Life is evolving

Inspired by Liz's family blog site, I've decided to set one up for Mike and myself. Growing up I used to journal....in my own handwriting...cursive. I have about 4-5 books filled about 60%... they're great reading breaks during cleaning binges. My writing was the core of my internal growth growing up and I have small regrets that it stopped so suddenly and for so long. Every once in a awhile, I think " I really should"...and then I see the People Magazine on my bedside table and it wins out. With the amount of time I spend on 'facebook', it's only natural to add this type of journaling to my regiman...and probably healthier in a sense.

So much has happened in the last few years and surely the next few won't be boring. Mike is well underway with his Rudolph and Sletten job and has signed up for an Ironman due in August 09. This race has been a lifelong inevitability. There's no doubt he'll not only be successful, but he'll probably do something like win his age group or something. He has a knack. I've just graduated from nursing school and am one month into my gig with John Muir in the PCU. To say we're probably at a turning point in our lives is an understatement.

Oddly, I think we can say we're settling a bit. The bulk of my schooling is done, though I'm sure I'll wander back at some point. After yearly evolutions, we both seem to finally be comfortable with our plights in life. We live in a place that is limitless in adventuring possibilities. I remember my eyes watering when "Wide Open Spaces" first came out. I was in Kansas City and always had this huge need to go....somewhere. There was a heaviness in my chest that couldn't be relieved. We moved to Pleasanton and it all lifted. Almost six years later, I still feel like I can breathe a bit easier and the restlessness is gone. Our relationship is solid as ever and we have both found our niches in our work. We are a lucky family of two.

Mike is getting home tonight from a week long paddling trip in Minnesota with his sister and dad. They mentioned there was a bit of rain and cool nights...sounds like a haven compared to our week back here of highs of 108 deg. He'll be gearing up for a half ironman in Santa Cruz on Saturday. I'm sticking to my desk chair after biking, cleaning my bike, and washing the car. I had trouble seeing out the window at sunset yesterday (seriously, I had to bend sideways to see past the glare on the front) ...this was my signal to pull out the hose, car sponge, and Windex. I always resist the Windex because once you spray the inside of your car windows, you then have to hold your breathe and scrub fast before inhaling the fumes hovering over the dashboard.