working too late and being bored
So, its midnight. I like to be in bed by 10. Yes, I know that makes me old. Some I'm watching data load. Very exciting, let me tell you. I would go to bed and just let it run, but I need to kick another thing off when the one thing is done, so here I sit. It is very hard to stay awake when everyone else in the house is asleep, including the dogs. Oh well, such is life. Luckily my boss said that since I was up late tonight, I can leave early tomorrow. Hurrah. Especially since I have to pack and all that for Friday. Little Adam is finally graduating. It will be great to get down to Austin for a weekend again and see him and his family. It has been oh too long since I've been on 6th street and it will be great to show Dave the sights.
Thinking about it, it is crazy how much my life has changed since I lived that crazy summer in Austin. When I moved there, I had just broken off my engagement with Doug. I moved there to get away from Colorado and the wonderful town of Eagle that decided it needed to know everything about what happened with Doug and I. I was worried that it was going to be a very rough summer and it turned out to be one of the best of my life. I got to be good friends with Velvet and Disco, and even though we don't keep in touch as we should, they will always be two I hold very close in my heart. I also learned a lot about myself and realized how I wasn't ready to grow up.
Now it is about 4 years later. The older I get the more I realize how little I know and how being young is a good thing. I've got a good job working on an interesting product, I live with the man I love more than anything, I own a house, have 2 dogs, etc...basically all I'm missing is the kids and the white picket fence....but then again I'm still too young for that. :)
I'm pretty happy in life. I like where I am. I used to have unrealistic expectations of what love was and how life was supposed to go and be perfect...like a fairy tale. But now I realize I have this great gift of my life and that I can make it to whatever I want it to be. I can make myself miserable or I can realize all the great things that surround me.
Ok, that's enough about being phlisophical....that isn't really me....I'm more just a happy go lucky type.
The BolderBoulder is in 12 days. I'm nervous about it, even though I know I'm in better shape than I was when I did it last year. It should be a fun time, but I'm going to miss having Mo running with me. Silly girl got herself pregnant and the due date interupts her running. Just kidding, it is awesome that she is having a kid, but I will still miss her during the race. Maybe I can find some baby running shoes to give her as a gift. :) Mo is the one who taught me to be a runner and helped me realize I really like running in races. And she also taught me that even though I'm not fast, the joy is in finishing and doing better than you thought you could. I love my morning runs now. I go to the gym, throw on the headphones and pound out 4 or 5 miles a day. It is my time. I can think about whatever I want. Sometimes it even seems that I forget I'm running, luckily my legs keep going though so I don't get thrown off.
I got elected to church council last week. I know some of you who don't know me very well will find that shocking. I'm excited about it. I love my little neighborhood church and I'm hoping I can have a positive impact on it. It has come a long way in the past two years I've been attending and I hope it can keep moving forward. Probably the coolest thing is that membership is really growing. This is great for a church that was almost declared dead not too long ago and used to have an average member age of 80.
I guess I should find something else to entertain myself. Too bad DAve is sleeping or I would vacuum. But I don't think he would appreciate me waking him up.......if anyone reads this and has ideas for me, shoot me an IM.
Goodnight all.
Thinking about it, it is crazy how much my life has changed since I lived that crazy summer in Austin. When I moved there, I had just broken off my engagement with Doug. I moved there to get away from Colorado and the wonderful town of Eagle that decided it needed to know everything about what happened with Doug and I. I was worried that it was going to be a very rough summer and it turned out to be one of the best of my life. I got to be good friends with Velvet and Disco, and even though we don't keep in touch as we should, they will always be two I hold very close in my heart. I also learned a lot about myself and realized how I wasn't ready to grow up.
Now it is about 4 years later. The older I get the more I realize how little I know and how being young is a good thing. I've got a good job working on an interesting product, I live with the man I love more than anything, I own a house, have 2 dogs, etc...basically all I'm missing is the kids and the white picket fence....but then again I'm still too young for that. :)
I'm pretty happy in life. I like where I am. I used to have unrealistic expectations of what love was and how life was supposed to go and be perfect...like a fairy tale. But now I realize I have this great gift of my life and that I can make it to whatever I want it to be. I can make myself miserable or I can realize all the great things that surround me.
Ok, that's enough about being phlisophical....that isn't really me....I'm more just a happy go lucky type.
The BolderBoulder is in 12 days. I'm nervous about it, even though I know I'm in better shape than I was when I did it last year. It should be a fun time, but I'm going to miss having Mo running with me. Silly girl got herself pregnant and the due date interupts her running. Just kidding, it is awesome that she is having a kid, but I will still miss her during the race. Maybe I can find some baby running shoes to give her as a gift. :) Mo is the one who taught me to be a runner and helped me realize I really like running in races. And she also taught me that even though I'm not fast, the joy is in finishing and doing better than you thought you could. I love my morning runs now. I go to the gym, throw on the headphones and pound out 4 or 5 miles a day. It is my time. I can think about whatever I want. Sometimes it even seems that I forget I'm running, luckily my legs keep going though so I don't get thrown off.
I got elected to church council last week. I know some of you who don't know me very well will find that shocking. I'm excited about it. I love my little neighborhood church and I'm hoping I can have a positive impact on it. It has come a long way in the past two years I've been attending and I hope it can keep moving forward. Probably the coolest thing is that membership is really growing. This is great for a church that was almost declared dead not too long ago and used to have an average member age of 80.
I guess I should find something else to entertain myself. Too bad DAve is sleeping or I would vacuum. But I don't think he would appreciate me waking him up.......if anyone reads this and has ideas for me, shoot me an IM.
Goodnight all.