Stupid Watch

I purchased 2 watches for Skiing purposes. Most ski resorts have clocks everywhere, some are harder to find. I decided that in order to always know what time it was (so we can be at the pre appointed point on time) I would get us watches.

This came in handy for my running around the apartment complex. Running is not enough I need to know how long it took and if I am getting better over time (I have already improved in the shorter lap by about 30 seconds). I was psyched to see if I could keep my average time for 2 laps at about the same 20 minutes that it took the first time I ran it. I made decent time on the first lap (about 21 minutes, what I stopped briefly to talk to someone). Unfortunately I did not take the time to actually learn to use the split time feature on my handy new watch before actually attempting it.

I have to guess that the 2 laps took between 40-45 minutes.

On a side note, I woke up this morning to wood pieces all over the girls cage. At first I saw one or two and thought that Pat had given them. Then I checked out the rest of the cage and wood pieces were every where. I keep a bag of wood pieces on top of the cage, up until last night I kept them on the side of the cage with out the shelf. Last night it was set on the wrong side and apparently they had no problem chewing away the plastic bag and littering the cage with yummy bark bites (many of which were sampled). I have learned my lesson. and will keep extra's far from the cage

In or Out?

I spent 45 Minutes of my commute home trying to decide if I was going to hit the treadmill or run outside. The last 15 minutes were to convince myself that running outside was the better choice.

I ran the long loop today (distance to be determined but somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.5-2 miles). It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, unfortunately it was faster then I thought it would be leaving me to run another short lap to get the basic 30 minutes in. It took me 20:52.61 to run this lap. Slowing down is not an option but I wish their was another 10 minutes worth of running in one lap I guess I will have to just do 2 laps.

Last night I added another small lap decreasing my time to 7:18.96. Adding a stopwatch to these laps may make it interesting.

Mountains

That is what we were facing today. It must have been more then 2 weeks. I have never seen so much dirty laundry. It took all morning! 10 Loads at least. One big benefit (besides it being free occasionally) is it gets put away slowly over time a few loads at a time instead of all at once. Unfortunately it took so long that I skipped a good workout. After it was all done I ran one short lap (7:53.87) that's less then 10 minutes of exercise. I guess that will be my day off (didn't i just have another Friday?).

The run was much better then the first, I wish I had timed the first lap. But I was happy with my new time.

Then we went to dinner at PF Changs again. I love that restaurant! We both tried new dishes. Pat loved his dish (I have no idea what it was). I wasn't so thrilled with my Vegetable coconut curry. I asked what was in it because the ingredients are not listed on the menu. The waitress listed a few vegetables so I requested that she make sure their were no mushrooms or chestnuts. I was surprised when I got the dish that half of it was tofu, which I hate. and they had sprinkled peanuts on the top, more of a pet peeve. Though the sauce was ok I was disappointed that half of my dish was wasted. When I asked for the ingredients I would think Peanuts and tofu would be listed. At least she asked if their were any food allergies. Next time back to the same old! or maybe that beef and peppers that was calling my name.

Stress

My job dos not normally stress me out. Today it did. I have a customer that is nearly crazy and will drive only a few types of vehicles. While most picky people accept the we will do our best he wanted a guarantee that we can not make.

I can not go into all of the craziness I will say every one around me knew when I was talking to him and got a great laugh. 5:00 could not come fast enough.

A nice game of tennis with Pat and leftovers for dinner and I forgot all about my day. I tried a new wine tonight that tasted good at first then when the after taste hit it was like vinegar. It's a shame the bottle was so cute!

Most Embarassing Moment EVER!

My boss came for a meeting today. As we were waiting I was telling him about Pat's trip to Crater of Diamonds State Park (it was relevant to the conversation). Anyway he asked how big it was. Having no idea I tried looking it up in google.



I did have the name a little incorrect (chain of crater diamonds). For future reference the webpage is http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/. What I found was very different. It was a porn site blocked by Palisades. I pointed it out and laughed, their was no danger of getting an eyeful so it was funny. The problem came when I went to close that webpage. Sigh. It opened another porn site that was not blocked. I didn't see any photo's just the word PORN and my brain panicked, I could not close that page fast enough. and unfortunately it did not close very fast.



The Peanut gallery (my boss) at that point was laughing and trying to get me to turn around to see how embarrassed I was. I refused, letting him know that nothing he could say would make me turn around as my face was RED and getting worse! If he had just let it go I would have been fine! After a few minutes the redness went away. Unfortunately the teasing never will.



I have to admit, it is darn funny!

Tennis Success

I am not sure what has gotten into me but I have been sleeping in on the weekends. As a trend it is a bad thing, as an individual day it is great to wake up after 8am. Even better, Pat made breakfast! It was so close to the time the gym opened that I decided to roll the dice and go later (in this small gym it could mean that I will not get a machine). Today it worked out for me the only one who was in today was one of the regular guy's. I had my choice. Yet I still wimped out and chose the easier elliptical. (I had a mild headache).

While walking home from my workout I noticed that the tennis court was unlocked. Instead of waiting and having to get the key later we decided to go and play right then.

We both Suck! And it was awesome. we played for almost an hour before I gave in. It took many tries to get past 2 consecutive hits, 5 felt like we were superstars! I have an odd habit of jumping for the ball, even when I do not have to. It makes me look more professional (even when I miss the ball by a mile).

I did learn early not to reach for balls. one of the first bad returns from Pat I decided I could get if I just reached a little. Not only did I miss, I did not remain upright. It was the only fall of the day and no injuries were sustained.

After all that exercise I was tired! I ate a HUGE lunch and took a nap. A very long Nap. Hopefully I will be able to sleep tonight, if not at least my headache is gone.

Tennis take 1

Pat at some point in his life enjoyed playing tennis. He played in middle school.

With all of the beautiful weather we have been having (yesterday not included). I was trying to think of an outdoor activity that would be new and fun. I have no Idea what made me think of that at Walmart today but I walked away with 2 new rackets and a bag of balls.

Pat was very excited about the idea as we have courts at the apartment which makes it very convenient. at about 2pm we set out for the courts (Our downstairs neighbor is still moving in which made it an adventure, they moved stuff off of the truck and onto the yard and parking lot). After braving the jungle of furniture we arrived at our destination to find the courts locked. This is not really a surprise they lock it and have a key at the gym and at the front office. Apparently the office hours have changed. When we arrived at the office it was locked up tight and was only open now on Sunday's.

We walked the long way around because I remembered that one of the apartment walls was close enough to the road/parking lot that we could hit the ball a little, thus preventing a total loss of amusement for the afternoon. It would have been a great idea if the whole wall was made of brick. Pat hit the upper wall a few times leaving me to wonder how loudly they could hear it in the apartment. Just after the 2nd time he hit the upper wall and I called it quits the ball went flying into a drain. Another sign that it was not a great idea.

We will try again tomorrow.

Snow globe effect

Welcome to Spring!

We awoke today to big fluffy snowflakes! I didn't even believe Pat when he told me, I just laughed at him. He insisted so I went to the window to check it out. It was beautiful! I wish I had taken a photo, but it was early and thinking is not my specialty at 7am. So you'll have to take my word for it.

Part of what made it so beautiful is the fact that it was not sticking to any of the roads. The trees were nicely covered and it was coming down pretty fast, but nothing on the roads. The snow barely affected my commute! That's what I call beautiful.

Spring?

Today was beautiful! I didn't even need a jacket to go to the gym (it was a short walk from my car, but still). Pat called in the middle of my workout to ask where I was. I explained that I was at the gym (as he should have known). He remembered my leaving the gym bag at home, yesterday.

He invited me for a walk after my workout (which I could easily get used to). I love our spring/summer walks it's the only downside of winter. It was great to enjoy the nice weather. Even better was the cleaning Pat had done before I got home.

Bad Habit

I have a bad habit, well many but one I will touch on today. It takes me forever to switch the clock in my car after the clocks officially change. This season is no different. Normally I remember to take the time change into account but tonight after the doctors appointment it was forgotten.

I was so excited to be getting home so much earlier then expected. The gym may even be a possibility. Then I walked in the door and lost an hour all over again. That just hurts.

No I did not learn my lessen the clock is still an hour off.