A week of concerts

What a week! It started with a chorus concert with Veronika, and then two orchestra concerts with Allison on cello and Eddie on violin. Listen to Clap Your Hands (Nika), Celtic Dance (Alli), and Palladio (Eddie) and remember -- they certainly didn't get their musical talents from me!

Rehab is done, Christmas is nearly here!

I finished cardiac rehab this week, running my last mile on the treadmill to the tune of 'Rocky' (coincidence, but a good one). Learned a few things about EKG's and exercising along the way, and definitely regained a good bit of my endurance each week, but mostly glad to have my afternoons back.

Uploaded some pics to my Flickr account today. Having fun getting ready for Christmas!

Back in the swing, mostly

It's amazing what time does for recovery. Other than a small cold I'm fighting at the moment, I've been feeling great. Sure, I've been exercising 7 days a week for two months now, most recently at cardiac rehab (Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays), and at the gym. The kids and I have played racquetball, soccer, and Nerf football, and I've ridden my bike on the road and indoors on my rollers. But at least as much as the exercise has helped, has been plenty of rest and getting closer to the magical three month mark since surgery (which, incidentally is Christmas day :-)

I've also been back to work full-time for about 3 weeks now. It's great being back with my friends there and doing work I truly enjoy. While I can't make up for time lost, I've at least been trying to get back up to speed quickly (OK, except for forgetting a password or two!). Am hoping to put together a holiday party of sorts for January or February as I certainly do miss that from Aquilent (my former employer).