Hello World....uh hello?

So again much time has passed since I posted and I can't really say if there is any particular thing that makes me want to post but I am ready to write again.  I have for the most part found my stride, I have to say I have not felt this good in a long time.  Almost finding balance, peace with myself.  Hard to do  sometimes as we are so busy with this that and the other thing.  I am really focused on doing things that make me happy, I even have my wonderful wife keeping me in check when I start to slip a bit.  No room for the negative, none.  I have been focused on the "now".  That and "gratitude".  You know the start of the year the word was change, it was what I wanted from myself, a change to the positive and to find that balance of peace and lightness.  Trust me the tests have been out there but in front of me, yes there are moments but I have pushed past them with a great amount of pride. I think in the big picture it just feels like a different time for me.

So let's see what we have to report on, well I have been doing yoga and that definitely has exposed the physical need to strengthen and focus/calm my mind and body.  Wow, who thought sitting on a mat would be so hard.   Yeah right, watching some people bend in stretch in ways that make me grimace just thinking about them.  But I focus on me, and what I am doing.  The best part is my wife is there with me, we are doing this together, I have found this wonderful reconnection with Traci. It is an amazing feeling, just love it.  Anyway nobody needs the mushy stuff.  The Girl is on the count down to 18, she is under 2 weeks away.  Hard to believe she will be 18 but it is true.  She is such an awesome girl, amazing kid.  The young man has just come out of his first pole vault competition this past week, he and I are bachelors this week as Traci is in sunny hot phoenix with her Mom staying at my parents place.  Not sure but I think the US economy will get a resurgence of some sort with those 2 down there shopping.  Good for them, little girl time.

So photography my new found passion, I have some news, I am officially spending too much on lenses.  you heard it here.  I was allowed to spend a bit of cash on a dream lens for me.  It is not new but it is awesome.  I have to sell a few things to make it work but that is the trade off.  The best part is this is the lens I was hoping to have when I go to NY in a month.  See that is how awesome my wife is she said go for it, just make it work she knows it means a lot to me.  That is the wonderful part of this life I have.  Love, family and health.

Anyway, things are moving along we are hoping to start the plans for the Kitchen reno, omg that will be a big one for us.  But I am so looking forward to how that will come together.

well take care everyone more news to come I am sure.