Since I finally got my own personal “obligations” of Holy Cross and St. Anthony football games out of the way, I can now cover games that are either close to where I live in Canyon Lake or close to where I work at 281 and Stone Oak. That means, New Braunfels, New Braunfels Canyon, Boerne,…
Week 3 – St. Anthony at Cornerstone
On Thursday, I was at the new Cornerstone Christian campus as they hosted the St. Anthony Yellow Jackets. I arrived a little bit early so I could explore and take picture with my new monopod; yes, I am officially a camera geek! I used it for the 2nd half of the game and to be…
Saturday Night and Day Fever
On Saturday, we took Niko out twice. The first was in the morning as instead of taking him for a walk in our neighborhood, we took him to the Canyon Lake Dam to walk and we also took him to the water and got his feet wet. The temperature was perfect and it was a…
Week 2 – Blanco Panthers at Holy Cross Knights
On Thursday, I was at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex as the Holy Cross Knights hosted the Blanco Panthers. So, this was my 1st time seeing the Blanco Panthers, a state 3A powerhouse football team in my nearly 20 years of being around high school football. As for Holy Cross, I have worked lots of…
Week 2
On Thursday, I am going to be at the Wheatley Heights Sports Complex as the Holy Cross Knights host the Blanco Panthers. Just in case, I am not able to fill up my gas tank before that particular game, my 1st game will be on September 15th as the Cornerstone Warriors host the St. Anthony…
16 Months Old
On Saturday, Niko turned 16 months old and Nina turned a year older. Last year on this day and for the first time, we crib trained Niko. Basically, we got him out of our bed as he was sleeping on me, and into his crib. I made a promise to Nina that I will never…
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey
Luckily where we live, we just got rain and wind with no flooding or damage. We were prepared for the worst and when I arrived home from work Friday, I parked next to Nina’s car. That way, if we had to leave the house, we would get in her car and leave! She drives a Pilot…
Holding Hands
On Saturday, we took Niko to The Shops at La Cantera; which according to Wikipedia, “is an upscale open-air regional shopping mall in San Antonio.” I know that, but you probably don’t. When we take him out, we carry him because we don’t like strapping him in a stroller; especially after he has been strapped…
High School Football 2017
You may have noticed that I haven’t had any content since January and I have a great reason. I have a 15 month old baby at home and have been writing a lot about being a first time dad on www.thedadspeaks.com. I did manage to redesign www.thestatmanspeaks.com and I would appreciate your comments; good or…
Home Alone – Part 2
Last Thursday, Nina had more training in Austin for her job as a stylist for Stitch Fix, but unlike the last time on July 19th when she also had training in Austin for her job, she wasn’t gone all day; she was only gone from 10am to 5pm. So, basically, it was much easier for…
The Dad Bod – Part 2
Last month, I had my annual physical and I passed with flying colors. I have dropped 25 pounds; and still losing weight, since last September. What is my secret? Well, the truth is I have a 15 month old baby and I don’t have time to eat. I would rather starve, suffer, and sleep than…
Smash Cake
Something we did on the Saturday before his 1st birthday in May and we didn’t tell anybody till this week was we had a professional photographer take photos of us as a family and of the smash cake. We exchanged soap for photos. Nina makes homemade bath and body products. The photographer wasn’t somebody we…
Nothing
For the past two weekends, Nina and I have been in and even though it sounded relaxing, it was actually busy. Busy because we have a 15 month old baby who likes to play and we like to play with him; although sometimes he plays by himself and we just supervise. It is fun to…
Niko The Climber
Within the past few weeks, Niko has started to climb things. Climbing the sofa; OK. Climbing the fire place; not OK. Climbing the rocking chair; not OK. Climbing a chair; not OK. Climbing in the toy box; not OK. Climbing in a storage cube; not OK. Climbing on an IKEA 4×4 storage cube; not OK. …
What Will I Be Doing
I was expecting to back on board with the St. Anthony football team for the 2017 season, but there were several changes in the leadership and I wasn’t a priority. I know they wanted me back and I am very grateful for the opportunity they gave me last season. I am not saying goodbye to them…
Date Day
On Thursday, I had a doctors appointment at 11am and around 9am, I noticed a car that wasn’t mine or Nina’s in our driveway; I saw it was a Saturn SUV and I know my parents drive a Saturn SUV, but I didn’t think it was theirs. So, when I opened the door with my…
Home Alone (me and the baby)
You may have noticed that www.theadspeaks.com has been redesigned. Please let me know if you have any suggestions to make it better. I can be reached at thedadspeaks@gmail.com. On Wednesday, Nina was in Austin for StitchFix training so that meant I was home alone all day with a 14 month old baby. But, don’t worry, it…
Sunday In At The Park
My wife works from home as a stylist for StitchFix and last Sunday, the three of us went to Woodland Park at River Place in Austin; which is about an hour from us, for a company lunch. Niko slept on the way up, but on the drive home, he was awake; he only cried for…
Wake-Up Part 5
On Wednesday July 5th, I woke up a few minutes before 1am; what were you doing at that time, and went downstairs to sleep for the rest of morning. Franklin cat was so happy to see me and really wanted to be on me while I slept which I allowed for a few minutes, then…
Ode To My Wife – Part 3
On Thursday, the three of us spent the night at my parent’s house because our air conditioning was being fixed. I was going to setup a Kickstarter campaign to help pay for it, but it ended up being less than what they had originally quoted us. And, no worries, it is nice and cold now….