Okay, so most of you will either a) not have a clue what I am talking about or b) not give a flip. I just felt that for the nerd in-the-know, I would bring them up to speed on an issue I discovered.
Turns out that sometime a couple months ago, I made a tweak to the website and since then - without my noticing - the feed was screwed up.
I still don’t know what I did, but somehow the feed itself got changed - long story short, those of you who read RWTWD in a feed reader, will suddenly notice a boatload of posts. I guess there are times when it pays that I have been neglecting this site so much.
Look for the frequency to increase as I get “back in the swing” of things.
Okay, so I am about a year into this “change of life” that culminated in my marriage and the addition of three amazing kids to my household - so what’s the verdict? Duh - you KNOW I think it rocks.
A lot has changed in the last year. Again - duh. I am writing this post sitting in our new chocolate shop - Sweet Wimberley, located right off the square in Wimberley, Texas… who saw THAT coming? Dawn, the kids, and I own five acres in the beautiful hill country that surrounds Wimberley. I drive kids to school in the mornings, take them to scouts and Young Women’s at the church and barbecue in the backyard. My long-time friends ask, “Who are you and what did you do with Chris?” He just grew up is all.
I spend each day more thankful than the one before. I am thankful that I was born in the United States, thankful that I grew up and live in Texas, thankful for my beautiful, intelligent wife, thankful for the blessings that are Kenzie, Logan and Dallin, thankful that I have the best Mom ever, thankful for life lessons taught by my father, thankful to have intelligent and fun siblings that wouldn’t hesitate to give me the shirt off their backs, thankful for the opportunities I have had to learn and to grow along the way, thankful to be surrounded by great friends, thankful for my health and thankful most of all that, despite a lifetime of stubbornness and pride, I have learned to stop and be grateful - to acknowledge just how lucky I am.
When something goes right for a person, you have heard them exclaim, “must be good living.” I hope where I find myself now is a reward for trying to do the right thing, but even if it isn’t - I’ll take it.
It has been a boatload of work, but come July 2nd, it will begin to pay off. The entire crew has worked and sacrificed to make Sweet Wimberley’s new shop a reality. We have been blessed with some great friends here in Wimberley that have opened their hearts to help make this happen.
Maddie, Kenzie and Dallin survey the shop before we start
Kenzie and Maddie prime the ceiling (and themselves)
Momma joins in the fun after a shift up at the hospital
Daddy gets to use the power tools
Starting to take shape
YES! Finally got all these electrical outlets working!
A coat of chocolate paint is the final stage before decorating
I just finished the second coat of Polycrylic clear coating on the floor and it is looking downright amazing in the shop. The butter yellow and chocolate perfectly match our logo colors and do a great job of making customers feel warm and welcome.
We have picked the 4th of July weekend to open a) because the crowds in Wimberley are huge with the parade, fireworks, Market Days AND the VFW rodeo all scheduled and b) because we see it as an independence day of sorts in our goal of moving Dawn out of the day-to-day stress of working as a RN in the emergency room.
Make sure you come by and see us - and of course, try out some of her amazing creations.
I heard this in a TEDtalk by Simon Sinek and it is something I have always believed in. Sinek did a great job of stating it simply - there are leaders and those who lead. It sounds like two ways of saying the same thing and the verbiage may be similar, but the meaning is vastly different. Leaders are those who hold positions of authority, those who lead inspire and motivate us. We follow those who lead not because we are forced to, but because we want to.
A lot has changed in the last year. Again - duh. I am writing this post sitting in our new chocolate shop - Sweet Wimberley, located right off the square in Wimberley, Texas… who saw THAT coming? Dawn, the kids, and I own five acres in the beautiful hill country that surrounds Wimberley. I drive kids to school in the mornings, take them to scouts and Young Women’s at the church and barbecue in the backyard. My long-time friends ask, “Who are you and what did you do with Chris?” He just grew up is all.
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