I'm not a connoisseur, i don't even much about what the differences between a hoppy and malty beer, but I decided I'm gonna blog a little bit about them anyway.
I live in Colorado which is 2nd to Oregon as far as microbreweries go and one of my favorite thing to do is pick out a six pack I've never had before. I've been through quite already, but now's as good a time to start as any.
Monday, January 5
Thursday, January 1
an engagment is like buying groceries
It's hard to sit here in a quiet office building on the 1st of 2009 and not find myself reflecting. Today and days previous you can pull up nearly any frequently updated website or blog and find a "Greatest Moment of 2008" or "2008 in pictures" or even "What Went Wrong in 2008". Forming your own personal analysis of the last 365 days is inevitable.
2008 was a pretty big year for me. Two major lifetime milestones, purposing to my Fiance and buying my first house, were met. They are tremendously important things to me and truly momentous occasions but reflecting upon them as a snapshots seems like an oversimplification.
I've realized recently that in life so many big things, things that seem daunting, scary, or even unachievable are no different than going to the grocery store. I'll explain:
At the beginning of this year the idea of purposing was terrifying, not in the "my life as a single guy is over" kinda way, but in the "this is a really really really big deal" kinda way. Unlike so much else up to that point in my life there was no deadline or requirement I had to meet. It was all up to me, to be done on my own accord of which every detail to be decided was my own responsibility. It's one of those things you've seen in the movies and on tv dozens of times, one of those stories relived by grandparents at family gatherings. You could say it's got alot of hype surrounding it and that's what had me nervous.
One day, in my head I decided that this proposal was going to happen. I did some initial thinking on the when, where, and how but it was still nothing more than a brain storm. When my Mom came for a visit in March things became real when I first verbalized my intention. I now had someone that could hold me to my word.
As I continued through the process - the ring buying, the how I was going to ask, etc. - I soon realized that this proposal thing was merely a series of tiny pieces put together. This daunting and overshadowing idea, once broken down, became an entirely manageable process.
In buying the house I again experienced a moment that was actually the product of months of searching, planning, financing, and paper signing. Though incredibly stressful at times, piece by piece it was manageable.
In my professional and personal life I've seen so many friends and coworkers that have sacrificed opportunities by viewing these kinds of moments as too much or too difficult. Taking a new job or moving to a new city are indeed big and sometimes overwhelming ideas when you look at them from a distance but up close submitting a resume or browsing for apartments online are far from unachievable. They are simple tasks, like buying groceries, and that's where it all starts.
Happy New Year!
My Resolution: Eat healthier!
2008 was a pretty big year for me. Two major lifetime milestones, purposing to my Fiance and buying my first house, were met. They are tremendously important things to me and truly momentous occasions but reflecting upon them as a snapshots seems like an oversimplification.
I've realized recently that in life so many big things, things that seem daunting, scary, or even unachievable are no different than going to the grocery store. I'll explain:
At the beginning of this year the idea of purposing was terrifying, not in the "my life as a single guy is over" kinda way, but in the "this is a really really really big deal" kinda way. Unlike so much else up to that point in my life there was no deadline or requirement I had to meet. It was all up to me, to be done on my own accord of which every detail to be decided was my own responsibility. It's one of those things you've seen in the movies and on tv dozens of times, one of those stories relived by grandparents at family gatherings. You could say it's got alot of hype surrounding it and that's what had me nervous.
One day, in my head I decided that this proposal was going to happen. I did some initial thinking on the when, where, and how but it was still nothing more than a brain storm. When my Mom came for a visit in March things became real when I first verbalized my intention. I now had someone that could hold me to my word.
As I continued through the process - the ring buying, the how I was going to ask, etc. - I soon realized that this proposal thing was merely a series of tiny pieces put together. This daunting and overshadowing idea, once broken down, became an entirely manageable process.
In buying the house I again experienced a moment that was actually the product of months of searching, planning, financing, and paper signing. Though incredibly stressful at times, piece by piece it was manageable.
In my professional and personal life I've seen so many friends and coworkers that have sacrificed opportunities by viewing these kinds of moments as too much or too difficult. Taking a new job or moving to a new city are indeed big and sometimes overwhelming ideas when you look at them from a distance but up close submitting a resume or browsing for apartments online are far from unachievable. They are simple tasks, like buying groceries, and that's where it all starts.
Happy New Year!
My Resolution: Eat healthier!
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