Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Dubai 2009!!
im currently in Dubai right now. ive been here for the last 2 weeks and this is my last big trip of the year. today is really my last day here. ive had a great time though. ill write more about it all later, but ive gotta go shopping right now to pick up some remembrances and things for emma. i've got a long list:) here are some pics so far
Monday, October 5, 2009
its been 10 years
so i went to my high school reunion this past weekend in alabama and it was a lot of fun. everyone looked the same. and the personalities are all the same too and it really got hilarious when everyone started drinking and i was the sober one since i'm not a big drinker. its true, alcohol does make everyone cooler!!
i graduated with a small class of around 50 people and we were all pretty close as a class. i was sort of the new kid on the block when i came there because i left chicago and my family and friends when i was 15 years old. it was quite the culture shock at first going from chicago to montgomery, alabama but i seemed to manage. the reunion was great though. about 25 of us showed up and we pretty much hung out all weekend and caught up with where everyone went in life. its pretty amazing to see the different paths we all took. thats the cool thing about life. you never know where you'll be 5-10-15 years down the road. never thought i would be living in georgia still... so we read our "10 year" prophesies...mine went something along the lines of still playing tennis in 2009 and selling works of art and marrying a country girl since my best friend in high school was a southern girl and i liked her accent :)
overall a great weekend though
bears won....bama won. both look really good. currently picking out a bama game and bears game to go to.
im debating on whether to take my last 2 parts of the cpa exam in this next testing window. i would love to be done with it by the end of november but financial is just so much material and i want to be 100% prepared and 1 month is short. i really need to get passed this one and ive never taken it before so im a little nervous. BEC i've taken and passed before so i know i can do that one in a few weeks of studying. i dont know and i dont want to stress out about it.
i've been going to church lately and its been helping me a lot. something was missing in my life and i found out what it was. ive finally met some truely amazing people and i love the people i go with. so positive, such a nice refresher and breadth of air. i need to keep putting God first in my life because i know that if i do, everything will be ok and my life will be ok. Em seems to like the church too :) i miss her and think about her all the time. you are so beautiful Em and i love you very much! you amaze me and i pray for you everyday
hopefully my true dreams will come true someday
i graduated with a small class of around 50 people and we were all pretty close as a class. i was sort of the new kid on the block when i came there because i left chicago and my family and friends when i was 15 years old. it was quite the culture shock at first going from chicago to montgomery, alabama but i seemed to manage. the reunion was great though. about 25 of us showed up and we pretty much hung out all weekend and caught up with where everyone went in life. its pretty amazing to see the different paths we all took. thats the cool thing about life. you never know where you'll be 5-10-15 years down the road. never thought i would be living in georgia still... so we read our "10 year" prophesies...mine went something along the lines of still playing tennis in 2009 and selling works of art and marrying a country girl since my best friend in high school was a southern girl and i liked her accent :)
overall a great weekend though
bears won....bama won. both look really good. currently picking out a bama game and bears game to go to.
im debating on whether to take my last 2 parts of the cpa exam in this next testing window. i would love to be done with it by the end of november but financial is just so much material and i want to be 100% prepared and 1 month is short. i really need to get passed this one and ive never taken it before so im a little nervous. BEC i've taken and passed before so i know i can do that one in a few weeks of studying. i dont know and i dont want to stress out about it.
i've been going to church lately and its been helping me a lot. something was missing in my life and i found out what it was. ive finally met some truely amazing people and i love the people i go with. so positive, such a nice refresher and breadth of air. i need to keep putting God first in my life because i know that if i do, everything will be ok and my life will be ok. Em seems to like the church too :) i miss her and think about her all the time. you are so beautiful Em and i love you very much! you amaze me and i pray for you everyday
hopefully my true dreams will come true someday
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
passed
passed reg finally....89! half way done. now focusing on financial so that i can be done by november 2009. what a relief though!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
greenhouse effect
took reg again yesterday and i hope i passed. if i don't, i will be really disappointed and i will have to start reflecting.
the exam itself: i felt pretty good about the 1st testlet. the 2nd testlet was a mix...about half the questions were easy and half were hard as hell. the last testlet....there were definitely some curveballs. terminology i have never seen in any of the review courses that i've taken. some questions were real easy though. overall, i felt comfortable about the multiple choice. at least i could kind of tell which questions were pre-test questions. then the simulations....the part that has killed me in the past based on the scores i've received
1st simulation i thought was not bad. i knew this was going to be the simulation that counted based on the problem i received, so i spent more time checking my answers and writing a good memo. overall, i think i did average to above average.
2nd simulation was a nightmare. i didn't have a clue what they wanted on the first tab based on the instructions given to me. i had about 45 minutes left to complete so i just went strait to the memo. i definitely knew this was a pre-test simulation and i hope they throw this one out. i think i only did good on the memo and the research. the actual problem was another story but i just made educated guesses.
so now i wait for the next 3-4 weeks for my score. this is the toughest part. every soon to be CPA becomes OCD and crashes nasba's website. hopefully i wont be getting up around sept 22nd checking my scores at 2 and 3 in the morning.
anyways, on to rants about chicago sports. the cubs look horrible and the bears look good. i've given up on the cubs this year. they are 5.5 back in the wildcard.they were in 1st place about a month ago and then lost 10 out of 13. same ol' cubbies. 101 years...and counting
but the bears, thats another story...WOW, cutler is really good and has impressed me in his last 2 preseason starts. if this is anything how he is going to be in the regular season, i'm gonna have to pick chicago to win the division and go deep. last year the bears had 9 wins with orton as their QB. with cutler, i'm saying 10-13 wins if the defense stays healthy. you know your good when you get booed by your former team. thank you denver. thank you josh and your obsession with New England. nobody mentions the bears when i hear predictions though. i think they will surprise everyone.
bama plays this weekend here in the ATL but ill be up in chicago watching that. i will probably be the only person watching that game. but i'm really looking forward to seeing everyone again at Liz's wedding. should be an incredible time. as always with her
and the us open is here. prediction: roddick vs federer. whats roddick's record against federer? i forgot
tomorrow, class. for the next 5 weeks i will be buried in the house of GAAP. oh, and checking my score 50 times a day
the exam itself: i felt pretty good about the 1st testlet. the 2nd testlet was a mix...about half the questions were easy and half were hard as hell. the last testlet....there were definitely some curveballs. terminology i have never seen in any of the review courses that i've taken. some questions were real easy though. overall, i felt comfortable about the multiple choice. at least i could kind of tell which questions were pre-test questions. then the simulations....the part that has killed me in the past based on the scores i've received
1st simulation i thought was not bad. i knew this was going to be the simulation that counted based on the problem i received, so i spent more time checking my answers and writing a good memo. overall, i think i did average to above average.
2nd simulation was a nightmare. i didn't have a clue what they wanted on the first tab based on the instructions given to me. i had about 45 minutes left to complete so i just went strait to the memo. i definitely knew this was a pre-test simulation and i hope they throw this one out. i think i only did good on the memo and the research. the actual problem was another story but i just made educated guesses.
so now i wait for the next 3-4 weeks for my score. this is the toughest part. every soon to be CPA becomes OCD and crashes nasba's website. hopefully i wont be getting up around sept 22nd checking my scores at 2 and 3 in the morning.
anyways, on to rants about chicago sports. the cubs look horrible and the bears look good. i've given up on the cubs this year. they are 5.5 back in the wildcard.they were in 1st place about a month ago and then lost 10 out of 13. same ol' cubbies. 101 years...and counting
but the bears, thats another story...WOW, cutler is really good and has impressed me in his last 2 preseason starts. if this is anything how he is going to be in the regular season, i'm gonna have to pick chicago to win the division and go deep. last year the bears had 9 wins with orton as their QB. with cutler, i'm saying 10-13 wins if the defense stays healthy. you know your good when you get booed by your former team. thank you denver. thank you josh and your obsession with New England. nobody mentions the bears when i hear predictions though. i think they will surprise everyone.
bama plays this weekend here in the ATL but ill be up in chicago watching that. i will probably be the only person watching that game. but i'm really looking forward to seeing everyone again at Liz's wedding. should be an incredible time. as always with her
and the us open is here. prediction: roddick vs federer. whats roddick's record against federer? i forgot
tomorrow, class. for the next 5 weeks i will be buried in the house of GAAP. oh, and checking my score 50 times a day
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Kazakhstan....to London
just a quick update...i was in kazakhstan all last week for the first time. and it was probably the most fun i've had since i started traveling the world last year. completely surprised me and my expectations. more to come later
i just arrived to London yesterday afternoon. and of course, it was raining when i arrived. today is beautiful though. im staying at a bed and breakfast outside of London about an hour. i've always loved the homes around here. tudor is my favorite style and this bed and breakfast is tudor. food has been great so far and everything is home cooked. i'm really, really starting to miss Emma. its really hard traveling and i think about how she is and what she is doing all the time. its just something i guess i have to deal with and im use to it. i miss her after just 1 day after seeing her. its tough for weeks. but i try to be positive. i need to get a camera for my computer so i can see her. ill write more later as i have to study for regulation. cheers!
i just arrived to London yesterday afternoon. and of course, it was raining when i arrived. today is beautiful though. im staying at a bed and breakfast outside of London about an hour. i've always loved the homes around here. tudor is my favorite style and this bed and breakfast is tudor. food has been great so far and everything is home cooked. i'm really, really starting to miss Emma. its really hard traveling and i think about how she is and what she is doing all the time. its just something i guess i have to deal with and im use to it. i miss her after just 1 day after seeing her. its tough for weeks. but i try to be positive. i need to get a camera for my computer so i can see her. ill write more later as i have to study for regulation. cheers!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
1/4 monkey off my back
my cpa journey brought me back to ground zero a few months ago - my complete fault as i wasn't focused for most of the year last year bc of personal things - but i finally got my score back for Audit and it completely amazed me. all i care about is that i passed and now i can move on to REG which is the section i have failed multiple times in a row. i need to pass this section this time around and i know i can do it because im completely focused on getting this thing done with before the end of the year so that i can evaluate my career and situation and make some changes in my life for emma and myself. so im taking this one step at a time and im going to get this damn monkey off my back!!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Argentina!
so i just got back from Buenos Aires, Argentina this week. i ate prime steak just about everyday for lunch and dinner. Argentina has some of the best beef in the world if you don't get out much. overall, everyone i ran into and talked to were very friendly, lively people. gotta love the latin zest.
again, my spanish lacked in this country and im pretty embarrassed when i introduce myself to people because they all start spitting off spanish to me (my brain doesn't comprehend it that well unfortunately). and again, you gotta love the taxi rides when you go overseas. or just the way people drive in general. no limits...if there's pavement, they use it. i laugh everytime i get into the car. i wish i could only drive like this in the states. except i probably would get the finger every 1/2 mile.
but now, i'm back in the US....the daily grind. audit is next wednesday. back to ground zero. trying to stay focused. this weekend i will be cramming and then after wednesday i can't wait until i see emma and my brother. should be a good week after next wednesday...i hope. normality, is what i hope to make of it. or what we all hope to be, despite some here and there.
again, my spanish lacked in this country and im pretty embarrassed when i introduce myself to people because they all start spitting off spanish to me (my brain doesn't comprehend it that well unfortunately). and again, you gotta love the taxi rides when you go overseas. or just the way people drive in general. no limits...if there's pavement, they use it. i laugh everytime i get into the car. i wish i could only drive like this in the states. except i probably would get the finger every 1/2 mile.
but now, i'm back in the US....the daily grind. audit is next wednesday. back to ground zero. trying to stay focused. this weekend i will be cramming and then after wednesday i can't wait until i see emma and my brother. should be a good week after next wednesday...i hope. normality, is what i hope to make of it. or what we all hope to be, despite some here and there.
Friday, April 3, 2009
unbelievable
the bears got Jay Cutler!! i can't believe it. i was listening to espn radio on my way home from work yesterday and right when i turned it on i heard "more reaction to come from a former Bear" then a commercial...i paused and i was like, what the hell just happened? i quickly looked at my phone and went to espn.com and there it was "Cutler to Chicago"
i was ecstatic. since i was 5 years old, the bears have never had a quarterback like this. i've waited, and waited, and waited....draft after draft. i vaguely remember jim mcmahon. i remember watching jim harbaugh and leaving chicago and then going to the pro bowl. erik kramer...decent quarterback. shane matthews and jim miller...we finally made the playoffs, but because of our defense. chris chandler...old and injury prone. kordell stewart...out of his prime and old. drafting rex grossman....some hope at least bc he was the highest draft pick for the bears at QB. jonathan quinn....absolutely horrible. rex grossman starting...rollercoaster ride, sick of him after the 2nd half of the season...just couldn't stand to watch games anymore. brian griese...hot and cold. kyle orton...manages games and defense wins games yet again. the list can go on and on.
you can argue both ways about jay cutler. the bears did give up 2 first round draft picks this year and next, but common. the draft is 7 rounds long and most of the meat comes in the later rounds and the bears still have a total of 7 picks. and they can still get a 1st round pick if they want to execute another trade. my suggestion, pick up free agent torry holt this year, TO next year, and draft a yound WR this year in the draft. the bears defense will always be there. jay cutler will be on a team that has a defense. thats the bears bread and butter. we have a great running back in forte and the bears receivers will now get that much better because the QB is what makes the receivers good. Cutler is a proven talent in just his first 2 years in the NFL and i cannot wait for the season to start. finally, i can watch the bears offense and not turn my back to the TV. what a great move for the city of Chicago. i would officially mark this day as one of the greatest for Chicago since Jordan came out of retirement back in 1995.
i was ecstatic. since i was 5 years old, the bears have never had a quarterback like this. i've waited, and waited, and waited....draft after draft. i vaguely remember jim mcmahon. i remember watching jim harbaugh and leaving chicago and then going to the pro bowl. erik kramer...decent quarterback. shane matthews and jim miller...we finally made the playoffs, but because of our defense. chris chandler...old and injury prone. kordell stewart...out of his prime and old. drafting rex grossman....some hope at least bc he was the highest draft pick for the bears at QB. jonathan quinn....absolutely horrible. rex grossman starting...rollercoaster ride, sick of him after the 2nd half of the season...just couldn't stand to watch games anymore. brian griese...hot and cold. kyle orton...manages games and defense wins games yet again. the list can go on and on.
you can argue both ways about jay cutler. the bears did give up 2 first round draft picks this year and next, but common. the draft is 7 rounds long and most of the meat comes in the later rounds and the bears still have a total of 7 picks. and they can still get a 1st round pick if they want to execute another trade. my suggestion, pick up free agent torry holt this year, TO next year, and draft a yound WR this year in the draft. the bears defense will always be there. jay cutler will be on a team that has a defense. thats the bears bread and butter. we have a great running back in forte and the bears receivers will now get that much better because the QB is what makes the receivers good. Cutler is a proven talent in just his first 2 years in the NFL and i cannot wait for the season to start. finally, i can watch the bears offense and not turn my back to the TV. what a great move for the city of Chicago. i would officially mark this day as one of the greatest for Chicago since Jordan came out of retirement back in 1995.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
expiration
every so often, i go through my fridge/freezer and cupboards and throw things away that have expired. the other day, i received my failing grade again for regulation and learned that all the sections that i had passed have expired and im now back at ground zero. i threw it away.
it hurt. i was depressed. i was lost. when i received that grade, it felt like someone was driving a nail through my heart. i usually can't eat the rest of the day because it just makes me sick. like all things, you overcome it with time. time is the best healer. so the next day i signed up to take a live review course here in atlanta starting with my first section so that i can stay focused and have a schedule. i've put all my failures behind me now and i feel like this is going to be a fresh start. i will go to class and focus just as i did throughout my life and pass.
on to other things, last weekend i went to florida to see my sister's white coat ceremony. it was awesome and i'm so proud of her and what she has accomplished. i miss her a lot and when we are together, it doesn't feel like we've been seperated for over 10 years since i left chicago. it was a good time and a perfect time to get away right after i found out my score. this weekend dani and leah are coming into town and i can't wait for them to see emma. i love when my family gets to see her because it means a lot to me as they don't get to see her that often. hopefully after my exams i will have a lot more free time to make trips to see everyone. i'll post some pics soon
it hurt. i was depressed. i was lost. when i received that grade, it felt like someone was driving a nail through my heart. i usually can't eat the rest of the day because it just makes me sick. like all things, you overcome it with time. time is the best healer. so the next day i signed up to take a live review course here in atlanta starting with my first section so that i can stay focused and have a schedule. i've put all my failures behind me now and i feel like this is going to be a fresh start. i will go to class and focus just as i did throughout my life and pass.
on to other things, last weekend i went to florida to see my sister's white coat ceremony. it was awesome and i'm so proud of her and what she has accomplished. i miss her a lot and when we are together, it doesn't feel like we've been seperated for over 10 years since i left chicago. it was a good time and a perfect time to get away right after i found out my score. this weekend dani and leah are coming into town and i can't wait for them to see emma. i love when my family gets to see her because it means a lot to me as they don't get to see her that often. hopefully after my exams i will have a lot more free time to make trips to see everyone. i'll post some pics soon
Monday, March 16, 2009
davis cup
well, the last couple weeks have been very busy. first, after i got back from asia i went to birmingham to see raphael, marion, and steph play davis cup for the swiss team. it was quite an experience. the US ended up beating the Swiss, but i really think if Federer was playing that the Swiss would have won. it was a great time though. i haven't seen raph or his brother in years and it was nice catching up with them for the 12 hours that i was there. raph's brother got us some awesome tickets since he was playing on the swiss team so we got to hang out with all of them. here are some pics.
then my sister came this past weekend to atlanta and she got to see Em for a few hours. it really means a lot to me when my family spends time with Em. i really wish they could see her more often and wish all my family was able to see her. we just spent some time at the house and ate dinner together. time flies and Em is growing up so fast. i miss holding her when she was just a little baby and feeding her a bottle. times i will always cherish and remember the rest of my life.
lastly, im still waiting on my reg score to get back. hopefully will come back this week. im studying for financial right now and its kicking my ass. if i passed reg, then i will just have financial and audit that i have to cram into 1 window. im not too concerned about audit, just financial because of the length of the material and what it covers. so im scared, yet anxious. im just trying to keep my head up with everything that is going on in my life and its very very tough. when im able to overcome it, i will start to feel complete. i think...for the time being.
anyways, spring is here and i can't wait until baseball starts...go Cubbies!! woooo...
and i can't wait to hang out at the pool and play lots of tennis this summer. but my first priority is passing this exam. im praying every night for strength.
Monday, March 2, 2009
exam complete...off to asia
so i took regulation last wednesday...my thoughts, nothing different than any other time i took it. im really not sure how i did which scares me. im starting to study for financial now, but waiting for my reg score to come back is going to kill me. i do not want to keep taking this over and over again. i put a lot of time and effort this time around and i still didn't feel totally comfortable in the exam. some questions were easy and some were tough. now the wait period begins.
well, after i took my exam, i headed off to asia. right now im in bangkok, thailand and then wedensday i leave for singapore for a few days. it is really hot here right now...id say in the mid-90's. but people here in thailand are so very friendly. i think the buddhist faith really rubs out on the people here. its a way of life and people live it out everyday. i started to read some of the teachings of buddha (hotel provides a copy of the book and the new testament) and its actually real simple reading as opposed to other religious "books" ive read. i can see why people believe in this faith and its teachings. theres really no interpretation from this book or "images to create". its just plain and simple down to earth, how i should live my everyday life. it touches all aspects of human life and brings meaning to it. very good stuff....more to come later
well, after i took my exam, i headed off to asia. right now im in bangkok, thailand and then wedensday i leave for singapore for a few days. it is really hot here right now...id say in the mid-90's. but people here in thailand are so very friendly. i think the buddhist faith really rubs out on the people here. its a way of life and people live it out everyday. i started to read some of the teachings of buddha (hotel provides a copy of the book and the new testament) and its actually real simple reading as opposed to other religious "books" ive read. i can see why people believe in this faith and its teachings. theres really no interpretation from this book or "images to create". its just plain and simple down to earth, how i should live my everyday life. it touches all aspects of human life and brings meaning to it. very good stuff....more to come later
Monday, February 23, 2009
T minus 2 days....
until my cpa exam. what does it feel like?
im really scared. i need to pass. this has been bothering me for the last 2 years and ive been stuck on just passing 2 parts in the last year and a half. it sucks. its stressful. it has made me depressed, angry, sad, and every other negative feeling that i have.
but i know, that someday, those emotions will completely turn around. i can't wait for that day. it will be the 2nd greatest day of my life. it will make me a stronger person. i pray. i listen. i hope.
until then...my life is consumed by every last word on a list of deductions from AGI and itemized deductions. section 1231 assets vs. capital assets.
the last $3,000 spent on this damn exam is not deductible. what a country.
im really scared. i need to pass. this has been bothering me for the last 2 years and ive been stuck on just passing 2 parts in the last year and a half. it sucks. its stressful. it has made me depressed, angry, sad, and every other negative feeling that i have.
but i know, that someday, those emotions will completely turn around. i can't wait for that day. it will be the 2nd greatest day of my life. it will make me a stronger person. i pray. i listen. i hope.
until then...my life is consumed by every last word on a list of deductions from AGI and itemized deductions. section 1231 assets vs. capital assets.
the last $3,000 spent on this damn exam is not deductible. what a country.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Oye Dime
this is part of the audit team eating at a nice 5 star restaurant in Europe.
well, its been a while since my last blog and lots of things have happened recently. first off, i'd like to say congrats to Obama. it was nice to see him as our president finally and nice to see a different face. however, i am gonna miss watching the other guy speak because he simply just made me cackle in my chair even though i did loathe him. sometimes i just don't get what goes on in his head or how the man thinks. no logic. just dense.
currently, i'm in Madrid, Spain right now. i've gotten a lot of positive feedback from the Spanish regarding our new president. i think since the train bombings of 2004 in Madrid, people here have regretted their "support for the war" and the US just like many other countries around the world have. but everyone here was very excited and i actually am kinda "proud" being an American. first time since the 2nd grade.
well, my plan was to blog about each country i visited just so that it would be my personal "souvenir" so when i got older, i could look back and laugh as i read this. but since i left the US, i've been to Latvia and Romania and im currently in Madrid until Saturday. little delay here.
Latvia....it was very very cold. about -15 degrees celcius. it was a beautiful city though. however, the last night i was there, people were protesting in the city square which happened to be right outside my hotel room (loved it). i went to eat dinner that night and as i was walking back to my hotel, i thought there was some concert going on so i got excited. but when i heard a bunch of shouting and cheering and a guy on a megaphone like the dude in Forrest Gump (obviously i couldn't understand anyone), i think i figured it all out. their government is corrupt. the people are passionate. and the city is cold. not a good combination so i went back to my room and locked my door (brain impulses make me feel safe when i lock my door).
Romania....very gothic city. very cold still. and lots of black snow. it was a dark city. i was in bucharest but i really wanted to see transylvania. would have been awesome around halloween. i have to give credit to all the vampires walking around during the day though. i thought that was a little unusual.
Madrid is by far the best city on this trip. however, i am a little embarressed because everyone that sees my name just starts spitting off Spanish to me. i definitely need to learn this language since it is my blood. everyone here is friendly and i can see where my lifestyle and growing up with a spanish father has influenced who i am today. the spanish are family oriented and VERY affectionate. and loud...everyone here smokes and stays up late and goes to work late and leaves late. my kind of culture :) here are some pics
currently, i'm in Madrid, Spain right now. i've gotten a lot of positive feedback from the Spanish regarding our new president. i think since the train bombings of 2004 in Madrid, people here have regretted their "support for the war" and the US just like many other countries around the world have. but everyone here was very excited and i actually am kinda "proud" being an American. first time since the 2nd grade.
well, my plan was to blog about each country i visited just so that it would be my personal "souvenir" so when i got older, i could look back and laugh as i read this. but since i left the US, i've been to Latvia and Romania and im currently in Madrid until Saturday. little delay here.
Latvia....it was very very cold. about -15 degrees celcius. it was a beautiful city though. however, the last night i was there, people were protesting in the city square which happened to be right outside my hotel room (loved it). i went to eat dinner that night and as i was walking back to my hotel, i thought there was some concert going on so i got excited. but when i heard a bunch of shouting and cheering and a guy on a megaphone like the dude in Forrest Gump (obviously i couldn't understand anyone), i think i figured it all out. their government is corrupt. the people are passionate. and the city is cold. not a good combination so i went back to my room and locked my door (brain impulses make me feel safe when i lock my door).
Romania....very gothic city. very cold still. and lots of black snow. it was a dark city. i was in bucharest but i really wanted to see transylvania. would have been awesome around halloween. i have to give credit to all the vampires walking around during the day though. i thought that was a little unusual.
Madrid is by far the best city on this trip. however, i am a little embarressed because everyone that sees my name just starts spitting off Spanish to me. i definitely need to learn this language since it is my blood. everyone here is friendly and i can see where my lifestyle and growing up with a spanish father has influenced who i am today. the spanish are family oriented and VERY affectionate. and loud...everyone here smokes and stays up late and goes to work late and leaves late. my kind of culture :) here are some pics
saturday i will be back in the states and i can't wait to see my little Emma and show her all the presents i got for her. i absolutley love shopping for her. kinda funy because i never buy anything for myself. i just love seeing her excited and smiling all the time. i love you and miss you Em!
oh yeah, and i forgot to mention that i finally moved to my new place and i love it! im so happy and best of all, i think Em likes it too. its gonna be good. ciao
oh yeah, and i forgot to mention that i finally moved to my new place and i love it! im so happy and best of all, i think Em likes it too. its gonna be good. ciao
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