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I'm not even sure what to write about, but I am trying to avoid going weeks without a post again. My creativity must be bottled up, and maybe some free flowing thoughts will coax it out. So please bear with me as I write in a stream on consciousness. No guarantee that it will make any sense to anyone but me.

I played a game last night, and although we lost by 5, I have to say that I think I played pretty well. You see, at least 6 of their goals came from defensive gaffs or plain old letting the guy shoot from dead in front of me, about 10 feet out. That is a bad place to be allowing shots from. The few I did scramble for, I got...including a diving save with my stick and one where I jutted my leg out and thwarted 3 consecutive shots from my belly. They asked me to return for their last 2 games, plus playoffs. I just might.

Woke up this morning, and it turns out I am down around 7 pounds from this time last month. It doesn't look like much, but I know how hard it is to lose weight. Its a healthily weight loss too, I am drinking tons more water, and eating a few smaller meals during the day. I am trying not to snack as much as I used to, and I run 2 miles 2 -3 times per week, if I have hockey that week, I usually only run twice.

I had to give up Jiu Jitsu already. I am deeply saddened by this, as I was having a blast! Between the $135 per month, and the 40 minute drive AND trying to save for a house and pay our bills down, it was the first thing to go. I will miss it, and I promise I will go back just as soon as I can. The house is a more important goal right now. We won't have the cash gift that my brother and Maggie's sister both got from their respective in-laws. Its another hurdle we'll have to problem solve around, but we have some leads.

Speaking of houses, Jack and his wife bought a townhouse. I wish them well, and hope it works out for them. Maggie and I discussed how it felt as though they rushed into it. Maybe its because the two of us are such planners. She looks at everything with such a careful eye and I agree with her. I think that's what husband's do, right?

As for being a good employee, apparently I do that well, too. My boss pulled me aside yesterday and asked if he could put my name in for a temporary position on our finance team. Of course I said yes because it is good exposure, especially since there is an expected expansion coming up, and even though my pay wouldn't change, there is a slight chance this could become a permanent position. So we will have to see how that goes.

Other than that I have just been playing my PS3 online and working my two jobs to keep myself sane. Its a boring life, but there are worse alternatives.