During the weekday, my clothes and food are always picked out the night before, because I can’t think straight at 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning (can you?). I think it is absolutely amazing how quickly I can transform from sleeping Mark to work Mark and at the same time, remember to put on a…
How I Met Your Mother
In honor of my 10 year work anniversary at Washington Mutual/Chase Bank (which was on Saturday, January 7th), I felt this is the best time to share a romantic love story of how Nina and I met (the book is still being written and will be for a very very very long time). So, Nina…
Niko’s 2nd New Year’s
On Saturday, Niko celebrated his 2nd New Year’s Eve with us. His 1st was in Nina’s belly!!! The three of us celebrated in grand style by sleeping. Yes, I did hear fireworks in my neighborhood all night long (it started at 6pm) and I really wanted to see them, but sleep was more important to me!!! As…
Niko’s 1st Hanukamas
On Saturday (or the 1st day of Hanukkah), we took Niko to my parents house (which is an hour from us) to celebrate Hanukkah. It could’ve easily been a nightmare with an almost 8 month old baby, but it wasn’t. For the past several nights, he hasn’t been sleeping well (probably due to the fact that he…
St. Anthony Football Players RECOGNITION
This year, I covered St. Anthony football games and when the San Antonio Express News and TAPPS unveiled their All-District teams, I was totally expecting to see several familiar names representing TAPPS District 2-1. Well, I was very disappointed when nobody from St. Anthony was selected. Just because they withdrew from TAPPS earlier this month,…