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27 Mar 2023Job, Job, Job - Wait, Wait, WaitThe process of searching for a job has been a challenge. I continue to challenge myself to stay positive during the journey. Our family has been focused on doing all we can to prepare for a possible move. It is the emotional journey that takes a toll. It can be very stressful. It is very important f
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25 Aug 2020RIP, DadA few weeks ago I received a call telling me that my dad had passed away. A couple of days ago I got back from my trip home to be with family, attended the memorial service, and take care of things. It was a nice trip - I stayed with my sister and her family for most of it at a rental house and then
Read the rest...- 6 Jan 2019Future Projects UpdatedAlmost three years ago I wrote about some future projects I was looking to work on - you can find that entry here. As might be expected, much has changed over the past three years. I'm not as far as I would have thought and hoped, but I am also much farther tha
Read the rest... - 27 May 2018We went on a cruise!The TLDR or "short, short version" about what we did
We did a 7 day Caribbean cruise with DJ's sister, Lori, her husband, James, and their kids, Oliver and Lucy. We flew from Newport News to Houston and sailed from Galveston. We had stops in Cozumel, Mexico; Grand Cayman Island; and
Read the rest... - 25 Dec 2017A Post Console WorldFirst, time for a little bit of history. I've been an avid gamer for many years and I was about to retell the first few decades of this story until I realized I had already wrote a blog around 12 years ago telling my video game story up unti
Read the rest... - 4 Oct 2017My PRK Journey (so far)I will update this blog as warranted. Last update was 25 Dec 2017.
After a long road of fits and starts, I finally underwent PRK (photorefractive keratectomy), a procedure to fix my vision. I have had bad eyesight since grade school, got glasses in 2nd or 3rd grade but never wore them
Read the rest... - 23 Oct 2016My visit home from KoreaMy trip home started with a very long day. I set double alarms to ensure I would not oversleep, especially since I was so amped I could not get to sleep at a decent hour. I woke up at 5 am so I could be ready to be picked up at 5:50 am for my ride to the bus station. My bus ended up leaving 20 minut
Read the rest... - 26 Mar 2016Future ProjectsIf you spend any time clicking around on this website at all, you'll see links at the top and bottom of pages for websites that don't exist. In fact, you probably clicked one of those links and landed yourself right here just now. These sites are just in my mind right now, but here I will explain
Read the rest... - 31 Dec 2015New Year2016 will be an interesting year. It will come with challenges and surprises. I look forward to seeing my husband again for a bit in the summer. It is to be determined if I will see him at the end of the year or in early 2017 depending if we choose to stay in Ohio and have him retire or we take our
Read the rest... - 29 Dec 2015Dessert - I want to eat it almost every dayYes, the idea of ending your meal with a nice little treat such as sweet yummy ice cream just seems like the right thing to do. However, you look at the clock and it is 9pm You tell yourself its fine. You have a basketball game about to start. You can get on the elliptical and finish one of the last
Read the rest... - 17 Dec 2015Searching for a jobI am in a unique situation. I want a job, but I really want it to be a good fit. Because of this unique situation I am in over the next year with DJ coming back to visit for a month, I strongly lean towards only temporary work. I am no longer applying for a job unless I really feel it is a job that
Read the rest... - 8 Apr 2015Games I want to check outI wanted to have a place to put a list of games that I want to check out at some point so I could refer to it when it came time to get/play a new game. I'll update this as needed.
Cosmic Star Heroine - Phantasy Star like - PS4, Vita
Guild of Dungeoneering - PC/Mobile - RPG ish
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Read the rest... - 28 Oct 2014Our First Half MarathonBefore I even begin, I have to recognize that this event happened over 3 years ago and much of what I wrote below I wrote in 2011. However, I never finished it until today and have now finally posted it. Geez, talk about procrastination!
Our first half marathon story actually starts a
Read the rest... - 28 Oct 2014Our Trip to CharlestonThis whole trip to Charleston started when Kelley, who has recently overcome injuries that prevented her from running, decided we should do this bridge run there. It was a 10k, a distance we had not run in a while. I begrudgingly acquiesced and we then started planning a weekend trip there. The run
Read the rest... - 12 Feb 2014Our Trip to Universal StudiosSince our last major vacation (last year to Disney World) went so well, we decided to do something similar this year. We spent a couple days at Universal Studios this past November. Last year we took our vacation during the week of Thanksgiving and the places we went were packed. Turns out that Than
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