A quick blog and then I'm "outie" (as in, headed for bed).  It's been a great two days.  Yesterday, we were joined by a table-full (a BIG table full) of friends at Shelter Partnership's annual fundraising dinner.  Great friends, a good cause, and a night of dress up.  All good except for the high heels...and I didn't get blisters so even that was not bad!  How I used to wear heels all day and never get blisters (and we're talking HIGH heels), I'll never know.

Today was about recuperating...I was so keyed up last night I couldn't get to sleep until about 2:30 a.m.  So I slept in until about 7:00...had a leisurely breakfast over Vanity Fair's article about Bernie Maddox...chatted with Erik (a tremendously fun phone call as we talked about everything and anything)...and then went for a five-mile walk/run where I jogged the most since the surgery.  1200 paces for those keeping score at home.

There were birds everywhere.  I saw a Snowy Egret fishing, a Common Tern and a Common Moorhen (with most uncommon coloring...green legs that are red at the top, a red bill with a yellow tip...black everywhere else) along with awkward teenage goslings and gorgeous little ducklings.  The walk/jog took me 70 minutes and it felt just great!

This afternoon, I worked on some reading (a friend's novel which has been a joy to read and critique, had a chat with Cindy and fixed dinner for Dan and our friend, Mike.  Then we were joined by Jay, Amy, and David...had a blast (which is still going on for them) but I'm off to nighty-night.

I've got some pending research to do on Obama's stance on a few things, courtesy of my friend Steve...with whom I often disagree on things political...so I should blog about Obama's stance on the Gitmo Internees sometime in the near future.

But tomorrow holds more fun.  Golf.  A visit with my best friend from Jr. High/High School.  Down to Dad and Sally's in preparation for my niece Deanna's baby shower.  (The real one this time.)

So if I don't blog, don't worry.  I'm out having fun.  Hope you are, too!