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April 11, 2006

Pure, Unadulterated Fun

I'm back home, back to work, and I think I've officially caught up on sleep and recovered from my exhaustion. This was a most whirlwind-ish trip. I admit, I'm a high energy, whirlwind-ish kind of person in general, but this trip was busy in the extreme! After rolling back in town just in time to work perhaps the most violently painful 12-hour night I've ever worked, I collapsed into a coma this morning. All I did today was sleep, nearly 11 of the 12 hours I was off of work were spent sleeping, and I needed every little penny of it. Now, after some good sleep, 2 cups of coffee, a decent meal, a rest from all physical activities, I'm ready to return to the Land of the Living. Whew, someone remind me to slow down!

I can hardly recount the events of this trip in this blog without simultaneously writing a small novella and boring my already small readerhsip to death, so I'll stick to some highlights, as I seem to do after long adventures and blog absences.

1) Live music. Love it, can't get enough of it, why is the live music scene in Montana and Wyoming not as good? I went to 3 concerts by the Los Lonely Boys, The Gourds, and The Flatlanders. These are all Texas bands of one kind or another, and it was a joy to hear them in concert. All of the venues were great, outdoor, open-air venues, which I enjoy SO much better than small, dark, smoky bars. There was endless dancing and a fair bit of drinking. I let myself get spun around the dance floors by anyone who looked like they could dance, and I had a great time. I held back on the drinking pretty well, though! We were so busy and physically active that I just couldn't imagine doing too much drinking! But, cold Dos Equis Ambers with a lime really hit the spot on those warm Texas nights after dancing! And the bands themselves put on excellent performances that entertained and energized their crowds.

2) Running. I did a fair bit of it. My shin seems to be fine. The low elevation was heavenly. And the heat wasn't too bad. Since my shin had been sore for a few days, I eased off of doing any workouts, but tried to keep the mileage up on easy runs. I took a few rest days when we were otherwise occupied with big hikes or road bikes, but I got most excellent exercise on those days, too. I'm counting the trip as down time running-wise, and now I'll be back at it again.

3) Friends. I missed these people! While I simultaneously know that I've moved on to the next adventure in life up here in the north and that I don't want to move back to Texas, it was so fun to spend time with all of these friends. My friends hosted a barbeque party for me one night, and we ate and drank and chatted until way too late at night. I loved it!

4) Outdoor activities. I did a few long, arduous hikes. I road biked twice outdoors, on roads, something I haven't done here since last September. I didn't make it out to camp, which I was a little disappointed about, but I was ridiculously busy for those 10 days that I don't know where I would fit it in!

And so now, I'm back. I have several days of work before I have another week off. I'll be staying in the area for this next week off, playing around here and relaxing. I lined out a series of races for this spring, and the first one is this weekend. I'm still debating whether I will do it or not, though, as I'm currently feeling a little travel weary. Going to this race would require a few hours of driving each way, so I'm currently undecided.

And the whirlwind comes briefly to a halt.

Posted by Meghan at April 11, 2006 7:11 PM

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