It’s good to be home

Well, I made it. I am officially home. I’m not sure for how long, I have no concrete plans during this time, but I am looking forward to spending some quality time with my family for now. This weekend I’m actually spending time in Rhode Island getting the boat ready to go in the water this week (and running a 5k tomorrow-looking for some redemption after the last time I ran it and lost by 15 seconds assuming my calves hold up).

What will I be doing for the next few weeks (until I start my job)?

-For starters, I won’t be running after next weekend. I’m taking two straight weeks off to hopefully give my legs time to recover fully. It’s a physical challenge as much as a mental one. I know I will be better off though. It’s all part of the plan.

-Lots of walking with my mom. She takes my dog for a walk every day for about 4 miles. That will be more than enough to keep me sane.

-Helping get the boat ready to live on. It’s amazing how much work goes into getting it in the water. It goes in next week and I’ll begin moving in then but before that it needs some TLC. The inside of it literally gets a solid scrubbing, the cushions get deep cleaned, and everything has to get loaded on- food, bathroom toiletries, basic things like plates and utensils, clothing, any and all kitchen supplies, bedding, the list goes on. That’s today’s job.

-Catching up with the people I haven’t seen since last summer, which is pretty much all of my friends from high school. This usually just means I send out a mass facebook message to everyone to let them know how long I’m home for and we plan one big meetup instead of a bunch of small ones.

-Enjoying my mom’s home cooking. This one is self-explanatory for anyone who has lived at home.

-Going to my brother’s lacrosse games. I love this sport so much, I wish they had more games left in the season. I went to his game 3 hours after I got home. It was awesome. They came back from 1-6 to almost tie it up 10-11 in the last 4 minutes of the game.