Drinking binge....

Where have I been... well I have been on a massive drinking binge for the last two weeks.

As the New Year rang we were at the dinner table and Tash was holding Nadia in her arms. I looked over gave Tash a kiss and looked at Nadia and cried. I am not exactly sure why but I think it was just a huge sense of relief to see my wife and daughter standing and celebrating the New Year after all they both overcame.

School starts up again for me next week on the 17th and I am looking forward to hitting the books again at RU for my second semester.

Over Christmas I learned something that upset me greatly and those who think they know the story are missing 99% of the story. I held my tongue and it is probably why I have not posted in the last few weeks as each time I went to it wound up very negative. I will continue to keep my trap shut on the issue as it really does not matter.

It reminds me of conservative and liberal issues. A conservative cannot say one thing that would convince a liberal they are telling the truth and the opposite is also the same.

Anyway back to real life and less drama. Nadia is growing by leaps and it is fun to watch her grow. I think she is even beginning to mimic things we do as I stuck my tongue out at her and she responded by doing the same. She did this several times and Tash saw it but she clammed up when we went to show others. Privately, I was holding her alone last night and she did it again.

This Sunday I was able to spend the entire day with Nadia as Tash had to work. I loved every moment as I was able to feed her twice and watch football while doing it. Nadia is a baby but she is also a machine. She is a machine that eats, poops, farts, and squeaks. I assume we are all like when we are babies but I do not remember. I also became very excited as there was a D500 commercial during the game and I look forward to that.

To say I need a haircut would be a huge understatement as I am struggling to control my hair. Of course my hair has not seen a brush since well I am not sure I ever used a brush but I did use a comb when I was a child. Thursday night is the big showdown for my haircut. I am not sure when I had my haircut last but I do know it was when Nadia was in the hospital.

I look forward to the end of this flu season so we can start traveling with Nadia. Right now we are keeping her confined to the home except for some nature walks.

I have scheduled two weeks vacation for August and the plan is a road trip. The biggie of all road trips as my cousin is getting married in Portland. Not Maine mind you but OR! I am looking forward to driving across the country and right now the plan is to bring Nadia with us.

I really hope she comes as I would love to take her to the top of the Arch in St Louis. The place has some meaning to me as my mother and I went to the top of the Arch by ourselves as others chose not to for some reason. My father was a roofer so I know it was not an issue of heights.

This blog will certainly be a log of our trip as I hope to show this to Nadia one day. I am thinking I should print the blog now and then as a backup.

Until the next post where I hopefully am able to stop drinking.....