Been Awhile
Wow it’s been too long. What’s been going on…
It never easy to bury someone, especially a classmate. Cole Butler died March 5th. A lot of other classmates came into town for the wake and funeral. Sad times. It was nice to see some friends I haven’t seen in a while. However, I wish it had been under better circumstances.
Jim and his brothers took me along to New York City in a trip Jim had won through US Cellular (the company he works for). The night before our flight was St Patrick’s Day and the Luck boys (Jim and Ed) wanted to go out for a few beers. We decided to check out an Irish Bar (the name escapes me at the moment) that we had heard will be a rockin spot. I’ve never seen a tent full of so many people and everyone was drinking. Jim paid for my $20 cover charge and we then proceeded to Jim and Ed a lil tipsy… I kept making them drink. HAHA. The next day we had a shaky start to the trip due to a wrong turn in route to the airport in Des Moines IA. We ended up missing our flight and having to make other arrangements to get to NYC. We got pretty lucky and were only an hour or so late getting to NYC. We stayed in a nice hotel right next to Grand Central Station… so we were right in the thick of things. NYC is a great place to visit, but I don’t see myself living there… EVER. Some sights we saw (in no particular order): Empire State Building (at night), Hard Rock Cafe, Time Square, Central Park, The Metropolitan Art Museum, Ground Zero, Wall Street, New York Stock Exchange, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, U.N. Building, SOHO neighborhood, Little Italy, Chinatown, and I’m sure i’m missing some. Through the trip Jim had won, he got 4 tickets to see the Lion King production. It was awesome!! If you have a chance, see it. I had my first Star Bucks coffee in NYC… mmmm that’s good stuff. We had more flight problems getting back to Des Moines due to delays and what not… not a trip trip for flying, but we did make ok. Jim’s brother Matt got stop all the time by security where ever we went… it was a running joke for the trip as was Jim and his ladies. HAHA I should have pictures up from the trip at some point.
Thanks so much for the trip Jim, it was incredible!!
I’ve had little time for gaming other than Star Wars Galaxies. If i’m not working, sleeping, or hanging out with friends, chances are I’ll be playing that game. Just yesterday the Rebels took Naboo from the Imperials. That might not mean much to many people that read this, but it’s a big deal! woohoo.
We have been getting out to the farm a few times in the last few weeks to do some work around there. It can be hard work, but it’s nice to get outside every once in a while after the winter months.
Brian and I are preparing for a trip to visit Mike in Katy TX… just outside of Houston TX. We’ll be getting packed up and will be leaving here by Friday. We are also putting together a computer for Mike… It’s gonna scream!!
I’ll try to keep things more updated. hehe