As I mentioned in my previous post, I have been very lucky to have grown up with the friends that I have. Even more special is the fact that Zeke will be able to grow up with the children of my friends. While we were home we got to spend some great days with Mikey and Aunt Jessica. The boys are almost exactly two weeks apart and absolutely had soooo much fun hanging out!! Here's hoping they will be just as close as they grow up as we have been. If so, they will be two very lucky dudes! Thanks Mikey and Aunt Jessica for coming and spending so much time with us. We really enjoyed it and can't wait to do it again very soon!!
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August 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Friends!!
I feel very lucky to have been able to grow up with as many great friends as I have. I know that these people have helped shape the person I have become today and for that I am truly grateful. We were lucky to have been able to visit with some of them. Zeke also made some new friends!!
Cousins and Aunts and Uncles...Oh My! Grandma's, Doll Doll's, and Pepe's...Oh My!
One of the best parts of going home is always of course, getting to see all of the family and friends. We we surrounded by lots of love, laughs and memories in the making!!
Grandpop's 90th Birthday Celebration
While we were home Josh, Zeke and I got to be a part of something very special...the celebration of my grandpop's 90th birthday. Not many folks make it that far in life and likewise not many folks get to be a part of something like that. I am very lucky to have been able to share that with my "family". Grandpop felt very blessed to have gotten to meet his great-grandson and honestly, it was as if Zeke had known him his whole life. They absolutely loved each other!!
To Maryland We Go!
So Zeke and I got to spend two great weeks in Maryland visiting with family and friends and celebrating my grandfather's 90th birthday!! I have to say, what a wonderful time we had catching up, hanging out, and just "being" with everyone. It was wonderful!!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Check me out...
We will be doing an update from Katherine's two week trip to Maryland in the next few days...In the meantime, here's my favorite picture from the lot...
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Update from JA...
I'm home alone this week so now is a better time than most to update the blog. It's been so long I've almost forgotten how. First I must say this has been my busiest summer, yet. I can still remember those days back in middle school and high school with nothing to do in the summers. Oh, here's a toast to the days of no responsibilities. What's been going on? Well my job situation has changed a bit and I am now president of my own company, ALACO, Inc. (Katherine came up with the name -- combination of Alabama and Colorado, which obviously is a huge part of who I am.) As luck would have it, I guess I fell into a nice segment of the logistics industry and specialize in packing/moving/transporting used electronic equipment emphasizing remarket value and recycling under environmental regulations. Sounds like fun, huh? I've been fortunate enough to build some great relationships in the industry through prior jobs and work with large carriers to small recycling companies to OEM's such as Dell.
Last week's trip to Panama City was very last minute. I had a work project came up to remove 2000 computers from 12 schools in NW Florida (basically Destin, Ft Walton Beach, and Niceville). This was a great oppurtunity to take the family to my Dad's condo in PC Beach. I worked most of the week and relaxed on the weekend. Katherine had fun getting away and Zeke ate everything he saw.
Katherine and Zeke left from the beach to head up for her summer visit with family and friends in Maryland. I came back to Denver for week before flying out to Maryland this Saturday because I miss my wife and boy. We'll both come back to Denver the following Sunday. On a side note - my sister and fam sold their house in Baltimore in one day and just moved into their new house (closer to Wash DC), which is 3 miles from Katherine's moms house. Crazy, but very nice when visiting. Should results in more "family time" even though we live on the other side of the country.
End of August I go to Vail for the labor day "dude" weekend.
September we're going to the Auburn vs. LSU game, beach for a week (again), and then the Auburn vs. Tenn game to close out the weekend. We also look forward to spending several days with Andrew and Tara.
Long story short...we're not in high school anymore...Summers just aren't the same...
More Pics from the Beach...
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