WEEKEND AWAY

a lot has happened since my last post. philly was a blast. the shows were extremely funny. the show on friday night, alien factor, was hilarious. the pre show warm up was also very entertaining. the five comedians are funny, and one of the hands, gruber, had been with them a long time, and is very funny. gruber did much of the warm up, and may have been the most entertaining. we also took in the franklin science center, and some of the historical sights. the hotel was in walking distance of everything, even the theater! once we arrived at the hotel, we didn't drive until we left. i ran into some runners at the science center and they told me about an eight mile run along the schuylkill river trail. if i had planned out the trip better i could have done it on sunday morning. i had the time, i just didn't know where it ended, or how to get back to the room, but it sounded like fun. maybe next time i'm in the area. we were home in plenty of time to get a few things done around here, and i went running up at camp hashawha. i think i only did three miles because i made a wrong turn, and cut my run short. overall the weekend was very relaxing. i think we are both very glad we took the time for the r&r. i'm hoping peter can take david up to the science center. they have an exhibit on Galileo, and star trek. he would very much enjoy both of them.

dr brocato is out this week, so i got to go into work late yesterday. i took the opportunity to scour some toilets, finally. they needed it. now i'm down to surface cleaning for the inlaws, and now nobody is coming until july fifth, so i have a couple of weeks. and we will see what really happens.

i had a good run today. i actually had a couple of fast miles, and did some light lifting at the gym. i received a e-mail from dr braman. i heard that she was training for a triathlon. i remembered her address, so out of the blue i sent her a quick letter. when we got home on sunday her reply was waiting for me. there have been big changes in that office in the past year. she is training for the same tri that lori is doing. it was great to hear from her. she is doing well, and her practice is busier than ever. i also just spoke to vanessa, and she is moving forward. since joining the gym, she has lost ten pounds! i can't wait to see her in november.

how things change. peter got home, and things went along as usual. we were driving along to the kingdom hall when he tells me in one breath that he can't believe i think i never listen to him, and in another breath, he says that he told his sister that she didn't have to stay her at all. could you make your own argument. just because i don't bring up a point for a few days, because ironically, i thought he might be getting tired of hearing it, he proves he never hears a work i say. i want to strangle him! i am ready to cancel everything dealing with his family. i do not want his brother staying with us, and i do not want to go up to new york so see any of peters family. i am ready to treat his family the way he treats my family, in two hour increments only.

the urge to cut has been around for a few weeks. i'm sure the way his family has been jerking me around is a big stress. i just have to give up, and let go. i can't deal with the stomach pain anymore.