allergies and exercise.

These two topics could potentially be related. But they are not for all intents and purposes of this post. I am up at 5:00 in the morning because of allergies. I don't actually get up at 5:00 am to write on my blog. That would be pretty damn zealous.

Second topic. It has been called to my attention that I didn't follow-up on the running goal I set while Joe was gone. I was partially successful. That's the optimism in me. I also partially failed. The pessimism, in case you didn't catch that. I missed a couple of days. The first day I ran (and walked, but just a little) 7 miles. Sore legs and a total baby... didn't go the second day. The next day I missed daylight hours because I was cooking dinner for a friend. No, I am not dedicated enough to my health to wake up at 5:30 in the morning so that I can go running before work at 7:30. One of the days I am counting hiking as my exercise / running. So even more of a partial success or failure. Amazingly I am not discouraged by my out-of-shapeness or my lack of determination. I felt good about the days I did go and will be going running tomorrow.

post script: Forgot to mention. Skydiving was a gift from Joe's Dad, Jeff, for graduation. I went with him and Joe's sister, Liz, who also just graduated. Pretty awesome gift.

post post script: Another follow-up. Those nightmares I had about not graduating even though I already graduated have been buried 6 feet under. I received my actual paper diploma in the mail! Now it is 5:14am and I am going to try to go back to bed.