Day One. Babble Randomly. Check!

Yes. Well. AHEM. (Whoa, that was an Ashley moment.)
Welcome. Or hi, y'all. Some sort of salutation. To the imaginary people reading this:

I have never done this before; don't expect much out of me. I'm mainly using this as an excuse to type frantically, since I've stopped using AIM and my creative juices are just about tapped after 3 and 2 half stories. Mathamatically, I suppose that's 4 stories, but since the 2 halves are unrelated, we'll leave me and my cruddy math skill out of it for now.

Today has been uneventful, which is amazing. Wait, that's a lie. Every day is uneventfull - what I meant to say is, "Today has been relaxing." Which is both a true statement and amazing. I taught a riding lesson, took a 15 minute power nap, and did not much else all day. It's been great. It reminds me of those great summer vacations when I didn't have to work or anything. I could just spend all summer reading, watching TV, and sleeping. I miss those days. Who wants to be a grown-up anyway?

I don't think kids understand the significance of Peter Pan. The old saw is true; Youth is wasted on the young. I am of course saying this from the lofty and advanced age of 24, (where's my walker, dammit!) But I feel like I have abruptly done an about-face from wishing I was older to wishing I could be younger again. At this rate, though, by the time I'm 30 I'll be wishing I was never born. We'll see...much too soon.

Oooh, something exciting did happen yesterday. Mom, Sis and I went to Timonium to Charm City Run ( http://www.charmcityrun.com/scenedetail.cfm?sceneid=33 ). I bought a new pair of running shoes and I can't wait to try them out. Early gym date tomorrow (Yes, Labor Day, whatever. A good runner's high is worth the sacrifice). The place is awesome, if you're not afraid to pay $100 for a pair of shoes. The people there are very good. They have you walk, so they can see how you - erm - walk...you know, balance, inside/outside of foot, that kind of thing. They then bring out 4-5 pairs of shoes they think will be best for you, and make you try each one on. They even have a treadmill so you can take your potential new shoes for a spin. Going to that store made me really want to start running for real. Anyone want to train for a 5K with me?

Ok. I'm written out for now. See ya when I see ya!