Catch up...

So, just a quick catch up as it is getting late and I am tired. Yes, I realize it's 9:00 and that may not be considered late to everyone. Speaking of sleep... I am currently addicted to an app called Sleep Time. Try it out, you'll love it. I love it because it confirms what I already know, I don't sleep well. I also did some tests with my different sleeping pills and with one of them, it's like I'm sedated, all blue all night. The wine weekend was awesome. We stayed at the Loisium Spa and Wine Resort and I loved it. My mom and I stayed at the other one and to be honest, they were both great, but in different ways. I would willingly go back to either. In fact, I will likely go back to both. We had such a great time laying by the pool, tasting our wine and eating delicious food. And, the company was amazing. Work was, well, there is a reason you get paid to work. The next weekend I met some friends in Brussels for a trail run. The run was great, but it wasn't really very traily, it was more of a city run through a few parks, some corn fields and over the cobblestone. Of course it rained, because when would I ever do a race that it didn't rain in?! I had to laugh, when we finished, a friend of mine was upset because according to her watch, it was a couple kilometers short. I was just looking at her thinking, um, it was pouring down rain, we ran for over two hours, your dad met us at the finish line with wine and beer, what is there to be disappointed about? Brussels was a great city; I stayed with a friend and her husband who live there and I would love to go back and spend more time. It reminded me a little bit of Copenhagen, which is up there as one of my favorite cities ever. We all met up for dinner and then went to a local bar and sat, talked, drank and played 10,000. Good times! The time went way too fast, I wasn't ready to come back to Vienna. But, what's new?! When am I ever ready to come back to this city? There are so many great parts about living in Vienna, but I just struggle so much with the overall gloomy feel of the city. No one seems happy. My brother's friend was staying at my place, so we had a nice dinner on Sunday night, and I met a friend who used to live in Vienna and moved back to S. Africa on Monday. I had to laugh, we met for a drink at 4:30, somehow I didn't end up getting home till close to 10:00, which for me is like the middle of the night, but it was such a nice night, didn't really want it to end. It's pumpkin season already, which I am SO excited about. I just love this time of year. It's rainy and cold though, I would prefer that perfect Fall weather, you know, bright blue skies and falling leaves. I really should run to the Prater and check it out, I bet it's gorgeous. Speaking of running, I have basically started taking my training plan as a mere suggestion. She says swim 45 minutes and I think, well, that is equal to about 60 minutes of cycling. How do I figure that? No idea. Then, she has rest day, and I think, no thanks. I'll run home from work today. I really should be doing what she says, I have a marathon one month from tomorrow. Hm, we'll see how that goes. My friend arrives tomorrow from KL and I'm so excited I can't stand it! Our other friend is getting married the next weekend, so we are all going to have so much fun! AND, most importantly, it's almost the weekend. I started to do the countdown to Summer Break and realized it's a bit early for that. Oh, I also am registered and am starting to look for a new job. It would all have to line up perfectly and be a great school in a great city and hire me by December 15, when I need to let my current school know my plans. What's that saying? Ask. Believe. Receive. ? So, just need to figure out what I want, ask for it and believe it will happen. Isn't that an easy question. What do I want? Hm, answer to that changes moment to moment. Right now, I just want my friend to hurry and get here and the weekend to start! Oh, and it would be nice if I could somehow get my light bulbs changed too. The little things...