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So, a year ago I kicked off this tri-insanity thing. One year and I’ve run over 300 miles, biked over 350 miles and swam over 20,000 meters. Not too bad.

Yeah, time to get back to reality. Finished off vacation time with a jaunt up to Adams Morgan with the Marine on Friday night – nothing quite like charging headlong back into the DC scene. He’s probably going to be deployed here soon, so no way I would pass it up.

DC drivers didn’t improve while I was gone, either.

Tons to get done this week. Gotta get back on the training wagon in a big way, get the painting scheduled on the townhouse, and a slew of other annoying miscellany that I didn’t miss one bit down at the beach.

On a completely unrelated note, I think I’d like Grey’s Anatomy more if they threw Meredith Grey out a window.

Rest of the dolphin pics Done from the boat from the Nags Head Dolphin Watch in Roanoke Sound. Probably somewhere between 6-8 in the group we caught up with.

Rest of the beach pics

So, I got “report cards” on the critters for their stay at the kennel. I was thrilled that they apparently behaved quite well. Mox’s comments were glowing, and I expected no less of him. He apparently also enjoyed going up to the cattery to visit his pals. (Yes, they took the dog up to visit with his buddies. Very cool in my book.)

The cats, I expected something along the lines of “they are moody, cranky, standoffish beasts.” Instead, I got:

Snoopy & Target are both very sweet & loveable. They enjoy coming out of their suite to enjoy the cattery and visit with the other cats. They also like to look out the windows & sit in the sun.

Color me shocked. (Well, not the sit in the sun part.) Yep, they apparently actually hung out with the other cats and were sweet and social. The gal that brought them down when I picked them up said they loved to come out and follow her around and see what she was doing when she was in the cattery.

And happily, I have not caught any grief from any of them since I’ve been home.

ETA: Mox is also enjoying his river otter stuffed animal from the NC Aquarium, and we’re still working on the concept of his new frisbee.

Home again, and with a non dial up connection. Will get the rest of the pics sorted out this weekend and uploaded. Why is the drive home always more tiring than the drive to get on vacation?

*sigh*

Last day here today. Will be happy to get home and sleep in my own bed and be w/the critters again, but not exactly thrilled to get back to reality – whatever that actually is. Overall, it’s been fun but I also almost feel like I could have skipped it and not missed a thing. Strange, I know. I suppose your brain does that to you so that you’ll eventually go back home.

OK, Florida peeps – needs your help – one of her dogs is missing – please help if you can!

Cheeto?? Please? (He’d found a stray one a few minutes early and was hoping against hope that I had been the one to drop it and would have more for him.)

Sunrise this morning: