Livet er... Life is

Hey faithful blookers (blog-lookers)

Something is usually up when I get myself together to sit down and write on our blog. Actually I am not sure what is going on, it was like a strange hand grabbed me and forced me to sit down and write. I like writing, but it is one of those disciplines that I have not mastered yet, like exercise and eating green stuff that taste like rabbit food. Life is busy, gosh, I hate the fact that I am even saying this. It is like I have chained myself to the American life and therefore I must be busy at all times. Sometimes I want to switch this off for a while and let everybody have a mandatory vacation. Sorry buddy your factory is closed today, No mister your law firm won't be suing anyone the next week or two; go home and see your kids and your wife.......they are off too.
But before all the Americans send me hate responses then I must confess that it is not just society that tells me to keep going and to never stop working; it is me. Why don't I just sit down and sip the coffee, why must I gulp it. Why am I going 76mph to get to work 15 min. early, with a coffee stain added to the collection?

On another note......I am going to be a dad again! It is so exciting to think about. Still haven't figured out how to be a dad to the first one, but he seems to be doing OK. I just really want to be the best dad that I can be with all the grace God will give me to achieve that. I realize that I am different from other dads and I am learning to be OK with that. There are lots of guys that I admire for the children skills that they possess, but I just want to be me. I have room to improve, but I just want to be real about who I am; I want Luca to see the real me for good and bad, then maybe he will understand the true meaning of grace.

This fall we are hoping to make a trip to Spain! I have not been there since early 2003 and I have really missed it there. Maria and I have talked a lot about this trip and where we will go and who we will see. It is weird to think that we will go there together for the first time, because it feels like we have been there together, but we actually haven't. The trip offers us some mixed feelings as we consider the move that we will make to go there in a foreseeable future, and that leaves us with a lot of sadness. It is not going to be an easy move, it will be a heart tearing experience for sure, but we know that it is what we should be doing. I guess more will come later about this trip, so I will just leave that for now.

Ciao