Has it been that long?

Its been forever and a day since I last posted so I figure I’m long overdue for an update. Here’s a quick rundown of things that have happened. I moved into a house with a bunch of guys from church.

I went to Hershey, PA for a week of work (got to drive the updated 2009 911 Carrera - about a month before it was even for sale). I stopped going to physical therapy for my wrist. I went to California for a quick weekend trip. I bought an Xbox 360. I grew a beard.

I bought a 50 inch plasma tv to go with the Xbox. I went to Boston for a quick work trip. I shaved my beard into a mustache.


And now you're pretty much all caught up.

family vacation

Even though the only people that look at this is family and they were all there on the same trip, I still figured I would jot down some memories from the Aspen Grove trip in no particular order.

- setting the mini-golf record (18) to the dismay of Andrew and Devin, who just couldn't get under 19
- making a fool of myself dancing while admiring the moves of my nephews, brothers and cousins
- Audrey getting totally soaked in the trash can trying to help us win
- taking the 3-on-3 tournament even though we only played one game
- watching as one of the Romn*** got put in a headlock on the basketball court - hilarious
- sitting in the cabin late on the last night and talking with brothers, sisters-in-law and cousins and rating flatulence
- having Jake on my shoulders and attacking everyone with me somehow making him hit his head on everyone
- Melanie's amazing 360s in the signs game with the young adults.
- Jake secretly flashing his A-town down sign
- Danny trying to flash the sign
- just hanging out with Andrew and Devin
- family's reaction to my dunk when I was playing for another family
- Me and Devin stealing the show/flags at the night games and completely dominating
- Brent basically jumping straight down from the ropes course
- late night run to burgers supreme/krispy kreme in provo/orem
- how ridiculous sunday school was
- eating together in the cafeteria
- Tami and Ellen getting the lowdown for me
- Melanie's laughing outburst when I said my name was Steve

I know I left out a lot of things... what a great week!! I have an awesome family and I love everyone of them!

Bittersweet... but mostly sweet

Only one thing could’ve turned what was such a good day into a miserable one and it happened. The lakers ended up blowing a 24 point first half lead, and then a 20 point lead in the third quarter and it effectively put a damper to a great day.

Why was yesterday so great you ask (pre-laker game). The answer is pretty simple, I picked up my Cayenne from the dealership after work. It is awesome!!! I got in the suburban and drove it, shortly after getting out of the Cayenne and… oh my. I don’t want to drive a normal car ever again. The whole ride and feel is just better, and combined with all the cool features it has, the Cayenne is one heck of a car.

There was great anticipation built up for this, even more when early yesterday morning I got an email saying it was ready at the dealer for pickup and knowing all day I was going to be picking it up. I was not disappointed. The day was also more enjoyable because my friend Austin was also able to pick up his car (Boxster) yesterday so we shared in the excitement throughout the day. Hopefully in the future I’ll be able to enjoy the car with the rest of the family.

hodgepodge of thoughts today

- I’m thankful for insurance - I’ve racked up $25,000 in medical costs (in the last 3 months) due to my wrist surgery.
- wii fit is pretty awesome
- happy that the Lakers are going to the NBA Finals, even happier that the Spurs are out of the playoffs
- I have a nice farmer’s tan
- excited that I should be picking up the cayenne from the dealership next week
- I ate too much for lunch (big steak burrito, chips and queso, and salsa)
- I really wish I could play ball and lift weights rather than just running
- I’d love a new tv and an xbox 360, maybe throw a PS3 in there too
- while I’m at it, more money on a paycheck would be pretty nice too

It's coming

For those of you who don't know... a black cayenne with havana/sand beige interior is on its way. The only thing we're waiting for is for the insurance/driver's license check to go through. It could be as early as this week!!

Also, my cast is off. One of the bones (capitate) looks really good, but the scaphoid doesn't look nearly as good. The doctor said it was against his better judgement but thinks if he left it in a cast that my wrist would get too stiff. Basically its not healed yet so they made me a splint and I'm wearing that, I just have to be careful. Its nice to let my hand breathe and be able to shower normal. I'm slowly regaining mobility in the wrist/thumb but it will probably be awhile before its 100 percent and before I start playing basketball.

Officially a Georgian

On Friday I officially became a Georgian when I tearfully turned in my California driver's license and exchanged it for a Georgia driver's license. I figure I waited as long as I could, considering the Georgia state website says you're supposed to change it within 30 day of moving here and its been almost 9 full months now.

I've been able to do a few fun things recently. On Friday night, I went to my second concert ever. Luckily a friend had gotten tickets from a local station so it was free. We saw Paramore. It was pretty good, but I didn't really enjoy the first two bands that played, and I have no idea who they even were.

Yesterday I was able to participate in our employee track day at Barber Motorsports in Birmingham, Alabama. It was awesome. Lots of fun. We got to do a few lead and follow laps on the track in a 911, and even a hot lap as a passenger with a professional driver (they go a lot faster than we did). We also took a Cayenne S offroading and saw its capabilities. I'm not sure any sane person would take a $58,000 car and do what we did. We also got to do autocross in a Boxster, a skid pad in a 911, and tested ceramic brakes on a Carrera S, and did some exercises in a Cayman. I can now say that I have driven a car in each of our product lines. Some of the activities were kind of hard to do with one hand but it was still a lot of fun. If any of you ever get the opportunity to partcipate in something like this I would say that you should take advantage of it.

Tomorrow I go in for another checkup on my wrist and I'm really hoping that I won't have to get another cast put on. I'm ready to get back in shape and to start playing basketball again, its been too long (over 2 months).


This picture is not of me... its just from the website.

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