Foundation 12/02/11

Hey Guys,

Sorry for the long break but as you might know or remember when you read this, it has been really busy at work with Flextronics - remember the Xbox customer.  Anyways, I wanted to tell you a little bit about the importance of having a solid foundation to build everything around.  Without the essential building blocks it is very hard to "build up."  In educational terms, the building blocks include math, reading & grammer.  These are the essentials that you will NEED to keep building upon in later grades.  In life, you will find a companion that you can mark as your foundation.  This individual is your life, your trust, your being.  With this person, you will share all ups and downs in your life.  You know that this person will always be there for you and that you can trust in this person no matter what.  This individual can be a parent, friend, spouse, etc.  No one can tell you who it will be, this will be determined by each one of YOU! 

My foundation is your mom!  Without her, my day is incomplete and un-organized.  I am a total mess and cannot concentrate at the things on hand.  If / When we have been in an argument (because we have & you will), I needed to resolve my arguments, COMPROMISE, and be happy so that I can carry on.  Your mom and I have a very special co-existenance.  We are a UNIT together.  I hope you guys find someone this special in your life and share memories as I have and will continue to with your Mama.

On a secondary note, today I got my first muscle-up at CrossFit.  Thank Babe for the continued encouragement and pounding of protein!

Quote of the Day:
"All right Mister, let me tell you what winning means… you’re willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else."- Vincent Lombardi

Family Time

It's Saturday night enjoying family time with our most loved ones.  We are all at my Tia Mary & Tio Carlos house where throughout the years we have shared many memories.  So many memories that it would be hard to sumarize all in one post.  Some that come to mind immediately as I am typing this right now is Christmas fun (from the memories of myself opening presents with my cousins to fast forward 20 years or so to seeing my kiddos opening their presents); Thanksgiving dinner - oh that Pumpkin Pie; to the time my cousins kidnapped my wifey and, yes, got her to reveal that she was prego.  The more I reflect, the more I see the love that this family has for each other - very united.  We are very lucky to have each other.  When you read this, you too will probably have compiled many memories at our uncles house.  In attendance tonight was (here we go) Jackie, Zane, Becky, Johnny Leza, Juan & Emma, Letty & Danny, Sils, Linda, Mamma Coty, Robert & Sara, Cheli, David, Mina, Maria & Ari, Nana & Mikey (via iphone), Mom, your Mom, Juliana & Sophia, Milly & Alejandro and of course Tia Mary & Tio Carlos.  This truly was a wonderful evening.  Oddly enough, it is a big difference from going out to a grown up Halloween party and getting trashed - a very WELCOMED difference.  This is so much better - getting to see you guys and all our family share more memories that we can enjoy and laugh at later.
To capture the moment, here is a little clip of Halloween 2011 for you to enjoy (follow the link).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wd7Gy9_Ghs
Quote of the Day: "Boo!"

The beginning

So being Friday and a slow day in the office I have decided to try to navigate the great, wonderful world of the internet.  As my wife and probably some close friends can tell you, I hate the internet - it bores me.  However, I decided to give it a shot and long and behold ended up coming across the idea of creating a blog.  As more I considered and thought of it, I told myself "sure, why not..."  The commercials (which I can't recall the names of - my memory...more to come on that subject later) in which the parents setup an email leaving wonderful memories to their children came to mind and sounded like a good idea.  I think it would be a wonderful memory for my children to come across this blog years down the line and be able to see my inner thoughts.  Now, for the same reason I don't think many people will have access to this blog as my intention is to get really personal and close on here - but then again it on the WWW - but anyways, I will share memories, feelings, triumphs and failures for them so that they can maybe one day see them, learn from them and use it as a tool to guide them in their later years.  So for now, I think this is a good intro and definetaly more will come...I feel like Doogie Howser at the end of the show =)
Quote for the day: "Improvement is impossible without change"