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So today was a "solo" day here at my place, and I realized something. I like my place in LeGrand, I need to be around every now and then (I do pay rent/utilities/cable/etc.), but dang do I miss the company of my girlfriend here. Nothing is quite the same without her. Take a little event like eating tonight. Even though we don't always cook together and can sometimes be indecisive about what to eat, it sure is better than me running to Cissy's to get a mini-pizza alone!

I will be heading home to Algona later this week for Thanksgiving. It is a good holiday, one I like, but tend to not get to celebrate because of basketball. I mean, the holiday is a short one with a short break from school, and then scrimmages or practices get thrown in. It is one of the biggest reasons I cannot be a head basketball coach, let alone be an assistant for much longer. I value my time and would like to celebrate the holidays a little more. Maybe in the future I will attend a Black Friday Iowa v. Nebraska game, or just Black Friday shopping. I mean, getting up at the crack of dawn to go shopping isn't really my cup of tea, but if an awesome deal is being held on a new big screen tv to give me a second one, I'm all for it!

I see many people on my Facebook feed updating their statuses on a daily basis to state what they are thankful for. I don't participate in this phenomenon and do notice some stretch an awful lot to make it to "Day 20," but would like to say that I feel as if I'm a very lucky man who has a lot to be thankful for. A beautiful girl has walked into my life and I am very thankful for her and how she has made me feel. My family who always supports me. My friends from high school to current who have provided great times. The fact that I have a job, it may not be perfect, but I've met good people in it and it provides me with means that many don't have. My health, especially when a broken foot as really been the largest of my concerns!

Hope all have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Blue Topaz Ring

Well, seeing how it has been four years since I last blogged, I think my audience size is probably down to one. Luckily for me, that's the one person I want to be reading this.

Life is always changing, and mine has drastically since my last entry. I've finished my Master's Degree from Drake University- I saw some of my old posts referring to the fact I was just starting. No more driving to Des Moines multiple times a week for class. I have also turned 30!- good thing is I've found that age is only a number. I certainly don't feel 30. And last, but certainly not least, I have met someone very important to me. As I re-read some of my previous posts, I found a couple referring to my search for the "one." When I think back to that time, I can only think of the old adage that "good things come to those who wait."

I still am always busy with school...that hasn't really changed, but now I love the fact that someone is there for me after each day- whether we see each other, or just communicate via text/calls/Facebook- it has become easily the best part of each day.

What is more exciting than that, is the thought of us together in the future. Whether it is thinking of next month, next year, or next decade, our future is ours to make!

In conclusion, I wrote a little diddy that should be sung to the tune of "Red Solo Cup" Love you!

"Blue Topaz Ring, it'll make you sing, honey I love you!!"