Mr. Michael is celebrating a birthday this month, and he gets two photos on his calendar for this month. First, the photo above was taken at his house on his birthday last year, hence the birthday cake-shaped hat on his head. His other photo , found after the break, is from the White Sox home opener last year when Southpaw came to our seats (for a small fee) to wish him a happy birthday.
February has arrived and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. To celebrate, here’s a photo of Michael sitting in the bleachers at one of Danny’s little league games.
Just as in years past, I had a calendar made for Christmas for my sister, my mom, and my dad of pictures I’ve taken of my niece and nephews throughout the year. This year’s calendar is a little more creative, thanks to the good folks at Shutterfly. Not only did it allow for multiple images per month in different designs, it also let you put pictures on particular days, so everyone gets a specialized birthday photo.
Continuing last year’s tradition, I will share the photo (or photos) that I used for each month in the caldendar on the first day of that month along with some background on the picture, starting today with the two pictures that I used on the cover. The first picture above was taken at the Metra stop on 35th Street following the White Sox home opener where we celebrated Michael’s birthday with a visit from Southpaw. The second picture below was taken at my sister’s house on Christmas Eve 2011.
A somewhat consistent week going back to work after Thanksgiving, with every weekday falls between 4000 and 6000 steps. Saturday had very little activity thanks to spending the day babysitting Danny and Michael.
The year is almost over, and Michael is here to usher in the holiday season with this photo from Christmas 2010.
In September, we return to Michael, who is chasing down a running back in his flag football league from last fall.
Here’s three things that mean a lot to me. And three things is better than one.
Not one, but two pictures of my day, at least my weekdays. The first is my desk, with my computer monitor and the different Purdue and White Sox knick-knacks that adorn the wall of my cube. The second picture is my shelf and cube wall, with more knick-knacks and pictures of Angelina, Danny, and Michael.
Don’t get me wrong, I know that I’m fat. But it still surprises me everytime I see a picture of myself, like this one from a couple weeks back with my nephew, of how big I actually am, and that is something I desperately wish I could change. I know I could be doing more to change that, but I have stepped up that effort over the past year and have seen very little in the way of results.
After a day of rest following the 5K, it looked like a good week was in the works. Monday started things off with a nice walk around the campus at work followed by a bowling outing with Danny and Michael. Tuesday was our area picnic, which included some volleyball, which the tool translated in to nearly 9000 steps. From there, things leveled off to their sad normal levels on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday benefited from Elvis Night at the Cell, as a different parking lot led to post-game ramps instead of the escalator. Saturday was another wasted day, with only another Sox game, this time with escalators, on the docket.