Where's my Swear Jar

So, it's back to work for me today. After a weekend in the Catskills and two lovely days outside of the office, it's time to return. There's something about returning to work in the bitter cold that just makes returning to work that much more difficult. It also makes it really difficult for me to get my butt out of bed and go for a run. I hate running in the cold.

Anyhow, I chatted on the phone with my friend David last night for a few hours. Somehow we got onto the topic of weather, at which point he said "I can understand why someone would live where it's always hot, or why someone would live where it's always cold, but I don't understand you New York people who live where it's so hot in the summer and so cold in the winter." I woke up this AM with that thoughts on my mind, and I think I finally have an answer!

We forget!

Yup. Somehow. Someway. We forget. When the spring hits and those flowers start to bloom, when those birds start to sing, and that sun starts to shine for more hours in the day...we forget ALL about the winter, the cold, the snow. The promises we made ourselves during those coldest moments to move to some sunny tropical place? Yeah, we forget them too. Yup. That's it.....

Anyway, the below is a Youtube video that seems appropriate for my return to the office today. *sigh*

Enjoy!

A Retreat to the Mountains

So, I was fortunate enough to go to the Catskills this weekend for a retreat. And it was truly a retreat. Good scenery, great company, and good food have a way of making things better, not that things were bad to begin with.

I could write forever on all that I experienced and learned this weekend. But since I don't much feel like writing forever, I decided to just throw a Sarah Groves song in instead. I'm that lazy...

New England's is a beautiful place...

It's Been Some Time....

And it'll be just a bit longer!

Lots has been happening and lots continues to happen. I'm seeing God open certain doors and close others. Hmmm...i feel like I can truly say, meaning not just for the sake of drama, that this is the first time i've ever really allowed God to give me an answer to what the heck I should do. Things have always seemed to work out for me in the past inspite of my impatience, but this is the first time that I feel like i've truly "let go and let God". And guess what!?

It hurt like a mofo!

But I believe that I am, and will be, that much stronger in the end.

Anyway, I do have much to blog about, but it'll have to wait as I am...

OFF TO LONG BEACH, CA!!

WOOHOO!!!

Stay tuned....I may come back a blonde...

Later,
Bryan


PS: My birthday is March 28th. I take cash....

Amish Country Here I Come!!

In only a few short days I go to visit my family in the Amish country of Pennsylvania where I grew up, to celebrate Thanksgiving. I am quite excited as I haven't left the city in almost 2 months. After a while island fever starts to set in. SO, in two days I will be trading in my latté and my Dolce suit for some sweet tea and overalls! HERE I COME AMISHes.... !!

The below photo was taken while sitting at the bank drive through the last time I visited home. Give it up for PA!