3/1/11

Short post today. Being that it is the start of a month, I calculated my energy consumption for the month of February 2011. I generated 193kWhr and only used 35kWhr from the grid for a total of 228kWhr for the month! Compare this to February 2010, 928kWhr used. This reduction is mostly contributed to heating the house with wood for the entire month.

On another positive note, at 10:30pm, I picked up Cheryl from Logan and by 11:30pm she was safe at home for the first time in 5 month! This may conclude this blog for a while. It was difficult to post everyday and I'm sure pretty boring for most people. Thanks for tuning in. I may have future posts just for fun.

2/28/11

The start of the new week. I hope things will settle down a bit, the last few days have been so chaotic that I haven't had much time to blog... let alone clean the house for Cheryl's arrival. This morning the dogs and I were back to our typical routine. After feeding them breakfast, I caught up on two days of blogs, but still behind a day. Next I started getting ready for work, noticed it was getting late, so took the pups on our morning walk.

Only one side of the street had the sidewalk plowed, so that is the side we went to. The dogs were good, we did our walk to the Middle St. Market and back without running into any other dogs. When we got home, I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast, then continued to get ready for work. As I was getting ready, it started to spit frozen rain outside. I made it into work on time and proceeded to work on some outstanding tasks.

The majority of my day I was in meetings, only spent an hour or 2 out of meetings over the entire day. At lunch I came home and played with the pups. By this time the weather had turned to just rain. We played for about 15 minutes before I brought them in. Of course, took another 5 minutes to dry the pups off in the mudroom, but that doesn't get rid of the wet dog smell. I had a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch, with a few veggie straws on the side. After lunch I went back to work. The rest of the day I was involved in a single meeting.

At 5pm, I left for home. I took the pups right outside and we played ball for another 15 minutes. When I brought them in, I fed them dinner. I got on the computer and sent out a few emails I have been trying to get out for the past few days. Then I made myself a microwave dinner. I have a few in the freezer that I should eat before Cheryl gets back. I watched a little tv, just to catch up on the news... by the way, since when in America does Charlie Sheen being an ass make primetime news? Oh yeah, this is America, we can't talk about the World, only our actor's lives.

At 7:30pm, the dogs and I went out for our evening walk to Middle St. Market and back. This time, both sidewalks were plowed. This may only make a difference to me because I have a favorite side of the street to walk on. The pups were good, the sidewalk was pretty sloppy due to slush, which will freeze nicely tonight. We got home and I dried off the dogs and we settled in for the night. Reece and I snuggled on the couch watching some tv. I fell asleep at around 9:30pm, waking up at midnight. I turned off all the lights and tv and headed to bed.

2/27/11

Sunday morning means basketball. Even the 6" of snow, and still falling, can't keep me from playing a little pickup game. We had 6 guys show up, which was perfect for 3-on-3 games. The teams were pretty evenly matched, we played 7 games and split 4-3. I played until 11:30am. When I got home, I played with the pups a bit, finished shoveling the driveway, then crashed on the couch for a long nap.

I periodically got up to play with the pups and to feed wood in the stove, but pretty much vegged out until 4pm. I got up, took a shower and headed to the grocery store for some food. I ran in to Jill and Tim at the store and we talked for a few minutes. When I got back to the house I fed the dogs. I made myself a pizza for dinner and watched some more tv.

Nothing too exciting, being that I used up so much energy today that I could barely move around. Cheryl sent me her itinerary, looks like she will be back in NH on Tuesday!

2/26/11

Early in the morning consisted of another trip to the hospital with my father. After w few hours in the emergency room, he was released again. Meanwhile I went into Portsmouth and met up with a friend to catch up. I was requested to include in my blog a chronological database of all the vehicles I've been through.

After picking up my dad at the hospital, we headed up to his place in Wakefield and I helped shovel out his driveway and rake the snow off his roof. For dinner, we went to the Poor People's pup for a bite to eat.

I got home around 7pm and fed the pups. Next I took them out for our evening walk and gearing up for some more snow to come over night.

2/25/11

A quick recap of my friday. As usual, Friday is pastry day at work. The morning was typical, with the pups. Work was pretty stressful, I had a lot to do, and not much time to do it. I was able to get the most critical items done, taking a late lunch. I went home with the pups and we played a little ball in the backyard. In the afternoon, I heard that the hospital had released my dad.

After work, I headed home and played with the pups. Did our typical evening routine, then readied the house for my father to spend the night. Nothing too interesting to talk about.

2/24/11

Another day, but at least I have updates to the events that have occurred in the last few days.

My dad made it through surgery great, the doctor's inserted a stint in a blocked artery. My sister stayed with him for much of the afternoon after he got back to his room. I went up to see him a little after 4pm. He had a steady flow of friends stop by, at one time there wasn't enough space in the room for the nurse to come in. He was in great spirits and is looking to get out of the hospital in a couple days.

The latest on Cheryl is still uncertainty. She will be flying to Christchurch and essentially have a layover for another flight to take her to Aukland. Cheryl has been given the option to get on the next flight home, but this is relative, the next available flight might be a week away. The hopes are that she leaves Antarctica on monday and spends a day or two in Aukland and makes it home before the end of next week. We will see, more updates to come.

2/23/11

I am not going to write a ton here, the major portions of my day were no different than any other day. But today I just have a two things on my mind.

My father was admitted to the hospital late in the afternoon, with a possible heart attack. My sister and I went to see him around 6pm. When we left at 9pm, he was doing well, got out of the emergency room and was given a room in the main area of the hospital. Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning and I will get more information out then.

Second, Cheryl is still stuck in Antarctica. Looks like we will be canceling our vacation and hopefully Cheryl will get back here as soon as possible. More updates to come.

2/22/11

A new morning, same routine with the pups. The dogs and I got out early, then back in for their breakfast. I had some coffee while surfing the net looking at the pictures that were starting to come in at Christchurch. At the time of the quake, Cheryl had dozens of friends that were still in the City and it will take time to find out if everyone is ok. After being on the computer, I got ready for work, then took the pups for their morning walk. Nothing too exciting happened on the walk and the dogs were good. It was a tough walk though, the temperature had dipped to 9F, I hate taking my gloves off to pick up poop when it is this cold.

We got back to the house and I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast, then headed in to work. I continued to work on tasks to complete before my vacation. I also took some time to contact my accommodations for vacation to see what was going on for airlines, rental cars, planned reservations. Still being so early after the quake, everything was still up in the air. At lunch I headed home, played some ball in the backyard with the pups and then made myself a PB&J sandwich. I went back to work and continued with my work as usual.

After work, I went home and let the dogs out, stoked the fire in the wood stove and then played some ball in the yard. We came in and I fed them dinner and then got back on the computer to see if any updates have been posted in New Zealand. I made myself a cheese 'burger' for dinner and ate it while watching the news. I mulled around the house for a bit, checked on flight options to avoid Christchurch, but they all added $1000 to what I already paid for a flight.

At 7:15pm, I took the pups out for the evening walk. It was much warmer than this morning and the dogs were good. Nothing too exciting, as most walks go. We got back in time to watch NCIS with a bowl of chocolate pudding. I watched NCIS-LA afterwards and then went to bed at 10pm.

2/21/11

A short post for today as I am running out of time this morning to write. Nothing too exciting happened today to talk about.

I am currently reading through reports of the devastation in Christchurch, New Zealand. Cheryl was scheduled to fly there on tuesday, and I was going to meet up with her in a week. There are a ton of Cheryl's friends that had just arrived in Christchurch and she is trying to find out if they are ok.

Looks like Cheryl will stay in Antarctica for a little while longer. There is talk of the last flight landing somewhere else, maybe Australia, but nothing for sure. Anyway, wishing the best for everyone in Christchurch.

2/20/11

Sunday morning means basketball! Dogs woke me up at the regular time (5:45am), I took them out an fed them breakfast, then went back to sleep for another hour. When I finally got up, I had some coffee and wrote in my blog. Next I started to get ready for basketball. Before I got too far, I took the pups out for our morning walk to Union St. and back (0.7 miles). There were a couple close encounters, but we were able to avoid all the dogs on the walk. When we got home, I finished getting ready for basketball and headed to the gym.

We had a really good turnout this week, we had 13 guys show up! We played a first game of 5-on-5, then split it up to have two games going with 3-on-3, doing a mini tournament of 3 games. For the last game, we went back to the 5-on-5. I misses a ton of layups and easy shots, but I think I did pretty well on the rebounds and defense.

After basketball, I came home and took a shower, then laid down on the couch to get a nap in. I must have napped for 2 hours. I think I use as much energy during basketball as I do during a half marathon... I'm usually wreaked for the next 24 hours. At 3pm, I took the pups for a nice 1.0 mile walk. I usually shy away from letting the pups meet other dogs on the walk (while I am alone), but I saw a puppy border collie heading right at us and I had to stop and see him. It was a 6 month old male, so adorable. Chance was being a jerk because it was a boy, Reece was playful, but starting to get a little aggressive. Anyway, I had my puppy fix, and immediately sent a picture to Cheryl to brag about the meeting.

After the walk, Jake stopped by to get a house key and see the pups. We talked for 20 minutes or so. Next I went off to Target, I bought some more cereal and some swedish fish for Dennis. Then I went over to the grocery store and got some staples for the next week. I got home around 4:30pm and watched the end of the Daytona 500. If NASCAR is wonder why people are stopping watching this sport, just look at the 'overtime finish' and the freezing the field at caution. I can't stand this green-white-checker idea, I know they limit it to 3 times, but you are almost guaranteed a crash in the last 2 laps... let the guys race back to the finish line like the sport was intended. It really sucks that someone who is 20th causes an accident and the fans get jipped out of a good exciting finish. There is my rant for Nascar.

Next I fed the dogs and then took them in the backyard for a bit. When we came in, I made dinner for myself and watched some more tv. I fell asleep again around 6:30pm, waking up at 8pm, just in time for animation domination! Unfortunately, I fell asleep again and missed it. I woke up at 10pm and turned off everything and went to bed.

2/19/11

Got up this saturday morning just like all others. Took the pups outside and then fed them breakfast. Put in a load of laundry and had some coffee while surfing the net. Next I sat back in front of the TV and watched the 2nd half to a movie I tried to watch last night. I finished it, and put the DVD out for the mailman. Next I took the pups on a morning walk (0.7 miles) to Union St. and back. It was a bit cold, mostly because of the gusting wind. I mulled around the house a bit longer, then went out shopping.

First I stopped off at Bank of America and finally closed my checking account there. I noticed they started charging me $9/mo. for that account, it was my last account with them. Then I went up to Kittery Trading Post to get some nylon straps, also picked up some SmartWool socks, and a few misc. items for my trip. Next I went to Kohl's and returned the leather jacket I bought last week. After wearing it a few times, it really was too big, I needed a smaller size. Since they only had large sizes, I just got my money back. Then I went to Pet Quarters and got the dogs some more food.

When I got home, it was noon. I made a PB&J for lunch and took the dogs in the backyard. It has gotten really icy back there again, and the dogs don't like to play ball on ice. We came in, I made some cheese and crackers and watched some TV, falling asleep multiple times (so did the pups). At 3:30pm, the pups and I went for a nice long walk. We did our 1.0 mile loop near the funeral home. It was such a great day, sunny and beautiful, but windy. When we got back, I decided to do a few things around the house I've been meaning to get to.

I climbed up to the 3rd floor loft and took out the filters to the Venmar, brought them down and cleaned them. Later I put the back up, while in that area, I changed out the battery to the smoke/carbon monoxide detector. Next I started re-typing the Dog Notes I leave for the people dog sitting. At 5pm, Cheryl called on the video chat. We talked for 30 minutes or so, during which I fed the dogs their dinner. Cheryl now has 4 days left on the ice! Can't wait to see her. After talking, I made some ravioli for dinner and ate upstairs in front of the TV. I am assuming that once Cheryl gets back, my TV watching will be reduced substantially.

For the rest of the night, I continued to work on getting things ready for my backpacking trip. I have the two sleeping bags airing out. I have my two sleeping pads blown up, trying to decide which one to take. Trying to find the right clothes to bring, I don't want to carry too much, plus I am trying to keep my luggage to carry-on only.

Finally I passed out on the couch around 9pm, woke up around 11pm and turned off all the lights. I decided to try and sleep on the couch to see if that helps my back.

2/18/11

Friday, so exciting. I will keep this post short. Did the typical morning thing with the pups and then off to work. At lunch I came home and played a little ball with the dogs in the backyard. After work I played with the dogs, fed them dinner, talked to Cheryl on the phone and ran to the ATM. At 6pm, I took the pups for a walk. At 6:45pm, I was off to a poker game. The game was for Frank's birthday, there were 16 guys, two tables. It was a lot of fun and I walked out with the same amount I walked in with! I got home and took the pups out one last time, then off to bed.

2/17/11

Got up this morning with the dogs and did our typical routine of taking them outside, back in for breakfast and blogging about the previous day. Afterwards, I took the garbage and recycling out. It took almost 2 months to accumulate enough garbage to fill a bag to put out. This is usually ok for the winter months, but during the summer the garbage has to go out more often because it starts stinking pretty good. Next, the dogs and I went for our morning walk to Union St. and back (0.7 miles). I think these walks are counter-productive for Chance... he just eats ice cubes off the ground the entire time, so whatever he pees, he more than makes up for in ice.

We got back to the house and I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast and then got ready for work. I didn't start a fire in the wood stove today because it is suppose to be warm and sunny. I headed out a little early, just because. Work is the same, nothing too exciting to really talk about. I am pretty busy, but mostly because I am getting things in place before I leave for vacation. At lunch, I headed into town and met up with Seth at Me & Ollie's. What a beautiful day, 54F and sunny, we decided to take our sandwiches outside and eat on one of the benches. Couldn't ask for a better day. I had a great time talking with Seth, we walked midway over the Memorial Bridge. But, as all good things must come to an end, my cubicle awaited my return. On the way back to work, I stopped in at the house and played with the pups outside for 10 minutes.

When I got back to work, I continued to finish up o few things, similar to the morning. At 5pm, I headed home and took the pups right outside, it was still 49F and some sun left in the sky. We played for almost 20 minutes, then I fed them dinner. I put a load of laundry in, then talked to Cheryl on the phone for almost 40 minutes. Afterwards, I made my dinner, ravioli and sauce and some crackers and cheese. I finished eating around 7:30pm, time for the dogs evening walk. We did the down and back (0.7 miles), everything went well. When we got back, I watched an hour or so of TV, falling asleep on the couch. I woke up around midnight, turned everything off and went to bed.

2/16/11

Woke up this morning with Reece on the bed and Chance licking my face, ahhh the best. We got up and did our typical morning routine. The dogs went outside, then back in for their breakfast. I had some coffee and blogged. Afterwards, I took a shower and got dressed for the day. The dogs and I went for our morning walk to Union St. and back (0.7 miles). I can't wait for the snow to melt. The dogs are finding the nooks and crannies of people's footstep in the snow and some sort of aiming game to get all their poop in one of these depressions. Then it is like trying to get peanut butter out of the nooks and crannies of a toasted english muffin. We made it back to the house, I had a 3-egg green pepper, onion and cheese omelet then got ready for work.

For the most part of the day today, I was in meetings. At lunch, I went with Carl and Dennis to Herbert's, I had the Monti Cristo sandwich. Looks like Carl is looking around for a house in the area, there seem to be a large amount of houses on the market. After lunch, I headed home to let the dogs out and to play ball. I put some more wood in the stove and headed back to work. The remaining part of the day I spent in meetings.

At 5pm, I headed home to play with the dogs. We got about 10 minutes of play time in, then I fed them dinner, put more wood in the stove and headed out to meet up with Jeff. I met Jeff, Tucker and Tucker's wife at The Brewery for some dinner, I had the pulled pork sandwich. After a couple beers, we headed over to The Music Hall for the Banff Film Festival. I got to see Angela, and we talked a bit in the lobby before the start of the show. The show was pretty good, this year it seemed to be more about humor than challenges of the sports. It got over at 10:20pm, so I headed home and let the pups out one last time. I got into bed around 10:45pm.

2/15/11

Tuesday morning... the number of days that I write in this blog are starting to count down now. No longer am I counting weeks, now it's days! The dogs and I got up as usual and did our morning routine. Nothing too spectacular going on in my life right now to write about. After our routine, we went out for a 0.7 mile morning walk, waved at Dave as he drove by. Got home and had a bowl of cereal for breakfast and headed off to work a bit early.

Work was the same as usual, continued to work on tasks, knocking them off my list one by one. At lunch I went home and played ball in the backyard with the dogs. Reece decided to hide under the stairs to the side door while Chance ventured out onto the snowy area near the chimney (we almost never go over there since it snowed). I came in, had a yogurt and PB&J for lunch. Since the house was still warm from yesterday, I still haven't started a fire today! After eating, I headed back to work. The rest of the afternoon was much like the morning, nothing too interesting to speak of.

I got home right after 5pm, started a fire in the wood stove and took the pups outside for some ball. I stayed out as late as possible to get the last bit of daily sun. We came in, the dogs had their dinner and I went upstairs and did a workout. Next I took a shower, made my dinner (ravioli and a salad), and ate while watching some TV. After dinner, the dogs and I went out for our evening 0.7 mile walk. Looks like the sidewalk salter came through some time today... there was a nice new layer of salt over the sidewalks. Chance barely made it home with a limp.

The rest of the evening involved me the pups on the couch. Chance even spent some time with me looking for some belly rubs, too cute. I fell asleep a bit before 10pm.

2/14/11

Another morning, same routine. Had the dogs out first thing, then back in for their breakfast. I had some coffee and blogged about the weekend. I was so happy to post that photo of the dogs yesterday, it is among the cutest ever! It was already a warm start to the day, in the low 30s this early in the morning... good things to come. After blogging, I got dressed to take the pups out. We went for a morning walk down the Union St. and back (0.7 miles). I got to try out some new poop bags... yes, that is the most exciting part of the walk for me. The dogs were pretty good. We walked up to a golden (also had a gentle leader on). With the snow banks, it is very difficult to ditch the current route and take an alternate route to avoid confrontations. The dogs did OK, Reece began to bark and pull after the golden started barking. I just didn't have the time to pull out treats to entice Reece (I was wearing my large mitts that don't fit in my pocket).

When we got home, I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast and surf the information super highway (a.k.a. the internets) for a few more minutes. I went upstairs and got cleaned up for work, got dressed and headed out the door. Work was as usual. Everyone seemed excited for this Hallmark holiday... another excuse to buy a card and flowers. At lunch I went home with the pups, it was hard not to enjoy being outside. Though it was pretty cloudy, it was in the low 50s for the first time in months. The dogs were able to play ball in the yard because the ice had softened up, we stayed out as long as possible. When we went in, I made a ham & cheese with greens and ranch dressing wrap... pretty good. Then I headed back to work.

The rest of the afternoon at work went ok as well. I continued to close out tasks, transitioning to get things complete before my vacation in 2 weeks. I ended up working a bit late in order to get a few things done for first thing tomorrow.

I got home around 5:45pm, Cheryl called as I was walking through the door. I immediately let the dogs out in the yard and we played ball for 15 minutes while talking with Cheryl. It was still above 50F and I didn't want to go in. But I brought the pups in, fed them dinner and finished my conversation with Cheryl. I headed over to EMS to pick up a sleeping pad for our hike. I saw Michael, our neighbor there, we talked for a few minutes. Then I headed over to Shaw's to pick up some food... I can't believe how much more expensive Shaw's is over Hannaford... crazy.

I got back to the house, put the food away and immediately headed out for the evening walk with the dogs. It was 7:30pm, and still 45F... it was great, I didn't even have to wear gloves. We went for a nice long 1.0 mile loop. The dogs seemed to enjoy the longer walk and were pooped when we got back. I made some buffalo 'chicken' tenders and a salad for my dinner and ate it while watching some TV. I finally got to bed around 10pm.

2/13/11

Sunday morning routine... After my weekday morning routine with the dogs, Sunday's I head over to the court to play some hoops with some friends. The turnout was a little lite this week, but we still had lots of fun. As usual, I put out a lot of energy and I'm usually toast for the rest of the day.

Tired dogs are good dogs!

When I got home, I did a load of laundry, washed the dirty dishes, vacuumed the downstairs and played with the pups in the backyard. Then I took a shower and layed on the couch watching TV... catching a few naps in the process. I did spend some time on-line looking up camping sleeping pads. Next thing I know, it's 5:30pm. I fed the pups their dinner and made myself a pizza. At 7pm, the dogs and I went out for the evening walk.

We got back and I vegged out on the couch again, watching TV until 11pm... what a slug I am.

2/12/11

A lazy saturday... actually, I was out and about quite a bit. I will keep it short, as weekends are difficult to keep track of on monday morning when I write the blog. Ultimately, we did our morning routine and eventually made it out for a long walk (to Rte 1A light and back - 1.0 miles). I picked up the house a bit, then went out to go shopping. First I went to EMS again to look at camping stuff. Then I went up to Kittery Trading Post. I bought a compression sack and two dry sacks that were on sale.

I came home to check up on the dogs, and to stoke the fire. We went out and played a bit, then I was off to Lowes. I had a few more house keys made, then walked over to Target. I got some cereal, and some food for the vacation as well as some travel stuff. On the way out, I saw Mackenzie, Dan, Emerson and Cailan coming in. We chatted at the entrance for 10 minutes or so, then I took off. I headed over to Kohl's to look at a new wallet. I also looked through their 20 racks of clothes on sale 60-90% off. I bought a few nice button-up shirts, a leather jacket for riding my motorcycle ($110 marked down to $22) and a new wallet.

When I got home, I tried out the compression sack with my sleeping bag and checked out my available room in my backpack. Follow this by trips outside with the dogs and most of my day was filled up. I got to talk to Cheryl on Google chat for 15 minutes or so, our video chatting is getting more frequent now that there are less people on station. Seth stopped by during his run to say hi and see how I was doing... he got a chance to say hi to Cheryl through video chat. Afterwards, I went upstairs and did my daily workout, took a shower and relaxed for the rest of the day.

The dogs and I went out for another walk to end the day, only going to Union St. and back (0.7 miles). For the rest of the night, I kinda vegged out on the couch watching TV and relaxing.

2/11/11

Another friday, another week down. Same routine this morning as usual, up wiht the dogs early, outside for a quick duty, then inside for their breakfast. A cup of coffee and a blog, next I am getting ready for the day. I do a 10 minute stretching routine upstairs, get cleaned up and dressed and I am out the door with the dogs on a morning walk. We walked to Union St. and back (0.7 miles) with little excitement. When we got back, I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast and then got ready for work.

I got into work about 15 minutes early, wanted to take care of a few things before the rush of meetings. I attended meetings from 8am all the way up to lunch. At lunch I went home to the dogs. We went outside and played a little bit of fetch, then came inside. I made a ham & cheese wrap with mixed greens and ranch dressing. It actually tasted pretty good. Once I was done, I took the dogs out for a quick walk around the block (0.4 miles) before going back to work. The rest of the day at work was normal, and not too exciting to speak about.

I made it home by 5:15pm, and took the dogs out for some ball. We got about 5 minutes of play time in, then they came in for dinner. I washed some dishes, cleaned up a bit, then did my workout upstairs. Afterwords, I heated up some of the breaded chicken from the other night, added a salad and cottage cheese for my dinner. After dinner, I took the pups out for our evening walk to Union St. and back (0.7 miles). Again, nothing too exciting to talk about, the dogs were good and are enjoying the walks again.

When we got back to the house, I grabbed a bowl of pudding and watched a couple more episodes of The IT Crowd season 2. Well, I have managed to watch all the episodes now, in the course of 2 weeks. It was a very enjoyable show, it's too bad british tv seasons are only 6 episodes long, compared to 22 in the US. Around 10pm, I went to bed.

2/10/11

Another morning, same routine. I love waking up to the dogs, they are so sweet... except for the wake-up paw in the eye tactic. So we got up and headed outside for a few, then I brought them in for their breakfast. Next i grabbed some coffee and blogged about yesterday. I tossed the hanging laundry in the dryer for a 20 minute cycle, and got ready for work. At 6:50am, the dogs and I went out for our morning walk. We made it to Union St. and back (0.7miles). The dogs were very good and nothing too exciting happened. When we got back, I made a 3-egg and cheese scramble with OJ for my breakfast. I put out the recycling and then headed to work.

I will skip talking about work today, and focus more on my personal life. At lunch I went home and quickly let the dogs out. Then I went upstairs and did my workout routine. I took a shower, got dressed, and took the dogs out again for a little ball. The area we play ball is getting really icy and not much fun for the dogs. I put the dogs back in the house, had a yogurt for lunch, then headed to the Music Hall. I picked up a couple tickets to the Banff Film Festival for Jeff and I, next wednesday night. Then I headed back to work.

At 5pm, I left work and got home to let the dogs out. They didn't want to play on the ice, so I brought them in for dinner and stoked the fire for the evening. Once they were done eating, I took them for a short 0.3 mile walk. We got back to the house, and I took off to meet some co-workers at Red Hook for drinks and food at 5:30pm. I had organized another 'young' employees night out. We took a 3 month hold on the night out, mostly because of peoples schedules. It was fun, Aaron, Matt and Brianna joined. Brianna is a new employee at CHI that helps out with IT and will be doing documentation control as well.

We had a good time chatting, I'm glad we spent a large portion of time not talking about work. At 8pm, we all took off and I headed home. As I got home, I took the dogs out for our evening walk to Union St. and back (0.7miles). The dogs we good and the walk was just what I needed after eating and drinking. We got back to the house and I put in The IT Crowd DVD season 2 and watched an episode before falling asleep.