February 2011

We leave for Las Vegas tomorrow for 4 days with a Farmers Insurance trip put on by our District Manager. I'm really looking forward to a nice break out of town. We might leave some snow-storms that are on the forecast over the next few days. Travel is good, especially when Farmers pays for most of the costs in these sort of trips.

I have been in the weight loss mood since about August 1st and still sticking to it. Some months have not quite had the great results, but being on track has been the key. In looking at previous years, when Winter weather hit, early dark nights, and the sick season, it has been really difficult to stay on track. I've been staying on track with good support from Jamie, good health, determination to not go back to how I was. The nice weather over the past 3 weeks has made it awesome to be able to run outside. Yesterday was a real bummer as it was cold, rainy and windy so I went to the gym. Once again the treadmill at the gym shut down in the middle of the work-out. It was really frustrating as 1/2 the machines were broken that night... so I only got a mile in and some weights. There was no way to convince myself to head outside last night.

We had a great Valentines Day... sort of started some celebrating Sunday evening with a fire-pit, nice dinner inside and just doing something different other than the routine. I took the kids out and we bought Jamie some flowers, candy and a card. Of course they picked out a Princess card that sings. I'm not sure Jamie has been able to touch it as the kids ran off with it the moment she opened it.

The Giants opened up camp on Monday. I'm still having a hard time getting excited about the season after my team burned me by winning the World Series early. Long story, but they cost us some money with the season tickets. I'm sure with good weather, I could be convinced to be excited soon. We are entering the crazy season with stuff... Baseball Season which involves the Giants and playing, the kids at AWANA, Soccer Practice and Games, Jamie and I have Life Group with The Stirring. We have taken softball out of the mix until things really calm down as things come to an end.

Sunday Jamie and I went into covenant to make The Stirring our home. We love the church so much and know in this season of our life, this is exactly where we are supposed to be. Looking back with everything involved that got us to The Stirring, we really believe this was God's way of moving us along His way as this is the season God has called us into. It was a really difficult year in 2010 and it is really nice to be settled in and surrounded with a great group of people we have met and attached ourselves to.

We are heading to the Hillsong United concert in Sacramento in a few weeks. The new album came out yesterday and as a friend said, "It sounded more artistic rather than the worship feel from the previous albums". I really agree and I'll need to listen to it a few more times. So far, a bit disappointed with the album an hoping the concert uses a lot of the music from previous albums. I've been growing more and more attached to the Jesus Culture music and can say a lot of great things about the album "Consumed" they just put out.

That's it for now...