My Home

The other day while driving back to Lakewood to pick up some belongings I instantly felt at home and relaxed when I drove into Lakewood. I felt happy & like I wanted to be in Lakewood. To me this is a sign that lakewood feels like my home. I do not know when the change happened in how I look at Lakewood or when it seemed to click but I felt it.

I like the relaxed, quiet, suburban yet not urban look & feel of Lakewood. There is a mix of city, suburbs, and country and it suits me. I remember talking with a co-worker about living out here and she loves it out here. It is the first place I lived on my own so it will always be a special place to me.

Marriage or couple

I have been thinking about being with someone and not spending the rest of my life alone the last few weeks and it is an odd thought because it has no heart or soul.

I was watching the season finale of Smallville where Clark & Lois are struggling with the idea of getting married and it hit me that is what I have missed in my life. Being with someone is more than just about companionship or not being alone. It is about sharing your life and laying part of it down to help another. It is about doing things together and being caught up in how another person brings out the absolute best in you. I have lost that perspective of relationships/marriage and the more I spend time looking at happy couples I can see ones with that perspective. I know couples with this perspective have marriages that are about more than coming home to someone, their marriages are about living a great story with someone exciting. That is what makes marriage great & happy, and fulfilling.

To all my married friends out there who have wonderful marriages & happy lives I want to thank you. I needed to see your marriage as I lost focus about what a happy marriage is all about!

Watching the playoffs at the Dentist's office

My Dentist retired and I found a new one in lakewood. It was not anyone I was referred to as much as I saw a few mailings they sent and really liked their services. They have an emphasis on comfort and are open until 9 pm most nights so I do not have to take time off work to go in for a check up.

This office has state of the art tools. There is a flat screen facing & above every patient chair. So the Dentist can put a camera in my mouth and show me photos or video of my teeth while he works. Tonight I am in to get a crown and they will fit me with a temporary crown for a few weeks while my crown is being made. When I sat down in the chair they gave the remote to the TV and told me to pick out something to watch.

I have always told myself I would never be the type of guy who is obsessed about sports or watching them. I do like to watch the NBA playoffs and tonight is game four between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. It is potentially a huge game as Miami was leading by three games and if Boston losses they are out of the series.

So I watched game four between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat while the Dentist worked on my teeth. The attendant with me started talking about basketball & sports and then the Dentist started joking they would have to stop working while the game was playing. Growing up I went to a Dentist whose idea of cutting edge media were Better Home and Garden Magazines on the coffee table. I pay a bit more for this Dentist but it is worth it! A Dentist office where I can fun while getting a crown! I love their practice!!

Odd sight

Today I saw what looked like two midgets on a electric wheel chair. I glanced at them sitting so close and briefly wondered if they were Siamese twins. Maybe they were friends and one was just catching a ride with his buddy? That could explain why they were sitting so close.

Down Town Denver can be interesting.

A home of my own?

Today I spent some time thinking about how I am very comparable to George Clooney’s character in the film Up in the Air. I may not have a great job, fire people, travel & meet all the beautiful women like him. I was reflecting on how I am not tied down to much like a serious relationship or specifically a house. I wondered if that is because I truly do not value it or if it is because I have never put myself in a position to own a house and hence have never started down the path of becoming & experiencing home ownership. It is easy to say I do not value it when I do not have one but what about when it is time to move out of the Persons’s home later this year? What type of song will I sing then? I have looked at property ads off and on as I know I need to start thinking about my options & seeing what is out there. Many of my friends have recently bought homes or moved into new homes so it is a reoccurring theme of home ownership comes up. Maybe it is time to bite the bullet and buy a home?

The end of April

My year has been awkward. I have changed jobs, helped friends move, been checking out a different church to get involved with, been volunteering for a youth organization, and I have been helping friends move. I have not had much time for myself or doing the things I like and this last weekend was the first weekend I have had for myself in a month and I almost could not think of what to do.

As I drove home from work Friday all I could think about was what did I want to do and that is what I did this last weekend. Pursued those things that I get out of the habit of doing but I enjoy. I went for a walk, tried out a new coffee shop near Sloan’s lake, jogged along a undiscovered path in Bear Creek Lake Park, caught up on reading a few books and I met a couple friends for drinks to watch the playoffs. Quite, low key, and not what people expect from me but It has been a good weekend.