So... it's been a while
Well, after taking the time to read through some of my old posts and see what's still going on in LJ land I felt it was time to do an update.
It was really interesting to see how I've grown as a person and watch my writing style or lack there of it progress into something more coherent. I understand that I still tend to babble but I take the time to review what I've written I believe it's getting better.
It appears my last update was April 13th 2010 but I talk about dates after moving to Atlanta so it must be wrong. I think I may have mislabeled it before posting while adjusting the time stamp. ...Anyways
Well, it's been almost two years since my last post so here is what's happened starting with the big stuff.
Michael! - On July 29th, 2010 I met Michael McKeever which some of you now know as my boyfriend of almost two years. We met in Charlotte, NC at the event Club Cub. At the time we didn't think anything would come of it and before we knew it I had essentially moved into his place. From about October 2010 until April 2010 my apartment had become a overpriced storage unit while we played house and continued to get to know each other. As I look back on the time we have had together so far it has been a blur. Just great day after great night and repeating. Considering some of the challenges that he has seen me through since being in Atlanta it is hard to believe that it has felt like bliss. He has become my rock and I can not imagine a day of not being able to call him my man.
Acceptance - While living in Atlanta and have continued infusing my mantra of accepting life and moving with the motions toward happiness. With that being said, I have come to terms with the actions of my past and the baggage of all of my past relationships. Accepting that there are not mistakes in life but opportunities to grow. One of my newer motto's being "The only things in life to regret are those you didn't learn from." Though I may make a snarky comment to a few close friends I am finally at the point that I am no longer bitter of DC and have reached out to apologize to the guys who had the misfortune of being a special part of my life in between. I believe, it is interesting how looking back on your actions you find so many better avenues you could have taken to handle a issue. Please don't give me that hindsight bullshit though. Overall I feel I did it all right but I could have been a better communicator. Ironically, talking about my true feelings has never been my strong point.
Hotels and working IT - April 21, 2011 I resigned from my position with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts entering into what I call "my vacation period". Almost all the LJ friends that I have first started following me when I started in hotels. In my modest days as a night auditor at a ninety room Holiday Inn Express in Amarillo, Texas. (Which I will have you know was the nicest hotel in Amarillo at the time) While being on livejournal my career progressed and I updated less and less. I'm not sure if it was mainly due to my diminishing free time or moving away from a pass time that seemed to dominate of my last few high school years and most of college. Leaving Intercontinental to join Drury to get the experience I needed for Hyatt. The time that I spent with Hyatt from 2007-2011 was educational and helped me grow into the person that I am today. Working my 70+ hours a week and constantly thinking about work while not at work helped me hide a lot of the issue I needed to deal with. Since leaving hotels I have come to terms with my commitment and anxiety issues for the most part. I don't shut down at the thought of living in the same city for the rest of my life or buying a house. It's kind of nice :) I'm not going into what I'm currently doing but I am a tech guy now and work about 45hrs a week at most.
I feel like there is more to write about but I'm tired so I suppose this will do for now.
Hugs and Tugs,
Dave
It was really interesting to see how I've grown as a person and watch my writing style or lack there of it progress into something more coherent. I understand that I still tend to babble but I take the time to review what I've written I believe it's getting better.
It appears my last update was April 13th 2010 but I talk about dates after moving to Atlanta so it must be wrong. I think I may have mislabeled it before posting while adjusting the time stamp. ...Anyways
Well, it's been almost two years since my last post so here is what's happened starting with the big stuff.
Michael! - On July 29th, 2010 I met Michael McKeever which some of you now know as my boyfriend of almost two years. We met in Charlotte, NC at the event Club Cub. At the time we didn't think anything would come of it and before we knew it I had essentially moved into his place. From about October 2010 until April 2010 my apartment had become a overpriced storage unit while we played house and continued to get to know each other. As I look back on the time we have had together so far it has been a blur. Just great day after great night and repeating. Considering some of the challenges that he has seen me through since being in Atlanta it is hard to believe that it has felt like bliss. He has become my rock and I can not imagine a day of not being able to call him my man.
Acceptance - While living in Atlanta and have continued infusing my mantra of accepting life and moving with the motions toward happiness. With that being said, I have come to terms with the actions of my past and the baggage of all of my past relationships. Accepting that there are not mistakes in life but opportunities to grow. One of my newer motto's being "The only things in life to regret are those you didn't learn from." Though I may make a snarky comment to a few close friends I am finally at the point that I am no longer bitter of DC and have reached out to apologize to the guys who had the misfortune of being a special part of my life in between. I believe, it is interesting how looking back on your actions you find so many better avenues you could have taken to handle a issue. Please don't give me that hindsight bullshit though. Overall I feel I did it all right but I could have been a better communicator. Ironically, talking about my true feelings has never been my strong point.
Hotels and working IT - April 21, 2011 I resigned from my position with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts entering into what I call "my vacation period". Almost all the LJ friends that I have first started following me when I started in hotels. In my modest days as a night auditor at a ninety room Holiday Inn Express in Amarillo, Texas. (Which I will have you know was the nicest hotel in Amarillo at the time) While being on livejournal my career progressed and I updated less and less. I'm not sure if it was mainly due to my diminishing free time or moving away from a pass time that seemed to dominate of my last few high school years and most of college. Leaving Intercontinental to join Drury to get the experience I needed for Hyatt. The time that I spent with Hyatt from 2007-2011 was educational and helped me grow into the person that I am today. Working my 70+ hours a week and constantly thinking about work while not at work helped me hide a lot of the issue I needed to deal with. Since leaving hotels I have come to terms with my commitment and anxiety issues for the most part. I don't shut down at the thought of living in the same city for the rest of my life or buying a house. It's kind of nice :) I'm not going into what I'm currently doing but I am a tech guy now and work about 45hrs a week at most.
I feel like there is more to write about but I'm tired so I suppose this will do for now.
Hugs and Tugs,
Dave