My New Hiking Buddy!

Is that really mud under the ice... You mom's gonna love you...

The Thrills of Moving...

Thrills? Thrills? What the heck. I hate moving, and worse every day I've had to move has been crappy weather, and the days that the weather has been good, the shortage of help has been a deterrent. My brother did help a little this week. We spent a day in Columbus visiting with Matt and Brian, two of my buds that set up shop in the same office complex and usually spent half the time I've set aside with one then hit the other for a few. Bro and I then went to Hooters, Ahhhh... Good wings and leftovers for work.... We then made our way to the apartment to pack up the dishes and move all the big stuff down stairs. So all I have to do is load everything in a truck and head south, but then here come the rain, snow, and cold... Damn.

So later that day Eric and I went shopping for Dad's Christmas gift, and after several hours of talking, looking, and deciding we finally got it. All I can say is he better like it. (I'll edit this one after Christmas, wouldn't want to spoil the surprise.) I think he will.

So the last few days have been crammed full of getting stuff together so I can live normally again. Going to work, which has been slow but I'm not complaining. Imagine being a kid and shoving a crayon up your nose, I think if was a blue or a green one. That's what I deal with, something different every day, thank God.

Today, I've updated a few websites, and planned a short trip to camp to look some things over and take some pictures. Getting ready to plant 3,000 pine trees and I'm a little worried about running out of time to get everything done. Why does it seem like this is the busiest time of the year for everyone. I know summer is busier, I guess I'm just laid back more in the summer because I know it the same thing every year. Plan for spending time at camp and work. Until I get a family, i know that's what will be happening...

So That's all for now, No picture for today. I'll have you a good on later....

Magali and Thierry Bataille-Palgen

Magali and Thierry.

When folks hear me talk about my good friend from Belgium, I'm talking about Magali Palgen. Magali was a foreign exchange student at Jackson High School in 1993 where we met and soon became very good friends. Ever since then I have been blessed with her willingness to visit the United States several times and have enjoyed having her stay with me while she was here. It's been almost 3 years since Magali has visited and I miss her very much.

It's always a great day to go to the mail box and find a letter from your friend, but words can't explain the feeling I get when I see that little blue sticker that tells me that Magali has sent another letter. I always take the letter in the house and place it on the desk and leave it there for later. Building my excitement to open the letter and reveal what my friend has been up to. I truly wish that the ocean was not the pond we have to cross to visit each other. I wish my friend could live across the street and we could visit everyday and have some hot chocolate together, but wishes are just that sometimes. So I try to save my pennies to go visit, but always fall prey to the cheaper vacation to just get away. My promises of visiting are even more complicated by my willingness to view the world and the US. But this time I'm serious.

My friend was married to a wonderful guy, he seems wonderful from the 2 or 3 conversations I have had with him on IM. I missed their wedding, and would have given anything to show up and show my love and support for my friend on her big day. I think that if I could have, I would have walked in and sign the guestbook, watched her walk down the isle and then later when she wouldn't have expected it, let her know I was there. She would have enjoyed the day and I would have enjoyed seeing my friend happy and in love.

I have several great friends, and I get to see most of them on a monthly basis, but if there is one friend I wish I could see more often, it would be Maglai. So good luck Magali and Thierry. I wish you a happy lifetime together.

Reindeer Games!

Tis the Season... You know it's getting close to Christmas when the Christmas specials start to come on T.V. So, per our (my rommie Steph and Me) yearly tradition, we proceed to load up on Pucker and Rum and totally ruin the Christmas specials for ourselves fro years to come. Nothing like turning a childrens film into a x rated classic with just a little dubbing over while drinking. And since we both have had a laps in the sex scene for quite sometime, we were extra naughty. Keep in mind that we are rommies, and nothing involving actual contact went on, just a bunch of sarcasrtic, and crude comments about the childrens classic. So here's to Rudolph the Red Nosed reindeer, and the elf that is not a nit-wit.

"Ho Ho Ho! Five bucks to do the deer", said Santa Pimp.