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My Life Thus Far
2007-06-02 03:44:59 (UTC)

Rough and Rugged

*****

My house is in a shambles around me. My laundry is piled
up. I've got not-cold groceries that need to be put away
(I put the cold stuff away as soon as I got home). But am
I upset? Hell no! I got an entire day off from work! A non-
weekend, non-holiday, just your average Friday off! This
hasn't happened in months. So, I played. It was fun and I
enjoyed it.

The beginning of my day was busy. The girls had their
yearly check-ups back-to-back. I like that Naval Hospital
does that. It makes it so much easier for the parent of
siblings. Annie's half of the appointment couldn't have
gone better. A doctor FINALLY saw the problem her teacher
and I see daily. She's got something going on and it needs
to be fixed. Pronto. So, Dr. Hill put in a consult for
psychology and psychiatry to have her evaluated. I
couldn't be happier. Kiki's portion of the appointment was
business as usual. Measurements, vitals. All that good
stuff. Kiki is doing great. She'll have to have her
hearing re-evaluated soon and she got the first of two Hep
A shots. That was all. They were both done and at
school/daycare by 9:30am.

After dropping the girls off I went for my walk in the
woods. This time I went to Trident Lakes on Bangor (the
sub base). I like the trails there, too. I used to walk on
those trails as a teenager when I lived on base, so it
kind of has good memories for me. It's where I went to get
away from life. A safe haven. It's sad when as a kid your
safe haven is the quiet, dark woods. Anyhow, I felt like a
kid again. I traipsed through the underbrush. Got bit by
bugs, stung my plants and scratched by sticks and
twigs...It was great. I have these two opposite sides to
me. The ultra feminine woman that likes to wear heels and
smell nice and the tomboy that likes getting dirty and
sweaty. I exercised my inner tomboy today. The Bangor
trails are far more challenging than Clearcreek. They
aren't nearly as level (they're quite hilly, in fact), not
paved at all and not well-tended. But, that's why I love
them. They're rough and rugged. Natural.

Gen and I finally got a chance to spend some time
together. We did our Starbucks thing, walked around Old
Navy (I got the girls some summer clothes, nothing for
myself), then hit up the Commissary so I could do my much
needed pre-weekend shopping. I hate having to leave the
house on weekends because I have to. I prefer to leave
because I want to.

Now here I sit, in the wreck I call my home and all I want
is to snap my fingers and have it clean, but it doesn't
work that way. So, I'd better get off of here and get to
work, and work is indeed what I have to do. Ciao.




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