thinkin' about time...

i dont know why it is, but it seems like the holidays always have a way of making me think... and this year is no different. the past few months have been some of the busiest times of our marriage and some of the most exciting times as well. it seems like every day there is something to do or something going on, and i havent taken time to just stop and think in a while... until now.

this chilly december evening finds me a bit under the weather, and yet in a way i'm thankful for that. its kind of forcing me to slow down from all of the running around that ive been doing lately. as i sit here on the couch, i am so confused at how it is december 12th already!? i mean how does that happen? 2009 will be here in a matter of weeks, and with that comes a new year, new adventures, new challenges, and for anne and i... a new addition. thats right folks, i'm gonna be a daddy! (definitely more to come on this in future posts)

anyways, last night i was on the phone with my great friend and long time bandmate matt, and we were talking about how fast time seems to go now days. he was saying how his one year anniversary is next week, and how it feels like they just got married yesterday. then we began talk about how fast time has flown since "the good ole days" of livin in a van, and driving all over the country playing music.

perhaps it was our conversation that got me thinking about time. and when we do stop and think about time, its almost like we cant help but start putting what we do and how we live our lives into perspective. its true... our lives really do matter. the things we say and do really can make some ones day or ruin some ones week, and it only takes a split second.

i wont ramble any more on this topic, but since i was thinking about time, i wanted to take this time i have tonight and use it wisely and maybe encourage some one to take a second to say something nice or smile at a stranger on the street... you never know what that might mean to them.

so until next time (which will be sooner rather than later because anne and i both are determined to get better at this blogging thing) from the same old hand-me-down couch on wisteria way... i hope you make the most of every minute!