Been a while...

Reading a friend's blog today, I thought to myself, "wow, she hasn't blogged in over a month!"

Then I got to the RSS feed for my blog.

Oops.

The past month has been an interesting one. There's been a lot going on, to be honest, but I have yet to figure out what all is worthy of blog posting.

There was a trip to Chicago to see my family, which was so relaxing. Typically, ventures back to good ol' Elmhurst are too short and have agendas too long. This time, I went just to visit. Yup - just to visit. No holiday, conference, funeral, wedding or other obligation. It was just to visit. I spent more time with my parents than usual and had longer conversations with old friends than have been had in years.

I spent a week sick. Good ol' flu. Might have been the swine variety, but who knows? I spent a week with reruns of scary cop shows that make me afraid to turn the lights off at night. Yes, it's ridiculous. And yes, the fact that I continue watching them is even more ridiculous. But whatever. They're addicting and perfect for having no energy to do anything else.

There have been a few more weeks in there with lots of interesting conversations and happenings. I've continued to take advantage of all Austin and the Hill Country has to offer, read a few good books and actually am back to running "normal" runs again...without any complaints from my pesky knee. That's been probably the highlight of this weekend.

I'll write more. Soon. Give me a week or so and check back again. It'll be good...I promise...