A New Blog on the Block

I wanted to share a brand new blog with all of you. (It is not “D” related but it is SuperG related!)

My very good friend (who is thought of as family) Lisa has just left for a Trip of a Lifetime. She has started a blog to post about her time away.

I will tell you that Lisa is one of the greatest, most loving people I know. I cannot count the number of times she has been there for me and my family.

When someone you love gets to do something amazing, you can’t help but want to tell all your friends about it!

So please check it out. She lurks here often, and listens to me talking about the OC often so she may recognize you if you comment.

I also told her I was going to let you all know about it! :)

P.S. Work has been so busy that I cannot post. I do not like it when work gets in the way of my blogging dammit! I used to get a smoke break, why can't I get a blog break?

You Tube Tuesday #26

Any Blackcrows fans will love this one.

:)

Enjoy.

Sunday Night Meme

I know I am one of the last bloggers in the OC to have posted this meme so here it goes.

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. G-Money
2. SuperG
3. Pop Pop

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My giant size 14 feet. I do not have to rent skis.
2. My eyes
3. My ears. specifically my lobes. :)

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My extra poundage
2. My nose.
3. My stupid pancreas.

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Puerto Rican
2. Cuban
3. Welsh (My grandpa George was from Wales. That is where I get my last name and love for fish and chips.)

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Clowns
2. Horses
3. Birds

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Master P (My pump)
2. I must shower daily. Even if I am home sick I will shower.
3. Breakfast. I can eat breakfast all day long.

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. White T-Shirt
2. A short sleeved button up striped shirt.
3. Some Olive colored dockers. (It was the outfit for church today)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE MUSICALS:
1. West Side Story
2. Hair
3. Jesus Christ Superstar

FAVORITE SONGS [current]:
1. I Don't Blame You - Cat Power
2. These 3 Sins - Gomez
3. Sometimes - Si*Se

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Equality
2. Respect
3. Conversation

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS THAT YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE:
1. Guitars
2. Sunflowers
3. Plain Cake Donuts

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Disc Golf
2. Playing anything on our Nintendo Wii
3. Making Music

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Make it Friday night.
2. Tell my wife about my hectic day. (she went to bed early)
3. Eat again.

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. IT Professional (Super Geek!)
2. Actor/Entertainer (my dream since I was a child)
3. Writer (yeah right!)

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Peru (Lima)
2. Hawaii (to see my famous uncle)
3. Cabo San Lucas (ahh, how I miss Mexico)

THREE KIDS NAMES YOU LIKE:
1. Jessica
2. James
3. Casey

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Sky Dive
2. Star in a movie or play
3. Write a book

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. I cry at pretty much everything.
2. I do not understand the inner working of a car (although I can build a computer)
3. Not into sports.

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A BOY:
1. I do not like romantic comedies
2. I like Tequila.
3. I like having the remote control in my reach always.

THREE CELEB CRUSHES:
1. Cheryl Ladd (She was my first crush EVER!)
2. Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully from the X-Files. (I know that seems strange but it is the character I was crushing on, Gillian is nice and all but SCULLY is damn sexy!)
3. Natalie Merchant

Since most of you have done this one. I will not tag anybody. Consider yourself safe, unless you want to. :)

13 years ago...

After 14 hours of labor my wife gave birth to our son George Daniel.

When he was born I truly feel like life began. My life that is. Everything before that seems so pointless.

I remember the moment he was born I exploded into tears and hugged my wife. I was so happy I could hardly stand it. Then the doctor said, "It's a boy!"

What? A BOY!

I forgot that we were waiting to find out if we were having a son or daughter. At that time, it did not matter at all. All we wanted was to meet our first child.

It is weird to say but I would have never thought that I could love someone that I had just met. I instantly knew that I would die for this child. He comes first now. Everything I will ever do, I will keep him in mind and his well being. I will give up everything for my child.

And I was fine with that. It was OK. It was perfect.

I know that is not really the case but everything EVERYTHING changes when you become a parent. And from where I stand it has been all for the better.

Sure we struggle. Sure we worry. Sure we screw up as parents but all of these ups and downs are worth it because every lesson only strengthens my children for when they go out and live in the real world.

I called George this morning to wish him a happy birthday. He told me that his little sister made him breakfast in bed.

He said, "She woke me up early because she wanted to surprise me. It was cute."

I am a lucky guy. My kids are awesome.

Happy Birthday Son.

A Week Away

I spent all last week feeling sorry for myself which is why I was “away” for the most part. I did not want to have a week full of posts that were all me being down and depressed. I would hate to lose any readers to the blog due to my whiny complaints and depressed tones. I do not like to be a downer at all.

There is another side to the whole “secluded” thing. I did not want to feel better. I did not want to get over it. I wanted to wallow and wade in my own personal bog of eternal stench. There is a weird comfort that comes with being depressed. And I knew if I let you people know then you would cheer me up.

And there it is.

I realized that part of my problem was not being “here” online. This blog and all the blogs I read have become a very important part of my life and well being. When I let you know I am down I always get a “cheer up” comment or “You can do it!” word of encouragement. I know that when I feel supported I want to go out and help support others through their trials and tribulations.

And all of you that comment and let me know that you are here make such a world of difference. I wish I could bake all of you a (low carb) cookie or give you a hug or something. I just want you all to know how much you mean to me. Honestly.

I may not be clicking my heels together but I am feeling much more optimistic.

Thanks everyone!