Looking Ahead

We had such a busy week leading up to New Years that on New Year’s Eve Mike and I went to bed far before midnight.  The night before, we went to Gotham Tavern with some law school friends (Kelly and Tom, Jeff and Donna, Jimmy and his girlfriend).  The Tavern was not really a tavern but more of a fancy restaurant.  I had an excellent pumpkin gnocchi.  It was great to see everyone again.

The night before (Thursday), we had dinner at Janis’ house.  Fred and Amy were in town.  It was a really fun dinner – too bad I had to work the next day so we left early.

This was a long weekend for us because today is a work holiday.  Unfortunately (but not unusual), Mike and I worked two of the three weekend days.  Well…we worked two half-days.  I am swamped at work with a construction defect case.  Mike is just swamped.  We were lazy for the rest of the weekend.  On Saturday, we climbed at the gym.  We roped up and I had a slight problem with the height.  We are going to rope up more frequently so I can get used to it.  Afterall, I won’t be able to meet my goal of climbing a 5.11 if I get too scared to climb to the top.  Mike’s goal this summer is to climb a 5.13a, matching his old fitness level.  He didn’t have a problem with the heights.

We also re-committed to our health and have started eating better and working out.  We are following the Eating for Life plan again, so no snacks until Friday.  I’m already craving chocolate and it’s been only two days.  We have also given up alcohol for this month.  It will definitely be a test for us.