Man Night!...

so on the weekend of the 24th, i picked up Caleb from his house down the road from mine, for a night of guy time and manliness. first we had some home made enchilada's made by mom,... thanks Laurel! from there we went to the gym, for some kids MMA class action where Bubba (Caleb), got his kicking and punching on and left a good beating on the punching bag! A quick stop by Big City Coffee in the linen district, for some soda pop to drink at none other than How To Train Your Dragon, and on our walk through downtown we had the privilege to watch some breakers' doin' their thing to some sweet beats. Whilst in the movie theater, Caleb said some really funny things that apply to how much of a wimp I am. Things like "you shouldn't be afraid to ask out girls," or " why did you shave your mustache off?, you looked better with one!" It's not every day that a six year old is educating me, so this was a real privilege. After we got out of the movie, it was time to head home... but only after stopping to buy some 'mallows for toasting on a campfire in the back yard before bed. Soooo good. in the morning we had some delicious bacon and eggs for breakfast before swimming at the YMCA. After we swam we had some chocolate milk and chilled at Big City for a bit before going home to hang out outside and later paint a picture. when i took him home, Caleb had a surprise waiting for him from aunt Roxie and uncle John... a new bike that fit him to ride in the neighborhood! We had a great time, and when i got home i was wiped out and took a nice long nap! hopefully next time we do a man day/ night it will involve some camping in the wilderness!

A Quarter Of A Century Ago...

So last week i had a milestone occur in my life, and as a result of that milestone i can now say that wisdom is coming my way. Having spent the first twenty five years of my life learning and trying to retain pertinent information on life and my purpose here on earth, i am a quarter of a century old and not sure what the next twenty five years will entail. Though i am still learning and will continue to learn for the rest of my life, i do believe that i have acquired some wisdom in regards to certain things and plan to use my "wisdom" for good. does the fact that i can grow a sweet fu man chu mustache count towards my acquisition of wisdom? i say yes! There is much to ponder upon as to the outcome of my future, will i travel, move to another city, start my career, finish college, find a girl to put up with me? I have no answer to any of this, but hopefully God does. i have no control of what will happen since i am surrendered to God's will in my life, and though i am given freewill to make choices, unless i feel his movement i will be immobile. i was asked by a friend what the most significant thing i have done in my first twenty five years was, and after much thought about it i came to the conclusion that my trip to Ukraine's capital of Kiev. I went there to serve God and reach out to others and share his love with them through helping them to improve their english reading and speaking by reading the bible and having conversation about what they thought was going on in the stories that we read. will i ever get to experience that kind of service again in life, see the world and its amazing history, love strangers with God's love? only time will tell. what will your next quarter of a century bring you in life?

Man Day!... Playin' With The Boys...

So yesterday, Caleb and myself went and had a man day together. We started off at the YMCA where we were denied swimming access, the jerks! We then proceeded to clean out my messy car before grabbing some hot chocolate from Big City Coffee in the linen district, which was quite delicious i might add. we ended up at my friend Trevor's house where we went out back to his man shed, which is really a barn, to look and admire dead, "stuffed" animals that he and his dad had shot over the years. Caleb, who is six years old, soon to be seven in june, found this site truly amazing and awesome. the dead deer, elk, buffalo, bears, coyotes, cougars, and many racks of antlers and piles of bones were very intriguing and inspiring for future hunting endeavors to be had, and trophies to be shot. oh yeah, and lets not forget the freshly skinned raccoon roadkill hanging by it's hind legs, and bloody and beaten from the car that hit it that Trevor had found the day before! after seeing the barn, we headed outside to shot some BB guns and work on our aim. Caleb i must say did quite well at shooting the cans, while i need to work on my aim. Lunch followed this and then back into the barn we went to learn how to make indian artifacts, or better known as arrowheads. Caleeb has a very good imagination when it comes to making and inventing things. To prepare for the evening events, we took a short nap before heading over to Combat Fitness to do some MMA training and also to lift some weights. Caleb is a very strong six year old boy who though rough and tough can instantly transition into a soft caring person, and watching this happen is truly awesome. from the gym we headed home to eat some dinner and watch some cage fighting on TV. this was our man day, which was a lot of fun and prepared us for future man days to come.