oh, neglected blog. . .

it's 3:08 am. i got up to go to the bathroom about an hour ago and have been wide awake ever since. for something like the last 30 minutes, i've been ruminating on how neglected this blog has been. in some ways, it seems a little self-absorbed to have a blog at all. and in many ways, i think i struggle a bit with this blog's identity. i have so many blogs that i like that can be topically summarized in a a word or two. i've got more of a hodgepodge of recipes, wedding, travels, job search, and just general goings on in the life of me. it doesn't seem like a topic that would typically fly. but, i have to say, that it has been a nice way to keep in touch with people who don't live nearby any more. i'm not sure if it's something that will come with us to montana or not.

the last two months have been a whirlwind. i know that i say it all the time, but it really is a bit disturbing how quickly time passes by anymore. i'm back to running three times a week. two with my new running group, one on my own. it's a different group than i was in before, mostly because it is a 10K rather than a 5K training plan. i actually miss the old group, which was much smaller and much more diverse in its participants' ranges of experience, ability, and goals. but i'm learning to adjust. i never claimed to be good with change, after all. dy and kara have both agreed to join me for the goal race, which will be fun. last month, kristi contacted also me about doing a 5K together, which i'm pretty excited about. it will be a fun race and i'm genuinely looking forward to having some 1-on-1 time with her in madison.

matt and i visited one another over our respective spring breaks. both of those weeks went so quickly i can hardly remember what we did. went out for dinner, watched movies, ordered pizza, and got through another wisconsin snowstorm. looked at a lot of potential places to live in bozeman. wondered when we would fit "looking at homes" into our schedules. . .

kassi also paid a visit to madison over her spring break. it may have been the first time that she and i have had some quality alone time together since she's been an adult and it was much appreciated. i tried to show her some of madison's finer points, although it was complicated by some really cold temps. nonetheless, her visit produced this awesome replication of an infamous photo from jamaica. time well spent, i say.

we got word last week, while i was in ohio, that my grant would start this past monday. good news, of course, though so far things don't feel that much different. we'll see if that changes sometime soon. so far, the support staff in the psych department here has made transitioning pretty painless.

now i'm gearing up for a visit from karen, three conferences in the next month, and more pre-move planning.

well, and hopefully some sleep. . .