Year end is over, we are moved into our new office, and I found out that we are not allowed to have three R & Rs anymore…so I have to figure out a way to tell Ali that March is not going to happen now, and to be looking for me more like… around July. That sucks. 10 months from now. That is a long time and I have never really dated some one long distance (out of country that is…) but she is one of the most mature individuals I have ever met and has a great head on her shoulders so I think she will understand. She was a traveling auditor for John Deere and had stayed up to 11 months in other countries while seeing someone, so maybe it won’t be that hard for her…only time will tell. I know my mom will not like that fact that I am going to be over here that long with out seeing her. We have a very close relationship ever since my dad had passed, so she can read me like a book and can tell if something is on my mind or bothering me while we talk on the phone. I think 10 months straight will be def pushing my limits for dealing with incompetent people. This just means when I get back in July, I will have to get my present to myself a little early!!!  I will give you all a clue. I am thinking Atomic Orange. Any guesses? This also means I will not be able to run my half marathon out in California again…oh well, I have plenty of years ahead of me to run that bad boy. I will def be back for Bix though and the Army 10 miler in D.C. so that will be fun. Speaking of which, we have the Army 10 miler this Sunday. I am getting pretty excited. I have been visualizing each night before I go to bed and I think I am finally mentally ready to do it, now I just have to rely on the physical part. I am going to have fun with it and well just see how what happens. It has been nice to be recognized in the DFAC by a couple race organizers this week, they asked if I was going to be running while getting some breakfast and that made me feel pretty good inside, they were very nice. I requested that they have ample people on the course to direct the runners, they said it should be covered. If I get lost during this run though, that will be my own fault due to I think it is pretty much similar to the first 10 of the half marathon they held here earlier this year. The Anaconda Running Club was represented very well at that race. Well see if I can represent for the club this Sunday, lets just say it is on my list of “Things to do.” Sherrod Out 