Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a great thanksgiving with family and loved ones, or by yourself if that’s the case. Mine was great, and I’m still stuffed.

• I’m thankful for all my awesome friends and family. I appreciate every one of you very much.
• I’m thankful for my awesome wife and step-daughter. I would be lost without them.
• I’m thankful for a good job in a poor economy. I’m truly lucky.
• I’m thankful for decent health.
• I’m thankful for my cat. Smokey is awesome.
• I’m thankful for Barack Obama.
• I’m thankful for a 12 and 0 season! Go Utes!
• I’m thankful for a lot more… but I need to go put up the Christmas tree.

Take care,
Rico

My awesome wife agreed to let me get an xbox 360… so I’m geeking out a bit.  It’s pretty fun… If anyone wants to play, add me!

GO UTES!

Saturday my place of employment held its annual Turkey Bowl event.  You get a bunch of people who sit in front of computers all day, put a football in their hands, and say go.  It’s kind of funny.  A couple of fights as usual, a tooth through a lip, a few pulled muscles, and Monday we all go back to work limping and popping advil or tylenol all day.

My team this year was actually pretty decent, compared to past years.  We actually won a game, which is kind of funny as our team name was “If You Don’t Beat Us You Must Really Suck”.  I feel bad for the team we beat…

I’m happy to say that my knee and titanium leg held up just great, although I did bruse my thigh really bad.  The next day I could hardly walk, but today I’m starting to feel better.

It did make me realize that I really really need to start doing some cardio.  I had a blast playing, and I used to do that kind of thing a few times a week… so it kinda sucks that now I’m worthless for a few days after.  I need get off my lazy, sittin in front of a computer all day, beer drinkin, fried food eatin, butt and get back in shape.

I’m gonna try.

Here’s the team:

It’s official, Barack Hussein Obama is the new President of the United States. History has been made.

Thank you all who voted for this great man, and thank you for voting for the future of my step-daughter.

Peace,
Rico

Hola,

This past weekend was great.  RSL won their first playoff game ever, the Utes remained undefeated, and we gave away most of our candy to neighborhood kids for the first time ever.

Seriously, I was kind of surprised.  In the past two homes I’ve lived in I had a total of like 10 trick or treaters in 4 years.  But in our new neighborhood it was almost nonstop from 6pm to 9pm.  Yay for lots of kids eating lots of candy!  Yay!

We went to a great halloween party last weekend too.  It was a Rock Star theme… and I couldn’t think of anything… so I went as the greatest rock star of them all.  See pictures below.

Katelynn performed in a Halloween themed ice skating show too. She is getting pretty good! There are some pics below!

Tomorrow is election day for those of us here in the US.  I beg of you to do your duty as a citizen of this great nation and vote!  I’m not going to ask you to vote for my candidate of choice but I will ask you to vote.  I’m sick of people complaining to me about the government and then telling me they don’t vote.

I’m taking the day off from work so I can watch the results all day real time, and I’m also going to give some of my time to Obama’s campaign.

Check out some pictures from our halloween fun:

Another one gone too soon.  I’ll miss your smile and your laugh, and how you used to bite me every time I saw you.  You were a great person and friend.  Rest in peace.

Nick Jepson Jean Nicholi Jepson Our beloved son, brother, uncle and friend died unexpectedly October 18, 2008.Born to Jean G. and Betty H. Jepson in Salt Lake City, Utah July 15, 1980. Nick attended Highland High School where he played hockey on the Highland team. He worked for White Peak and Landmark Constructions. Nick played lacrosse with his buddies in the summer. He loved four wheeling at his cabin and exploring all roads in the Manor Lands. He loved to fish at the many lakes on the Mirror Lake Highway. Nick was the “go to guy” for help with anything, especially if a tool was needed. Most of all Nick loved his family, friends and his work. He especially loved his dog Whiskey. Survived by his mother, sisters Susan (Mark) Carter, Sandra (Joey) Velarde, Synthia Carter, brothers John (Sally), and Anthony Jepson, several uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Nick leaves behind an awesome circle of close friends. He will be greatly missed but certainly never forgotten. He was not ours to keep. A Funeral service will be held Saturday 11 a.m. at the Neil O’Donnell & Sons Mortuary Chapel 372 East 100 South where friends may call from 9:30-11 a.m. Committal Mt. Olivet Cemetery 1342 E. 500 South. In lieu of flowers please make donations to your favorite charity.

Today a lot of people I know lost their jobs. My wife and I were lucky enough to be spared this time, but I have a lot of friends and acquaintances who are no longer employed. I wish the best to them, and best of luck in finding new employment during these tough times.

All you can do is hope that this is the beginning of something better. I’ve been laid off before. And it sucked at the time really really bad… but looking back on it, it was one of the best things that has happened to me as far as careers are concerned.

Anyway, I’m sorry for those of you who lost your jobs today, and for those of you who are losing money on wallstreet, and losing your homes, etc. etc. etc. I hope better things are in store.

And you can do something about it.

VOTE FOR CHANGE!