Team Hawes — Photo: Matt Garman
Howdy,
And now I must say, again, “Hello, my name is Billy Hawes,” (even on billyhawes.com, ironically) because, already, three months simply evaporated since my last (and first) post, Welcome to My Blog.
Not doing so well on being active and consistent online or in my writing life. (Though brother-in-law Matt Garman and I have been podcasting like Olympic champs! Or, at least, honest-to-goodness participants in the Games.)
Not excuses — because my plan’s to push through and fight on-write on — but a little explanation as we rev up:
1) I wanted to create a self-hosted site/blog (a dream, aka long-time thought-and-stall from costs and dragging feet and fingers) before …
2) Our BABY came! I got my website up (accomplishment!) and he came! (blessing!!).
Riah Surf — Photo: Billy Hawes
Riah Surf Hawes was born June 5, 2016, healthy and amazing as his two older brothers, Jasper William and Titus Shalom. Riah doesn’t yet talk as much as the older two yakkers and furniture-cliff jumpers, but he’s just as delightfully distracting. And poops as much, maybe more, but not like Ti, who currently employs the diaper, the toilet, and the smear technique on anything inbetween …
3) I’ve also experienced the extreme pleasure of a herniated disc in my back — mostly just from being me (and my dad’s son), apparently — but I’m doing much better now than the full day spent in fetal position on the bathroom floor cringing and crying out, thank you.
So as we Haweses settle into the new with Baby Riah and Back Rehab, I say, “I’m back, baby!”
—Billy
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