never take for granted the beauty that lies in front of you each day...

Edina

So now i work in Edina. I am the branch manager in Edina. However the branch i work at his a former funeral home, a full service funeral home. Makeup, embalming, yes everything... A tad creepy but never the less my new home.

I have an Oakley story

Oak wants to play with the soccer ball. Oak is eating string cheese. I inform him that he cannot play with the ball until he has finished his string cheese; he is one bite in. He walks away from me, his back is to me, i walk over to see what he is doing and see that he has taken the remaining amount of the string cheese and carefully yet forcefully shoved the entire thing into his mouth, his mouth is bulging and the cheese is coming out of his mouth. He sees me, cheese bursting from his mouth, walks past me and proceeds to pick up his soccer ball. I guess he finished his string cheese...

There maybe some of you reading this, thinking 'totally jeremiahs kid'

he is a truly amazing child,

While driving home from work, I let my wind wander back to the NFC Championship game, i havent cried by myself for a while...

JMayer tonight... i will report tomorrow my once lost, then found obsession with the music, not the man.

By the way, Oak is doing fine.

Oaks Surgery

Few things...

Today Oak had his surgery, went well, in and out. He did come out of surgery and wake up a complete monster. He didnt want anyone touching him and he continued to rub his eye. The nurse was adament about him not even coming close to his eye. I have never seen him like that, complete meltdown, entire body straining and looking at me with a facial expression that screams 'why'. We got him home and he is running around like nothing ever happened. It did make me think about trauma to so many other kids out there, Oak's procedure was simple, short and safe. I commend all those who have experienced anything above and beyond this. This was trying for me.

While growing older your definition of love goes through many stages. I remember the first time I knew just general LOVE, i went through a time where i feared the loss of certain people to no end, not until i made the connection that the emotion was LOVE did i ever move forward. It was a positive compliment. Then i met Amber and it was romantic LOVE, infatuation, a crush, then in the way all LOVE develops a desire to always protect, to care and not know what to do without this person.

Oakley drives me nuts at times, gets on my nerves but as i thought about him today and this last week, i thought about him not being in my life today. What would it be like without a voice, little steps always wanting to know what you doing, what your eating... he teaches me more than i teach him at times, Parenthood makes you strive to be more than who you are currently. Oak encourages me to be a better husband, son, brother, and friend. To reach people with the best of who you are as a person. I can only try, i wont ever master any of that. But today i am better than i was because of him.

Going to the JMayer concert on Tuesday, i have always said i never wanted to meet him...

'edge of desire' is that song i have been searching for

a while

Home Owner

Is there anything wrong with life goals? 25, homeowner... 30, Audi... but my goals are they skewed? If i practice my faith and turn to Him what do these matter. Why do the glories that come from telling someone, knowing that somebody knows or showing something fade so quickly. Remember when you got a new bike, those new jeans, that first car, a diploma. When was the last time you said check out my degree... but that day in May seemed so full of accomplishment. If only you could run from the FALL and every step, accomplishment would be to HIM. But how will I constantly glorify? Does He know this is a process? or expect it?

So Oak is growing into my best friend quickly, Amber is amazing but he is US. In parenting you only want the best of you to be passed on and the worst of you to never be witnessed by your child. Cannot control that, at the very least he knows all of you. He is the one person I cant hide from, he will know how i process things... Oak will be better than i was, stronger than i was, know more than i do, i know that; but i also need to know that i am responsible for that as well.

I am worried about the new J.Mayer album, trying but not finding that song... yikes

OLD SCHOOL Love

One Year, Quickest Year, Shortest Year, Memorable Year

August: Its okay to live at Home at 25... with a plan

July

Have you ever watched a show and felt like you brain was melting? Thank you Gossip Girl.

Each day i need to do something to feel satisfied, a day off of laziness is actually a major curse. Like a caffiene headache, i think you can get a lack of working headache, is that possible?

Fourth was solid, i felt rather American among all those people gathered for the same reason, people gathering for hours and hours for 15 minutes of entertainment. Watched the Patriot last night...