365 Days...

If you put them all side by side it feels like forever. Have you ever tried to count 365 of anything. Except for money it gets pretty boring after say 10. Try doing it, but wait exactly 60 seconds between each count.

E-T-E-R-N-I-T-Y!!!!! (Mr. Obvious says it's my ADD)

Anways...

That's how many days it's been since I packed my Wife and Son in a car and sent them out ahead of me in a trek across the country. It was the first day of the rest of our lives. We were excited, eager, ready for anything, and loved every second of it.

I'm not saying it was all roses, that would be a bold face lie. But.. man.. where we are today makes me proud to be a husband, friend, and father.

Ups & Downs... Bumps & Bruises... through it all I look at my Wife & Son and know as long as I'm on the other end of their stare, I couldn't be in a better spot.

I'm happy to say... Lori and I live, and we want our children to live like there is no tomorrow. The only reason to look back is to see what you accomplished and the excitement you've experienced.

It's a great line to follow...

Sometimes you have to just get it out

It's funny looking back at it now. When I left Texas the first time, bound for the empty landscape of Oklahoma, I knew I would be back in 2 years or less. Little did I know I'd fall in love with the place that brought me a beautiful wife, wonderful son, and a career that I have a passion for.

I can't quite call it funny just yet, but the past 12 months have taught me a lot about life. For those that don't know I left a company that was very good to me, for one that I thought had great promise. The day my wife and I made the decision, I would have bet everything I owned it wouldn't have transpired the way it has.

Today I'd give everything I own to have what's come out of it.

I don't know of any other word can describe the whole experience better than the word "sad."

unhappy, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, gloomy, downcast, downhearted, depressed, dejected, melancholy

All defenitions of sad.

It took us moving to California to realize that the only real tie you have to family is a name, and what makes a family is the people you allow to be a part of it. That said, I've lost some and gained better ones in the past 12 months.

I'll start with the move to California, DISASTER. The whole situation. Nothing more, Nothing less.

The move back to Oklahoma, SCARY AS HELL. Neither Lori or I had a job, but we knew not having a job, and not knowing what was next, was better than what was going on in California.

Once home, our world changed. Friends we thought to be just aquaintences became like family. Family caught in the middle have emerged stronger, and my wife and I now have strength I wouldn't trade the world for.

The move to Dallas, EXCITING. We are surrounded by family. I'm working in one of the most respected newsrooms in the country. My wife will soon be a teacher in Texas, and my family will once again be together and having a ball...

The way a real family is supposed to be. Not separated by lines.