Welcome Back, Eric. Thanks.

Back to the blogging world...

You see, I had a blog back in the day (2003-2005). I now have some time in front of a computer, so here we go.

It seems like the first two years of marriage where a whirlwind, with little time to reflect on what life has been like and where life is headed. That happens when you have two kids and have only been married for 2 1/2 years. Now that my work is slower (same job...just less work), I have more time to think and dream and, evidentally, blog.

First, I'll catch you up on life: The fam has been growing at an alamring rate. For 23 years, it was just me. Then Jenna and I were married in the summer of 2005. Lily came along in the late summer of 2006, and Ben arrived in the fall of 2007. Like, three weeks ago. I've had the same job since I finished grad school - an Aerospace Engineer for a company in Cincy - where I do some sort of work on aircraft engine design and analysis. This last part is surprising because my Master's thesis was on a completely different subject, that of micro-scale helicopters. But whatever.

Now that you are caught up on life, let me tell you where I am now. I'm a Dad when I'm not at work, which is both very rewarding and very tiring. I won't bore you with the details now (to which you say, "thanks") but I'm sure fatherhood will make its way into this blog from time to time. I am happy to be a husband and a dad, and life is very full. By "full" I am slyly referencing the type of diapers I change.

"Well," you think, "now that Eric has written about his past and present, it makes sense that the next paragraph would be about his future." And you are right. (See how I'm still trying to apply lessons from Dr. Emery's english class on transition sentences?) The future is the tricky part. It is a subtle kind of tricky though. You see, life is ridiculously settled right now. Married, two kids, a house, a career...I'm all set, right? Well, kind of. These things are great, and I'm happy to have them...but you know as well as I do that life keeps changing, and when that happens, where do dreams go? Do they change, too? Or do they stay the same?

To a cynical person, the questions might be rephrased as, "is my life over as I know it?"

I certainly don't think so. What you will see in this blog is an attempt to continue living life and to continue dreaming, while keeping responsibilities at home, work, and with the Lord.

I will probably be able to update this blog most weekdays, so do check back and leave comments as you can.