Day 39

At the end of my work day today, I needed to stop for some gas, and I really needed a Diet Dew. I'm not sure if these Jazz cups are in EVERY Chevron, or just the one in Sugarhouse, but I thought they were very rad.

Day 38

Remember when cassette tapes ruled the world? Remember making mix tapes, recording songs off the radio so you could listen to it whenever you wanted, and having to fast forward through songs to get to the next song? I've had a box full of cassette tapes that had hours worth of music on them for years now, but haven't had any way of even listening to them. I haven't even owned a tape player in my house, or car for what seems like a lifetime. I wanted for the longest time to find a way to transfer these tapes to a digital format but had no way of doing it. I had to borrow a tape player from my Dad, and he had a great little cord that I plugged into my Mac and and eventually figured out how to transfer music on my tapes to mp3's. I'm just about done, but I've gone through and organized all the music from my tapes that I couldn't find on the internet. It was mainly a lot of old tapes of my band from Junior High & High School, stuff I recorded when I had access to a guitar on my mission, and tapes Dave and I recorded when we were roommates. But it is great to finally have this music in my ever expanding music collection.

(Thanks to my Dad for letting me borrow this as long as I have, I promise I'm almost done!)

Day 37

Did you ever see that commercial where a shirtless man is ironing his wife's blouse while making dinner reservations for their 6 month anniversary? And then at the end of the commercial he is cleaning the toilets as well? Well, I'm not bragging or anything, but that commercial is me to a T. Almost every night of the work week, I am a good husband and iron my wife's clothes for her for the next day. They are neatly hung with a hanger, and ready for use the next day. This is one of my many things I like to do for my wife, on top of trying to maintain a clean home.

And for all those who think I am only doing this because she is pregnant, you are very wrong. I'm old school ironing. I've been ironing for her for like, over 5 years now.

This is the commercial I was referencing:

Traverse Man Ironing - The best video clips are right here

Day 36

We are now just a little over a week away from Will being delivered. We are getting everything ready for his grand entrance arrival. This closet shows most of what we got from all of our showers. It's amazing...this closet was absolutely empty a month ago, and with a TON of help from friends and family it is now stocked full, minus some large "hardware" items (i.e. Pack N' Play, Stroller, Car Seat, Crib etc.). This picture is incredible to me, because without everyone else, I would be so financially stressed out. We are SOOO thankful to everyone. Thank you so much again to EVERYONE!

Day 35

Saturday night we had another shower thrown for us for us with all of my best friends. We were yet again amazed and blown away by the generosity, creativity and love from my favorite people. We cannot thank you all enough for the gifts, advice, support and friendship. We love and appreciate you all. We have definitely looked up to all of you who have kids already, and admire you all so much on how you raise such great kids. We hope to be as successful as you. I love just getting together with everyone, laughing, and catching up. Thanks to everyone who planned games, brought food, and are awesome. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

The game (as seen in the first picture) was hilarious! 2 "contestants" raced to see who could dress the "baby" the fastest. Diaper, onesie, socks, and then swaddle, CORRECTLY, to win. Shara kicked my butt. And to no surprise, all the ladies beat all the guys. Except in a race where two males competed.

A very special thanks to Lindsay for putting this whole thing together, being such an amazing thoughtful person, and making sure this was special for us. We absolutely loved it... We love you!

Day 34

This picture was technically taken a day late, but Friday night was a birthday celebration for my good friend Dan Jenson. I've recently decided that instead of just simply writing "Happy Birthday" through Facebook, or a text, I am going to put more effort into my Birthday wishes. I urge everyone to do the same, it was actually quite fun for the reminiscing. This was my first attempt with Dan...

Danimal,
Happy 30th dude!! Some things I remember in the almost 15 years of knowing you:
- Duct tape suits.
- Alta Vision.
- The Drake house visits.
- The dancing duo.
- The Collective Soul concert.
- Making things explode in fires at Hobo Haven.
- Defensive Dan (never credit card Dan, you will be sorry)
- Your camera captured perhaps more memories of our High School experiences collectively than any group of friends that ever existed.
- Whenever you speak Vietnamese. It's very soothing.
- Your never ending love of The Dew.
- The day we realized that a certain verse in "Please" by U2 in 1997 might have seen the future to 9/11.
- Jumping into your Mom's trees in the front yard.
- When we both worked at VF Factory Outlets and had lunch occasionally.

These are obviously not all, but what I could come up with in 5 minutes.
Hope you've had a good day!"

Day 33

For a good 2 1/2 months back in 2008 I decided to create a new character a day in less than 2 minutes on a Post-It Note. I found the stack of them a while ago, and laughed at myself. It's good to do that, right? Today I'm showcasing the first of those quick creations with my good friend, "Peter The Pencil".

Day 32

Today was a bittersweet day. My 2005 Nissan Altima hit the 100,000 Mile Mark. A milestone (heh, get it?) that's been looming for a couple months. I'm very thankful for my car, and I'm so glad we are fortunate enough to afford it. I couldn't do my job without it. But I also know that the 100k mark significantly decreases the value of a vehicle. I usually try to sell my cars well before the 100k mark, but this time around I didn't. Good thing I kind of like this car, I may be keeping it for quite a while.

We've shared many memories together, this Nissan and I. We bought it back in 2007 from a Vietnamese family from Los Angeles off of KSL.com, and at the time it only had roughly 29,000 miles on it. Which means in a little over 3 years, I've put close to 70,000 miles on this car. Multiple trips to St. George, Bear Lake, Park City, Midway/Heber, a summer trip to Jackson Hole, etc.

So, here's to another 100,000 miles. Even if I'm not the owner when it reaches 200,000 miles.

Day 31

There are two things I always love looking at when shopping. Watches & ties. All other clothing items are essential, but boring to me. This watch was given to me as a gift for Christmas last year from my parents. I love it. The face is HUGE, and it's always a good conversation starter.

Day 30

Stanley isn't doing well with the changing of the seasons. I now understand where the term "climbing up the walls" comes from. It comes from cats like Stanley who literally climb up the walls when they can't be outside as much as they would like to. He is constantly meowing to go outside, and immediately meowing to come back in. Poor guy can't make up his mind.