dog days.....

so i'm house sitting again for some friends in south minneapolis. i'm mostly around to take care of their puppy didi, who i have been referring to loving like as diedra. she's a big, blond lab and something mix. she is suppper sweet and has a great disposition. she is also very needy and helping my reenforce my choice to not have pets. i've been having fun walking and brushing her but i guess i'm a bit too selfish with my time-i feel a bit put out.

the weekend was great though. got to go to a sobriety conventiuon this weekend and had a blast! something like 8 or 9 thousand people, great speakers, meeetings, friends, fellows, food and fun! sounds like a fast food commercial. the speakers they get for these events tend to be extremely good at telling their story of what it was like and what it like now. both of the speakers on firday got me a bit choked up and dare i say teary. had i been in a less crowded room i may have just let myself go.

the holiday made things a bit crazy and i feel a little off from routine. i started running last week and mananged to get in three two mile runs, 5 miles in the pool and threee days in the weight room. i even got the jump rope yesterday and went at it for 20+ minutes behind my building. the thought i've had lately is to train for a sprint triathalon, but i can't commit to something like that, at least not yet.......