Last Tuesday, I headed to the pool after work. It had been a while since I swam, but I wanted to see how I would do.
The good news: I still fit into my swim trunks and I looked fairly reasonable. I did a 1/2 mile in 40 minutes and didn’t drown.
The bad news: My arm hurt with ever single stroke through the water. And it hurt when I stopped to rest between laps.
I recovered quickly when I was done and when I went back on Thursday I was able to shave a little time off, but I’m not the swimmer I once was. I’m hoping to slowly build back up to a full mile and more times a week – but it hurts and that’s a bummer.
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This past weekend was a father’s day camping trip with my folks, my sister, and her family. I got to the campground early on Saturday morning and helped a little with breakfast. My nieces and I rode bikes and went to the playground, then we had lunch and went to lake and the beach. I got a little sunburned, but not bad. Back to the campsite for dinner and games and smores – then an early night. I helped them pack up on Sunday morning and then headed home.
It was hot and muggy at the campsite and I thought I was prepared to deal with the mosquitoes. The repellent I had did keep them off – but attracted bees. Like, all the time. When I added another kind of repellent, the bees left me along, but the mosquitoes attacked again. I was staring to hate on bugs in general, but as I was trying to settle into sleep on Saturday night, I looked out the window of the tent…
…And the trees were full of lightning bugs. Hundreds and hundreds of them, all flashing their lights in the darkness. It was pretty amazing – and a reminder to keep our eyes and perspectives open.