Archives: January 2008

The (becoming more standard) Weekend Update

I’m writing this from Sonic, on my lunch break, on Monday. I’m taking a super late lunch because I had to deal with some stupid customer service reps out of our Fontana, CA location. Good times, but put me about 2 hours behind for the day. Oh well, hopefully it’s not how this whole week will go. The positive side to a late lunch? I get to go home in just under 3 hours. Score!

So, anyway, this is my Weekend Update post. It’s becoming the norm vs. the exception. I don’t think that’s a bad thing though.This weekend was spent up in Flagstaff where it was snowing and very cold. The cold factor was not helped by the fact that the heater at my dad’s house was not functioning. I believe the temperature got down to 52 degrees in the house (of course, it felt like 40 something). After a cold night’s sleep (made much more comfortable by the presence of Mike) and $600, heat was once again returned to the house.

The main purpose of going up to Flagstaff was to start my dad’s truck (check), talk to the neighbor about his truck (check) and get some mail from my Uncle. Unfortuantely, my Uncle was out hunting this weekend and we were just not able to meet up. I’m sure I know what the letters are that he has and, if so, I can’t do anything with them until my sister returns from her trip to Thailand.

All in all, the weekend was successful. I had a great time showing Mike around and just enjoying his company. The snow made everything so beautiful. Sometimes I miss it… sometimes.

Another Year Gone

This will be short and sweet but I was reminded that I have been neglecting my LJ. I guess it’s a good thing that I didn’t make one of my New Year’s Resolutions to be more regular with my LJ posts, right?

So, 2007 is gone and 2008 is here. I think it’s amusing when you hear people say good riddance to the previous year. Was it really the worst year ever? As many of you know, 2007 was probably one of the most difficult years for me (so far) in my short life. Do I think it was the worst year ever? Not necessarily. Obviously there are things that happened that I wish hadn’t, but when has a year ever passed that you don’t feel like that is the case? In 2007, I grew immensely as a person and, I believe, I learned more about who ‘Daniel’ is. For this, I am grateful.

With that being said… Goodbye 2007! Thank you for all you gave me, good and bad. Welcome 2008! I eagerly await what you have in store for me.