Let's play a little catchup...

Where to start, where to start...Once upon a time...no wait...that would be assuming life was a fairy tale...and anyone who has ever lived this life knows it isn't one...it's more of a journey...one with ups and downs and lefts and rights...

I won't take you all the way back through all the lessons in my book of life so far, but I will start it out with one very important part of my life and that is Kenzie. Now there is a little girl that puts truth into the song about "when tough little boys grow up to be dads..." From the moment she was born it has been that way, so I wouldn't be too surprised if a lot of updates are about her.

Most recently she has amazed me with how much of a character she can be. She definitely has her dad's geekiness. Whether it be singing along with me as I was her hair or her hands (something to the effect of "scrub a dub, scrub a dub, got a Kenzie in the tub, her dadda always gets the soap in her eyes, and it always makes her cry, but scrub a dub, we scrub a dub." or the same version except regarding the importance of washing her hands after going potty), or how well she writes, colors and spells, or just some of the random things she says (i.e. backseat driving "go dad go, the light is green"; the humor of farting "don't worry dad I won't fart on your face"; or the way she makes her stomach talk and tell you if it is hungry or not in it's own little voice; or how well she pretends she is a puppy...). I could probably write a book (or in this case, several blogs) of the Misc Events of Kenzie Roo...and over time, we will get to them and several other things I am sure, so be a good boy scout and be prepared! ;)

Along with the joys of fatherhood, the last few years have been filled with the joys of travel. This has become quite the expensive habit for me but has been filled with some great experiences! Whether it was seeing the "painted hills of colorful sheep" in Ireland, or taking in the entire NYC experience...or the first trip to Texas Stadium, followed by another great trip in 2007 with friends and family...a trip to see the Cowboys play in Arizona and taking Annie to her first Cowboys game in Denver this season)....or the heat of Hawaii and Mexico...or Seattle, Canada and the Alaskan cruise with my dad for his 50th birthday...or taking my first "brothers trip" with Jon to DisneyWorld this last May...my first "brothers-in-law trip" with Mike to Las Vegas to see Aerosmith...or the huge family trip to San Diego in September...or getting to spend time with long-time friends for Josh's wedding in St Louis in October. Throw in a few other little trips like seeing the Utes in the Fiesta Bowl, a few trips to Vegas and Disneyland, Bear Lake, and taking Kenzie to see "Elmo Makes Music" in Idaho last year and I think you get the point...I need a break from my habit...and so does my half-melted Amex card! :)

So what about the rest of life? Anyone close to me knows that the 20's have been quite the roller coaster...to the point that when I turned 29 I came up with 30 things I wanted to do before I turned 30...mostly to just focus on the moment and leave this decade of life with a bang! How has it gone? Well I have added a few things to the list, but I am no where near achieving the 30 things I thought I would. I look at a few of them now and think I must have been in a "wreckless abandon" state of mind when I came up with them! Even if I don't get through the list, I am definitely in a happier place in life right now...I would like to say it was because things are more stable...but that just isn't the case...I am in the middle of some changes...with some bigger ones ahead...and although I am sure I will write about memories here and there as they come up and I want to make sure they are in a more secure place than my "lack of memory"...I think the next steps of this journey will have a lot to write about...