Happy Holidays

I'm really excited for this holiday season, mainly because so many amazing things have happened over the last year which have made me a better person. Here's a short list of things I'm grateful for:

First and foremost is my beautiful wife Kristin, who I think about and smile at every single day. I'm so glad to be married and spend time together.

L-Dawg, aka Lewis. I'm really happy we rescued this little guy from the Humane Society back when he weighed 10 lbs and was 9 weeks old. Now he's nearly 8 months and weighs over 40. He's so smart and goofy at the same time, and just a fantastic addition to our household.

My family. My brother Kris is in town this week and it will be nice to spend Christmas with him and my parents. I really wish he would live closer so we could spend more time together, but I will pledge to do all I can in the time we have together.

My new family, the Lairs. I'm thrilled to have such generous and loving in-laws. I enjoy all the time I spend with them and it's nice to know that they also like having me around.

Work. I love my job. The work we do here makes a lot of difference in this state, country and even over seas. I'm always learning yet having a lot of fun in the process. It's great to be surrounded by such incredibly smart people who can also make total clowns of themselves when necessary.

There are plenty of others such as my friends and acquaintances and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and an exciting New Year.