Hi, blog fans!

So much has happened since the holidays, I don’t even know where to start. I think I will start with the best news first. Over the holidays, I surprised my wonderful girlfriend, Ginger, by popping the question. The best part? She said yes! We are planning to get married in June, and are really excited about our future together.

We spent the holidays by heading out to California to spend some time with my sister Heather, her husband Mike, my nieces Katherine and Tiffany, and my parents. While we were out there, we went to Disney with my friends Bill and Karen Gillissie. They took us to a private VIP restaurant at Disney called Club 33. It was really cool. Then we had our names embroidered on Mickey hats for everyone and made them pose for silly picture.

Since you will be hearing me talk about Ginger, I should probably tell you a little about her. She is a doctor and nutritional expert. She has been trying to keep me eating right and being healthy, but sometimes I can turn the tables on her! While we were in California, I talked her into going to In-N-Out Burger with me. I don’t think she had eaten a hamburger in years! She probably won’t do it again any time soon, but everybody needs to eat an In-N-Out burger at least once!

You all know about Marty, "the One Man Party.” He lives out in California, so we hung out with him for a little while, too. In fact, Ginger and I went out to the horse races at Santa Anita with him and his cousin Carl. Carl owns race horses, so he got us hooked up like VIPs for the whole day. Since he knows horses so good, he gave us some tips on how to bet and which horses to bet on. Ginger and I won about $20! Big gamblers, huh?

I have lots more to blog about, but I will save it for tomorrow. Make sure you check back! I’ll have stories from the Snap-on kickoff meeting and hanging out with alligators!

Over and out for now,

Doug