I'm Back

I'm back, things have changed, life is better, and I'm training again.

Day one, a one hour blast around the south end of the green circle on tired legs from 90 minutes of basketball yesterday. I won't do that again.

Tomorrow I hope to get out to Standing Rocks for the first time in quite some time.

This journey found me losing 45 pounds last year, I hope to do the same this year.

peace

cd

I heard an old Jewish saying once that went something like "I woke up this morning, everything else is gravy". I love that saying. Some people that I've told it to think it's dire, or lowest common denominator. I think it's a way of saying, "Thank you God for this day. I won't waste it, I'll work hard, I'll get better at one thing today." I think everyone would feel better about their place in life if they thought like that.

I'm just sayin'.

peace

cd

Pins and Needles

Waiting for the rest of your career to happen when you know where you want it to go takes forever!

Lemons

Life threw us some lemons this week, and this will be the last time I speak of them. I guess the main reason I was heartbroken is the loss of potential. Somehow in the last 15 years I have become an optimist again. I know why that's changed, but I'm keeping that to myself. My life is already more rich than I could ever imagine, and an addition to our family would have been accompanied by overwhelming love. Somehow in the last three days that additional love has still found it's way into our family, and for that I am forever grateful.

Life threw us lemons this week, and we made some awesome libations with it!

peace

cd

It's not our time, this time

We had a setback last night. #3 wasn't meant to be. Rather than being heartbroken about it, we are taking it in stride, hugging our kids more, hugging each other more, and thanking God that we already have an incredible family.

peace

cd

41

It's my birthday tomorrow, and all I can think of is 1987. Is there something in our biology that makes us look backwards instead of forwards as we grow older? My life is fulfilled with the most wonderful family possible, a great career, and my relatively good health. That being said, all I can think of is my senior year in high school. What fun that was!

Rather than being full of sentimental BS about my life, I'll wax poetic about something else. Why can't Tim Gunn be my friend? He seems like such a nice man. Lorelei's friend Crescent had the funniest dream about him. She dreamt that they would grow old together and he would hold her hand and it would be resplendent. Funny stuff.

Life's too short to think about deep stuff. Live in the moment, enjoy what you have, and when you have the opportunity, drive with your windows rolled down while listening to outlaw country music.

Happy Birthday Me!

peace

ce