Well....I am off

Today I leave for the land of the sun, I think. Sunny Phoenix, Arizona awaits, although it is probably warmer here in Colorado than in Arizona right now. I will not be enjoying the sunshine, I will be attending my first-year residency for my Doctoral program. Yeah. That means in the classroom from 8 AM until whenever they decide to release us. Definitely not my kind of vacation. Meanwhile, my girls (and technically my boy) will be at home for six days without me. I am going to miss them terribly. When I think about how much I am going to miss them while I am gone, it makes me get emotional. I wonder what little things I am going to miss, is everyone going to be ok, etc. Not to mention Belleza is about ready to pop. I am sure everything will be fine, but human nature is to worry and stress over what might happen. I love them all very much!!! XOXOXO Xai Jien!!!
I spoke with my boss yesterday, and while I accomplished the underlying purpose, I have been thinking about other little questions I would like to have asked. However, it is what it is and everything will be fine. She was very excited about being the point of contact for Belleza should anything happen while I am gone. I know she means well, and she is not causing the main problem. I think some of my co-workers would agree that there needs to be some changes made in the next few weeks or the department will start to split apart. Hopefully, my counterpart who I will refer to as Victoria, needs to be put in her place. I saw a glimmer of suspicion in her eyes yesterday that she knew something was up. It was devilishly satisfying.
On another work note, I did not move forward in the review process for that job. I am a little disappointed but mostly relieved that I do not have to stress over that at this point in time. When the time is truly right, I will use every resource at my disposal and get a job down there. Priorities are here first and then down there. ;-)
Well, off to learn a bunch of crap....hopefully.

Everything from Natural Childbirth to Stress Headaches

I am realizing what an incredibly prideful individual I can be at times, and what's worse, how much I am like my father. I love the man, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't be where I am today without him helping me along the way. My wife requested that I watch a documentary with her about natural childbirth about two months ago. Well, last night, I finally sat down and watched it with her. I have asked her about the decision to have our third child naturally on a number of occasions, but she simply puts it that she feels it needs to happen this way. I am a very, very logical thinker, maybe to a fault at times. This trait gets in the way of religious inclinations and prohibits me from trusting my instincts while making decisions without researching it first. So, this narrative leads to my first thought-provoking question, 'Why would I argue something that is likely to make my wife feel incredibly proud, closer to our son, and will probably turn out to be a fantastic experience for the three of us together?' I have no answer to that. ;-)

There is a great deal happening in our life right now. I generally live with a certain amount of stress, and this seems to keep my mind busy all the time. I joke about the fact my mind is racing all of the time. I come up with great answers at the most random times. I enjoy my current job, the company that I work for, etc. I am having difficulties with a few people I work with. I have been talking with my wife about moving for several months now. I finally applied for a job that would be beneficial in every way. I would feel completely comfortable taking on this new position, and it would be worth the hassle of moving my family down to Arizona. The real estate market is very soft right now, and I do not think we can sell our house and make any money on it. Honestly, I would be happy to break even. We will have to get the house sell-ready with a newborn, move, continue on at work, and then figure out our financial situation if I end up getting this job. Ouch. That's a lot to handle. That does not take into account my six day residency in Arizona this next week, the fact that if I do not get the job my review is up in six weeks, and spiritually, I have some very serious work to do.

I would like to end with a thought. I love movies, and to hear something that is actually quite profound come from an animated film makes me laugh. I have been thinking about it a great deal the last five days, and it is very true. I think I am going to share it with my team tomorrow. It goes like this, "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why they call it present." - Oogway, Kung Fu Panda. When words like that come from a guy who looks like that, they had better be good.

Testing, Testing, Check, Check.....1, 2, 3....

Hello Everyone,

I am Edward Cullen's Human Twin, so I see fit to call myself. Please, do not get upset if you do not agree. That was not my intention, nor do I want the name to take attention away from all of the other fun stuff you may read in this blog. I am very excited to start my own blog. My wife, Belleza, has been begging me to write on our 'family' blog, but she does such a wonderful job that I really feel it would be detrimental to the blog and the loyal following she has accumulated over time.
I truly have no idea which direction I am heading with this blog, I guess my first order of business is to commend all of those that found this blog, because it will not be well advertised. If you are wondering about the title, I am as well. I was getting frustrated that every title I wanted was already taken, so I finally thought of something outlandish, and When A Thing Is Wick is what I came up with. If you can name the musical this song-phrase comes from, without looking it up on google first, I will be very impressed. The answer is one of my favorite musicals of all time.
My family is expecting the third little addition to our family in approximately five weeks time. This will be our first little boy, so I am very excited. My oldest daughter finally felt the baby kick and move around this morning, so I hope the little brother thing is finally becoming a reality. I am also attending the University of Phoenix in pursuit of a Doctorate in Management and Organizational Leadership degree. I am attending my first year residency down in Phoenix in a few very short days. There is also talk of us selling our house. The market is really shaky right now, so that does not make the decision very easy. I know that financially, we are having a tough time, like I am sure many people out there are as well. I take solace in the fact that it could be a lot worse for us than it is at this point.
I hope this was a nice little introduction to me and I am sure you will be hearing a great deal more about my supporting cast as time goes on. Have a great day everyone!