Last week was, well, grueling. Not so much from stress, as there was that, but from the schedule. There are weeks we all wish we just didn’t have to deal with. Last week was one of those.

Tuesday evening, flight to Phoenix for all day meetings on Wednesday. Wednesday night, back to Denver, but not home. Got in late and had an early Thursday flight. So rather than sleeping in my own bed, I had to settle for Marriott at Tower road. Late dinner and eyes shut by 10:30pm.

Thursday started with the alarm buzzing at 3:30am to catch that 6am flight to Minneapolis. Afternoon meetings with an upset customer after a 2 hour drive to Eua Claire WI. That evening we were greeted by mid-west thunderstorms & blowing wind that evening in the middle of Wisconsin. While recaping the day in the hotel lobby, wind was blowing the trees at a 45 degree angle, rain pelted the windows and sirens were going off signaling the onslaught of weather. Even though the brain was fried, dinner had become a chore and no one who would deliver took Amex. So off to Red Lobster we trudged as it was the only sign we could see less than a mile from the hotel. RED LOBSTER. Sheesh. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been to Red Lobster in my 42 years. Truth is, I was so hungry, anything was good at that point.

Finished up the week with morning meetings and caught an afternoon stand-by getting in early enough to take Jodi out for a nice dinner out. Even with an hour wait, it was nice to catch up and talk over a cocktail. Boulder evening weather was gorgeous and all-in-all, the week, while grueling, ended on a high-note.

So much for Grueling weeks.

Shane aka Scoop

Posted: August 27th, 2006 under Personal.
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