A Part of Me
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Every time I talk to anyone in my family, I am reminded all over again how much family 
means to 
me and how much I miss them. Sure, I may have gotten used to not seeing my family all that often since it has been a long time since we have all lived under the same roof in good ol' South Holland. But that doesn't mean that I like not seeing them.
I can not wait for Thanksgiving. My entire family (everyone in the pictures) will be in South Holland. Even the ones from Germany. I can not begin to descibe how excited I am about the 5 days that I will be back "home." Since we won't see each other for Christmas, we are celebrating the holidays a little early this year. However exciting that sounds, Christmas will be a lot different this year. As of yet, I don't know what it will look like, but it will be just a little bit sad.
Family, I love you all. You all mean the world to me. I miss you and can't wait to see you!
See you in Chicago!
Posted byMike Fennema posted 9:38 PM 2 comments
The day I never dreamed would come...
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
...is here. My boys from the South Side actually pulled it off. It has been a long time waiting in the city of Chicago for a baseball team to do anything significant. 88 years for the Sox and even longer for the Cubs. I can not tell you how happy I am that my town--my team--has some bragging rights. The Sox didn't "just" pull it off; they only lost one game all throughout the playoffs. They swept the former chumps...I mean champs...won 4 straight against the Angels--all of them complete games by the fab four--and dominated the National League in their first trip to the World Series since the Go-Go Sox.
I am so proud of my Sox and of my city. We haven't had anything significant happen in the world of sports since Jordan retired in '98 (his second retirement). Now, people in my "Sweet Home Chicago" can dance in the streets, celebrating the end to so many years of mediocrity and frustration.
I can't sleep. I don't want to sleep. I don't want to wake up and find out that this was just a dream. For now, I will just watch the postgame show and take in as much as I can from the oh-so-magical night.
Anybody want to foot the bill for a plane ticket to the Windy City?
(Dad and Mom: thanks for calling me during the games and sharing this with me! I love you guys!)
Posted byMike Fennema posted 11:27 PM 0 comments
When a fish is not enough...
Monday, October 17, 2005
...then my real buddy Mark comes to the rescue. I am completely unashamed to tell the world that I love you. You listen, you understand. You know me even though we are so different. Thank you.
Relationships are a funny thing. I can't imagine where we would be without relationships, but of all the relationships that you have in your lifetime, how many of them actually last a lifetime. We are always making new friends and moving on from old ones. Very few people in one's life are there for a lifetime.
Hopefully your famiy is there through it all. Also your spouse. But what friends are there for more than a season of your life?
Mark, you are one of those friends that will be. Tim, you have already proved that you are another. Thank you.
Posted byMike Fennema posted 9:19 PM 0 comments
Buddy
Sunday, October 9, 2005
I don't think that I have ever owned a fish before. My family never was really much of a "pet family." We had a hampster once, but Honey didn't last very long. Oh well.
Yesterday was a tough day and I felt like I needed a friend. Not one to go out to coffee with or play around with, just one who would listen. So Buddy is now doomed to live with me. Hopefully I can keep him around for a while.
Buddy is a beta, but I really didn't want a beta. I wanted a really cool looking golfish who was white and orange with blue spots. He looked really neat. But when the person at PetSmart told me that it would grow to about 10 inches, I opted for the beta (just don't tell Buddy that he wasn't my first choice). Oh well.
So now I always have a captive audience if I need one. I'm just nervous that this creature's whole existence is dependent on me. Lets hope he lives for a while.
Posted byMike Fennema posted 10:40 AM 3 comments
