First off, I'm happily back at work, thanks to the government of the US putting a tiny band-aid on the debt problem of our great nation. I spent two weeks furloughed. At home and miserable. I've never been a person who is good at sitting still. I can hardly watch a movie straight through without having to get up and move around! So not being at work, which meant not being able to do the things I love, was horrible. I spent the first week (Tuesday afternoon through Friday) doing the things around the house that had been put on the back burner because we both work. Things like laundry, dishes, vacuuming, and such.
The second week I was miserable. No one expected the furlough to continue into the next week, and still I heard people talking that "we'll be back at work by Wednesday." Well Wednesday came and went, and I was still at home. I spent this week moping and trying to keep busy. I met my coworker's new puppy:
Cooper. 1.4 pounds of love and exhaustion
And I became a mall-walker. On Tuesday I walked 7.5 miles between the two Huntsville indoor malls, and then a quick once-around the UAH loop. Then I tried my hand at gardening. I failed at my attempt. I was actually doing well, until I began to dig holes for the tulips bulbs I wanted to plant.. and found that our builder had laid an unfortunate bed of concrete about 7 inches down into the flowerbed. For those interested- concrete is not conducive to flower growth. I had to give up because I am not capable of superman-ing concrete out of the ground with my sheer willpower.
The third week (Monday through Wednesday) I finally decided I was going to embrace the furlough. I rode my bike and ran a collective 15 miles in those three days. I did house things, and prepared for my tutoring sessions. Basically I brought myself back to the real world as much as possible.
Then on Wednesday night. I did something I've never done. I watched a combination of CSPAN and Fox News waiting to hear how the House and Senate would vote to reopen the government. It reopened and I oh-so-gladly went back to work.
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Aside from furlough news, a few other things have happened in our lives. We went to a wedding on October 5th. The groom is a young man that Hubs had gone to elementary, middle and high school and college with. The bride is a woman who graduated a year (2 years?) after me with a degree in physics; she and I also took a few ballet classes together earlier this year. The wedding was beautiful.
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Speaking of ballet, have I told you that I'm in one? I auditioned for Alabama Youth Ballet's The Nutcracker and actually got a part! I'll be in the Arabian scene (yes, I, too, think it's funny that I ended up in that specific scene). Rehearsals for the show have been going well. I'm not too talented, and I don't know the terminology, but I'm catching on quickly enough. And I'm really very happy to report that I really enjoy the rehearsals and the other people in my scene. I'm happy there are other adults in the Arabian Corps with me.
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Now, to a general topic of athleticism: This weekend (3 days from today) I'm participating in my second Indoor Beginner Triathlon with the Huntsville YMCA. I've been running and biking regularly enough, but because the weather has turned colder (without my permission, I might add!), and we got busy with life in general, I haven't been able to swim much since August. The last tri I did went well enough except for the swimming portion.. I seriously thought I was going to drown in 4 feet of water.
Next weekend my mom and I are doing the Warrior Dash. I've read a bunch of tips and tricks about it, and I'm feeling pretty okay about it. I'm excited to get to do this with my mom! She flies into town on Halloween and is staying until November 4. I'm excited to have her! We're going to do a miniature birthday celebration for her since her birthday will be the next week. Maybe I can convince her to wear a birthday hat during the Dash?!
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I don't have anything else to update on! Sorry this post got away from me!
Shameless photo of Puppy:
In fact, I should be ashamed of this picture. This is an old picture of her
from before we got her shaved. I think she's much cuter fluffy.
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