Fashion show and a house party?

This week was fashion week in Portland. When I was single I subscribed to all the mens fashion mags and kept up to date on what was Hot! I didn't like the clothes at all now I am not claiming to know everything about fashion but I know people who do and they said gave the clothes a thumbs down. The sad part is the clothes looked way better than the dj sounded. You are NOT a DJ if you only bring your Mac computer! The only saving grace was I saw Sam and Nicole who are some of my favorite people. I happen to catch the bartender filling Monarch vodka into kettle one bottles...LAME! I didn't have any room to move and had stupid skinny "bitches" rubbing up against me. DAM...I can't stand boney asses. I retreated to a dark laundry room to get away from the horrific DJ and the 120 plus people that were crammed like sardines into that house. The house was right by university of Portland so when I walked in of course there was minors drinking. I knew it was time to leave when I saw some one walk in with a 40oz of malt liquor. I heard through the grapevine that about 20 minutes after we left the police showed up. I am glad we only stayed for about an hour.

Aaaarrrhhh Chooo

So I have been sick the past few days... I have been through about 2 boxes of Kleenex and various drugs.I need to get better before VEGAS! Beth has been taking good care of me by making me low carb soup, fluffing the pillows, making sure I have every thing I needed to get better she is the best! I had a great time with Nate and the boys this weekend for his bachelor party!

My Wife!

I want to take a moment to school all of you who haven't had the privilege to get to know my wife! She is without a doubt the most elegant, gorgeous, charming, intelligent, caring woman who has ever lived! I have had the honor of being her husband for 306 days,11 hours,3 min and counting. I must tell you I have never had so much fun in my life! People always say how they get married and everything slows down and you get board and... Well I for one have NO idea what those people are talking about beth is making my life a living HEAVEN! She exudes sexy all the time! I can't tell you how many times I have come home from work with a candle lit dinner with her wearing sultry unmentionables and then waking up in the morning to her making breakfast in just my shirt DAM! Who knew marriage could be so AWESOME!

She is the most organized person I know dare I bring up the wedding folder.I need someone in my life to help me keep things straight! I remember when I was single I would schedule to hang out with two different people at two different place at the same time. She as helped me remember my calendar and not have to cancel on people last minute.

She loves taking care of people... She does it for work for Pete sakes. Who would want to clean up after people when then make messes all the time not to mention there bodily fluids but My wife does! She even keeps in contact with people after they have lost there loved ones. She doesn't get paid anything for that she doesn't out of the goodness of her heart!

Beth has been through some very horrible things in her life but she has taken the time to pick herself back up and press on forgiving those who have hurt her. She will be the first to admit that she is not perfect including making some bad choices in her life ,but she has worked through them and it has made her more resilient and tough as nails. I couldn't have a wife who would fold when times were tough.

One of the most important things Beth has personally done for me is that she has lovingly opened my eyes to see the things in my life that aren't so rosy and been with me to walk through them one step at a time.I can't wait to see what kind of man I will become because of her love for me!

She also is an amazing cook... She has made my weight loss journey soo much easier because she can make anything low carb but not only that it tastes fantastic. I have had times in my life where I have lost weight and put it back on ,but because of my wife she has encouraged me to stick with it. She is the best cheerleader in the world. Anytime I feel sad, mad or I am not good enough it only takes a few moments with her and I feel like I could beat up superman! She is the best thing on this earth that has ever happened to me! Her worth to me is priceless and I thank God everyday that she is in my life!

Silas is doing well!

Here is a link to Beth's blog for and up date on Silas. click here

MMA and Kung Fu Movies

I am so glad to see that MMA has changed the old style "kung fu" movies. I still love the wire work and the infamous death touch but with cheer I welcome the mix martial arts style in martial art movies. I found this on youtube today and had to share it. Best fight scene ever

Happy St Patty's!!!

Pray for the Johnson's son silas he goes under the knife today!

Drinking+Extreme Home Make Over+Shotguns= My weekend

I called in sick on Thursday from the lack of sleep or a least the quality of sleep I have been getting lately due to my shoulder injury so my weekend started early...YES! I wish I could say that the weekend was very relaxing and I rested my shoulder all weekend but that was not the case. Friday I bbq a beef tenderloin to take over to beth's parents house for a snack before we headed out for drinks at a local bar/restaurant. We had a great time but some of us had way too much to drink or as they put it "my over flow value is turning on". After we got back to the house Rich (my father-n-law) and I sat on the front porch smoked cigars and talk about his catering business he dreams of starting up some day. I really enjoyed the time on the porch even though it wasn't very long. I am very great full that he has taken me under his wing and has been slowly teaching how to turn everyday bbqing in to a form of art. Beth and I stayed the night at her parents house and left in the morning to meet my siblings to help them finish remodeling in the kitchen before my mother comes back from Scotland on Tuesday.I really wish we would have taken some before and after shots so I could post them...sorry. I wasn't very much help cause of my shoulder injury but it was fun none the less to have the fam all together working to bless my parents. I think we finally went to bed around 1 am after we got the first coat of primer and paint done. We had a few deaths in the family because we didn't ventilate the house enough and the paint fumes got to 3 of my moms birds. Sunday we woke up to breakfast in bed that beth had made for everyone(she is the best). After we finish with the last coat of paint and putting some of the furniture back in the kitchen we celebrated Philip's birthday (my brother-n-law) by pulling out the guns and destroying clay pigeons. Sunday night after everyone finally left the house beth and I had some time to ourselves, she took a long needed nap because she work the hardest this weekend and I bbq two pork tenderloins. I am really enjoying getting to know the tao of bbq. I didn't get a chance to make it out to the gym at all this weekend to weight myself. I will try to get there sometime this week! I hate it that my shoulder isn't 100% grrr...

No pain No Gain?

I have been getting back into martial arts and have been loving it. I train at one of the best gyms in the Portland metro area Impact Jiu-Jitsu. Many fighters that come out of this gym are ranked number one in the local MMA scene. Last night I was thrown and landed on my shoulder when I hit the mat I heard and felt a small pop. I was sparring so I thought my arm can still move so keep going. Well I was awakened in the middle of the night from the pain in my shoulder. Keep in mind this was after taking a handful of pain meds before bed. Before getting back into martial arts I knew that I was eventually going to injure something. I just didn't think I would be so soon. It's really really frustrating to me that my body isn't as durable like it use to be when I was 18. It has been great getting to wrestle again. I plan on getting into competitions in a year of so if not sooner. I don't think I will get into any MMA bouts cause I don't like getting punched in the face but I am training MMA to shed more pounds off.

The Weekend

My wife went to the beach this weekend for a scrap booking confrence. I know I was going to miss her so before she left I crammed my weekend with things to do so here are just a few.

I have been learning from the wise and quiet sifu(Chinese for teacher) Rich in the art of BBQ. I have a long way to go before I can even come close to his skills. Yet I smoked some pork tenderloin and brought it to the UFC fight this last weekend. Every one that had it loved it but being my worst critic I know over seasoned the meat and the smoke flavor wasn't up to par. Before I put the tenderloin on I smoked some boneless skinless sage and rosemary chicken and that was outstanding.

As of late my workouts have been nonexistent and it has slowed my weight loss journey to a turtle speed which isn't helping. What I don't like is that we don't have a reliable scale at home therefore I have decided to start going to the gym for at least once during the weekend to do cardio at least. I went on Sat morning and I have forgotten how great I feel after. I really miss the endorphins one gets from pushing yourself beyond the norm. So my weight was...(making drum roll noise)...315.7. I hope to consistently lose 2lbs at least till Nate and Nikki's wedding cause I know I am not going to be eating healthy food in vegas. I can't wait to see how I look in my new suit!

I went to the well sunday morning they talked about pornography and how it can and does destroy people. There were some very courageous people married and unmarried that opened up there lives and let us see the damage pornography can cause. I met up with my old roommates Jamin and Jeremiah at the Kennedy school sunday night. We had a great time talking about books, politics, movies, and churches I would like to burn to the ground.

Abuse Counselor

I spot violence
Your eyes are longing to shout
Tears are loud enough

Between tears and cheek
I found the cell you are in
Let me be your key