HAPPY NEW YEAR! :) 

At the beginning of each new year, we see the infamous “new year, new me!” trend. As hopeful as I am to become fluent in a new language, finish school, and become a millionaire, I need to stay realistic. I need to allow myself to make mistakes and I need to learn to be ok with that. 

I personally need organization and lists to stay on track. Something I want to do for 2020 is to stay organized and set small goals for myself in order to prevent overwhelming myself. This can be setting aside 30 minutes a few times a week to study German, taking one or two classes to further my education, and limiting my amazon obsession… Seeing “same-day delivery when you spend $__ or more” is kryptonite for me. Eyeliner - yea I’ll need that in a month. A cookbook - Sure, I’ve always wanted to learn how to make other things besides cereal. A Trijicon scope - Don’t know what the heck that is but throw that bad boy in too! 

I’ve already got my handy dandy lists prepared ($7.99 on Amazon, thank you very much!), and I’m already excited to fail my goals and start over again. 

Happy 2020 everyone, remember to be nice to yourselves!

Christmas is hands down my favorite time of the year. I’m all up for the lights, the music, and the weather. In my opinion, it is truly the happiest time of the year (unless you are in the mall on Christmas week. No one is happy in there during that time).

My family’s tradition is not necessarily unique, but it is special to me. On the 24^th we usually pick a house and our extended family and friends meet there. We enjoy a meal together, and then everyone goes their on way at around 10:30pm. My immediate family then meet at my parents house, and play family games until 12am. At that time we all gather in the living room, and with some Christmas music in the background, we all open presents one by one. Once we are all done unwrapping presents, we turn on the fireplace and enjoy a fresh cup of hot coco with marshmallows, and talk for the rest of the night. We have been doing these for many years now, and it never gets old. The little things are usually the ones we tend to overlook and then later miss the most down the road. This is why lately I have made it a goal of mine to remember to enjoy the little things (and yes, I got this from the movie Zombieland, it's an awesome movie). So don’t forget to enjoy the little things, specially during this time of year!

P.S. I know it is always exciting to open presents on Christmas day, but please take it slow and be careful out there. 

Hello Everyone,

Let me start this off by saying that I am a little bit of a Grinch. In general I can give or take Christmas. My wife and her family are the opposite, they love Christmas and over the course of the last 13 years they have done their best to make me like Christmas(a little) so I will talk about their traditions. One thing that they do that is really cool is my mother in law likes to make a game out of some part of the Christmas gathering. One year we did Christmas at our house and over the course of multiple visits my mother in law managed to hide all of the pieces of the scavenger hunt around the house without us noticing. At the end of the hunt she had stockings for each of us, it was pretty cool. There was also a year that she bought puzzle boxes, put money in them and pitted my wife and I against my sister in law and her husband to see who could complete the puzzles the fastest (spoiler, we won). 

Happy Holidays!