Welcome to Troy on Troy

September 21, 2009

Welcome to Troy on Troy. As this is my first official entry into the World of blogging, I guess I should give a brief description of what the heck I was thinking when I decided to give this a try and the direction I hope this goes over the next 62 days. Why 62? That is the day after my daughter gets married, November 22, 2009, I wanted to put a time line on writing something daily and thought that is as good as a drop dead day as any.

The direction of this Blog will probably have many topics as I have many interests. College football, Politics, travel, business, my wife Rebecca, my daughter Jenifer, My fur child Amy, (9 year old yellow lab) etc. If something takes my interests and I can focus on a specific topic for more then a 30 min blog, then good for me and my 1 reader.

I am not going to give you a rundown from start to finish on who or what I am, I will let that be learned from my 60 plus entries and promise to give enough background so that when I do write about one of my amazing adventures, you will not be searching to make sense of my stories.

With that being said, let's crank it up!!!

Honestly, in a nutshell, this past weekend was a rough one. My favorite college football team USC, took it in the shorts, I didn't get nearly enough sleep and had a bit of a hangover on Saturday.

Everything started off fine as I took my wife to a great little place in La Quinta, California on Friday. We live in Rancho Mirage so it was only about a 20 minute drive. Normally, that is about 10 minutes out of our travel range for a meal but we made an exception and what a treat it was. It is a cooking school that offers themed meals, classes and even 25 week courses for wanna be chefs. It is called Cooking With Class (http://www.cookingwithclasslaquinta.com) and I highly recommend it. I am a bit of a foodie and really enjoy cooking for people. That is how I found the place as I was looking for a place to take a couple of classes on cooking. They have a display kitchen and really spend time with you on the preparation, presentation and wine pairings. $150.00 per couple including a five course meal, tax, tip and three glasses of great wine each.

We came home after our loud drive home. For what ever reason, (wine) when we drive home from going out to dinner, the radio ends up on classic rock and normally turned way up. As always, we bring a little something home for the dog and hide 3 to 5 pieces around the house so she has to hunt for them. What a nose and she loves the game. Another bottle of wine and there you go, Saturday starts off crappy with the afore mentioned hangover. About a 2.5 on our scale from 1 (just a little thirsty) to 5 (I'm screwed.) We used to do the 1 to 10 scale but neither of us ever admitted anything over a 3 so we readjusted the scale. Seems to be more accurate that way.

For what ever reason, I woke up at 2:00 am and never went back to sleep. So when 12:30 comes around and my sister, her husband and their son who is about 5, are 2.5 hours late, I am dragging ass. Kickoff of USC Vs. Washington is in about 7 minutes and I am wanting only three simple things. SC to win, my hangover to disappear and either Florida or Texas to lose. 0 for 3 baby. SC looks like a bad high school team, both FL and TX sneak out victories and my head hurts and spins until I breakdown and make a batch of my version of a Cadillac Margarita. These have been described as "holds up well against ice." (all recipes are available upon request only and I assure you, some of them are awesome!) I sit alone in the house sipping my adult beverage while everyone else is outside in the pool. Fall starts on Monday so the 107 is actually a bit nippy,...right. Finally happy again through a couple of fat rationalizations about still have a chance, season not over, etc and the second Margi dissapears wonderfully into my system. A couple more and off to bed for a second straight 4 hour night of sleep.

Normally, the night after a bad night sleep is followed by deep sleep, drool on the pillow and a somewhat refreshed and clear mind. However, two bad ones in a row and you really suck the next day. At least Sunday was hangover free.

Sunday was uneventful with the exception of Julie Julia. The movie about Julia Child, her fan and cooking. I loved it and loved the idea of a blog. So here we are. I'm typing trying to find a direction. It feels like a bad sitcom pilot without direction. Something will come along and bring clarity, but obviously not yet.

I must tell you, it feels good to write though. I enjoyed it in college and even in business but those all had a purpose. Only time will tell.

Now for a goodbye. A saying, catchphrase or word that will let you know I am done for the day and leaves you wanting more. Ah, I know. At least it is all I have for now.

Fight On!

Troy