Good stuff: your good news for the week 8/10

Congrats on finishing up Chemo!!!

My wife got her second foot surgery out of the way yesterday and is recovering today.  So no more surgeries!!!  I took today off to take care of her.  So I hit up Starbucks like a hungry honey badger, picked up some tasty goodness at the local breakfast house and owned that when Carly Rae Jepson came on the radio!

Congrats to both of you! Those are great things to happen to you guys this week and more important than mine.

The biggest good thing that happened to me is a selfish one, I received an 8% raise at work. My hard work finally paid off!

 Thursday was my girls 11th bday and I took her to Knotts Berry Farm for some coasters. She is tall enough now and she rode every ride in the park including the 311 foot drop supreme scream. I got a pic of us on the when it goes from 0 to 80 in 2 seconds. Although she looks scared she was actually according to her having "The best birthday ever"

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Did not strangle any co-workers

bought gin

Love hearing your good news. I don't have any really. In fact, life has been getting pretty stressful lately.

I downloaded some tunes today. Went on my first run since my HIM Sunday. Went to do 8 and decided to push it. At 6.5 I felt like cutting it short cause I was not recovered. Then "Lucky Man" from The Verve came on my new playlist. I had this profound lift in my spirit. Just everything... what's been going on, where I'm at in my life, where I have come from, being a part of life out there doing it. Bing alive.

There was a time in my life where I could not bear the thought of waking up breathing one more day. I'm glad I decided to stick around. I straightened my back, picked up my knees, lifted my head and did my fastest mile of the day. I'm so lucky. Gratitude is a pretty awesome thing. My 7 year wedding anniversary is coming up. Here's to those little moments of gratitude we stumble upon. Peace.

Happiness, more or less, It's just a change in me

Something in my liberty Oh, my, my

Happiness, coming and going

I watch you look at me Watch my fever growing I know just where I am

But how many corners do I have to turn? How many times do I have to learn

All the love I have is in my mind?

Well, I'm a lucky man With fire in my hands

Happiness, something in my own place I'm stood here naked Smiling,

I feel no disgrace With who I am

Gotta love that'll never die I gotta love that'll never die No, no

Oh, oh, oh, I'm a lucky man

I'll have better stuff to post on Sunday evening - after our second bike race as promoters!

But in the "silver lining" category, my niece should be going home from the hospital tomorrow, and is expected to make a good recovery, though it's going to be a long road. Details here.