The morning sun in abundance!
Despite an early bedtime, I didn’t get up nearly 6am. I must have really needed the additional sleep. As I made my way down the stairs and glanced out the sidelight windows, I could tell that it was another clear morning. Once in the kitchen, I had full view of the southern sky and could see the half moon hanging brightly in the southern eastern sky.
For the next ten minutes I aggressively attacked my exercise routine finishing up just before a quarter past the hour. Next, I leashed up Ykraps and took to the outdoors still in shorts and a t-shirt. The weather was not only clear, but it was warm too. It was 61 degrees!
I took a slower approach to our morning walk using it as my medium for meditation. It was just so serene that I couldn’t think of a better may to meditate then outdoors under the cover of a dawning day and the incredibly beautiful sounds of nature. It made me want to stay home and relax and play all day. When I returned home I snatched up my guitar and played for about ten minutes watching the sun begin to rise.
After prepping my lunch and eating my breakfast I hit the shower only about five minutes behind schedule. Not bad! Before laving the house I took another handful of pictures off my back deck. It’s just so damn pretty out there this time of year. I left for work around 7:42am and made it there just in the nick of time. And as usual, I talked with Mindy along the way.
Work began a bit dicey, but what’s new. Like many days this past month, we had to suck it up and buckle up! We were really busy! And while we were busy, we had an anticipated lull in activity around 11am so I took advantage of the opportunity and left for my run then. I couldn’t have ordered better weather. It was sunny and 71 degrees. Once on the trail, I could see clouds moving in from the west-northwest. I was once again afforded the opportunity to get some sunshine on my white skin. It was yet another shirtless running day in April. Contrast that with last April when we had a couple late April snow storms where I was dressed in my full winter running gear. In fact, a year ago today, I was on my way to Cozumel, Mexico with brother Tommy. It snowed the following Saturday, April 28th.
After my run and subsequent shower, I left the office destined for Golf Galaxy. I decided to break down and buy some new golf shoes and a new golf bag to replace the old one that had collapsed half way through last season. Sadly, it was only about three years old and was very functional, but the damn stand broke. I tried jerry-riggin’ it but to no avail.
I found a new bag that seemed perfect for my needs and a pair of quality yet inexpensive golf shoes. It’s amazing to me what one can spend on golf equipment these days. It’s not unheard of for a set of new clubs to cost well over $1200 and that’s before all the other necessary stuff. After I got what I needed I was back at work by 12:44pm. By now, I was really hungry and woofed down my tuna fish lunch.
The afternoon went by quickly as a single problem consumed all of my time. But as much as I was looking forward to the weekend, I still didn’t leave the office until nearly 6:00pm. A problem we have been working on for over a month was finally coming together and I couldn’t see walking away any sooner. But once most of the strategic pieces were in place, I turned everything over to those remaining.
I made it home by 6:15 and rather quickly went about my ‘must do’ chores – walking Ykraps and rinsing my lunch containers. I didn’t have the energy to whip out all of my household chores and I was comfortable with that decision. Mindy would be coming over sometime after 7pm, and then we’d be going to Barley’s. Before she arrived I spent some time updating Thursday’s blog entry and burning a CD for Josh.
Mindy showed up around 7:20pm and almost immediately poured herself a glass of wine. Not wanting her to drink alone, I grabbed myself a beer. Because she had been tanning earlier, she insisted on taking a shower before heading out. While she showered, I updated my Spring 2006 project list.
We were ready for Barley’s by 8:25pm and left the house by 8:30pm. We were running a little later than we had planned but it was the weekend and why rush? Mindy’s friend Kari, along with her new boy friend, were planning to meet us there. I knew the Imber’s (Bob & M.A.) would be there since I had talked with Bob the night before firming our golf plans for Saturday.
We arrived somewhere around 8:45pm and immediately found our circle of friends. What I didn’t realize was that it was Bob’s b-day. Mary Ann informed us of such soon after we arrived. As a nice gift, Bob’s brother had called Barley’s and asked that they put his night’s tab on his credit card. That was cool, and unbeknownst to Bob until much later.
Kari and her new boy friend, Kevin, showed up around 9pm. Soon after, my friend Bill showed up too. I wasn’t sure that he’d be joining us. We had a nice time hanging out. For dinner I had a Cuban, a side of Gates of hell wings, and sauerkraut balls (a lot of food but I shared). Mindy had her favorite salad. To wash all of this down, Mindy had two more glasses of wine, and I had two beers. I had a Firkin Russian and an IPA. We stayed unusually late for us. We didn’t leave until almost 11:45pm. I was tired and Mindy had a buzz. It’s amazing what three glasses of wine does to that woman, and that was over almost a four span.
Finally back at home, Mindy wanted some snuggling. I of course obliged. By 12:30am her babysitter called checking on her status. Mindy promptly readied herself for home reporting, still, the affects of the wine. I called her on her drive home to make sure that she got there safely. Once she was confirmed safely at home, I went to bed.
The morning sun in abundance!
Despite an early bedtime, I didn’t get up nearly 6am. I must have really needed the additional sleep. As I made my way down the stairs and glanced out the sidelight windows, I could tell that it was another clear morning. Once in the kitchen, I had full view of the southern sky and could see the half moon hanging brightly in the southern eastern sky.
For the next ten minutes I aggressively attacked my exercise routine finishing up just before a quarter past the hour. Next, I leashed up Ykraps and took to the outdoors still in shorts and a t-shirt. The weather was not only clear, but it was warm too. It was 61 degrees!
I took a slower approach to our morning walk using it as my medium for meditation. It was just so serene that I couldn’t think of a better may to meditate then outdoors under the cover of a dawning day and the incredibly beautiful sounds of nature. It made me want to stay home and relax and play all day. When I returned home I snatched up my guitar and played for about ten minutes watching the sun begin to rise.
After prepping my lunch and eating my breakfast I hit the shower only about five minutes behind schedule. Not bad! Before laving the house I took another handful of pictures off my back deck. It’s just so damn pretty out there this time of year. I left for work around 7:42am and made it there just in the nick of time. And as usual, I talked with Mindy along the way.
Work began a bit dicey, but what’s new. Like many days this past month, we had to suck it up and buckle up! We were really busy! And while we were busy, we had an anticipated lull in activity around 11am so I took advantage of the opportunity and left for my run then. I couldn’t have ordered better weather. It was sunny and 71 degrees. Once on the trail, I could see clouds moving in from the west-northwest. I was once again afforded the opportunity to get some sunshine on my white skin. It was yet another shirtless running day in April. Contrast that with last April when we had a couple late April snow storms where I was dressed in my full winter running gear. In fact, a year ago today, I was on my way to Cozumel, Mexico with brother Tommy. It snowed the following Saturday, April 28th.
After my run and subsequent shower, I left the office destined for Golf Galaxy. I decided to break down and buy some new golf shoes and a new golf bag to replace the old one that had collapsed half way through last season. Sadly, it was only about three years old and was very functional, but the damn stand broke. I tried jerry-riggin’ it but to no avail.
I found a new bag that seemed perfect for my needs and a pair of quality yet inexpensive golf shoes. It’s amazing to me what one can spend on golf equipment these days. It’s not unheard of for a set of new clubs to cost well over $1200 and that’s before all the other necessary stuff. After I got what I needed I was back at work by 12:44pm. By now, I was really hungry and woofed down my tuna fish lunch.
The afternoon went by quickly as a single problem consumed all of my time. But as much as I was looking forward to the weekend, I still didn’t leave the office until nearly 6:00pm. A problem we have been working on for over a month was finally coming together and I couldn’t see walking away any sooner. But once most of the strategic pieces were in place, I turned everything over to those remaining.
I made it home by 6:15 and rather quickly went about my ‘must do’ chores – walking Ykraps and rinsing my lunch containers. I didn’t have the energy to whip out all of my household chores and I was comfortable with that decision. Mindy would be coming over sometime after 7pm, and then we’d be going to Barley’s. Before she arrived I spent some time updating Thursday’s blog entry and burning a CD for Josh.
Mindy showed up around 7:20pm and almost immediately poured herself a glass of wine. Not wanting her to drink alone, I grabbed myself a beer. Because she had been tanning earlier, she insisted on taking a shower before heading out. While she showered, I updated my Spring 2006 project list.
We were ready for Barley’s by 8:25pm and left the house by 8:30pm. We were running a little later than we had planned but it was the weekend and why rush? Mindy’s friend Kari, along with her new boy friend, were planning to meet us there. I knew the Imber’s (Bob & M.A.) would be there since I had talked with Bob the night before firming our golf plans for Saturday.
We arrived somewhere around 8:45pm and immediately found our circle of friends. What I didn’t realize was that it was Bob’s b-day. Mary Ann informed us of such soon after we arrived. As a nice gift, Bob’s brother had called Barley’s and asked that they put his night’s tab on his credit card. That was cool, and unbeknownst to Bob until much later.
Kari and her new boy friend, Kevin, showed up around 9pm. Soon after, my friend Bill showed up too. I wasn’t sure that he’d be joining us. We had a nice time hanging out. For dinner I had a Cuban, a side of Gates of hell wings, and sauerkraut balls (a lot of food but I shared). Mindy had her favorite salad. To wash all of this down, Mindy had two more glasses of wine, and I had two beers. I had a Firkin Russian and an IPA. We stayed unusually late for us. We didn’t leave until almost 11:45pm. I was tired and Mindy had a buzz. It’s amazing what three glasses of wine does to that woman, and that was over almost a four span.
Finally back at home, Mindy wanted some snuggling. I of course obliged. By 12:30am her babysitter called checking on her status. Mindy promptly readied herself for home reporting, still, the affects of the wine. I called her on her drive home to make sure that she got there safely. Once she was confirmed safely at home, I went to bed.
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