A Journal Entry...

So it's 5:10pm and I was about to sign off from work and head home but I figured I'd post a little bit of news... at least, what's been happening in my life, what I plan to do regarding travel for the rest of the year, etc.

I've been playing softball this Fall as a member of the Arlington Frontline co-ed team. Our game got rained out today (we've won our last six games and have a 9-5 record). My softball playing over the last two months has heightened my awareness for the sport, especially with the World Series happening this weekend and the AMAZING comeback by the Red Sox over the Yankees... Frontline, of course, is the church I attend Sunday evenings. Jess & I have attended the church together the last two weeks, and although I do enjoy the church, I'm missing the smaller community and connection I feel at her church. Unfortunately, we're into the busy buying season and Jess has to work at least one more Sunday before we get to go... I'm looking forward to going to New Life again, but I also would like to forge relationships with couples at Frontline... I'm thinking that might take place some time in the future, like if we attend the Young Couples service at 7:00pm... of course, the pre-requisite for that service is to be at least (muffled cough)...engaged...(muffled cough cough) :)

Anyway, this is gonna be a short post... but I'm planning on taking the first week in November off to drive up to Canada with Jess... she'll get to meet the parents and friends... and we'll also get to see the city... Niagara Falls, Casa Loma, Centre Island, the CN Tower... yeah... all good stuff! For Thanksgiving, it's looking like I will be spending the time with Jess' family in Warrenton, VA! And for Christmas, I'll head to Canada probably alone (unless Ben shows up for a day like he did last Christmas for 23 hours) for 10 days in Canada... that will be T E N days without Jess... Will I survive?? :) But I'm sure I'll be talking to her on the phone, and she'll be ca-razy busy at work anyways, so it'll give her a chance to go nuts and impress the higher ups... :)

Well, I said I'd keep this short (if you call this short)... so all is well... God is good... blessings abound... and love ya, Jess.. :) I hope this doesn't turn into some sort of sappy dear diary... SO.. here's a story for ya... two days ago, my boss told Dave to do 10 pushups because of wasting time on a phone call with a customer... basically, he told Dave to keep it shorter so he could make more calls. There is *some* truth to that, but oh well, I don't want to write a novel about the issue. Anyway, so Dave says "one arm or two" and starts doing one arm pushups... then I say something to the effect that I could do more than Dave... and could do 50 pushups... My boss says "if you do 50, I'll give you 50 bucks right now" so of course I had to try... made it to about 35 before laughing and having a red face... but of course, he wanted me to go way down like 4 inches off the ground, which I'm not used to... but anyway, more pushups than I'm sure anyone on the sales team could do.. and I weigh about 380lbs... so there you have it... :)

The Ox