Getting started...again.
Well...just over a year since my last blogging. Huh. Right on.
Life has really moved along since then, I don't even know where to begin! I now have the priveldge and responsibility of being a papa, our eight month old son is growing and changing every day! I came home from work yesterday to find Jayden could wave "hello" to me (and goodbye.) and he crawled right across the floor! Crawling, already! He really is amazing. On the topic of family, my wife is the most increadible mother I could have dreamed about marrying. She really is so amazing--it makes me that much more excited to see the possibilities Jayden will have!
I still build houses, I do remodeling now, instead of new construction. It's pretty fun, since there is a lot more random crap to take care of; you never know what you will be doing when you start a project! I am in fact just finishing a pretty cool job now, getting ready for a massive, increadible house we are starting in Seattle.
My boss is a pain in my ass.
When we moved to Washington a year and a half ago it was with the intentions that I pursue a career as a firefighter. Man, who knew this was such a hard thing to accomplish?! It is so hard, so draining, so frustrating! (I am waiting for it to become rewarding...) It's tough because there is a bunch of skill involved in testing, there is a bunch of luck involved, and a bit of being at the right place at the right time, especially when there are 2500 people applying for the same 30 jobs in one department. This is super hard for me because I have been pretty fortunate to be pretty good at most things I've done: I never had a problem with school--the work at least. I have never had to really struggle with my hobbies, like music or sports, I just did what I did in those arenas. I've always been a competent carpenter with good initiative.
I don't list those things to brag, but more to express how hard it's been doing this thing. I feel like I've put myself out there as best I can on some occations, just to be found wanting. It hurts! Let me clarify a bit: I just tested for a city, did pretty good in the first test, had what I thought was a great interview, and was ranked 53! That doesn't cut it! I need to be at least up in the 20's.
Anyway, dinner time...more later.
Life has really moved along since then, I don't even know where to begin! I now have the priveldge and responsibility of being a papa, our eight month old son is growing and changing every day! I came home from work yesterday to find Jayden could wave "hello" to me (and goodbye.) and he crawled right across the floor! Crawling, already! He really is amazing. On the topic of family, my wife is the most increadible mother I could have dreamed about marrying. She really is so amazing--it makes me that much more excited to see the possibilities Jayden will have!
I still build houses, I do remodeling now, instead of new construction. It's pretty fun, since there is a lot more random crap to take care of; you never know what you will be doing when you start a project! I am in fact just finishing a pretty cool job now, getting ready for a massive, increadible house we are starting in Seattle.
My boss is a pain in my ass.
When we moved to Washington a year and a half ago it was with the intentions that I pursue a career as a firefighter. Man, who knew this was such a hard thing to accomplish?! It is so hard, so draining, so frustrating! (I am waiting for it to become rewarding...) It's tough because there is a bunch of skill involved in testing, there is a bunch of luck involved, and a bit of being at the right place at the right time, especially when there are 2500 people applying for the same 30 jobs in one department. This is super hard for me because I have been pretty fortunate to be pretty good at most things I've done: I never had a problem with school--the work at least. I have never had to really struggle with my hobbies, like music or sports, I just did what I did in those arenas. I've always been a competent carpenter with good initiative.
I don't list those things to brag, but more to express how hard it's been doing this thing. I feel like I've put myself out there as best I can on some occations, just to be found wanting. It hurts! Let me clarify a bit: I just tested for a city, did pretty good in the first test, had what I thought was a great interview, and was ranked 53! That doesn't cut it! I need to be at least up in the 20's.
Anyway, dinner time...more later.
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