Someone please get rid of the oak pollen...

Unfortunately they say your allergies change over time, and I will have to say that this week I will without question have to agree with that statement.  Prior to last Saturday when a mass of Oak Pollen blew in, I do not recall ever having an issue when similar conditions existed.  I can confirm that is without question, no longer the case.  This year I not only have a yellow hue on my vehicle that I have seen in the past,  I also have congestion and a nagging cough that I have thus far not been able to shake. 

http://weather.weatherbug.com/pollen-forecast.html?zcode=z6286&region=8&region_name=North%20America&country=US&country_name=USA&state_code=TX&state_name=Texas&zip=78201&city_name=San%20Antonio&stat=KENST

I have been taking a decongestant, to help out and doing my best to stay hydrated to fend off this nagging annoyance, but any old school home remedy suggestions that can be offered will be taken into consideration at this point.  Also, everyone please take 5 and do a rain dance for me...

Monday, Monday...

It is the first Monday of spring, and we are coming off of a nice weekend in San Antonio which included the biggest moon I can ever recall seeing.  Unfortunately, the nice weather of spring has brought an onslaught of Oak Pollen which I feel I have developed some level of an allergy to.  Hence, I have been congested since the wind picked up Saturday evening, and do not see an immediate end insight.  


Since I was trying to rest up Sunday, it threw a wrench in the plan to attend the first weekend of the Park at Pearl Event at Pearl Brewery.  Cristina went anyway and had a great time, and fortunately it is slated for every Sunday throughout the spring, so I will have another chance to make the event.


Since the weather for the upcoming week looks very promising, I plan on getting the allergies kicked out and should be able to make a showing next week and maybe even blow the dust off of one of the cameras, take in some sights and give everyone something a little more interesting to look at in the coming weeks.

It Has Been Way Too Long (No Excuses)

Lots has happened since I last checked in with everyone, and I really have no excuse aside from not taking the time to post any updates.  At this point, I am going to attempt to blog twice a week at a minimum with my week running from Sunday to Saturday.  This day range should give me the opportunity to start strong and finish with a fury if I need to fire one out on Saturday to meet my quota for the week.  I could spend hours catching everyone up on the last six months, but I will just drop a few of the highlights and begin moving forward with today...

• Got engaged to Cristina (we will be planning a 2012 wedding if anyone is interested in the time frame)
• Hosted Thanksgiving at my house for the second year in a row with both families attending and    wonderful mashed potatoes from Whole Foods (they are the prepared foods potatoes and you should try then if you have the chance)     
• Made a trip for work to Washington, DC for some training and got stranded in Chicago due to the weather 
• Ate at Gibson's Steakhouse while stranded in Chicago (if you are in the area, I suggest you give the steak a try)
• Stopped working on the weekend (most of the time) 
• Made my first sale on eBay (I could become a real entrepreneur with this deal   

I could go on and on, but why relive the past even if it has highlights when we can move forward with all the opportunities we will soon be experiencing in the near future.

I have done a decent job of posting my photos that I have taken on Flickr over the past few months, albeit not near as many as I should have taken so flip through the newer stuff to get caught up and hopefully I have some good stuff coming for everyone to see.

Everyone get ready and feel free to hold me accountable to make sure I hold up my end of this deal.