Who am I? What you should know about me..

Baltasar Gracian, a writer and philosopher from the 1600's who once wrote "Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent." This is my favorite quote of all time. I have always felt like it has fit me like a glove since the day I first read it. My approach to most people varies on my mood like most but also how I wish them to view me. I worry very much on how people view me. Most of the time, I want to make people laugh. I generally find myself to be the funniest person on earth..lol..okay, but at least in my own house I hate that a lot more people don't know the real me that hides behind myself if that even makes sense. Family and my close friends who mainly are the guys that are employed like myself get me. (At least most of them do..lol) Probably because we are a lot alike and hold most of the same values.

Family is blood and nothing can change that even if you wanted to. (I myself don't want to.) I have a great relationship with both my wife's side and my side and wouldn't change a thing. They understand how I think and most of the time have an Idea of what I'm going to say. At home, we try to laugh a lot! And I do mean a lot. I lovingly call my wife the "Principal", because she has to keep my daughter inline and a lot of times myself as well. She is a saint when it comes to my antics. I have big dreams and a small wallet and a lot of times she has to be the voice of reason before I get in over my head with one of my ideas or "Projects"(At least what I call them). I love her for this reason and so much more. She constantly creates a stable ground for me to travel on and stay with Earths gravity. My daughter is the brightest sunny day to me. I look at her and wonder what I did to deserve such a blessing. She has me wrapped around her little finger for life. let's just say, if she does something wrong and I raise my voice, I'm usually the one apologizing to her..lol. Things are not always easy. We have good and bad times like everyone else, but we get through everything together. I'll probably write alot about my injuries. I'm lovingly called "The Catchers Mitt", I'm accident prone to say the least. For the most part, family gatherings are always fun. There being little kids around now, things have become more tame, but never the less, fun is always in the mix. I truly cherish the time I spend with them. Family comes first and always will. They love me for me alone and I am thankful for each and every one of them. I love them very much.

I am one of the lucky ones when it comes to family. I have a second family away from my actual home. Kind of like an elite club with a secret password to get in..lol. On your first day, all you want to do is fit in, Be one of the guys. It doesn't happen overnight or in a few weeks. You earn your spot by keeping your eyes open and your mouth shut. Take what is told to you and make it gospel. Your not the first new guy and won't be the last. But when you are finally excepted in to this family, it can be as close as blood. Some day you will be the one to except another and it will change there life like it did yours. It's a brotherhood stretching farther than the eye can see. Just like family, we work, play, eat, sleep under the same roof, experience wonderful things and the horrors of the world. We celebrate holidays and birthdays together too! A lot of times we hug hello and goodbye, hang out on our off time and know each others families very well. I have had some of my best laughs and hardest cries with them. But, just like regular families, we fight too. Sometimes like siblings going to war over a toy. In the end, truces are made and time begins to move again. There are plenty of other "clubhouses" close by and far away that you can walk into and be treated just like family. You belong to the same club, you just have a different "clubhouse" you call home. Just like our regular family's, there isn't much we wouldn't do for each other. And when I say not much, It includes some things that just are not talked about, but very well known. It is certainly a Band of Brothers. And I also love them very much.
I'm going to take this Blog and run with my own words (plus a few quotes), funny stories and the general and not so general things that are on my mind. You deserve to know were I'm coming from If your going to read about my life. feel free to comment on any blog I write. I generally pick everything apart down to the nuts and bolts. I always find myself in situations that I wish I carried a GOPRO camera with me. It may seem hard to believe about some of the things I write about, but I Promise it will be all true unless specified other wise. I love feedback and other peoples views. Don't hold back! If you think something I say is questionable, then speak up! Have any Ideas you want my outlook on (Keep it clean!) Shoot me a question! If you take the time to read my blog, then your opinion matters to me. I may not agree or take your advice, but I promise to at least think it over and weigh the options. This is probably going to be like written therapy for me! And free!

This is who I am. I'm a Husband, Father, Son, Brother, Friend and a Regular Guy! I like to keep a little mystery to myself and have learned that that's alright too. I'm not perfect and never expect to be. I do wrong like everyone else but always strive to at least try be better. So, there you have it! A short story and my first Blog in the books. I hope you enjoy what's to come and welcome to a little window into my life.