The Old "Monthly Meeting"

I am still “finessing” the new workout schedule since my long runs are now scheduled on Saturdays instead of Sundays. According to the schedule I should have worked out this morning but I don’t do so well working out more than three days in a row especially at higher intensities. I had the best intention to workout this morning which was to be followed by my “monthly reminder” meeting; however; I was much too tired and didn’t have the best night’s sleep so I took the much needed extra rest before heading off to the “reminder meeting”. This meeting is the last step in the “process” of me serving my debt and I don’t mind this meeting at all.

The dynamics of this meeting have changed dramatically over the last month. Gone are the days of being treated like a “number” as I am now treated like a person. I guess I was a bit presumptuous in the beginning as I needed to earn my place. It appears I am earning this “place” since I am now treated very well. The meeting was brief and the office was very busy; however; I was in and out in no time. The greeting was much more than cordial and apparently I am approaching a key milestone. I didn’t quite catch the explanation but something does happen (as long as things continue to go “well”) at the six month mark which will be at the end of this month.

Yes, it is approaching six months since my release and my where has that time gone. I can’t help but to think about my roommate at camp as he is approaching his release in a few weeks. I remember vividly talking about how he only had six months to go after my release and now it is almost here. I do hope he is doing well and I suspect he is eagerly awaiting his release.

I was much more fortunate having “only” served 19 ½ months while my former roommate is approaching 30 months. This is a long time no matter how it is sliced and knowing my former roommate he is counting down the days. I am sure our paths will cross once again when we are “eligible” to communicate. He was a huge part of me getting through the last six months of my sentence and I won’t soon forget those evenings where we laughed all night long. I do wish him well.

This morning was what I had envisioned a few months ago; all is very well. After the very brief meeting I was on to the office for another “fun filled day”. We were discussing it the other day as there is always “something” happening to possibly tilt the day into the negative. I am getting much better dealing with these situations and I sort of relish the situations. Today was an example of one of that something’s and the situation was handled accordingly.

It has been an “interesting” two weeks with my boss on vacation and a very fast two weeks. I believe my boss is due back sometime next week and really I would like to say things will return to “normal” but then again what is “normal”? There really isn’t a normal as the normal is something very different. I certainly don’t mind and it does keep me busy getting through the day as fast as possible. Today the day was again on warp speed and before I realized it the afternoon was upon me.

I had to complete an analysis which was a few days overdue. I am learning this business and there are something’s I just don’t understand. This was one of those things but it is not for me to question why. I had to just complete the analysis. One of the reasons I didn’t understand because the end result made no sense and getting to this end result was quite a labor intensive effort. Anyhow I did complete the analysis and it was sent off to where it needed to go.

This evening we signed up our daughter for fall softball (all thanks to my mother) and she will be playing softball starting this Saturday. My wife was a little hesitant because 5th grade (this is the grade my daughter will be entering next week) is very rigorous and softball may impede into our daughter’s studies. I took the stance that our daughter is very intelligent and she will prioritize her time. My wife agreed and we were signing up our daughter tonight. Evaluations are on Saturday and practices commence in a few weeks. Our daughter did express interest in playing softball and was very excited. We are only allowing the children one activity in the fall which we decided was a good idea.

As we were out my cell phone kept ringing and I am very fortunate to have so many dear friends. There were dear friends that called and one very interesting phone call. I am not at liberty to go into this conversation but I will say there are a Plan and a reason for everything. I have no idea where any of this will go but I should have a good idea in the next two weeks. Finally all of this has been made possible due to recovery and life is so much better in recovery.