Group Ride

I went on my first group ride last night, and had a blast. I was able to keep up for a few miles, but lost the group after that. Michael hung back with me so that I would know where I was going. We rode around 18 miles. My speed sensor quit working for some reason... I forgot to look at that last night after the ride. On the plus, I've been getting my excitement back to ride! I was thinking about going on a solo hill ride tonight so Michael will have to stay home and watch the kids, hehe. But the weather looks crappy. :( Sigh... always something.

We went to Antonio's afterwards. I probably should have gone straight home, but I wanted to socialize. I've been feeling really guilty/stressed lately because everytime I leave the house, Jaiden has to go in his kennel (we can't keep him out of his kennel inside because of the cats, and we can't keep him with Harley and Molly because they could get into a fight). I know he's "just a dog" but he's also my responsibility, and I know I sure as hell can't go 12+ hours (or hell, even FOUR!) without using the restroom, nor would I want to be cooped up in a cage so small that I can't even stretch out. So I haven't been riding much. If I decide to go out after work (either a group ride, happy hour, etc.), I always go home over lunch to let Jaiden out, but living 15 miles away from work, I can't make a habit out of that. My social life is suffering because of it though. Like tonight, some coworkers are going out after work, but I can't go because I can't justify going home over lunch again. Anyway, this is why I need to live close to work... but oh well. I'm still pretty damn happy to be here. :)

I haven't found much in the way of jobs, but I haven't had the time to look lately. Maybe tonight if I can't go on my ride. I've got to find something...

I got some random call at 2AM last night from a Nebraska phone number I didn't recognize--any of you peeps call me last night? Scared the crap out of me. We did have a big thunderstorm last night, too! :D