Failing

At Blogging, that is. Life got pretty busy all of a sudden.

Let's see...after my last post, I had a split weekend and got shipped off to training up in Portland, which was draining. Last weekend, I was barely able to get my butt in gear to do ANYTHING...and I really truly can't even remember what I did.

I watched the Bachelor.

Oh, and last weekend was VDay. Ugh. But boyfriend and I have started a tradition I actually love (other than my yearly box of truffles from my Papa and my stack of sugar cookies from my Mama...which is something I look forward to nearly all year long), anyways, that tradition: we did it last year and I thought it was just going to be drinks with some friends...

Last year Tyler called me at work and asked, "Hey, some other patrollers are going to the D tonight, do you want to go?"

"Sure," I replied, thinking that of all the places in town, the D (actually called the D&D Bar & Grill, which is a dive bar in downtown Bend) would be fairly low-population on Valentine's. I showed up, inevitably late as I ended up closing that night, scrambled into some jeans Tyler had brought me and walked in...

Ten other couples in patroller off-work uniforms of carharts and flannel and a Valentine's dinner special. $17 for 2 steaks and a bottle of champagne. Edible even.

That I could handle.

We went again this year, but luckily, I didn't have to work, so we were on time. Tyler was pretty cute even, he wanted to wear the blazer I'd gotten him for Christmas (that we'd had to exchange but we got one he loved that fit on the second try) so of course I had to dress up too. Among patrollers and spouses/significant others decked in -- you guessed it -- carharts and flannel, we were dubbed "Best Dressed" of the night.

It was fun.

And I love the laughs and looks I get when I tell people where my honey took me for Valentine's dinner.

Oh, and did I tell you? I have to start training for half number 5 in a week. And the getting in shape part of my resolution (meaning the losing weight) is going better than my attempt to blog more. But I'm trying! Busy life, right? That's good isn't it?

Anyways, just wanted to check in. I'll try to do better on Tuesday.

Ciao,
kc