I knew it

I knew that there would be times when I would not be posting much of substance in here. I have never been a prolific writer. Never been someone who kept a daily journal of any kind. So the gaps in communication shouldbe expected. Especially during times when DS2 is playing in two leagues at once.

I spent yesterday trying to catchup the yard cleanup. Weeks of neglect and regular rain mean weeds galore. Of course it is much less than it was pre-landscaping. But still, I notice it. The inside beds looked the worst so I focused on those yesterday. Consequently I have the headache from hell today. Started in my sore shoulders and neck after the weeding and this morning it is kicking my ass. And I need to shake it. Padre game at 1:00 and I am meeting a friend from work. We went last night too :->

Which reminds that I should write in here about her. We’ve known each other 20 years and the drama between us over that time is rather amazing actually. Especially amazing is that we always end up finding peace. Now she is one of my biggest baseball buddies! SP worked with us when we were at odds and he just shakes his head over the fact that we are all fine and dandy now. He doesn’t really like her still, but I understand that. When things were bad between us, it was really really nasty. Several times we would be at odds over things at work that just seemed to conspire to make enemies out of us. Things we couldn’t really control. I wrote on the Mother Talkers blog last week about one of our greatest battles – the working mom vs the childless workers. Looking back, I know that a lot of our disagreements and how we handled it were basically related to youth and immaturity (she is just 6mos older than me). But underneath the work stuff all this time, on a personal level we always found a common ground. One things I have always loved about her is her bluntness. There are times when she has told me *exactly* what she thought about me, sometimes in anger, sometimes just because she thought I should know. And I have always looked back on those times as being moments of real insight into myself which spured personal growth. And when we ARE on the same side of things at work as we have been the past 3 years or so – we make a pretty damn good team. And all this time later we end up having a lot in common. Younger men for partners (she married hers last year), a proven dedication to where we work, mutual respect for each other’s place in the company (finally!) and a love for the Padres. So there it is – I cannot deny that Laura has been a huge part of my life since 1/6/86 when I joined National University. Through hell and back it seems, we have survived together even when we were each other’s biggest threats. And of course I still remember clearly that first moment I saw her too. She walked up and said “What religion are you?” She has no idea why! We are both very non-religious. Ah well. Guess that was my clue that being around her was going to be interesting!