bye bye [betty]

 a sad day....

i had to say goodbye to my girl betty this week. we had been together for 13 years.  she followed me from kansas to maine.  being an urban girl she had very few miles on her and consequently had very few problems over the years... however the harsh new england winters were too much for her and she ended up rusting out some very important structural parts.

she was my "single guy" car, and i loved her.  she accompanied most of my adult dates and was there to have fun summer with her top off.  however, times changed and there was this small issue of her being a two-door car now in a household with a toddler.

so with a heavy heart i traded her in, but i want to thank you for being such a great companion and helping make my 30's so great.

bye bye betty.

the pains of being a [new dad]

the past two months have been an absolute whirlwind.  trying to figure out this new schedule, life and way of living all while keeping a new born feed and healthy and trying to function on nearly zero sleep is the hardest thing i've ever done.

that was until i had to witness my daughter get her two month old shots.

i know it's necessary and i know that she won't remember it, but there's this overwhelming feeling i have that i never want her to experience pain or hurt and watching her get shots tested that feeling.....

like most things in this life, i think she handled it better than i did.