go al, its my birthday!

today is my birthday!!! yup, im 25 years old and im ready to party!

ok, im not 25… but i am ready to party. have you ever wondered to yourself, “what year was your best year?” if i had to pick a year to “re-live”, i think i would actually pick 29.

29 was the year that i “thought” i knew everything. my limo business was in full stride. the anticipation to be 30 years old was really cool and it was my first feeling of “man, im getting old!”

im very thankful to have a great family as well as a great “work family.” my health is good and i have a great job. there is a roof over my head and there is food in my fridge!

WAIT! actually, there is NO FOOD in my fridge but my favorite restaurants, primos, fernando’s, and al bernats, all have plenty of food to warm my belly. (but, i do have 3 beers in my fridge along with half a bottle of mayonnaise.

so, i guess what im trying to say is life is pretty good.

thanks to all of you that listen to our crazy show and even though we dont know you all personally, we do consider all of you our family! thanks for listening to us, reading our blogs, and being a part of our lives…not to mention, letting us be a part of yours!

especially, those of you that are hot females, between 25 and 30 years of age!

love you all!

big al

Since the weekend rap up today is going to consisted of a compilation of previous rap ups from the entire 2007 year, (go to the KPOD if you missed it), I guess I’ll let you know what this past weekend was like right now…here’s a short list of the highlights:

 

 

a) “Christmas shopping with sasha!” my, my, my! 4 hours later, I still didn’t buy a single gift.

b) Kellie was about as close to a girl fight as ive ever seen…but she was totally sober and was my designated driver.

c) My dog queso has found that when she’s a little hungry and in need of a snack, “Christmas tree” is a tasty treat!

d) I went to a house that was so big and nice, their “pool house” is bigger than my house!

e) As far as dancing is concerned, I may be the worst black guy ever!

 

But you know what, none of that is terribly important BECAUSE, vacation is only a week away…I’ll be here for Christmas to spend time with the family and then, off to Playa del Carmen for new years eve!!! Yeah!

what a night!

I know this is going to be of absolutely NO INTEREST to anyone but me, but in true BIG AL fashion, im going to tell you anyway. In years past, I was the self appointed person to buy the Christmas tree for my parents house. My late grandmother, was always sure to not celebrate Christmas too early. She always wanted to make sure that the family didn’t overlook my birthday with the anticipation of Christmas. I loved that!

 

Anyway, as you get older, the “hype” surrounding the holidays subsides a bit and as a result,  I haven’t had a Christmas tree in my own house in over 5 years. Not a light, a wreath, nothing…not one decoration. I just bought gifts and went to my folks house and it was great.

 

Well, when payton came to live with me, I started really anticipating having my 16 year old son here so I decided to buy a Christmas tree. As you may know, he has since gone back to Kansas city to live with his mom. BUT, dangit, I wanted a Christmas tree and i GOT A CHRISTMAS TREE!!!

 

Bartendica came by and we listened to Christmas music and decorated the tree. We had a great time doing something that we had never done before. And I have to admit… I was really missing payton a lot. In fact, we both were missing him a lot. We didn’t say it out loud but it was more than obvious that the feeling that payton was the one missing part of this great night. And then it happened. Bartendica got a text message from payton. You know how some things happen in such a way that it confirms that there is a God! The text message came just as we got done decorating the tree and as we were thinking of him.

I was out with my doggies at the time and I came back in and bartendica was in tears!

When I asked her what was wrong, she said she got a text message while I was outside from payton simply saying “hey, whats up.” But it was enough to make her break down and cry from her pain.

 

What a night!

OH THE PAIN!

I haven’t been this sore in a while! Wow! Seriously, I am barely walking today… and its all thanks to running 13 miles yesterday. It was my second ever half marathon and im happy to report that I did finish. But the bad news is that I was 9 minutes slower than I did it last year. When you run a long distance like this, several thoughts and feeling run thru your mind. First of all, while you’re lined up at the starting gate, you just look around and you see the thousands of people around you and you soak up the coolness of the event. At this particular marathon, 15,000 people showed up in 45 degree weather to run. About half (I guess) running the full marathon. (hell no!) and the other half do the half marathon. the cool thing is that everyone is equal. Yeah, there are young runners, older runners, runners of all colors, male and female, but the cool thing is, no matter what your income is, what you do for a living, what your religion is, for a few precious hours, everyone is the same. We are all going to be running, sweating, gasping for air, pushing each other to not give up.. I cant really thing of any other event where this many people come together that you get that type of common thread.

 

Well, maybe we aren’t all equal…because about 5 minutes before the race starts, here “they” come!!! Im talking about the “elite runners.” It actually says the word “elite” on their race bib. Most of them, if not all, are African. They are tall, skinny, chocolate brown skin and could probably out run a tiger if given the chance. These guys fly around the world to participate in runs like these and they always win not only the race, but the cash prize that goes along with them. Somehow, I worked my way up to about 10 feet behind them… I know I cant hang with them but maybe for a minute, I could pace myself to just be in the general vicinity of these dudes.

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

THE START GUN FIRES and I haven’t seen those dudes since! OMG! What the hell! These freaking dudes sprint the whole way. I am convinced they were on a flight back to Kenya by the time I got to mile # 2!!!

 

Let me share another thing with you…about 10 minutes into every run I have EVER DONE, I find myself asking (myself) the same question EVERY TIME!!!

“WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE?” its not a good sign when you are asking yourself that 10 minutes into a 2 hour run!

 

2 hours and 20 minutes later, it was over. If you’re wondering, that time sucks!!! So many people passed me during the race, I thought I was going to be the last one to finish for sure but they were still coming in even an hour past me. The rest of my Sunday was spent limping, hurting and aching…

 

Thanks to all of the spectators that came out to cheer and hold up signs. You guys make the run somewhat tolerable and it helps to have your support!

 

If you can, walk or run a mile or two today. Inside or out, doesn’t matter. Even though it hurts while you’re doing it, the feeling you have after is irreplaceable.

 

also, for the 2 people that may care, i finally finished the interior of the remodeling of the house im going to rent out. go to the october 30 blog entry to see the before pics. this is without a doubt, the most work ive ever done on a house but it looks awesome. check out the pics below. i’ll be done with the exterior this week and post those pics as well.

 

HOOCHIES!

If you are fortunate enough to get invited or to be able to attend a celebrity party or some type of event that has a number of celebs present, you will definitely notice one thing. The girls that are there take these events very seriously. “Less is More” is the mantra of the females at these events, AT LEAST AS FAR AS CLOTHES ARE CONCERNED!. Its almost like they are saying “YES I WILL, RIGHT NOW IF YOU WANT ME TO!”

 

Skirts that are so short, tops and dresses that are cut so low, a wardrobe malfunction is guaranteed or your money back! And speaking of money, trust me fellas, it will cost you… maybe not that night but in the near future! And I don’t know what type of radar these girls have in their brains…not radar, its like they have  some type of money GPS. This event was filled with professional athletes and other stars that just look like money. One guy in particular had on a chain that was an inch thick and all I saw was diamonds. Ok, obviously it wouldn’t take a rocket scientist to know that this guy spent a small fortune on his bling. But despite this fact, if you are just the plain 40 hour working guy making 40k a year, these contract hoe’s want nothing to do with you.

 

Ladies, do you honestly think that you can put on 3 square inches of material, snag yourself an athlete, go home with him and he’s gonna marry you and make all of your financial dreams come true, only to divorce you 2.3 years later after you have had his baby which assures you of half of his stuff???? I doubt it…

 

BUT, To the ladies that have actually done this and it worked, I apologize! My bad!

 

Have a great day!

 

a few thangs!

Thanks to everyone for sending their love in regard to the payton issue. He did call over the weekend and he is back in Kansas city with his mom.

He sounded fine and was in “short one word answer mode.” This is normal. Anyway, just in case anyone was wondering, he’s ok and in the very capable hands of his mom!

 

(Subject change)

 

After giving my girlfriend a computer, and a watch for her birthday, I have no idea what to do for christmas,

 

Bartendica and I went out a couple days ago and I did somehow resist the temptation of inviting my friends to hang out with us. My normal M.O. is to take what could be a great potential date night for 2 and turning it into a party of 10. but this time I didn’t. and we survived. In fact, it was great. Ok, I started out bad because even though I was ready on time, I couldn’t find my wallet so I picked her up 25 minutes late. But aside from that, it was great. At dinner, we did have a visitor but not anyone that I had invited. It was a woman from the table in front of us and she came over to sit down. She said she was a fan of the show and just wanted to say hi. 20 minutes later, she got up and returned to her table. 10 minutes later, she returned to our table to talk some more!

 

Don’t interpret this as me talking bad about her. She was great. But I think her husband may have been a little put out with her sitting with us for so long.

Anyway, after dinner, it was off to a house party and then to a club for another birthday party. And then, to yet another one.

 

It was a good time had by all.

 

(subject change)

 by the way, anybody doing my lame, boring, cheese stick diet? i lost 5 pounds ring the first week and i have to admit, i cheated a bit during the weekend. but today, its game on again. if you’re trying it, let me know how you’re doing and whether or not its working for you.

(last subject change)

 

for those who may remember, about a month ago, I posted a few pics of a house that I was renovating to either sell or rent out. Ok, im broke as a joke now but the work is 90% complete. Someone, please rent my house! This is not the place for me to market my personal real estate but I just thought I would throw that out there. I will post pics of the transformation so that you can see. If you have never done this with an old house, I encourage you to try it. Its a lot of work but it could possibly be profitable. (or not)

if nothing else, it allows you a way to keep yourself busy while learning a thing or two about business.

 

Ok, gotta go.

 

al