! ;-)
Peace out!!!
Monday, January 18, 2010
First Cruise Day
Well this place is just awesome! ;-)
We got on the ship around 3 pm yesterday and we checked out our room. It's bigger than expected and very well maintained. We have a fairly large port window, but no balcony. My mom was right though, we really are only in our rooms to sleep!
Our first singles group function was a mixer at this 70's Disco bar. Very cool for someone that would've remembered this time frame! ;-). The 1 hour of open bar nearly did me in! Lol
They had other functions planned for us, but I ditched them for a texas holdem table. Hey - this is my vacation! ;-)
The casino only has 1 holdem table and it's all electronic. This was my first experience playing on one of these. It's kind of like online poker except you can see the other players faces and mannerisms! I bought in for $100 and cashed for $350! That paid my bar tab for the evening, my $80 mandatory tips ($10/day) AND most importantly bought wi-fi minutes so I could post! ;-)
This morning I got up around 7:00 and after unpacking I went for a run. They have a run/walk track that is outside. That was just awesome! Running around and looking out at nothing but b-e-a-utiful water! In the hour that I was running I saw sunshine, was rained on, and blew all over the place by the high winds.
The rest of today has been relax day. We're still catching up on our sleep. I did venture back to the Holdem tables for about 2 hours and added an additonal $50 to my winnings!
Tonight there is another singles mixer - but this one is ship wide, so they'll be some more opportunity to meet people.
Then tomorrow we wil be in Cozumel and we have our snorkeling and 4 hours of open bar at a beach bar! I'm really looking forward to the snokeling and obviously the open bar! Lol
Well, I hope you all are doing well. I'm sure I'll have many more stories to tell as the week progresses. I'm still getting settled in! ;-)
Pictures will be forthcoming.
Later!!! ;-)
We got on the ship around 3 pm yesterday and we checked out our room. It's bigger than expected and very well maintained. We have a fairly large port window, but no balcony. My mom was right though, we really are only in our rooms to sleep!
Our first singles group function was a mixer at this 70's Disco bar. Very cool for someone that would've remembered this time frame! ;-). The 1 hour of open bar nearly did me in! Lol
They had other functions planned for us, but I ditched them for a texas holdem table. Hey - this is my vacation! ;-)
The casino only has 1 holdem table and it's all electronic. This was my first experience playing on one of these. It's kind of like online poker except you can see the other players faces and mannerisms! I bought in for $100 and cashed for $350! That paid my bar tab for the evening, my $80 mandatory tips ($10/day) AND most importantly bought wi-fi minutes so I could post! ;-)
This morning I got up around 7:00 and after unpacking I went for a run. They have a run/walk track that is outside. That was just awesome! Running around and looking out at nothing but b-e-a-utiful water! In the hour that I was running I saw sunshine, was rained on, and blew all over the place by the high winds.
The rest of today has been relax day. We're still catching up on our sleep. I did venture back to the Holdem tables for about 2 hours and added an additonal $50 to my winnings!
Tonight there is another singles mixer - but this one is ship wide, so they'll be some more opportunity to meet people.
Then tomorrow we wil be in Cozumel and we have our snorkeling and 4 hours of open bar at a beach bar! I'm really looking forward to the snokeling and obviously the open bar! Lol
Well, I hope you all are doing well. I'm sure I'll have many more stories to tell as the week progresses. I'm still getting settled in! ;-)
Pictures will be forthcoming.
Later!!! ;-)
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Top 20 Countdown of Miscellaneous Thoughts
1. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
2. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
3. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
4. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
5. Was learning cursive really necessary?
6. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
7. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
8. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
9. Bad decisions make good stories.
10. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
11. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
12. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
13. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this -- ever.
14. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
15. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste
16. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
17 . My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
18 . I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
20. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
2. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
3. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
4. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
5. Was learning cursive really necessary?
6. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
7. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
8. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
9. Bad decisions make good stories.
10. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
11. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
12. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
13. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this -- ever.
14. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
15. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste
16. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
17 . My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
18 . I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
20. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Photo Shoot!!!
I had my first "professional" photo shoot on Tuesday.
I wanted to get photos done for my 30th birthday! Plus I wanted to have proof that at least once in my life I was in shape! LOL
Kudos to Mel Deem for pulling off some awesome photos. Check her website out here. I highly recommend her!!!
Oh, and what about ME? LOL!!! Feel free to check out the rest of my pics here.
Hope all is well with each of you. I'm out of here in a little over a day!!!
Wish me luck on my cruise!!! LMAO
Monday, January 11, 2010
Self-Esteem
I've been rolling these thoughts around in my head for the past few days...just thinking how I was going to approach it. Something was on my mind…I just needed to figure out how to author it for the blog…
Thanks to The Offspring and their song called Self-Esteem I finally found the inspiration to put my thoughts down into this blog.
I hope you've heard the song...here are the lines that caught my attention:
Well I know I'm being used,
That's ok because I like the abuse!
Well I know she's playing with me,
That's ok cause I have no self-esteem!
A recent text message from Fairmont last week put me in a foul mood. It was just a joke she was forwarding, but obviously she expected me to start up a conversation again. It hadn't been 5 days since she last texted me and told me she would respect my wishes and not text me anymore. I didn't really blog about that episode....and it will have to wait for another day.
But back to the recent texting...I must have liked the abuse in the past. I admit that I have fallen for this type of trap before. Maybe I was just glad to be speaking with her...even though I knew she was playing with me. I really did have no self-esteem at the time. Actually, my self-esteem never has been my strong suit...but I'm working on that.
I didn't respond to the text. I'm sure this is driving her crazy, but that really wasn't my intention. I just really don't want to play her games anymore...actually I don't want to play anyone's games anymore!!!
From 2010 and forward, you have one shot with me and one shot only with me. Don't mess it up! I'm not going to self-abuse myself by hanging onto to a single thread of hope that a relationship is going to eventually work out. I think I did in the past because of my low self-esteem.
Relationships shouldn’t be hard work.* But I’m not faultless in most of these cases either…don’t get me wrong. I do have a tendency to push for a more serious relationship and quicker than one would expect. I’m going to work on that too – WAY more time dating, less “future” talk.
HOWEVER…I never will never understand why women, Fairmont in this case – but others too, wait until I’m 99% done with them before they “realize” that they had something good with “us” and now it’s gone. Do they like the chase? Do they like knowing they still have it? I just don’t know. I do know that they had 100% of me the whole time I was with them and that wasn't good enough for them…BUT now they are fighting to get that 1% back to 100%??? Come on ladies, quit wasting your time! It isn't going to happen! PLUS..it shouldn’t be this hard…relationships that is.
I truly believe that one day I am going to meet a woman and she is going to be all about me as much as I am about her – at the exact same time....NOT 6 months, 2 years, or even later!!!
So, wish me luck getting over all of my recent relationship traumas from 2009 and before! :-) I think my cruise will go a long way with that!!! Thanks for reading everyone!
* Special Note: To prove that I just can’t make this crap up folks. When I was witting this blog, I was at the "Relationships shouldn’t be hard work." line when my phone vibrates! I have a text message… guess who it was from? That’s right…Fairmont! Honestly folks...I'm going to turn this blog into a book and/or movie one day! LMAO! I'm sure I'll have more on this later!!! ;-)
Thanks to The Offspring and their song called Self-Esteem I finally found the inspiration to put my thoughts down into this blog.
I hope you've heard the song...here are the lines that caught my attention:
Well I know I'm being used,
That's ok because I like the abuse!
Well I know she's playing with me,
That's ok cause I have no self-esteem!
A recent text message from Fairmont last week put me in a foul mood. It was just a joke she was forwarding, but obviously she expected me to start up a conversation again. It hadn't been 5 days since she last texted me and told me she would respect my wishes and not text me anymore. I didn't really blog about that episode....and it will have to wait for another day.
But back to the recent texting...I must have liked the abuse in the past. I admit that I have fallen for this type of trap before. Maybe I was just glad to be speaking with her...even though I knew she was playing with me. I really did have no self-esteem at the time. Actually, my self-esteem never has been my strong suit...but I'm working on that.
I didn't respond to the text. I'm sure this is driving her crazy, but that really wasn't my intention. I just really don't want to play her games anymore...actually I don't want to play anyone's games anymore!!!
From 2010 and forward, you have one shot with me and one shot only with me. Don't mess it up! I'm not going to self-abuse myself by hanging onto to a single thread of hope that a relationship is going to eventually work out. I think I did in the past because of my low self-esteem.
Relationships shouldn’t be hard work.* But I’m not faultless in most of these cases either…don’t get me wrong. I do have a tendency to push for a more serious relationship and quicker than one would expect. I’m going to work on that too – WAY more time dating, less “future” talk.
HOWEVER…I never will never understand why women, Fairmont in this case – but others too, wait until I’m 99% done with them before they “realize” that they had something good with “us” and now it’s gone. Do they like the chase? Do they like knowing they still have it? I just don’t know. I do know that they had 100% of me the whole time I was with them and that wasn't good enough for them…BUT now they are fighting to get that 1% back to 100%??? Come on ladies, quit wasting your time! It isn't going to happen! PLUS..it shouldn’t be this hard…relationships that is.
I truly believe that one day I am going to meet a woman and she is going to be all about me as much as I am about her – at the exact same time....NOT 6 months, 2 years, or even later!!!
So, wish me luck getting over all of my recent relationship traumas from 2009 and before! :-) I think my cruise will go a long way with that!!! Thanks for reading everyone!
* Special Note: To prove that I just can’t make this crap up folks. When I was witting this blog, I was at the "Relationships shouldn’t be hard work." line when my phone vibrates! I have a text message… guess who it was from? That’s right…Fairmont! Honestly folks...I'm going to turn this blog into a book and/or movie one day! LMAO! I'm sure I'll have more on this later!!! ;-)
Sunday, January 10, 2010
1st Tourney of 2010
Well despite the horrible road conditions, freezing weather, and the threat of continued snow...there was 30 total players that made it out for the first poker tourney of 2010. Dare I say the "true" gamblers made it out? ;-)
I almost canceled the game because I really didn't expect many players to make it out. I'm glad I didn't! The turnout was way better then I expected!
For all of those that made it out, I hope you enjoyed yourselves.
Congrats goes to Shuman for taking down the top spot yet again! This is the second month in a row that he has won! Cheer Dad took down the 2nd spot and Rempel pulled in 3rd. Congrats to you all!!!
The following cash game, as always, added additional excitement to the game. I was fortunate to be able to see a lot of flops in the blinds and hit several 2 pairs on the flop. I won my money back from the tourney plus $10. So not bad for me, considering all the running around I have to do with the tourney.
My sincere gratitude and thanks goes out to Chris Brothers for taking care of the money/chips for the cash game and helping me out with the tourney! It is definitely not a ONE person job and I always appreciate any help I can get!
The next poker game will be a charity event for the Relay for Life. We will be holding it on February 5th at 7pm in the Banquet Room. $25 ($20 + $5 donation) gets you in on the action. We are anticipating close to 100 players for this even. Please plan to attend and invite your friends!!!
Thanks for reading...
I almost canceled the game because I really didn't expect many players to make it out. I'm glad I didn't! The turnout was way better then I expected!
For all of those that made it out, I hope you enjoyed yourselves.
Congrats goes to Shuman for taking down the top spot yet again! This is the second month in a row that he has won! Cheer Dad took down the 2nd spot and Rempel pulled in 3rd. Congrats to you all!!!
The following cash game, as always, added additional excitement to the game. I was fortunate to be able to see a lot of flops in the blinds and hit several 2 pairs on the flop. I won my money back from the tourney plus $10. So not bad for me, considering all the running around I have to do with the tourney.
My sincere gratitude and thanks goes out to Chris Brothers for taking care of the money/chips for the cash game and helping me out with the tourney! It is definitely not a ONE person job and I always appreciate any help I can get!
The next poker game will be a charity event for the Relay for Life. We will be holding it on February 5th at 7pm in the Banquet Room. $25 ($20 + $5 donation) gets you in on the action. We are anticipating close to 100 players for this even. Please plan to attend and invite your friends!!!
Thanks for reading...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Hey there blog readers. Just a quick note before I head back to work. I changed my blog settings so that more of you can comment on my blogs. So hopefully those of you that have had issues will be able to comment now.
I get to review the comments before they are posted, so don't be discouraged if you don't see your comment right away.
Thanks for reading and commenting!!! ;-)
I get to review the comments before they are posted, so don't be discouraged if you don't see your comment right away.
Thanks for reading and commenting!!! ;-)
Monday, January 4, 2010
'10 New Years Resolution
Well, I guess it's that time of the year again to quit looking backwards through last year and start looking forward into this year...
I have already blogged about my 2009 year...now I need to focus on what my 2010 is going to be like, or what I hope it will be like...
In almost all of my previous New Years Resolutions, getting my weight under control was always at the top of my list. Well, for once I can say that I won't need that resolution this year! I will, however, resolve to continue my workout regimen and staying in shape.
I have several projects around my house that I plan to finish this year...but aren't there always projects to do? So I am making this one of my resolutions.
Of course the "save more money, spend less" is always on my list...and actually, I am doing much better than I have in previous years on this front. Perhaps the lack of a girl friend for the holidays??? ;-) I do tend to over-extend myself during the holidays for those that I love.
But my # 1 New Years Resolution is...drum roll please...if you have followed this blog at all, you shouldn't really be surpised...continue drum roll...
OK!!!!! READY????
I hope that in 2010 I will start trusting my gut! I was in several relationships last year that just didn't feel right to me...and in the end, they were not right. I don't know why I chose to ignore all the signs that I did...but I'm going to make a conscientious effort not to ignore them anymore. All that was gained was hurt and frustration. In the end, they just wound up being a waste of my time! That time is lost and would've been better spent with those who truly care...family and friends!
So...here's to believing in yourself!!! And ALWAYS trusting your instincts!!! ;-)
I have already blogged about my 2009 year...now I need to focus on what my 2010 is going to be like, or what I hope it will be like...
In almost all of my previous New Years Resolutions, getting my weight under control was always at the top of my list. Well, for once I can say that I won't need that resolution this year! I will, however, resolve to continue my workout regimen and staying in shape.
I have several projects around my house that I plan to finish this year...but aren't there always projects to do? So I am making this one of my resolutions.
Of course the "save more money, spend less" is always on my list...and actually, I am doing much better than I have in previous years on this front. Perhaps the lack of a girl friend for the holidays??? ;-) I do tend to over-extend myself during the holidays for those that I love.
But my # 1 New Years Resolution is...drum roll please...if you have followed this blog at all, you shouldn't really be surpised...continue drum roll...
OK!!!!! READY????
I hope that in 2010 I will start trusting my gut! I was in several relationships last year that just didn't feel right to me...and in the end, they were not right. I don't know why I chose to ignore all the signs that I did...but I'm going to make a conscientious effort not to ignore them anymore. All that was gained was hurt and frustration. In the end, they just wound up being a waste of my time! That time is lost and would've been better spent with those who truly care...family and friends!
So...here's to believing in yourself!!! And ALWAYS trusting your instincts!!! ;-)
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