So Random I Don't Even Know What to Name This One

Wow. Here it is Saturday morning and I'm up at 4:30 because I couldn't sleep. Don't ask me, I have no idea why I couldn't sleep later. Possibly because I knew I had to wake up at 5:30 anyway because we have an off-site meeting today for work. I'm thrilled. The thing doesn't start until nine so I'm just killing time, brushing up on some stuff for the meeting, and now I'm posting.

It's been a little warmer the last couple of days...sort of. This morning's niceness is reminding me of all the yard work I need to do before selling our house. I'm getting restless to get it all done.

I was also pleased to see that a Beagle won the dog show! Lucy, our Beagle, is very proud of her championship-caliber, long-lost cousin.

A and I are trying to finalize our plans for the ski trip. They keep getting changed because travel dates with work keep changing. Now this trip that was going to be free is now going to cost me a plane ticket for about 300 bucks plus 25K frequent flyer miles. Before, it was going to be 25K flyer miles and a work-paid plane trip for me. The work week I can't go to now, so I have to take a Monday off and ski Saturday and Sunday as opposed to working all week and staying the weekend over. Either way, I'm excited and by golly I'm determined to go come hell or high water. I haven't spent the last month getting in shape for this trip for nothing. Which by the way, has resulted in me losing about 6 pounds so far. I feel a lot better.

It's amazing what happens when you go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week, you throw in at least one bike ride, then you mix that up with not going out to eat for lunch. Hell, I've saved money and I've gotten healthier. If I spend, let's say 10 bucks a day on lunch, that's fifty a week for a total of $200 a month. To think I've thrown away thousands over the last five years.....

To completely reverse the health topic - after our little soiree today I need to stop by the homebrew shop and pick up some priming sugar. It's time to bottle my stout! In two more weeks it will be time to enjoy the "fruits" of my labor. I'm getting a hankerin' for brewing another batch too. I just enjoy seeing how good I can get a batch. Given this health kick I'm on, it adds a new element of fun when you can give it away and people actually enjoy it.

Well, it's damn near 8, and the party starts at 9, so I need to get off the computer and head that way.

Til' next time...