Make Things Happen.

So we can all agree that 2008 was a real dog-dump of a year. Besides the fact that I got married, nothing seem to be going smooth. About a month prior to the wedding, my engineering business began to slow down. Fast! I began pulling from all resources to fill the void of less and less income.
It had been almost 10 years since I had entered the job market. A real eye opener. I had all my eggs in one basket, not a good idea. But I didn't loose my job completely, I just took a large hit. So to help bring in a little more income, I landed a second job with a small boutique hotel here in Paso Robles. Hotel Cheval.
My official title is Assistant Caretaker. Yeah, can you believe it? The caretaker needs an assistant. Pure laziness if you ask me. My duties include anything and everything to maintenance in and around the hotel. The pay sucks and there is only so much to be done until the sun sets, then it's pure boredom until I get off at 9:00 p.m.
I work 7 days a week now, and I need a break. This workin' 2 jobs bit is really starting to eat into my marriage and my social life. I'm never home! I'm feeling some dramatic changes for 2009. I've said it once and I will say it again...

2009 is the year that good things will happen.

I will make things happen.

Jumping on the bandwagon.

So my wife told me I should start a blog... Wait a minute!... What?! I am really not too confident on how long this is going to last, because I have tried to keep journals in the past and I have always failed. You know exactly what I'm talkin' about. Right?
Well, I feel the need to give some sort of introduction then. My name is Trent, I am 29, and I currently reside in a small town in California called Paso Robles. For those that don't know (although it's highly unlikely that anyone that doesn't know me will read this) it's half way between L.A. and S.F. I work for a local civil engineering company as their Chief Land Surveyor, and up until October of last year that has been my only job for the last 10 years. I have a few hobbies, a few friends, a couple of dogs, and I recently got married in May of 2008.

That about sums it up for now.