A couple of getaways

Went to Big Bear again! I love it there so much. It's a huge lake and a resort-looking city about an hour and a half from here. It was definitely a welcomed day trip after work on Saturday. Sunday I helped give out free Jamba at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films which was great, because I love getting out into the community and out of the store.
Today I found out I'll be helping out at the Disneyland Half Marathon for Labor Day! Score. I'm so excited! Anything I can do at community and sporting events/activities makes me so happy. Gotta get those hands mighty dirty before getting into business for myself.
I've got a pretty decent calendar after that - Nike Run Hit Remix in LA that Jamba is picking up the tab for me to run five miles in September, another triathlon, working at the Palm Springs Tramroad Challenge 6K uphill that Klein and Clark Sports is putting on, possibly a Nike marathon in San Francisco, helping with the Catalina Eco Marathon in November, Tinsel Triathlon that I'm running in in December, and then I'm going home for Christmas! My events calendar gets better and better.

Work hard, play harder

I finally beat the heat on Sunday and to the Padres game in San Diego. Mike, Bob and I saw some great ball and then walked all around the Gaslamp and the beach. It was great weather and by the end of the day (walking barefoot on the beach at sunset after chowing down some AWESOME pizza) we all wanted to move there. I still think it'd be sweet if one of us got a place there, then we'd eliminate all hotel fees because there'd be someone to stay with in the desert AND near the beach. Anyway, we stayed in the best hotel ever on Pacific Beach and didn't want to leave the next morning. Good times.
Definitely looking forward to leaving the desert again, but life is picking up big time with triathlons and 5Ks coming. I guess we'll see what happens. The waters are calming a bit after it seemed everything was falling apart, which I'm happy about. Things can only get better after such a rough patch. Lots of decisions to make about what I'll spend my time doing - there are a lot of different directions to go at this point. Would have been cool to go home for a little while, but a little glad I didn't - still, I'm really bummed I have to miss the state fair.
I hate being an ambitious, ADD hippie sometimes!

All stirred up

Okay, seriously. How could you not LOVE that face?

More on life later. Career can wait, puppy cannot.

You're my new mommy now.

So I'm a new mom. I adopted a little girl from the pound and named her Scout.

Muah!

That's right. Reese has a step-sister - she's a two-month old chihuahua/jack russell terrier, which is a very silly mix I think. We went walking downtown after work today (more like I set her down for awhile, she pooped, and everyone stared then I carried her the rest of the way) and her personality is starting to come out. Yesterday she got home after being in a kennel for awhile and being spayed so she was a little groggy, but she's more playful now. She is the BEST at greeting me after a long day at work!

Anyhow, now two dogs will make up my muse for Brown Dog Endeavors. :) They have yet to meet though. Scout is more a snack at that size than a buddy to Reese so we'll wait on that. Let me know if you have a better play date in mind!

Who knows?

Went to Big Bear for the first time on Friday! Walked around town and the big lake. I would love to spend more time there, maybe get into doing events there or work in a resort or something. It was sweet.
And we saw this giant bus. I LOVE THESE! I can't explain it. I'm such a weird hippie.

On Saturday I worked at the JJ in Hemet. That city was cooler than I thought too. I mean all the girls were pregnant, so I hoped there wasn't something in the water, but the store was good and the city was like a Mexican Maplewood.
Saturday night was super fun. I went out for Steve's birthday... to a lesbian bar, then a gay club/bar. We danced and had beer with the ladies, then to the very gay bar. It was apparently underwear night there and the cocktail servers were all in white-tighties. Apparently I dance, and had not previously known this. It was AWESOME. So many pretty men yet none to touch.
Other than that, I had a really good meeting with KC Sports on Thursday. I'm taking on more responsibilities AND getting paid to work on Catalina Island in November! It's awesome. I so wish I could do that full-time. I'm also in cahoots with a couple of other organizations here. Not sure how my current job is going to go in the next few months - I feel no respect and not sure if it's what I want to keep doing. No matter how great my jobs have ever been, I'm always looking and always have offers coming in. As my mom would say, there's always room for improvement!