Come On...

Oh shut up.

No this is not going to be like the last few revivial attempts.  I'm here to stay this time.  It's just that my posting schedule is going to be well...more sporadic.  So what's happened in the last month?

Christmas was brilliant a good time was had by all.  Managed to spend time at my mom's house, my dad's house, and quite a bit of time with Alyssa's family as well.

New Year's had a lot of fuck-all potential but we ended up spending a pleasant evening at the home of one of Alyssa's friends and it was very nice.

The end of the year was marked by the unexpected passing of the sister of a friend and that cloud carried over into the start of the new year as well.  I didn't really picture myself starting my 30th birthday at the funeral of a bright, young, beauitiful 22 year old girl.  She was a good person and she will be missed.

The night of my 30th was rather subdued, a nice dinner at a local restaurant, and watching Lawrence of Arabia on my projection screen in my bedroom.  That Saturday we did  a nice birthday dinner at Ossy's in Hawthorne with all of Alyssa's family and mine.  It was fun.  It was the biggest birthday thing I've done in years.

Antioch is really picking up.  We had the Christmas dinner at Ossy's the night after my birthday and the scavenger hunt was just yesterday.  Some of the younger kids really need to step-up, but things are going somewhat well as of right now.  There's still time.  Next week we really need to get things in gear.

I bought a new camera just after Christmas.  A Sony a55.  It's pretty cool even though I have no idea how to use it yet.  I'll learn.  Maybe.

My weight loss had pretty much stabilized going into the end of the year.  I was pretty good around the holidays about maintaining my weight.  Sticking in there right at 280 or so.  That's over 125 pounds down since April.  But in the last week or two things haven't been going as well.  I can't quite nail it down either.  I am eating too much and not exercising enough and I need to get on that, but the weight fluctuations have been really intense.  Saturday I was 280 flat.  This morning I was 287.  Normally you go up a little as the day goes on, but this afternoon I was 283.  My goal by the end of the week is to be back at 280.  And by the end of next week to get down into the 270's...and stay there.

Alyssa and I started looking at wedding places this past weekend.  We'll look at a few more this weekend coming up.  I want to have a decision and a date set by the end of the month.  This thing is getting real.  I'm pretty damn excited.

So anyway that's where we're at.  I'll be back a few times in the next few days and then it'll be quiet for awhile again.  That's sort of the form I think I'll follow for awhile.