Wow, I have been a horrible blogger. I apologize to anyone who has ever read my blog. I got busy with doing other stuff. Just to update my NYE blog, I ended up losing 27lbs during my quest to get in shape. I weighed in at 217 to start and got all the way down to 188 and decided to hover around 190, which is where I am today. Truth be told, the success I had in this area was in large part because of the support system I had in place. Everyone at work was trying to lose weight, and my brother as well. Together we lost over 50 lbs.
So what has happened since I last blogged. Well, I moved. I am now living with my little brother in Marietta, and we have a fantastic place. It is bigger than we should have in terms of the amount furniture we own, but it is just right for everything else. I have taken another trip to NY to visit the sister and her boyfriend. I will post pictures later. You should definitely check out this YouTube video I took while at the NY Aquarium. It is absolutely incredible. We had tons of fun on the trip, and we drove the whole way so it was nice to spend time with my parents and make that trip as an adult.
We have also had to put one of our dogs down. Casey was about 16/17 years old, and she just started to deteriorate very quickly. It was very sad, but very necessary. If I can find a picture, I will post one of her as well. No need for her beautiful Benji-looking face to not be on the interwebs forever.
And as it is Memorial Day Weekend, let me wax philosophical for just a few minutes. We are at an interesting point in our history. My generation has their Vietnam, and whereas the last generation got up in arms and protested, ours has taken a very laissez-fare approach to this point. So long as The Hills was still on TV, it hasn't seemed to matter what happened in Iraq. Our college campuses are quiet, and the biggest protests were from parents of the children fighting in this war. I do think that we have finally come to a point though where we are going to see the fruits of the silent dissension of our youth. I have no qualms in saying that I voted for Barack Obama in the GA Primary. I also think that as we approach the end of the Democratic Primary season and he wins the nomination, that we will see him ride a wave of young, normally disenfranchised, voters to a victory in November. Will he do well as our President? I have no idea. But he has instilled in me a sense of hope that he won't do what we have had to endure over the last 16 years (lies, controversy, scandal, death, wars, impeachment, "nuculer," etc...). I truly feel that we will move towards the rectification of a situation that has cost a large number of lives, and on this Memorial Day, I am hopeful. Win or lose, I am thankful to him for that.
I hope everyone is having a safe weekend, and when you get a chance, just sit and reflect on our soldiers who are fighting a war that no one wants. Regardless of the beliefs that you or I have on this war though, they are dying for something, and that truly is something that we should be thankful to them and their loved ones for.
