Sunday, September 26th - 1st Day of New Blog

This is the first post on the daily dump.  I wanted to call it the daily deuce and the mental daily dump but those titles were taken.  Great minds think alike.  This blog is a first because I am writing it for my own enjoyment, unlike my previous two blogs which I wrote for the enjoyment of others.  Basically, I want to track what I do, what I thought, my perspective on what others did and be able to reflect on where I am now against where I was a certail time period ago.  My goal is to write at least once a day in true journal fashion but without the sissy "Dear Diary" feel to it.  So, before I begin...the main characters:

Me
Meli - my loving and adorable wife
TC - My 3 year old son
Mia - My 10 week old baby girl
Howie - My boy Dog
Lucy - My girl dog
The Restaurant - Where I work
The Hotel - Where the restaurant is
My Dad
My Mom


Today is my last full day visting Pennsylvania.  My brother just got maried yesterday to Megan and she and her family are awesome.  It was also fun to see my family again and to see TC interact with them.  Tomorrow, we fly back to Las Vegas where I live with my family and work at the restaurant as a manager.  I am currently trying to get a promotion to catering manager.  I am not sure I have the experience to get this job but I have the desire to do that kind of work and need to start somewhere.  Meli told me that when going for previous new jobs and promotions, I have not been aggressive enough so I am plugging away hard to get this one.  I came up with a stellar marketing plan for the restaurant along with a plan on how to get new customers.  If I don't get this, I will have been passed over for three promotions.  Fortunately, I do love my job and merely want a bigger payday for how much I work.

I find that I get more homesick these days merely because I see my family only a few times a year and rarely all together.  When we are all together it is very fun.  My sister and her two daughters are amazing and it is always fun to bond with my brother.  My relationship with my parents is a good one.  Not without conflict, but very loving and there is always something to talk about.