Simba

It's been a month now into school and I feel pretty good. I'm stressed but not to the point of breaking down, I feel myself getting a little stronger (mentally). Mum bought a treadmill right after my doctors appointment and I love it! I've been doing it everyday and actually enjoy it. It's meant for speed walking at the most which is perfect for me. It also has an iPod dock so I could listen to music without needing headphones. After my first few times on it I was drenched. The last time I remember sweating that much were my softball days. I felt good and was also looking to shed off my summers worth of junk food too.

We recently went up to Flagstaff twice to watch Lex play volleyball and I got to be in my happy place. Since we had time to kill we walked over to an art festival they had going on in a park. After walking through it we laid down some blankets in the grass and just people watched. When the weather is perfect, I feel my best and boy was it perfect. I could have laid there for hours, days, I didn't care. I sat up and just as I did I caught something passing by. A woman had one of those frontal baby carriers on and guess what was inside? It wasn't a baby, no this was much cuter than any baby on earth. It was the smallest puff of a dog I've ever seen. Like the size of my guinea pig. You couldn't even see his body, just the head popping out. Mum and my eyes were glued as the woman walked a few yards passed us and sat down. It didn't take long for us to stand up and walk over. His name was Simba, 8 1/2 weeks old and was half Yorkie half Pom. He could hardly walk 2 feet without getting tired. It was funny to think a dog could possibly be so small. We said our good-byes and spent another 20 minutes under the tree.

Our second trip to Flag was a bit colder. It was pretty chilly but I still preferred it that way over 110 degrees. Two of Lex's friends (CC & Jordan) surprised her at the game, one of which she hadn't seen in 2 years. She ended up playing her best match in a long time and I felt truly happy for her. Seeing her hug Jordan reminded me of one of my own friendships. I haven't seen him in about a year and a half now and it's been hard. He moved to Italy to pursue college and I stayed in AZ. Thanks to technology we can still talk a lot but I still miss him. Until the day I can travel out of the country, I continue to have patience.