I'm Back

Well I finally made it home last week on Thursday. Flights went well (unlike my first attempt a few weeks back) and I had a great time. A little fishing, a little time at the golf course, alot of catching up with everyone. And now I'm back in La Crosse for another month before coming home again in April. When I got back Sunday evening, I was told that they had received 6" of snow while I was gone. Boy was I excited!! (not).

The weather lately has been in the 40's and not that bad really. I am really hoping to make it out to a driving range this weekend so I can swing the clubs a little bit. Those chances might go down since a co-worker told me that we're planning on getting another 4-6" tomorrow (BOOOO!!!)

I've done pretty terrible so far in my NCAA bracket, but somehow I'm tied for 4th in the office pool. Go UCLA!! We'll see.

I'm just excited and waiting for the Masters in 2 weeks. I can't wait!!

oh - and just an update - my watch is working well.

Watch Problems

Something that alot of the guys in my class have joked about for awhile really "came to light" for me this morning. Our classes all take place in the expansive basement of our corporate building. There are no windows or ways for us to see sunlight. We work from 7:30 till 6pm or later most days - which up to this point means we haven't seen the sun much. Well this morning I glanced at my watch - which is powered by the sun - and it had stopped..... Nice. So needless to say, we don't get out much.

Not a big deal, I'll leave it on my dashboard today to recharge, just thought I'd share that my watch isn't getting the 5 minutes per week of sunlight or whatever it needs to stay charged. WOW!!

By the way, as you can bet, I got a great natural tan working!

Warmer Weather

Well we're having a regular Heat Wave here in Wisconsin!! It was 45 degrees yesterday and today and rumor on the street is it might hit 50 by Friday!! Now this isn't that big of a deal for those of you who missed experiencing the 2nd Ice Age here in La Crosse over the last 2 months. There's actually some grass popping out in places from under the melted snow. I'm hoping that with all this warm weather, maybe the driving ranges and/or golf courses will get to open soon. Now I have to be realistic about all this. I'd say there's still a solid foot of snow in most places, but we're making progress!!

Update on the shoe situation, I had to exchange them this evening because the sole on the left shoe was coming off. The new pair doesn't seem to fit quite as nice as the originals, but only time will tell. I'll be sure to update you on my tennis shoe conundrum.

Lastly, this is the last weekend that Mt. La Crosse ski resort is open. Not because of the weather, but because the lease ends for the ski business this week. Apparently the farmer who owns the property puts his cattle back on the land in the spring so........no more skiing until probably early September when it'll probably snow up here again. Funny stuff!!

Weather

Well I went outside this morning and thought to myself, "man, this isn't that bad. It feels almost like Spring." All my excitement was quickly diminished as I got in my car and looked at the thermometer.......18. I think my body has become accustomed to the temperatures around here, which for the last 6 weeks have ranged from -15 (with -40 wind chill) to 30. We did get over freezing one day, which was pretty monumental. Even the locals up here have commented that this is one of the worst winters they've had in a while. I'm so lucky to be here to experience it with them.

Other big news: bought a new pair of tennis shoes last weekend - it was about time. I've been playing alot of raquetball with the guys in the class, and I was getting some pretty nice blisters from my old pair.

Can't wait to come home on the 20th and see some green grass and maybe even a leaf or two. Who knows.

Brett Farve Retired!!

So here's my first official post I guess, so I figured I should tribute it to the people of Wisconsin and how they are all in a state of mourning over the retirement of Brett Farve. Our instructor told us yesterday that we may see people crying in the halls and to be courteous. Everyone is really taking the news hard up here, it's a little unbelievable.

Anyway, I am scheduled to come home for first time on the 20th (2 weeks from tomorrow) and it can't get here soon enough. All I'm now hearing about is the beautiful weather in Virginia. It snowed today by the way, so La Crosse's spring weather seems to be a bit behind Roanoke's this year. They tell me that it gets warm around here, but I'm not going to believe it until I see it.

Until next time...........