Punished for being successful...

So,

I just finished our 2007 taxes and this is going to be a bit of a rant.

I'm kinda frustrated. Sherri and I are very fortunate to do well financially, I got lucky and got a job that provides great for us. As a young couple we are very blessed!!

However, I feel like we are penalized because we are young, successful and have no kids. We had to pay this year, granted it wasn't a crazy amount, but never the less, we had to pay. We paid more in taxes this year then some people make in an entire year. Yet somehow, we still owe. We have it set up to take the max out of each check, and we still owe. Blah.

If we had kids we would have gotten a hefty refund, I'm not saying that people with kids shouldn't get a refund, but why penalize people who don't have children and do well??

This is why I think the FairTax IS a great idea!!!

Just my thought.

View from my room in Puerto Rico - El Conquistador Resort

Hello Everyone -

Puerto Rico was amazing!! I liked it much better then the beach destinations of Hawaii, California or Florida! Much cheaper (once you are away from the resorts) and much less "touristy"

I encourage everyone to make it to Puerto Rico!! I am sure you will LOVE it!!

Off To Puerto Rico..

So, Tonight I (adam) leave for Puerto Rico for a week!! Every year my company has their "Annual Conference", last year it was in Orlando, this year it is in Puerto Rico. I am VERY excited about this trip and plan on taking LOTS of photos and I will certainly blog all about the trip when I return. As you can see from the photo above, I bought my snorkel gear..and tried it out in the tub. As long as it works as well in the Caribbean as it does in the tub I should be fine!!

Have a great week and I will see you all when I return!!!

Pina Coladas for EVERYONE!!!

Life is Good...

What a PERFECT January Day!!!

It is about 16 degrees outside...we have already received about 5 inches of snow, with another 4 to 5 inches predicted for tonight. The snow is falling softly in BIG flakes and it is so peaceful!!

Life is VERY Good!!

Happy New Year!!

Hello!!


We hope that you all had a GREAT Christmas and New Years!!

Our Christmas was really nice, we did church on Christmas Eve and then had family over for dinner. We spent Christmas morning together at home and then went to my moms house for Christmas dinner. We each got a ton of presents and had a really great day!!

For New Years Eve we went to Ristorante Orso for dinner with Jason and Jana and Tim and Jana. We then went to Blues Central to see Soulman Sam!! He is this amazing singer who makes you feel like you are in some blues club in the deep south. He covers a lot of famous songs and is always very entertaining.

Here are some pictures from our New Years Eve!!

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(Sherri and I at Ristorante Orso)
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(Everyone at dinner)
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(Picture of the crowd and people dancing at Blues Central)