2002-04-02 - 1:21 p.m.

My last three weeks…

Oh my, its been almost a month since I wrote in my diary!? I can’t believe it. My diary was once the thing that I absolutely lived for. The one thing that I felt I could rely on to make me feel better. And how do I treat it? I don’t use it for almost a month…

Thanks for all the letters of concern. To answer a few questions: NO I was not thrown into a Mexico jail, I did not move someplace with no computers, and yes things are still going well. I guess I should start by bringing everyone up to speed with my last three plus weeks.

My sister in law came to visit from the big D. She is great and I love her to death. I always tell her she is the only relative that we have that is always welcome. She can entertain herself, doesn’t complain, cleans up her mess, loves to play with my son, and most importantly loves my cooking! She probably visits three times a year and we always hate to see her go. She wants to see what happens with my job this summer because she is considering moving here. That would be too cool.

The next week I went to Mexico. This wasn’t my first trip to Mexico, and unfortunately won’t be my last. For the most part it went really well. I went to central Mexico so it wasn’t very americanized. I did see a few that week, and everyone I worked with could speak English so it wasn’t too stressful. I did get sick the night before I left. It was three hours until we left for the airport and old Montazuma came down on me. Thank god for some Imodium in the suitcase or I would have been toast. I managed to make it onto the plane and when we went through customs in Dallas I knew I was home free. I just wanted to get home! I have to go back in May sometime and I think I will only eat candy bars and drink beer for the whole week. Its been over a week and I still have stomach problems.

There has actually been talk about the company sending American Managers to Mexico. At first I was like hell no I won’t go. But after a discussion with my wife, she said I should reconsider. It would be good for our son to live away from the US at this age (he would learn Spanish), and it would only be for a short time. Well anyway, I am back on the list as a possible to move there if they wanted me too and the money was right. I know what you are thinking, what a turn around! And you would be right, but as long as my family was with me, it wouldn’t be too bad. I don’t think it will happen, but it is interesting.

When I got back my son and I went fishing. We killed them. In the south the bass are spawning in March and early April, so the time is right. This is the time of year I wish I could quit my job and fish full time… now that would be living! I still haven’t gotten my 10 pounder, but a seven and a couple over five are a good start on the season.

Next my Father in law came to visit. He always comes for spring break of my son’s. It is nice to see him, but I really get tired of him quickly. First, I had been gone for a week and I really wanted to only spend time with my family. Second, he insists on treating me like I am 18 years old. I have a great job and make more money than he could imagine and yet he pays for everything. It gets embarrassing. Is this some old person thing or what? I know, my parents are just as bad, it just pisses me off. The last thing is that we have nothing in common. We seem to find a general topic to discuss and it winds up being that we are on opposite sides of the fence. It never ends, for the whole week it goes like this. I just spent a lot of time at work last week.

I had Friday off and we went to the beach for the day. That is the coolest thing about where I live. You can choose the beach or the mountains and spend the day at either. Where else can you do that on the East Coast? We went down to the beach and hung out for the day. It was nice. The water was cold (about 63 degrees), but warm enough to wade in. We flew kites, played in the sand and eventually headed home. Saturday was work around the house day and Sunday was “bunny day”. We just stayed in because of the huge storms all day. We had planned some outdoors stuff, but hail and thunderstorms put a stop to it.

I also got my roster for Tee Ball that starts this week. I can’t wait. I love to coach these kids and it is a good reason to leave work at a reasonable time. My first practice is Thursday, I will keep you updated on my team.

Well I should get back to work. I am sorry for not writing. It is funny how when I was depressed and confused, my diary was the only thing to keep me going. Now I think about it, but it much lower on my ‘needs’ list. I will try to do a better job of keeping it updated. I love you all and thanks for asking about me.

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