When I was growing up I was like a lot of teenagers. If I could get away with mowing half the lawn, I sure would try, if by cleaning my room you mean shuffling everying to one corner and making the bed--yep that worked too. However something around the end of college clicked in and to use my dad's language I really try not do anything "half a$$ed" anymore.
This past weekend a few things I did put this thought into my head about being half a$$ed, and allowing some balance to come into play. My wife has always told me whenever I commit to something I give it my all, and its amazing how I didnt fully realize it till this weekend that although it is true, finding a new balance is a must.
As I mentioned in my first post i am into RC model planes big time. Well this past weekend my wife gave me an entire afternoon to work on one of my models to get it ready for a photoshoot with liam for our christmas card. Now before Liam I would have used all afternoon, most of the night, and the entire next day to not only get it ready--but to make sure it was perfect and ready for a flight as well. Yet this past weekend I found myself using the afternoon and a couple of hours the next morning to simply get it "Photo ready". Its amazing how much the want to see a smile on my boys face, and play with him and my wife has changed my priorities.
Sunday evening was a big evening for my favorite sports team. My Philadelphia Eagles were playign a very important road game in San Fran, backup qb, hurt o-line and the typical philly drama on national TV. However as much as I had fully planned on watching every moment of the game as I would have pre Liam, I now saw things differently. I hit the record button, and went out and started a fire in my firepit so I could sit and talk with my wife, bounce my son on my knee and become mesmerized by flame with my family. Only after the very last coal crumbled did we head in side. Now I did stay up to watch the fourth quarter, allowing my wife to go to bed, but I would not have traded watching 3 quarters of winning football for the few hours of time spent with my family, nor would I have traded it for anything.
Now I had always laughed at the term "Family Man", you always picture the father, tripping over toys and a overall dusgruntled disposition. Its funny, I have always seen myself as a family man, my family is my life, my friends who I consider family are my life, but its funny how Liam has truly turned me into a family man. Yep I trip over the toys, yep when he keeps me up all hours of the night I am disgruntled, but I'll be damned if one of his smiles doesnt just melt me and all my bad things away. Maybe thats because he, my wife, my family is my new thing to not be half a$$ed about........
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Well lets start with a little about me.
I grew up in a small town in Maine, known more for its cow population than its people population. My parents bought a 140 year old farm house, because of whatmy mom will never live down "It was full of character". Unfortunately in my Dads head character meant $$$$$, but in the long run it has made a nice home for them, and I greatly enjoyed growing up there.
One of the things big in Maine is everyone has a hobby, you need to, where the closest mall is an hour away and a "local" restaurarant is 15 min away having a hobby, or many is a large part of Maine life. Neddless to say I have many hobbies, I hunt, I fish, I am into sports, and anything that flys is a passion of mine. I fly R/C Aiplanes, it is my big passion and something I have been doing for close to 6 years now.
I went to school at Maine Maritime Academy. Maine Maritime is primarily a school to teach young men and women to be merchant sailors, whether that be running the deck, or running the engine room. Myself I chose the engine room side of it, and graduated with a BS in Marine Engineering Operations. Now Maine Maritime certainly wasn't the "funnest" of college experiences, but overall I enjoyed myself there. I was able to see a larger portion of the world while doing so visiting Spain, France, Italy, Gibralter, Sardinia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Nova Scotia, and various US ports. Being able to say I have seen the leaning tower of Pisa, The 300 year old cathedrals of france, the beaches of spain and brazil, and whales breeching in the bay of fundy is something I hold dear to my heart.
Upon Graduating i took my first job with the American Bureau of Shipping. ABS, is a classification society of ships and I was a surveyor. Basically an inspector for a set of rules---much like your car has to get inspected--so dont ships. ABS took me to Philadelphia, which seemed all to fitting as I am a Die Hard Eagles and Flyers fan. (Explanation saved for another entry) ABS philly taught me so much, my first day on the job I got to look at a ship with a 12 foot hole in her side. The only trouble with ABS philly was it was 9 hours from my family, my Boss recognized this and when the opportunity for a transfer to Rhode Island came up---he put me in for it.
Memorial Day 2004 I headed for what I thought was going to be another temporary 2-3 year assignment. I was sent up to oversee a small Barge Construction Yard named Senesco Marine. The company immediately impressed me with their strive for quailty and overall positive attitude, which is why now I work for them!
In 2005 I met the love of my life at my best friends 4th of July BBQ. She was everything I was looking for in a woman, gorgeous, smart, funny, well spoken, self sufficient, and a Sam Adams drinker. Although I did not get her number that night, the unfortunate passing of a friends grandmother brought us together one more time, this time I got her number. We went on our first date a few days later (late night pancakes at Dennys, she paid)--and we havent been apart ever since. We were married in 2008 and I love her more everyday.
In 2009 we decided to expand our family, and in May after 3 months of trying my beautiful wife gave me the best news any man wants to hear "I'm preganant", Shortly thereafter we found out we were going to have a baby boy, and on February 2nd after 18hrs of labor Michael William or "Liam" joined our world and family. Since then he has become our lives and world, and each day is a new adventure!
One of the things big in Maine is everyone has a hobby, you need to, where the closest mall is an hour away and a "local" restaurarant is 15 min away having a hobby, or many is a large part of Maine life. Neddless to say I have many hobbies, I hunt, I fish, I am into sports, and anything that flys is a passion of mine. I fly R/C Aiplanes, it is my big passion and something I have been doing for close to 6 years now.
I went to school at Maine Maritime Academy. Maine Maritime is primarily a school to teach young men and women to be merchant sailors, whether that be running the deck, or running the engine room. Myself I chose the engine room side of it, and graduated with a BS in Marine Engineering Operations. Now Maine Maritime certainly wasn't the "funnest" of college experiences, but overall I enjoyed myself there. I was able to see a larger portion of the world while doing so visiting Spain, France, Italy, Gibralter, Sardinia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Nova Scotia, and various US ports. Being able to say I have seen the leaning tower of Pisa, The 300 year old cathedrals of france, the beaches of spain and brazil, and whales breeching in the bay of fundy is something I hold dear to my heart.
Upon Graduating i took my first job with the American Bureau of Shipping. ABS, is a classification society of ships and I was a surveyor. Basically an inspector for a set of rules---much like your car has to get inspected--so dont ships. ABS took me to Philadelphia, which seemed all to fitting as I am a Die Hard Eagles and Flyers fan. (Explanation saved for another entry) ABS philly taught me so much, my first day on the job I got to look at a ship with a 12 foot hole in her side. The only trouble with ABS philly was it was 9 hours from my family, my Boss recognized this and when the opportunity for a transfer to Rhode Island came up---he put me in for it.
Memorial Day 2004 I headed for what I thought was going to be another temporary 2-3 year assignment. I was sent up to oversee a small Barge Construction Yard named Senesco Marine. The company immediately impressed me with their strive for quailty and overall positive attitude, which is why now I work for them!
In 2005 I met the love of my life at my best friends 4th of July BBQ. She was everything I was looking for in a woman, gorgeous, smart, funny, well spoken, self sufficient, and a Sam Adams drinker. Although I did not get her number that night, the unfortunate passing of a friends grandmother brought us together one more time, this time I got her number. We went on our first date a few days later (late night pancakes at Dennys, she paid)--and we havent been apart ever since. We were married in 2008 and I love her more everyday.
In 2009 we decided to expand our family, and in May after 3 months of trying my beautiful wife gave me the best news any man wants to hear "I'm preganant", Shortly thereafter we found out we were going to have a baby boy, and on February 2nd after 18hrs of labor Michael William or "Liam" joined our world and family. Since then he has become our lives and world, and each day is a new adventure!
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