My brother and my dad's friend arrived here late Thursday night. My brother and I finished going through the shed and dad's room - getting everything packed and put away or thrown away or put into donation boxes. It went much more quickly than either of us thought it was going to, so that was a good thing.
Then this morning I woke my brother up to go jogging. I didn't want to go any later because it gets *hot* quickly here. I had planned on a 2 mile jog and then let him go for his 6 miler ... he had other plans though!! The longest I've ran since starting back into jogging this summer was a 3 mile walk/run. Today I did 4.35 miles of walking and running - mostly running!! I told my brother that I was going to be wiped out the rest of the day after doing so much - he was like fine, take a nap. No sympathy there. 
When we got back we both ate breakfast, and then went on a 3 mile walk with our dads friend. Part of the walk was feeding the ducks/geese by the veteran's home. I go pecked on the leg/shoe by one of the geese! (It didn't hurt, just was kind of funny.)
Tonight we are going to work on finishing up the garage (I took a nice long nap this afternoon ... can you say sore?!)
My brother flys back to Napa tomorrow morning, and I head back to NM tomorrow night. Hard to believe that the time has finally come to head back home! My dads friend will be staying here with grandma.
One of my coworkers turned my car on yesterday to make sure the battery, etc. was still good. It turned over with no problem. Today I think she was going to drive it around a bit to put the gears through their paces. She told me - I shouldn't have been surprised, it's a Honda! 
I'll be getting back into big G Monday morning around 8:30 (depending on whether the train is on time or not) and hope to do some grocery shopping - depends on how much time my co-worker has who is picking me up. (They are heading to ABQ for a few days after dropping me off - I'll be looking after their cat.) It'll be so nice to be back home. I hope Kari (my cat) won't be too upset with me ...
This summer between exercising more regularly and not having boco access to junk eating ... I managed to lose approximately 9 lbs ... after today, I think I may be going into the next decade on the scale. Now I just have to figure out how to keep this up at home. Running outside isn't a very good option - lots of empty roads yes, but also lots of loose and wild dogs/animals. So my other option is the school gym .. on the small side, so could get *really* boring *really* fast (i.e. 20 laps equal 1 mile, so to do 3 miles 60 laps ...)
Long Run today, One more DAy
July 29th, 2012 at 02:10 am
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Its been a tough summer so far, I hope you get home and can focus on YOU! HUGS!
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July 29th, 2012 at 03:57 am 1343534264
I agree with Ray. It was wonderful to meet you! If I make it to NM any time soon, I'll be calling you!
Your little Kari will be thrilled to see you!
July 29th, 2012 at 01:04 pm 1343567084
You have to find a way to keep it up in NM. Can you enlist a running buddy to go with you in the mornings or early evenings before it gets too dark? That will help with the safety factor a bit. I know in my school when word got round that I was working out after school several teachers came up to me and asked to join in. Great stress relief
Myself, I log most of my miles on the treadmill. Some people can't stand them, but it works for my lifestyle. I'll go on outdoor runs when the opportunity arises.
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I will probably buck up and do the gym / have lots of great music on my phone.