It has been two months since my last post....goodness where has the time gone...and what in the world have I been doing that I couldn't find a minute or two that I could post about my life in general.....well let us see what I have been up to.......
On July 8th I started a new job.....after being unemployed for almost a year I had three interviews in one week with two different companies that were actually within walking distance of each other....and I received the call from both companies that they wanted to hire me....I ended up at Oakwood International and have really enjoyed working there so far....they are a temporary housing company......so you would stay with us if you were relocating, had long term business to take care of, something happened to your house, etc. They have been in business for 50 years - which is a good sign and the other VERY positive side of this is that it ISN'T in the construction industry, which is what I have been in for my entire career....as most of you know the construction industry has hit an all time low especially here in AZ so I was very thankful to make my way out of that. Most of the employees at Oakwood have been long term employees which is another plus and they have AWESOME benefits and do some great things for their employees - you actually feel like they care about you as a person and appreciate your work.
On July 22nd my girlfriend Karen and I went to the ball game and ended the game with a meet and greet with Luis "Gonzo" Gonzales. We were surprised with the fact that it just wasn't Gonzo but also Parra and Montero as well. I had only bought two balls so I had to have Parra and Montero sign on one ball and then gave Gonzo his own ball. Karen actually got her Gonzo jersey signed....they were all extremely nice!
We are still attending D-Back games and we keep hoping that the team will gel....it seems to have started since the old crew has been replaced....we will see what will happen next year!
August wasn't an easy month for us......we lost our sweet Lola cat.....she had been a part of our family since August, 1996 and I know that everyone says this but she was just a "different" cat. Can't imagine ever having another cat like her.......she was a Bombay which was a cat that was created to resemble a black panther and boy did she! She is missed greatly each and every day. Her and Bubba were great friends and now they are together again.
As many of you know I have been training for the last several months for a half marathon....well the day finally came.....it had seemed like it would never get here and then all of a sudden BAM here we were....I flew into my "Happy Place" on Friday and met up with Timi and Tanya who had come from Texas and Colorado to do the race with me.....and the next day Ann and Christa showed up! We spent Saturday enjoying Downtown Disney, the Health and Fitness Expo....and later we went to the "Pasta in the Park" at Disney's California Adventure.
For the Pasta in the Park we wore these wonderful tutu's that Timi made for all of us.....we had a blast!
Sunday was RACE DAY....none of us slept very well the night before - I think that we were nervous but also afraid that we wouldn't wake up in time....so at 4:30 a.m. we were up and getting our gear on....and by 5 we were out with 14,000 of our closest friends...... and at 6:26 we were off.....I can't say that this was the best experience of my life but I am glad that I did it....I don't even have a picture of me at the end with my medal.....will I do it again.....right now that is up in the air....my feet took a pretty good beating and at points in the race I was really thinking of throwing in the towel especially the last 5 miles but I did complete and I guess that is the most important part.
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