Holy Crap I Hurt Everywhere!

I. Am. Sore.

Everwhere.

A bunch of us decided that going on an 8.2 mile hike with an 1100' elevation change would be a good idea after a night of drinking. I think we were wrong.

Don't get me wrong, it was a great hike and I had a great time. But Holy God I'm sore. My calves are screaming at me to take my heels off, my knees ache like I have arthritis (not that I know what that feels like, but I imagine this is close), and I can't remember the last time I've been so physically exhausted.

It wasn't just the hike that took such a tole. It was the drinking the night before the hike, the drinking for someone's birthday the night of the hike, and the crawling around on my hands and knees packing parachutes all day after the hike that all added up to make me very, very sore.

But it was definately worth it. I had a great weekend and spent time with people that I've been wanting to get to know better. So the pain is well worth it. And even though I'm exhausted, I'm very very happy.

Finally, the Weekend is (almost) Here

This week has been nothing short of horrible. I don't remember a longer week since...well, ever.
But this weekend should be good, and it leads up to a great following week.

My cousin Megan is moving back north from Charleston, SC this weekend, so I convinced her to stop at the dropzone on her way up so she could see what the hell it is I do every weekend. I'm going to meet her down there tomorrow night, and I'm excited to see her. We've never been great friends, but we've always gotten along. She's finally old enough to start hanging out with the "older" cousins during out annual trip to the casinos Christmas night (if you knew my family, you'd understand why we need to get the hell out). It should be a good weekend with a good crowd, so hopefully I'll get to show her a good time. A friend of mine said he'd take her on a tandem if she wants to go, so I hope she'll take him up on that so she can experience it.

Not much else planned for the weekend- jump, pack, repeat!

Mondays

Today is one of those horrible crappy Mondays that really make you regret having to have a "real life" and a "real job" that actually make you get out of bed in the morning. This weekend was exhausting. Emotionally and physically. One of my good friends from my dropzone is moving away and Sunday was his last day in the area. He bought me and 2 of our friends a bottle of wine, which we enjoyed Saturday night (along with some margaritas, more margaritas, more wine, and copious amounts of beer) while trying to ignore the fact that we honestly don't know when we'll all be together again. I'm trying to convince him to come to the Puerto Rico boogie with us next February, but whether his new job will let him remains to be seen.

A high point of the weekend was the return of another good friend, if only for the day. A friend who had moved up to Boston a few months ago came down with his girlfriend, and it was so great to see him. He's one of those people that always puts a smile on your face and you know will always be able to cheer you up and share a laugh with you. I'm so happy for him that he found someone he loves and cares about and was willing to introduce to all his crazy dropzone friends (and groupies).

I recently ended a long distance relationship that had been going fairly well, except for the long distance aspect. I didn't think it was fair to either of us to carry something on knowing full well that neither of us can do anything to change the distance factor any time in the near future. It's hard now, but I know its the right decision and it'll be better in the long run. He's coming for our boogie in a few weeks, and I'm excited to see him, but I'm also nervous that it's probably not the best for our relationship right now.

Work is going extremely well (except for the fact that I have to get out of bed to actually go to work in the mornings). I've been put in charge of all the interiors (elevations, sections, schedules, furnishings, casework design, etc.) for the new school building that I'm working on. It should offer a lot of creative design opportunites, so I'm really excited about the coming months and what I'm able to produce.