Man United Football Withdrawal

It hasn't been two weeks since Manchester United's 2009-10 campaign ended and I'm dying for some more football.  The way the last few weeks of the season ended left me unfulfilled. All the critics and pundits predicted that the club would suffer for selling Christiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid and not resigning Carlos Tevez.

Well Wayne Rooney almost single-handedly quieted all the skeptics as he scored 34 goals in all competitions before he was unlucky and injured his ankle during the most important two-week period of the campaign. The season was somewhat successful as we did finish only one point behind eventual league and FA Cup winners Chelsea. While we did defend the Carling Cup the real silverware however eluded us i.e. Barclay's Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and The FA Cup Trophies.

And Now It's Time to Say Goodbye ...

Another TV season is winding down with all the shows airing their finales these past two weeks.  When May comes around I'm already looking forward to the fall for the continuation of each series especially if there is a cliffhanger. Unfortunately each good thing has to have an end and such is the case this year, as I have to say goodbye, unwillingly, to some of my favorite long-running series.

Been introduced to some new shows such as NCIS: LA, The Middle, Modern Family (will have to post about these them later), and Miami Medical which have been pleasantly enjoyable.  Each have stepped it up a notch especially 24, CSI: NY, Survivor: Heroes vs Villains, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Smallville, and Cold Case.  Even American Idol, which started out slowly and at times was underwhelming has excelled as the Finale edges closer.

Can Blogging Be Time Consuming?

As I return to the blogosphere need to ask myself am I adding too many things and making it a complicated process that it is time consuming?  Guess that question will be answered in the next couple days as the attempt to bring this blog more life so I can draw others to it.

New and Improved

From now on these posts will vary in content considerably as I'll comment on any and everything that's on my mind whether it be family, personal experiences, church related, sports, politics, work, books or movies and TV.  Get ready for a new and improved blog experience from The Jace.

Multi-year Recap, Part I ...

Well, it's been nearly three years since my last post.  Pretty pathetic if you ask me ... but you can't dwell on the past you have to move and look forward, so here I am.  A lot has occurred so I'll do my best to summarize in as little space as possible.

The most important event if you've read my recent (2007) posts is that were successful in getting pregnant and now have two healthy children.  Lissa and Joshua were born February 28, 2008.  They are healthy and happy two-year old twins that we love and adore.  If you follow my wife's blog: The Smith Symphony you'll get an in depth view of our life with them.

The Lord Works In Mysterious Ways, Part I . . .

I'm really not sure where to begin in tyring to describe the last few days events. I guess the best place to start is the beginning. Following the miraculous and marvelous news regarding Emily's positive pregnancy tests something occurred at work that only added to already happy news. The news came to us that Pam, our current team leader at Nu Skin has accepted a new position within the department and will be moving on as soon as her replacement is hired and trained. Now, you maybe wondering how this affects me deserves to be included in a blog post, right? Well, the reason is simple. The past few months I have been given more responsibility and on many occassions took over for Pam when she had the day off or called in sick. This allowed me to learn on-the-fly what it took to run a team. To my surprise I handled it almost seamlessly. Each time I gained in both experience and confidence. These new-found feelings regarding myself helped me to come to the conclusion that I could actually be a team leader and therefore began talk of actually applying for the position.

Hallelujah! It's A Miracle . . .

The Lord truly works in mysterious ways and knows exactly when and how He feels we should experience His incalculable blessings. These past three years leading up to this particular time, so far as been worth it!! Of all the heartache and hours upon hours of misery and complete sadness we have now been blessed with a successful Invitro fertilization (IVF) and have received postiive pregnancy results. These results are well beyond anything we could have even imagined as we have been used to numerous failures. This is truly a joyous time and will always be remembered!! I am so grateful and indebted to the Lord for his patience with us and allowing us this opportunity to bring a sweet spirit into our home. I will continue to pray fervently that Emily's prenancy will progress healthily and result in the intended outcome. I am also forever grateful for loving parents and family from both sides who have sacrificed so much for us to be where we are. I will never ever be able to repay them.

It's About Freakin Time . . .

I've decided to post once again after an extremely long hiatus. No, I have not dropped the ball completely but have been extremely busy with work and everyday life and put this on the back burner ... until now!! The reason, BYU Football kickoffs in 20 days, 17 hrs, and less than 17 min. Sept. 1st will be the day that they begin their defense as reigning Mountain West Conference Champions as they open the 2007 season hosting the Pac-10's Arizona Wildcats!!!!!! A day filled with high expectations as they have "Raised the Bar." Rah, Rah, Rah, Rah, Rah ... Goooooo Cougars!!

Also, today officially was the opening of the 2007/08 English Premier League!! Manchester United kicks off tomorrow morning, 9 AM MT vs. the Reading Royals at Old Trafford. They will be defending their EPL Championship in hopes of attaining an unprecedented 17th League Title!! Glory, Glory, Man Utd!!!