About me:

My mother was born in Japan. My father was born in Chicago. My parents met while my father was stationed in Japan during Viet Nam. My father is fortunate to still be alive. He was on leave when his platoon was wiped out. My parents had two wedding ceremonies... one in Japan and one in the US when my father came back. I was born in Arlington Hts., IL. The only side of my family that I knew was my father's side. My grandfather was 1st generation born in the US and is Polish. My grandmother was born in Austria and moved to the US. After my grandfather's death, I learned that him and my grandmother met on Sweetest Day... which was right around when my grandmother passed away months after my grandfather's death. I grew up in Glendale Hts., IL and have one brother. Went to Queen Bee Elementary School and frequently played Boys Chase the Girls. God only knows how many girls I kissed back then. They all grew up to be pretty nerdy in high school. Went to Glenside Jr. High School where I joined Cross Country and Track, due to my feelings towards a girl at the time... and the sport I still love, volleyball. Glenbard West High School was a fun and interesting time in my life. I had many friends during that time. I also went through just about every phase a teenager goes through. Freshman year I had hair down to my ass. I was an honor student, but looked like a burnout. I didn't join many sports, but was very athletic. I think throughout high school, I was a jock, nerd, and burnout all rolled into one. I also joined our local church's teen youth group called IMPACT ( Images of Man Projected According to Christ's Teachings ). I eventually became a teen leader for our school's group. It was a great time in my life and I was extremely involved with the church and the friends I made there. I also started to frequent open gyms for volleyball. I had quite a few girlfriends throughout my high school years, but I also think I missed out on the one that got away... my best friend. After high school I went on to College of DuPage for a little over a year, worked for Sears Roebuck and met a whole new group of friends, joined a volleyball club and was playing ball religiously with a group of friends, coached club volleyball, and found the first girl I actually loved... and probably still love even though the relationship is long over. After that relationship ended, I started devoting all time I spent with her to working out and bettering myself. Around the beginning of our relationship, I got a knee injury while working at a casino. I quit playing volleyball for a couple of years. Towards the end of our relationship, I was the heaviest I had ever been... around 230 lbs. I started working out religiously... 2-3 times a day 6-7 days a week. I also started playing ball again... indoor hard court and beach volleyball. I dropped my weight down to as low as 167 lbs and was as fit as I had ever been. I also got a few tattoos during that time. To be continued at a later date...