Thursday, December 6, 2007

Last day!

Today is my last day of class for the Fall quarter! My class has a test today, and then it will pretty much be all over. Being in academia, I never really got over the concept of "christmas break" and "spring break" and I look forward to those times just like a kid in elementary school! I am looking forward to joining in the morning rides again, getting caught up on things that I have let fall by the wayside during busy times, etc. etc.

I am sure my reddog will enjoy the little break, too, as he has been in a bit of withdrawal since I've been back on my bike. When I was riding the trainer inside, he would lie on the couch beside me, often upside down, enjoying the company. But now that I am training normally again, he is really not happy with the extra alone time. He sees me in my kit, and he goes and pouts in his kennel. Poor guy. So I plan to make up for that with some long runs for him, too.

Now I just have to start my christmas shopping! Better late than never...

Ciao!!

4 comments:

~ lauren said...

uh oh, christmas shopping. that's the only part i dislike about this time of year.

next year i'm starting in june or somthing.

have fun! i used to love that feeling after the last exam before break. i'm sure as a teach it's the same thing.

Kimberly (aka. DrKim) said...

yeah...its fun. and now, the exam is over and I only have to run grades, and then its just research for a few weeks. Yippeeeeee! Well, research and a lot of bike riding and some sleeping and playing with dogs, too.

Itinerant Rick said...

I miss that about being in academia ... the 'breaks' where one does their 'research' ... and rides bikes, goes skiing, sleeps in late, reads for fun ...

Enjoy the time! (which for me would be to avoid the shopping).

chatterbox said...

freedom!