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Back to the Real World

Today is Jes’ first day at his new job. We still have only one car so he had to wake up early to drop me off before heading up to Costa Mesa. It felt like getting a kid ready for his first day of school…you know, butterflies, pep-talks, and sleepiness. I’m sure it was hard to be out there in the real world again after over 5 months of sitting at home. I had a hard enough time adjusting when I got my driver’s license reinstated. I hope it doesn’t suck. We’ll just have to see when he gets home today.

Wee!!

On Sunday, we took the dog for a walk and Jes decided to dust off the skateboard. With the snow season coming to an end, it was a fun way to somehow extend it a bit. At one point, he took it down a hill at full speed with no protection…flip-flops and all. *sigh* I was just waiting for him to hit a rock and have another emergency room fiasco again.
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In other news, my Monday wasn’t bad. At night, I usually have stressful dreams or nothing at all. I actually had a pleasant/funny dream last night and it got me going on the “right side of the bed” this morning. I also took a PiYo (half Pilates, half Yoga) class this afternoon at the gym and it kicked my ass. I’m so weak…I should keep going.

Thumpity Thump

With the exception of getting up this morning, my first day back to work after break wasn’t as bad as I expected. Perhaps it was because all the kids I saw were doing really well and were on their best behavior today. Whatever it was, I got a lot of work done and my body wasn’t hurting from skiing all weekend. I even went for a run but had to cut it short because of some thumps in my chest that were very similar to the ones I had back in May right before I passed out. Once again, stupid ticker.

And so my break begins…

It’s Friday and my Spring Break is here! School got out at 10:45 today so I went out for a 3-hour lunch with Elaine, an old co-worker and good friend. Later, I took Koa to the dog park where he met 3 other Shibas! With Jes in Vegas for the weekend, I got to straighten up the house a bit while catching up on a week’s worth of Days of Our Lives on Tivo. Topped off the evening with a trip to Target and now I’m watching more TV. At this moment, my life is so simple and sooooooo good. Ah…

Stupid ticker.

I’m in bed for a forced nap per the request of the husband. For the past few days, I’ve had some dizziness and/or lightheadedness. I went to work today feeling a little tired but treated a couple kids in the morning. Meanwhile, I was getting dizzy just watching the kids on the swing and having to get down on the floor and back up so quickly got me a little woozy. So, I went home. I can’t figure out what’s going on…is it my heart again? I’ve been feeling just fine with no palpitations but everyday things have been more taxing for me. Oh well, time to take it easy today.

Time really flies.

There’s a song on Jack Johnson’s new album called “Do You Remember?” It’s a little ditty of him reminiscing with his wife about how they met and how 10 years later they’re “still playing house”. That’s funny, Jes and I have been together for the past 10 years too. We took a stroll down memory lane last night as we read through my old journal entries from our college years. They gave us a few chuckles and sighs. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been a part of each other’s lives for that long. It gave me a little reminder how small our world was and yet it seemed so complicated. Now we’ve built a little “grown-up” world of our own and things seem a lot simpler than before.
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This past Sunday, I also realized how long I’ve known his family. We hung out with his 3 younger cousins on Easter Sunday and boy oh boy have they grown! I can still remember when the youngest, almost 4 years old, wasn’t even born yet and the middle child, about 11, was the baby of the family. *sigh* Time really does fly.