Tomorrow is my father's birthday. And from his birthday until Memorial Day, I tend to get a bit nostalgic about my dad's mother. She passed away when I was 12 of a form of leukemia. Often, I feel misunderstood by everyone, but she seemed to understand all my quirky ways. Since her passing, the only person that really 'gets' me has been my wife. But even still, she's unable to follow at times.

The last few weeks have been strange, to say the least. I added an OKCupid account (shrug) to see if anyone would be interested in hanging out with a married guy to take in some live music, new restaurants, etc. Needless to say, I'm getting a little weird about things. Call it a "something's not right feeling", but something just isn't right. If I start writing poetic verses and haikus, please check me into the nearest mental facility :-) I hope it's just my nerves and nothing to worry about.

Guess I'll finish watching Ghostbusters II on Netflix. It's a lonely night in Kansas until the missus gets home.

Spring Break

The past two weeks have been a blast! My actual birthday was 2 weeks ago today, but due to time and other commitments, I was unable to really celebrate until much later. There's another friend of mine whose birthday is 6 days after mine. We decided to corral a few folks for a trip to Holeman and Finch. If you have never heard of it, google it. They have the best hamburger in the world (yes, the world!)! We enjoyed 15 dollar hamburgers, great drinks, and awesome conversation among friends.

Since this week is Spring Break, the missus and I have been enjoying quiet evenings at home, without kids. I drove them to my parents home last Friday and came back to town the following Saturday. We love our kids, but the time spent with the missus has been priceless. We've done nothing extravagant, but to come home, have take-home Chinese and watch movies. It's been a great week and unfortunately, will be winding down in a few days :(

My son yesterday, posted a FB status that said the following: "No matter what people say, money can buy happiness". Obviously as a teenager, he hasn't had a chance to experience life broke or with money considering he lives with me. And as his father, we make sure he has the items necessary to grow and learn. We make choices about 'extras' he can have. For example, he doesn't have a cell phone and that is by choice with me and my wife. He has a playstation, but again, that is by choice.

Looking back over my 35+ years of life, the best time I've ever had was when I lived on 80 bucks a month while in college. I was BROKE as a JOKE (LOL)!! But I was happy, I was carefree. I wasn't living the dream however, I wasn't sure what the dream was. And then I started working full-time, got married, purchased home, bought cars, had kids, and BAM!! As quickly as you make the money, it runs through your fingers like sand at the beach. But the key, is that despite all these possessions, I am not happy. It's too much to keep up. The house requires repairs, the subdivision your home is in has a Homeowners Association that fines you when you don't keep up with maintenance of your home and landscape.

I'll be the first to say, I have a wonderful life. But at the moment, I am looking to downsize it. I've begun making short and long term goes to begin downsizing it. Ultimately, I have discovered what my dream is, but will be unable to begin to accomplish it until the kids have graduated from high school. I won't voice what that dream is, but involves being a free spirit and lots of water :-)

Anyway, that's all for now. The missus and I have a few more days of freedom before we have to drive to go get the rugrats. Feel free to comment. I would love to hear your thoughts :)