To leave a call back number, press 5

As part of my job, I get the pleasure of leaving lots of voicemails. Drives me crazy to hear the system-generated voicemails!! How many of you out there have ever pressed "5" to leave your call back number? I'll bet it's none of you, so why do they even put that option in there?! :) I really wish they'd shorten those messages because trust you me, it's gets old to listen to them time and time again!

I probably need to update you on my tri training. Or lack thereof! :) Nah, I've been slowly but surely working on it. I've now officially been on my bike three times and it's getting easier. Now that the days are longer, I'll be able to ride it after work. The biking part remains the hardest event for me, but I'm sure more practice will make it easier. A friend of mine sent me a 12 week training schedule (goal of schedule is to complete, not compete, which is right up my alley) and now I just need to follow it!

I ordered an AC unit yesterday!! After four summers of sweating during the summer in my hot upstairs apartment, I am finally giving in. A neighbor is going to install it for me and I really hope it works. It's an old building, so I'm not even sure if I'll be able to have it on with other appliances without blowing a circuit . . .

Cheers!

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I am bored. Here I sit in the great city of San Fran yet am stuck at a boring conference. Blah. Kinda cool that I can post via my cell phone but that won't keep me entertained for too long. You should see the pharmaceutical reps .. Perfect suits, perfect hair, etc. I once concidered being a rep but am too far from perfect, I think! :)

Walked around the city last night ... Uphill and downhill. Was great!

SF

Another flight, another blog. You should know the routine by now. Heading down to San Fran (I understand the locals hate it when I call it that) for a conference. Gotta find me (uh, sorry, my company) some doctors! Hopefully there will be enough time to get out and have some fun as well.

Cheers!

Perfect . . . even after 10 years

I had my mini college reunion last Friday night and am still smiling! It was perfect! I was sure people would start leaving around 11:00, but we all managed to stay out until about 2:00 a.m.! Who says we can't still party like college students! I love all my friends and they bring me true happiness. The photos are hilarious and a riot to go through the next day. It went off far better than I ever could have imagined.

The next day was a little rough for some, as my dear friend, Dave, summarized in an e-mail to me this morning:

So, then vs. now:
10+ drinks (I guess...my memory is fuzzy. Not sure why :)) vs. 7
Bounced out of bed vs. fall out of bed
No headache vs. headache
Bike into class the next day vs. vacuum the house
Tackle the day at full speed vs. take a nap on the couch
Do it again the following night vs. crash on the couch @ 8:00pm

10 Years?

Has it really been 10 years since I graduated from college? In some ways, it feels like it was just yesterday, yet it other ways, it feels like it's been forever. I'm organizing a mini college reunion with the friends I hung out with the most during those years. We are meeting up this Friday, and just thinking about seeing everyone again brings back a flood of memories. I can still envision the bar we all went to every Thursday. I can picture everyone's faces, I can hear the music, the whole works. The memories are so vivid that I can almost just take myself back in time and imagine myself still there. No way has it been 10 years! :) Have I accomplished what I set out to do within those 10 years? I had pictured myself married with children by now, yet am so incredibly thankful that I didn't hit that goal. I am pleased with where I am in my career, I am happy and healthy, and I have the most wonderful friends and family . . . yes, I guess I have accomplished something with those 10 years. Go Beavs!