So Kels has been insisting for some time now that I should do blog posts. So here it goes. Last weekend, I had a four day weekend because my department at work needed to complete some end-of-year reports so we worked on our new year holiday. So, Kels, Kensi, Daisy and I managed to fit in my tiny focus and drove down to St. George to visit mis padres (Especially my mom who is on Chemo treatments). It felt so good to actually talk to my mom in person. I admire her positive attitude. I've heard that doctors have noticed that there is a stong correlation between a positive attitude and surviving cancer... so that gives me a lot of hope. We played a lot of games, watched a funny slide show of my parents when each of their families lived in Iran and traveled to cool places in Europe and the Middle East. The funniest, my Dad was in a play in which he had to wear an "elf" costume. What's more, he was twice as tall as every other kid in the play so he looked like Buddy in "Elf." It was funny. Also, we made sure Kels got her daily Jack-in-the-Box since there isn't one in SLC.
You may be wondering why I have a chart posted above. Definitely new to this blog. Kels teases me that if I had a blog, I would just fill it with sports and finance stuff. Well, I find it interesting. While we were down in St. George, my Dad gave me some cool investing tips. This chart was the most useful to me. So, in 2008, the market collapsed and people lost 100's of thousands of dollars. My Dad gets a weekly newsletter with the chart above. If the blue line is above the red line (the market), you buy. If the blue line is below the red line, you sell. Simple as that. By following this guideline, investors can get out of the market at its high point and get back in at its low point. So even if the market has a gain of 0% over the next ten years (as the last ten years have been), huge gains can be made because stocks are very cyclical. Am I the only one that thinks this chart is cool? Wow, I'm a Nerd!!!
On a different, less nerdy note, I love my family. Kels is my best friend. I love talking and joking with her. Kensi is so cute. I love how she gets a big smile on her face when I talk to her. Kind of melts me. And Daisy is a little crazy but she keeps us laughing as she chases her tail, runs and smacks into the window, locks herself in rooms, and falls off the bed haha.
I am going to start to call dad buddy now lol:) Its ok to be a nerd because nerds get rich:) Cute that Kensi makes you melt, you have 2 lucky girls bri! Good to hear form you!
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