rad stuff

I've been running outside when I can, but the weather has been c-r-u-m-m-y most evenings...raining and cold cold, even for March. Since Seth and I carpool to work now, it's hard to go to the campus gym before/after work, so long story short, I bought an exercise bike!

It's just a regular upright bike, and I bought it from QVC a week or so ago. It got here pretty fast, in a huge heavy box, in pieces. Lots and lots of pieces. Anyway it took me around 2 hours to put the whole thing together (with a break in the middle for Chinese food), with an occasional hand from Seth for the heavy lifting and this one piece that wouldnt connect even though it was supposed to so he adjusted it with pliers and a wrench and man hands. We've both used it a few times and it hasnt collapsed yet, so I'd say it's a success. Anyway I really like it and hopefully it can help get rid of some of this c-h-u-b.

Work is crazy. Spring quarter is going to be hectic...I'm already setting up meetings for JUNE even though it's April. I think I want to start taking classes this summer, as a non-matriculated student since I'm not sure which program I want to start, if any. I figure taking a summer class will help me decide if I'm ready to get back into the school thing.

Seth and I are great...his job is going really well and I think he likes it so far. And having the extra paycheck around the house is excellent. It feels like we're kind of starting to catch up on bills and things instead of sinking deeper.

On another note...the tke boys had RCB this weekend and I realized that it's been SIX YEARS since I was sweetheart. So so crazy. The girl who got sweetheart this year is so young that she didnt start Centenary until after even Seth graduated. It's just kind of amazing to think about (a) I have a real job and a tiny bit of financial security and (b) Seth and I have been together for a looong time, and through a lot of different phases of life. Not to mention that (c) most of my friends from then are still a huge part of my life, and we're still somewhat all the same people as we were then, too, except that we've all grown up, too. In a good way.

I guess I'm thinking about this because I had some things come up at work this week that made me realize that even though I really really like my job for now, and I want to learn how to be the best I can at it, I definitely don't want to do it forever. I don't know what it is I want to do, but I still sort of feel like I have time to figure it out.

I'll let you know how the weight loss is going.