Almost every day Kate and I tell each other we love one another. We say it in the morning, at work, before bed. Sometimes we say things like I miss you and can't wait to see you. Sometimes we leave little love notes for each other and sometimes we don't say anything at all.
It's those special times when you say or do something so natural to show your love that it means the most. It's those times when she can bring tears to my eyes and make me feel like the luckiest man in the world. The text reads:
"...I love you with all that I have."
How true.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
I have decided to compile a list of the things I will NOT miss when we move and a list of things I will certainly miss. Here goes. This is not a complete list and will be updated:
Will NOT miss:
-The stupid people at 14 Vernon rd that have the cops here every other day for domestic violence
-The giant wood bees out front
-Parking on the street
-Parking on the lot at the top of the street
-Parking anywhere that someone has the potential to hit your car and run
-Stopping on the street to unload the car after trips to the grocery store, home depot or any store
-When it rains and you are acting on the previous item
-Looking at the abandoned house next door
-The 70 year old (no exaggeration) heater in the basement that drains my wallet in the winter
-People walking across my lawn because they are lazy
-Dragging the lawn mower through the house to mow the front lawn
-Watching the drug deals go down on this street
-The noise noise noise NOISE!
-The bar across the street
-Waiting for people to move their car parked in the street so you can leave or come home
-Waiting for the cops to move their car parked in the street so you can leave or come home
-The other people who don't maintain their lawn
-The voice of the woman across the street who is always involved in domestic disputes, rips right through my ears like a dull knife.
-The constant repairs needed to make my house livable
-The fact that I tell people to park in the LA Fitness parking lot because I am embarrassed to have them park on the street, also it's a pain to make the U turn to get here.
-Having the cops visit the street while you have guests over
-The neighbors dog that never seems to be on a leash and runs all over other peoples yards and attacks Maya when she IS on a leash
-The degenerate, low IQ population that occupies most of the street and always seem to procreate
-The renters
-Maintaining the fire escape behind my house when no one else does and it is not considered usable land.
-The wonderful views I have of a medical office building whose occupants have seen Kate and I naked on more than one occasion, the storage facility, the abandoned house and West Chester pike.
-Did I mention that law enforcement visits often?
-Driving up the steep street in the snow
-This crappy stove that doesn't light
-Having a room for our bed and a room for our bedroom furniture because the rooms are too small.
-Lack of central Air Conditioning
-The neighbors that don't work and live off welfare, glad my taxes pay for you assholes
-The Blue Route (I-476)
-The fact that because my house is 75 years old home owners insurance costs double what I would pay for a new house twice this size.
Things I will miss:
-My neighbors Mike and Julie
When I look back though it wasn't always a negative experience, contrary to what you just read. Without this crappy house I wouln't have a down payment for our new house. I wouldn't have learned how to spackel, paint, tile, fix a roof, build a fence, install a sink, install a toilet, build a closet, frame a wall, run pex plubming, perform electrical work, install doors, repair hardwood floor, lay brick, lay glass block, build a stone wall, install windows, frame out windows, maintain a budget and build a foundation for a family.
This was my practice hosue. I am ready to move on to bigger and better things.
Will NOT miss:
-The stupid people at 14 Vernon rd that have the cops here every other day for domestic violence
-The giant wood bees out front
-Parking on the street
-Parking on the lot at the top of the street
-Parking anywhere that someone has the potential to hit your car and run
-Stopping on the street to unload the car after trips to the grocery store, home depot or any store
-When it rains and you are acting on the previous item
-Looking at the abandoned house next door
-The 70 year old (no exaggeration) heater in the basement that drains my wallet in the winter
-People walking across my lawn because they are lazy
-Dragging the lawn mower through the house to mow the front lawn
-Watching the drug deals go down on this street
-The noise noise noise NOISE!
-The bar across the street
-Waiting for people to move their car parked in the street so you can leave or come home
-Waiting for the cops to move their car parked in the street so you can leave or come home
-The other people who don't maintain their lawn
-The voice of the woman across the street who is always involved in domestic disputes, rips right through my ears like a dull knife.
-The constant repairs needed to make my house livable
-The fact that I tell people to park in the LA Fitness parking lot because I am embarrassed to have them park on the street, also it's a pain to make the U turn to get here.
-Having the cops visit the street while you have guests over
-The neighbors dog that never seems to be on a leash and runs all over other peoples yards and attacks Maya when she IS on a leash
-The degenerate, low IQ population that occupies most of the street and always seem to procreate
-The renters
-Maintaining the fire escape behind my house when no one else does and it is not considered usable land.
-The wonderful views I have of a medical office building whose occupants have seen Kate and I naked on more than one occasion, the storage facility, the abandoned house and West Chester pike.
-Did I mention that law enforcement visits often?
-Driving up the steep street in the snow
-This crappy stove that doesn't light
-Having a room for our bed and a room for our bedroom furniture because the rooms are too small.
-Lack of central Air Conditioning
-The neighbors that don't work and live off welfare, glad my taxes pay for you assholes
-The Blue Route (I-476)
-The fact that because my house is 75 years old home owners insurance costs double what I would pay for a new house twice this size.
Things I will miss:
-My neighbors Mike and Julie
When I look back though it wasn't always a negative experience, contrary to what you just read. Without this crappy house I wouln't have a down payment for our new house. I wouldn't have learned how to spackel, paint, tile, fix a roof, build a fence, install a sink, install a toilet, build a closet, frame a wall, run pex plubming, perform electrical work, install doors, repair hardwood floor, lay brick, lay glass block, build a stone wall, install windows, frame out windows, maintain a budget and build a foundation for a family.
This was my practice hosue. I am ready to move on to bigger and better things.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
for the love of God!!!
It has been a while since I updated my blog. In fact a while might just be an understatement. I believe this may actually be my first post for 2010. Sad that it comes in May. Nevertheless here I am 11:48 in the evening typing on the computer, Kate is fast asleep as is Maya of course. Recently my life has been completely consumed by my house. When I say consumed I mean it. I feel like my job is suffering, my relationship with Kate has become strained, I have become estranged from my friends and even my family.
For this, I can't say that I am sorry. This is life. This is what happens in life. There are good times and bad. The selling of this house and the timing was completely out of my control. Who knew it would sell in a week? Who knew that I would have to complete 30% of the projects that have been on my list for 3 years in a mere 60 days. In a short while it will all be worth it. Kate and I will be living with her parents and I am sure that it will feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. There will be more problems down the road, there always will be. I will face these struggles with the knowledge that those who truly love me, those that are loyal and there for me will be there no matter what. There is one person who I would never doubt will always fulfill the above criteria.
Kate Deem I truly love you with all my heart. Everything I do, I do for us. I do it all for our future together. I know that you will always be there for me, will always love me and support me. For these reasons and more I look forward to the day that I will call you my bride, 12/11/10.
For this, I can't say that I am sorry. This is life. This is what happens in life. There are good times and bad. The selling of this house and the timing was completely out of my control. Who knew it would sell in a week? Who knew that I would have to complete 30% of the projects that have been on my list for 3 years in a mere 60 days. In a short while it will all be worth it. Kate and I will be living with her parents and I am sure that it will feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. There will be more problems down the road, there always will be. I will face these struggles with the knowledge that those who truly love me, those that are loyal and there for me will be there no matter what. There is one person who I would never doubt will always fulfill the above criteria.
Kate Deem I truly love you with all my heart. Everything I do, I do for us. I do it all for our future together. I know that you will always be there for me, will always love me and support me. For these reasons and more I look forward to the day that I will call you my bride, 12/11/10.
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