The spring real estate market
this year brought three transactions my way, which is right around where I
wanted to be for a year. If I did 3-5 possibly, that would be dandy for now: it
pays all my real estate fees and covers my Bears season tickets plus a new
appliance or three. Most importantly, at that transaction level, it doesn't
hinder my quality of life. Plus I was made a partner in the company, which,
while financially insignificant currently, is nice to have. Here's yard sign
from my first listing, which sold in 10 days!
Of course, we had Thomas' baptism and a trip to Chesapeake Bay MD, about 45 minutes east of D.C., planned in the two weeks after after the accident. They never occur at a good time do they?? Anyway, the baptism went pretty well and the dinner that followed at Sapori Trattoria was awesome. For the trip to the Bay, we upgraded our Sonata to a Town and Country van, packed it to the gills and made the 12 hour drive in about 14+ hours (not bad with two kids!). Thomas was a champ as he slept for two almost 5 hour stints. Marissa was great too and she was much more cramped than Thomas.
I'm
still playing softball, but with the addition of 4-5 people during the
offseason and my skills diminishing due to not being in as good of shape (since
I can't work out nor sleep as much as I'd like) my playing time has dropped
dramatically. While I still love going out and taking BP and infield practice,
it's tough if all you get to do is pinch-hit periodically. I don't blame anyone
as it's no one's fault really. I'm older, can't blame me for that. Other guys
are younger and better, can't blame them. Can't blame the managers for playing
the younger guys. I just have to decide for myself at what point do I draw the
line. We'll see. Golfing more looks pretty good though!
