12.06.2004

Monday mayhem

Ah, the beginning of another week. I am counting the days for the semester to end... not because school is a bear, but because I am anxiously awaiting my holiday vacation down in Texas. I leave December 17 and won't return for three weeks... lots of time to visit the g-parents and ride my bike in the Texas climate.

Overall I am feeling well, though I have caught myself being a bit irritable this past week. A combination of inadequate sleep, substantial training load, and end-of-semester engineering projects is pushing my mental envelop. Lauren and I managed to get out of town on Friday afternoon, which was a relief, but the respite was halted when I desired to return for training and schoolwork here in Boise. That of course created a minor rift in our romantic excursion, but we survived it and learned to appreciate the time.

I was thinking last night about my living situation, and am pleased that things are going well. Ironically, Drew recently gained acceptance into the University of Idaho and will begin school on January 12, 2005. I started adding up the days and realized I only have ten days left sharing a house with her and Lauren... I leave for Texas then she leaves for school before my return. When I get back Lauren and I will have the house together for another two weeks before we go our individual ways and move somewhere else. I am sad about the situation, I don't want things to change now! However, Lauren and I agree that living together (just her and I) would be possible but too 'marital' for now, so we will pursue other options: most likely I with Dave and Ron, she with ??? We will see how that all plays out.

For now I am off to lift, then ride, then sit in a lab and drill holes in a PVC pipe (silly acoustical design project, don't ask!). The weather is sunny despite local weathermen predictions and I get to pedal 'a fuera' (outside), sweet.