My name is Brian Gonzales and I'm about to become a father.
I used to be a bachelor, a volunteer, and a traveler. I used be a coach, a tutor, a teacher, and a friend you meet for a beer... all on the same day. And then things started to change. For one, I got married.
I used to spend an hour each night planning for classes at school. Recently, I used to take two-hour naps on the couch with my wife on Sunday afternoons before watching a movie together, and later heading to bed. But my life is constantly changing.
Three years ago in June, I met Becky for the first time. A year and some later I asked her to marry me, and a year and some after that, we found out we were pregnant. Three months before our pregnancy test came out positive, my father passed away; and two months before that, I got married on one of the hottest days in Colorado I can remember. A lot has changed in just the last year.
I've decided to journal on-line as I change into a Dad. I hope I'll change into a good Dad, or maybe I'll be an embarrassment to Dads everywhere. I'll weigh in on public education, the reality of entitlement in our culture, spirituality, and maybe even fly-fishing (something I know little about, but dream of frequently). But mostly, I'm going to write about what it's like to become a Dad.
A couple things you may need to know about me- I'm a choir director at a middle school in Colorado. I'm a coach and mentor to colleagues, friends, and a few-soccer players. I play piano and sing in a couple bands. And most importantly, I'm joyfully married to my beautiful and brilliant wife Becky. And I mean it, joyfully. Happy is how I feel after eating at Larkburger or Patzcuaro's. Joyful is how I feel the minute I get in the car and head home to be with my wife.
The only thing of which I'm really certain is that everything in life is a gift. Otherwise, I'm less certain.
For example, I'm less certain how the next two months will go before our baby girl comes into the world. She's due on July 10th.
I'll keep you posted...
