Starting My Journey

Happiness is a Journey, Not a Destination!!

Been awhile since I've visited this place. I've been busy looking for myself, searching through everything I thought I knew about myself... sifting, sorting. Struggling to undo all that's been done to me. Letting go of all the things I came to believe... about me, you, us all... this life. Retiring the habits that have gotten me to this place, and refreshing my soul in an attempt to uncover all that lives in me.

Rediscovering old terrain
wondering why I've stayed the same
Living a life full of shame
Fingers pointing at me to blame

Into the Wild

"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."

I have no plan. The only thing I am concerned with now is the present. I will live to accept all things and attach to nothing. Free myself....

I now walk into the wild.

Although this post was originally started in February 2013, it still rings true for where I am in my life. In fact, the four years that have past since I began this post have rearranged my thought process so much to live in the present, to only focus on the current moment. Due to this change in mindset, I have spent much more time yolo-ing, and taking advantage of the people and beauty in my life. I rarely sit still, even though I adore my alone time. I feel as though

Things Between January to March

The first few months of the year were full of times with the family. Below are a few things worth noting:

January:

Kollman's Birthday Party at Piper Down
Boston's Birthday and Sushi Afterwards at Tsunami
Lunch with Tina and Jamie "Green" and Tina's new baby girl Aspen
Cody's Dirty 30 Birthday Party at their House
Watching Boston's Basketball Games. What.... a baller!
Drunk Times at Carol's Cove
Zane and Beckham Crawling Around

February:

Having a Student Teacher Take Over My Classes.. SWEET

Trevor Hall in Provo
Before the show, we went for sushi at Happy Sumo
Got waited on by a very cute girl
Mac left her number and a note for the waitress...
... She never called.. HA
Took pictures of a random Jesus we found in front of someone's house
Then we went to a bar in Provo called AGB's
Had a few drinks
Then to the show


Granny Goose's Birthday

Valentine's Day
Hooch and I made homemade pizzas!
They were delicious.
We spent the day at home together
Didn't do anything special, but it was so nice to spend some time together

Paige's Big 17th
I missed one of the parties because of Parent Teacher Conferences
But the family got together to celebrate at my mom's

Kenz's 21st Birthday at the Hotel
Mac slept with 2 different guys
"Y'all want some thai food and pussy?"
Nasty, nasty


Movies at the Theatre: The Wolfman, Shutter Island
Hooch and I decided to go to a movie like every Sunday
We went with Kel and Grandma Yvonne

March:
Learning Guitar
Vegas for 311 Day and the Wailers (See Post Below for Pictures)
Golfing at Fore Lakes
Puzzles and Family Home Evenings (World Puzzle, Lighthouse Puzzle)

Paige Winning Jr. Prom Queen



St. Patty's Day and Sushi at Ginza
The girls decided to go have some sushi
It was kind of a birthday dinner and celebration
I won't forget Boston eating all of the fish of my sushi either
Most kids won't even try sushi
Boston comes up and peels off all the fish off my sushi roll and sticks it in his mouth
He is freakin' adorable.. wild as piss, and cute as hell

I can't handle this little guy's faces!
He cracks me up!

Trisha's Birthday: March 22
Hangin' Out at Mom's on the Big Day
Had some wine and just hungout with Jason (mostly HA)
Twins with Trish for a good 8 days.. Go 26

Tsunami to celebrate our birthday with some loved ones
We had some sushi and drinks




Hooch made us this really cute cake
Trish and I helped a little bit
Trish made the owls and mushrooms
I pretty much slacked off, but I did do the grass and dog house



After dinner, Jeremy, Amber, Jesse, Trish, Ryan, my mom, and
I went out for drinks at the Huddle

Piper Down for Julie's Dirty 30th
It was good to see some ol' friends and spend some time with Ally

Wendover with Hooch and Mac
I won Bingo on the Fun Bus, got a free dollar..
Later used that dollar for the big raffle at the end of the ride, and I won $87!
Then on Triple Lucky 7's (the game I won $2700 with Kel's money)
I won over $130 on free money

Celebrating Easter a little early with my family
Best part: Adult Easter Egg Hunt
We've been doing it for over 30 years now,
needless to say, we clear out the place pretty quickly
It hasn't changed much.. still get money.. still use grocery sacks
It's a wild time!
Hooch and Kaysi didn't get any eggs..
I guess they aren't as desperate for money as we are
We fight for the eggs!
I didn't get any pics of the adult egg hunt (I was too busy running around)
My gramps did get some good video though!!
It was really cute watching all of the little kids find the eggs too.
It's crazy how big our family is getting..
all these new additions..
I love my family, wouldn't trade it for anything
Unfortunately I was really sick
Didn't get to eat much, and even puked at granny's house and on the ride home

Back to teaching on the 29th :(
It was so nice having a student teacher!!!

My Big Ol' Sweet Ol' 27th
Went to Cody and Kaysi's house to chill
Gotta spend some time with my cute nephew Zane (He's almost 1 now)
Had ice cream sundaes with Trish, Ryan, My mom, Cody, Kaysi, and Hooch
Had a few glasses of wine, the group was feelin' fine