An Effort

I realize, thank you Josh Fink, that I am a very inconsistent blogger. Can someone please tell me how to be good at life like Fink and Ty? So here it goes. I haven’t covered the details of Nashvegas, or my trip here to Florida, so I’ll begin where I should. Nashville.

It’s hard to describe the feeling of waking up and feeling like crap, but we all know it. The days when you are so sick, as I was day 1 of our 14hr journey, that you want to just blow 5lbs of snot out of your nose… yes, yes, I know this is graphic, but this is Brad Robertson’s blog, not Josh Finks(which is proofread by momma Fink, I love you Josh Fink!) so with that said, expect great details, even if they should be left unsaid… anyway, back to my story…. but Ty Goodling and I decided to be touch, embrace the open road, and journey on toward better days, warmer weather, and not look back. First stop, Josh D’s. 

Josh is one of those guys that well, you just can’t help but love. I find that I have a lot of friends like him, but non of them the same. They are all unique in their loving personalities. Josh is one freak’n cool dude though. We sadly arrived late, due to many stops, such as Chipotle and petrol stations. I think they were mostly for me. I kept drinking too much, and had to pee. It was a delight to get out of the car and be greeted with hugs from Josh D. What a guy! Outside in the cold, waiting for us to arrive instead of his warm apartment in Chicago. Not really… he was parking his kick butt minivan! That’s right ladies, MINIVAN! He’s a man on a mission! To marry, make babies, and drive them around in comfort and style… ok, that’s a lie, but he was rock’n his rents minivan for the weekend, and it was pretty baller… but then again, everything Josh D. does is baller… sorry, I get sidetracked. So we arrive to open arms and head up to his pad, which is like a penthouse… ya, top floor and everything, and that’s no lie ladies! Check him out on facebook. He’s a real catch. If I as a lady, I’m just say’n I’d be get’n me some Josh D!  So I down my Nyquil and hit the couch, which is by the way, some old presidents couch. I think from a university, or something cool like that. It’s retro and amazing. Perfect for sleeping on, or making out on(at least that’s what I hear from Josh). Some day, I hope to be awesome at life like Josh D. He’s one of the most genuine guys I’ve ever met! So we sleep for about 4 hours, wake up, hit the road and head down to Nashville!~

The trip from Chicago was a bit long, but it was a great day! Along the way we were privileged to see the left overs of the ice storms that mangled the southern half of Indiana, and as we arrived in Nashville the sun was out, we were rock’n the sunroof and we even saw a semi carrying one tiny little toy Tonka dump truck. It was great. I have pictures,but am not educated enough with my blog to know how to post them yet… sorry folks… hopefully Ty or Josh will educate me. 

That afternoon we were honored to enter a professional studio and record with some of musics greatest talent. I would tell you who they are, but then I’d have to kill you. No joke… I was hang’n with some people who know some people, who killed some people, and wait, what? nevermind. So we were in this studio and lay’n some vocals, and then took the nightlife of Nashville by storm! Ya, that’s right. We went bowling! Not cosmic bowling or anything hip, we were rock’n it old school(which we pretended was cooler!). Oh, I forgot to mention that Ty and I were staying with our buddy Josh Fink, who moved to Nashvegas to chase his dream. He is a bass player, and a great player I might add. He plays with, and for SO many people! I wish I could get played to play, not a musical instrument or anything, but just to play… like on a playground or something. I should start a company doing that. Anyone want to work for me? It could be called something witty… give me a few minutes and I’ll come up with something….

So we spent our first few days in Nashville hang’n with Josh, see’n the sights, hear’n the sounds, and just live’n the life! Which is Nashville means, music row, Fat Straw, Super awesome restaurants, pretending Taylor Swift lives in some apartment… and meeting pretty much everybody who knows somebody, who’s someone Famous! I don’t know about you all.. but that’s my favorite part! Ty and I decided that we knew each other, and that because other people knew people who knew people famous, and they knew us… that WE were the big deal then! YUP. Ty and I are BIG DEALS! 

So Valentines day came while in Nashvegas and Ty, Josh, Myself, and some ladies that Josh knows decided to hit up the downtown life and see some live music and just hang. It was a good decision! We met some really great folk while waiting in line to enter a place called “the stage” and once inside we realized why it was called that… cause there is a bar, a lot of people, and a band playing on a stage. Very original name! So… we are all there, having a good time, and well, I met a girl. Yes… it’s true, and we talked for hours. Her name is Whitney and well, we spent the whole next day together and then I dropped her off at the airport the next morning so she could fly back to Washington State. Now… details… I’m sure you’re wondering how the heck this all worked out and happened. But this is not a romance novel. No nasty picture of half naked people making love who look like Fabio and Miss America. NO.. this is Brad Robertson’s Blog. So I’m going to just tell you that you’ll have to use your imagination. Not to think of me and Whit as the dirty romance novel cover way, but just in the romantic few days of getting to know one another in Nashville way. Let’s just say that we are dating and that she’s coming to visit me in a few days and I can’t wait! 

Not to make light of that situation and the AMAZINGNESS of it, BUT I have to keep some parts of my life a mystery ya know… otherwise you all get the satisfaction of knowing it all, and nothing will keep you coming back for more. Josh and Ty, am I doing this right? I think I’m supposed to leave people wanting more… right?

So Nashville came and went and soon I was training people to be high ropes and teambuilding facilitators in the falling snow and bitter cold. It was a rude awaking from the perfect 5 days in Nashvegas, but it was a growing experience that caused me to well… grow insulation to endure the cold, and soon I was off to Florida.

My parents were given my grandparents old place in Fort Myers FL a few years ago after my grandpa died and my granny didn’t want to come here anymore. My mom accepted the duties of taking over the house and thus, I have a great place to vacation to. This year is exceptionally great because my parents, brother, sister-in-law and two nephews are here with me! We have journeyed to the beach, made sand alligators and turtles, collected shells, eaten ice cream, walked the beach, played in the pool and hot tub, eaten out WAY too many meals, consumed shrimp, fish, lobster, steak, salad, fruit, adult beverages, coffee, tea, and so on…. we’ve all become more tolerant of each other, and learned to share a tiny little living space with 7 people! Did I mention that this is a vacation. ya, I’ve shared a bedroom with a 5 and 2 year old for a week now, and let’s just say Brad is NOT ready for kids! some day… but I’m looking forward to sleeping ALONE in my room tomorrow night! I will miss those little dudes, but let’s be honest, they wake up and cry for mommy in the night… and uncle Brad wants to really give them something to cry about instead of just being lonely and scared of the dark. WOW… I might need to speak to a therapist. But Florida has been so fun, and it’s been a nice break from the cold. I fly home tomorrow afternoon and will sadly go from 84 degrees  to a high of 10 with -20 degree windchills. Wait, why do I live in Minneapolis again? 

So… there is my effort. I hope you all enjoy it. I’m not even going to take the time to read it over before I post it. So I apologize if you’re at this point and wondering what the heck I’ve just written. If I’ve lost you all in my A.D.D. writing style, I apologize, but I’m not even scared!

Peace

the details begin…

My buddy Tyler Goodling and I embarked on a journey to Nashville Wednesday afternoon, February 11th at around 3:30p.m. I will fill in some of the details, however I must admit that Ty has covered most of the trip with amazing details on his blog site http://tylergoodling.wordpress.com/ check it out, because the pictures and stories were written by Ty, who is my inspiration as I pursue  great blog writing skills, and tell the story better than I could ever hope to!

Once you have visited Ty’s site, you can come back and read mine. BUT you must promise to read his first!

Finally Start’n this thing!

There are so many details of life that I can’t wait to write about, however time is short at the moment so gotta cut this short. Details will be coming about my travels to Nashville this past weekend, as well as some other things I’ve been processing through in my life. Hopefully the details will encourage all of you who take time to read this. For now, responsibility calls, and I need to write yet another paper for class. I’m learning to view my education as a blessing right now. It often seems like a curse, but through the process I’ve learned so much about myself, and the world in which I am a part. I apologize for the date being wrong at the top of the page, I can’t figure out how to change it. But it is officially the 18th of February.