Where will I be....

I have goals in my life believe it or not. Some of them even include working. I have always wanted to live a rich leisurely life. I have always wanted to travel and see the world. I have a huge list of places that I want to see before I die. I'm not too much into the skydiving, climbing Mt. Everest, hiking the Appalachian Trail (the real trail dirty people) but rather I want to see Rome, Paris, Tokyo, and those kinds of things. Some of my strange goals include living in Polynesia, living the life they live. Or maybe joining the Peace Corps and helping out with underprivileged nations. I would love to experience the world through the eyes of the people and not the eyes of a tourist. Some of my dreams have passed me by. I will never play for a NBA team, I probably won't be a mountain bike racer professionally, and I never did go on a LDS mission. Not realizing my dreams wasn't the end of the world, disappointing yes, but life went on.

My goals have evolved. Now I want to raise good kids. I want to pay my bills. I want to enjoy myself on the weekends going to dinner with friends and riding my bike with my family. I want to get in shape. I want to learn more about cooking. I want to play video games. And the strange thing about all of these goals is that I'm living them now. These goals are not far away in the future, they are happening every day. My kids are good kids. TJ just got straight 5's on his report card which corresponds to straight A's plus he was above average in all categories. I have to pay him 10 bucks now. Jacob is growing and becoming a man much quicker than I ever thought he would. Chauntay is a beautiful and talented young woman. She surprises me with her sweetness and thoughtfulness all the time. I got a small promotion at work so I can pay my bills and have a lot left over for enjoying the weekends. I cook routinely. I find new recipes and new ways of cooking on the internet and in cookbooks. I am riding my bike more now than when I first got married. I have joined a gym and have a weekly routine. And, yes, I play video games frequently.

So if you want to read this as a goal sheet, that's not really what it is. There is still more goals that I would like to accomplish in my life but for now I'm happy to be living my life the way I should right now.

Thanks for reading.