So for 4th of July weekend this year I was invited up to North Carolina to spend time with Lindsay and her family. Her Mom, Dad, Aunt, Uncle, brother Kevin, Kevin’s GF Tina, Cousins Eric and his wife Toni and Scott and his wife…something. The trip originated in Gainesville where we headed up to Brunswick, [...]

So…this past week I tried something new. Lindsay and a few of her friends planned a midnight canoe trip. Now most people who know me find that I’m just not an outdoors person…it isn’t my thing. That being said, I’ve been trying to learn from my mistakes in past relationships and am attempting to do [...]

So…when Lindsay and I first started dating about 7 months ago, she warned me, “I’m going to put you to work during the Gainesville March of Dimes Walk”. All I can say…boy did she! Starting Thursday I drove at least 3 different trucks (a van, a panel truck, and a moving truck), I loaded said [...]

It has been an interesting 6 months or so. I’m in a very good place. I can’t remember the last time that I’ve felt so positive or so stable. Professionally I’m doing very well with my investment properties. The web dev company is bringing in larger and larger projects which is allowing me to pick [...]

So…Christmas morning finally rolled around…or should I say afternoon. I must say that by my standards, the Kriegs have a remarkably sane Christmas tradition of waking up to Mimosas and not really getting started on presents until about Noon…just my style. The Kriegs are also very organized in their present distribution as each person gets [...]

So it sucks it has taken me this long to share the week I spent with the Kriegs…because I know I’m forgetting a lot of great stuff a month later. The highlight of Christmas Eve was meeting Lindsay’s other brother…Adam. I give her parents credit…even by my standards Adam is a big dude. He’s about [...]

So Wednesday rolled around and with it came Grandma Mimi. Grandma Mimi is Lindsay’s Grandmother on her Mother’s side and she is old school New York Jewish…and hysterical. Seriously, the woman has a great sense of humor and for her age is in very good shape! Wednesday was also cookie making day! Sugar cookies, oatmeal [...]

So…day 2 in Fort Meyers. After another fantastic, stuff myself silly breakfast, there was some last minute Christmas shopping to do. Lindsay and I headed to Norman Love Confectioners and all I can say is wow.

So for the last 4 months, I’ve been dating a great girl. Without going into details, I’ll just leave it at I’m happy and our relationship is easy. With it being the Holidays, that of course meant it was time to do the “Meet the Family Thing.”

Gator Growl. The world’s largest Student Run Pep Rally. I’ve lived in Gainesville for 13 years now and never have I once attended. This was mainly due to a variety of reasons primarily comedians I wasn’t interested in and music acts that I was even less interested in. This year however, was a bit different.