I start this blog with absolutely no idea what to write about. By the time I’m done here, I’m sure I will have said plenty and hopefully kept your attention for even just a moment. So to those who are reading this out of loyalty, I thank you… and to those who don’t really know me… Hi… I’m Kyle. I stand just nearly 6 foot tall. I say “nearly” because both my brothers have reached or eclipsed the 6 foot plateau. Cody, my twin, stands 6’4” and Lucas, the eldest, stands right at 6’. Though, Lucas just turned 30 which means he automatically loses an inch in height, right? As soon as his birthday hits, he just shrinks… and then he loses about an inch every decade after? I thought that was always the rule of growing old… you shrink.
Speaking of being old…. I’m 27
years of oldness. But my body is
practically 60. I don’t really feel like
I’m exaggerating here at all. As I lie in bed hearing the strokes of the
keyboard as I type and the Kansas City police sirens in the background, I have
aching joints that I have somehow become accustomed to. Oddly enough, my left knee is not one of
them. For those who don’t know, I tore
my ACL in my left knee, so I always assume it would give me aching problems regularly,
but to be honest, it’s never really that bad.
But you should see me in the morning.
When I wake up, I normally stretch (which I assume is a pretty popular
action in the morning with all of you, yes?) and when I extend my left leg, it
twitches uncontrollably. It always
scared me at first, but now I look forward to it.
So let’s get to the point I
meant to make. My aching joints. Over 10 months ago, I thought I had hurt my
groin because I was having issues in that region when I would run. Which, by the way, is a regular thing and
most likely the root to all my problems, but alas, I’m still running. I went to the doctor as it had become rather
unbearable. Doc told me I actually had a
pulled hip flexor and it’s something he sees with runners. Shocking! (Sarcasm… you’ll have to get used
to that, I use it regularly....) But, Doc told me to take it easy for 2 weeks
and not to do ANY running. Much to my
chagrin, I obliged. But it never really
got any better and here I am, 10 months later and I’m lying in bed with a
constant ache. It’s annoying, but I get
by. And a more recent development would
be that of my left hamstring. How do I
know it’s my hamstring you might ask?
Well, I don’t know at all. Complete
guess. But it’s on the back of my leg…
right below the butt at the top of my leg… feels like a muscle pull. This has been going on for several months….
Oh life and old age!
Well, I suppose I should
update you on my life (or tell you more about me for those who don’t know
me). I moved from El
Dorado, KS where I had previously lived for the last 9 years. It’s crazy to think that I actually lived
there that long. 7 of those years I
spent working at Verus Bank. I
definitely loved my job, my co-workers, and the customer base, but six months ago I
took a leap of faith and moved to KCMO.
I knew it was going to be a big change and have quite the adjustment
period… but I feel I have handled it quite nicely. Two things made the transition extremely
difficult. The first being the fact that
my daughter just moved with her mother to Wichita and I would only be seeing
her on weekends. Whether I was in El
Dorado or Kansas City, that transition was going to be rough on the both of us. The second was finding a job. I stressed out, and I’m sure Kristin can
attest to this, rather frequently, but she just kept reiterating that I would
have employers knocking on my door. I
just never believed her, seemed a bit farfetched to me. But as all females love to hear…. She was
right. By the time I accepted my
position for the wonderful company I work for now, I had
multiple job offers and even had a guy call me multiple times seeing if they
would be able to best the offer. I’m definitely not gloating or trying to toot
my own horn, but it was a great feeling to feel wanted by employers…
just took longer than I wanted. I was
out of work for 2 weeks total… that’s not long at all…. But I would have
preferred to have a job immediately.
So it’s safe to say I am now settled in and living the city life for the first time ever. And I absolutely love it. I’ve been here for nearly 6 months, and it’s been quite glorious. And I’m looking forward to my future as it unravels even further.
I did mention Kristin in that
last (I’m sure way too long) paragraph.
Who is she? Well, she’s actually
the other half of the blog. But I’m just
being selfish and only talking about myself (sarcasm again, I hope you’re
getting a feel for how I write/talk/communication). Kristin, Kristin, Kristin…. Where do I
begin? Beautiful girl, five foot two and
a quarter, long hair, and works for a local hospital in the KC Metro. So yes, Kristin will be talked about
regularly. I will most likely write the
majority of the blogs, but she is half this blog. So if you feel I’m not talking about her or
for her enough…. Please express your thoughts on the comments below.
Now how many of you like the title of the blog? We got all creative and shit. So if you need any creative ideas… DO NOT come to us. I don’t think you realize how long it took us to come up with something creative (months... not days). Plus, putting Kristin on the spot to think of anything is NEVER a good idea. And when I say “NEVER” I don’t mean she’s going to murder you… she just goes blank when put on the spot. Which is ironic because she has quite a witty and creative mind…. You’d think she’d be great with those things, right?
I think that I’m going to be
done for this entry. I don’t want to
make the entries too long (though many will say this is that way) and I want to
save some thoughts and ideas for later.
*takes out phone to write down thoughts currently swirling around in head*
The next entry I’m sure will consist of some pictures of our master bedroom renovation. And then I’m sure some ramblings of mine. I’m always up for suggests on different topics to ramble about. So please give us suggestions for topics to discuss and we’ll tackle those at some point in the near future.
And Kristin will write her own posts as well as some joint posts, so don’t be discouraged if you came here to read her entries and there aren’t any at the moment.
I will write about sports as well as I’m a huge sports fan. So many different topics I am looking forward to covering and discussing with you all. And for all the people that are reading this who are Kristin’s friends… thanks for reading and I hope I kept you slightly entertained. Seriously, if you smiled or was slightly intrigued at any point during the post, then I feel I’m successful. Well hell, if you’re even reading this, then it’s a miracle! I seem to get long winded and stretch out blog entries.
I said I was going to end this 4 paragraphs ago…. Oops.
- Mr. Deal
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