Longhorn in Paradise

So, I am at the gym this morning to play basketball and I am warming up with my buddy Adrian and I notice that a group of people is huddled around the top of the staircase looking down into the first level (it is an open atrium-like set-up). I walk out to see what the deal is and apparently, some guy has had a heart attack while running on the treadmill. It was surreal and made me realize that TV probably has desensitized my generation...here was this guy, laying there motionless and I and the others around me just watched in fascination. They brought out the defibrillator and started working on him...his limp body would jolt to the shock and then go back to being limp. Now, I am not sure if I could have written this if he hadn't, moments later, came to and actually stood up before the paramedics made him lie back down and got him on a stretcher...so, it looks like he is going to be alright. Which is great for him, but my time for ball in the morning is limited and his little 'charade' cost me at least one game of action. So, not cool, but I will cut him some slack this one time.

A ridiculously busy week at work...all-day meetings at the Pasadena Hilton on Tuesday and Wednesday. Then, an all day Promotion Council Meeting today at the Glendale HQ. I was supposed to go to Vegas tonight, but skipped out on it to spend some quality time with the fam. I was at a supplier diversity cocktail hour with my boss and said "what would happen if I didn't go to Vegas tonight?". She said "I don't know." I said "If you don't know, then I am not going to go." She said fine. So, I can get some rest tonight. woohoo!

Alright, here is the information you have been waiting for...the Thursday weigh-in numbers. This morning, I weighed 229lbs! Felt good to see it below 230. So, only 29 lbs to go. I would like to continue on my current schedule of spinning and b-ball for the next 4 weeks and then start doing some treadmill work mid-July. I am trying to work a visit to Michigan around the time of the Crim so I can keep up that tradition...big difference from last year is that I will actually be in shape this time. haha

Enjoy the pics today...Hagen is getting cuter everyday and Liska is truly unbelievable. She lies a lot and has started smoking, but she is still my little princess. She brings me such joy.

one final note...my basketball team suffered in my absence this past Tuesday and lost by 5. Our last regular season game is next week and, if we win, we will be playing for the league championship the following week. So, think good thoughts and cheer us on from afar. For those of you in SoCal, come cheer us on at Crescenta Valley High!!