- 2008 - February - Kenny flew down from Colorado to Punta Gorda to join
Alan and me for a great multi-day fishing trip out of the Hamilton home
(thanks Ellen!). Three guys boated over 100 fish in just a few days of
beautiful fishing throughout Southwest Florida's Charlotte Harbor. Great
friends, great weather, great fishing - great times! Alan and I hope Ken
comes back to Florida for some more fishing soon:
- 2008 - April - Two very big birthdays this year! Sean turned 18 on the
15th (Tax Day). Emily turned 21 on the 22nd (Earth Day):
- 2008 - May - My son Sean and I were working in the garage last week,
rooting through some old boxes to build his school project, a battery
powered car. Anyway, we came across my old college notebook, from
about 1992 or so. I had a picture of me (from my younger, thinner
days), holding my then baby son, taped to the inside of my notebook so I
could check him out while I was on campus studying or waiting for class to
start. My baby buddy... signaling that his Dad is number one... of
course, Sean now has a beard and is nearly 5 inches taller than me.
Finding this old picture brought me back to when he was just a baby (that's
his drool on our shirts), I just had to scan it in and post it here:
- 2008 - May - Sean graduated from Winter Park High School! Next,
he's going to the University of Central Florida, starting this Fall
semester:
- 2008 - July - Sean playing basketball, two videos (give them 10-20
seconds to load when clicked) show him getting closer to being able to dunk
it:
- 2008 - August - Scott earns his Masters! It takes grit and determination
to stick through the ups and downs of the economy, your employers changing
needs, your own growing and changing professional life, the uncertainty of
life's course overall, and life's daily chores when you're a dad and a
husband and a brother and a son and an uncle and so much more. To
continue to charge forward, learning and achieving, staying focused on your
long-term, lofty educational goal is certainly no easy task. So when
you do finally cross the finish line, your very closest fans are there
cheering and weepy eyed, filled with both admiration for you and love for
this moment! My brother, I'm very proud of you today!
Congratulations!:
- 2008 - September - My brother Scott, who works in aviation maintenance,
was in town for some guy time with me, his very favorite brother... and I
found out that he had never been up in a helicopter before... so off we went
to tour central Florida from above. My son Sean went too making it an
extra special MGT (Multigenerational Guy Time) event:
- 2008 - September - Pat went to Colorado, first time fly fishing! Stayed
with dear friends Alan and Ellen and their family. Camped, fished, talked
fireside late into the cool, starry night with my very good friend and
fellow fisherman Alan. Alan's sons joined us a few days for some fishing as
well. Son Jeremy, a professional guide, used patience and skill with me to
get me into my first Colorado Trout! Good friend Ken joined for fishing and
brotherhood talks and drinking, so wonderful to meet people like this
through my work, and go enjoy the true outdoors with close friends! Scenic
views and weather were very unlike my home state of Florida, I can
definitely see how Alan and Ellen split their year between here and there.
Thanks Alan, I needed this break badly and you delivered with wonderful fun,
locations, hospitality, fishing, food and friendship:
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