Resolution Are Made to be Broken

     That resolution I made in the last blog to keep in touch more often was broken faster than a 400 lb. man sitting on a wooden chair! With that said...a great and overdo "HELLO!" to all my faithful readers (hopefully there's  a couple of you left!).  Much has happened since the last time we visited so let's get to it...

     First and most important is that Nancy and I will be celebrating our one year anniversary on June 11 (I know you "relationship veterans" are poo-pooing right now, but you have to crawl before you can walk).  She has made my life so much better in the last year and it's the happiest I've been in a long time.  I never thought that I would ever meet someone and the pressure to find that someone was screwing with my head (as if my head wasn't screwed up enough).  I finally let go and asked God to take over and would accept His decision...whether or not I would find someone was okay with me (His will be done).  Then Nancy came into my life and the rest is wonderful history.  The work schedules get in the way sometime, but that just makes our time together more special.  In fact, we went to San Diego in May (Thank you Hyatt Employee Rates).  It was a "triple celebration" weekend.  Nancy's birthday (May 10), our anniversary (May 11) and Mother's Day (May 12).  Nancy has a daughter that lives in Washington, so I spoiled her with a weekend away.  It couldn't have been a better time and I hope we can get away more in the future as she stabilizes her work schedule (I hope).  She's in the restaurant business so her schedule is polar opposite of mine.  We'll work something out I'm sure.

     I finally pulled the trigger and had the hernia surgery I have been putting off...(it's been so long I was thinking of declaring it as a dependent on my Tax returns).  On April 19 (Good Friday) I went under the knife and now have a bunch of scars in my abdomen.  The best news is that I have my "innie" belly button back! I missed it.  What I REALLY missed was six LONG weeks of no golf! But I played my first round yesterday and I'm back, baby!  It was a little scary at first not knowing how I would play or if I would hurt something swinging the club, but I made it through with no injuries and played fairly well (75).  Looking forward to a summer of golf as the prices go down, down, down and the temperatures go up, up, up!  The invitation to come and play is always there...(planes fly West and contrary to popular belief there is water here).

     The classic P.O.S. (1998 Saturn) finally gave up the ghost (by not being able to eclipse 30 mph on the way home from doctor visits).  Driving with the flashers on and in the right lane for 18 or so miles was the last straw as the transmission finally s&*% the bed.  It happened on a Thursday and when I limped home (by the Grace of God) I told Nancy we were going to the dealership next day.  So Friday came and I rejoined the American Dream by going into debt on a 2019 Chevy Malibu.  I was going to buy used again, but I figured why not have a car that I won't have to fix every other month.  I was tired of driving other people's headaches and now I have a headache that's all mine! It had 3 miles on it and it is beautiful! Power everything, bells, whistles and I can start it with my phone...(what the heck is that all about)?  I donated the P.O.S. to a local radio station and they towed it away while I was at work and they are happy and I am ecstatic.  It served me well and was there when I needed a car desperately so all in all it was a decent experience.

    And last but not least, thanks to having a job with benefits, I was able to retake a sleep study and was outfitted with a CPAP machine.  The doctor said my apnea was not bad...it was terrible!  He couldn't believe that I got any sleep at all and when they put me on the machine the results were fantastic.  It took awhile to get used to the mask, but the results are undeniable.  I have more energy and am sleeping through the night (without wetting myself....yet).  Nancy is sleeping better now, too, because she doesn't worry about me stopping breathing and snoring all night.  No more "zombie" days at work...(nodding off in mid-afternoon or driving home).  And the machine is very quiet and communicates with the Sleep Center so they can track my patterns...(like Santa, they know when I'm sleeping and they know when I'm awake).  I always liked sleep (even though I wasn't really sleeping) but now I love it. And my health overall is good and getting better with the tweaks now and then.

     So there you have it.  Busy few months and it was nice to return to the blogwaves once again.  I hope this rambling finds you well and enjoying life...God Bless You all.

Time fles...

     Time flies...whether you want it to or not!  I can't believe my last blog was in November of 2018.  How can I expect you to continue reading if I  am that bad at keeping it touch?  Life does get in the way sometimes, but I experienced a roadblock of activities...(all of my own doing so not an excuse) in the past couple of months.  Nancy and I have moved in together and we we are renting a place in Fountain Hills, Arizona.  Packing up eight plus years of "stuff" and moving it from Tempe to Fountain Hills was a daunting task, but very freeing at the same time.  Goodwill was an appreciative recipient of many bags of clothes and small appliances during the process and I believe I filled a full sized dumpster with a collection of useless "stuff" that I collected over the years...(I can't believe some of the crap I kept around).  I went through the apartment like a tornado goes through a trailer park and ravaged my "precious" belongings into the dumpster...(tee shirts from 20 yrs. ago, a lamp that never worked right, and broken furniture that I was too lazy to get rid of are examples).  It was a good experience purging the old and moving on to the new.  Now that I am officially a resident of Fountain Hills...(I will be emailing my address to those that want it) I get to empty more boxes and try to blend my stuff with Nancy's stuff to create OUR stuff.

     It truly is a beautiful place and Fountain Hills is a gorgeous place.  It's a "dark" city (no street lights) so at night the star-filled canopy is truly breath-taking.  Our townhouse is two floors and faces East-West so that we have sunrise outside our bedroom in the morning...(overlooking the mountains) and sunset in the backyard at night.  Nancy has a two mile commute to her job in town and she gets the garage...(her car is much nicer than my classic P.O.S.).  My commute is about the same as from Tempe, but I no longer have to drive the 101...(which the P.O.S. and I are grateful for).  Work in general has been great.  I now work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with the rest of the week off.  So last week I went back and worked the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament.  Ten straight days of 12+ hours reminded me of life back when I first moved here, but I had a blast working the golf.  They put me with the leader for the weekend and it was fabulous, but extremely tiring.  Nancy has been working hard also so it's been tough finding some together time lately...(she works at night mostly).  This weekend we are going on a hike and taking a golf lesson together with my friend Sue, a teaching pro I know that moved to a course not far from here.  And Sunday is "move in" day...(trying to find places for the rest of the "stuff" still in boxes).  It's nice that we have a dumpster so close to the house in the parking lot.  It's also nice that I don't have to park half a mile away like it felt I did in Tempe...

     I was able to sell off a few things before I moved and we purchased OUR first piece of furniture...a couch that is super comfortable and has a chaise on one end.  It is very easy to become one with the couch after a long day of work, so some willpower is needed to keep away so that things can get done. But is is REALLY soft and comfortable (I have lost to the couch several times...especially during the long stretch of 12 hour days).  Nancy has really put a lot of effort into turning this place into OUR home and she has done a terrific job.  I look forward to coming home and especially look forward to our time together.  I have decided to work my three days and no more until March...(taking advantage of four days off).  In March there are a few things I want to do.  There are some conventions downtown and the LPGA has a tournament here where I can walk with the golfers again around St. Patrick's Day.  But for now I want to make our house a home and remind Nancy that her man is here for her.  Oh yeah!  Happy New Year everybody! (I have got to do this blogging thing more often).  That's going to be my New Year's resolution!  God Bless y'all...Talk to you soon.