camp is right around the corner...

it's the last couple of days before i report for training camp '05 in Cheney, Wa. here is the weather report for the next few days in Cheney. the hottest day will be on thursday when we do our conditioning test. of course i ran my test outside on sunday when it was about 100 outside. not to mention humid, but with a good breeze. other than that it looks like mid 80's for a little while.

my mom and melanie came up on sunday for a party. dad had a business thing to look into. something about after retirement. kristie's mom threw a going away party for me and invited a bunch of family. other than eating brats and snacks, i think i spent the entire rest of the party in the pool. i tried to dominate in HORSE and Around The World Battle (which is a game that i made up where you can block shots, splash people in the face, throw things at people shooting, and generally do anything you want to make them miss. first person to finish wins) but Phil always seems to beat me in HORSE and Dan Jr. won AWB because Phil was too worried about keeping me from winning so no one paid any attention to Dan.

yesterday it stormed and rained all day. that was good for the area since they haven't had much rain here lately. it looks nice enough today. maybe we'll get in the pool later. this afternoon we are going downtown to Nike Town for some shopping. a good time will be had i'm sure. i think that the Apple store is next door. i may have to make a visit....

a little somethin' new...

ok, so i'm trying to start a clothing line. this is the beginning. it's pretty limited as far as what's available. i've got some artwork that is back in storage that i can't get to. i'll get it up soon. 'til then, these will do. i'll mess with some stuff. i'll put a link up on the side later. 'til then here is the address for the shop.

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conditioning test?....

so i got a letter from the Seahawks a couple days ago and i was suprised to find out that there is a conditioning test when i report to camp. now this is new to me because we did not have this in St. Louis. we were just expected to show up ready to go. i don't frown upon the test, because i think that you should come back in shape, ready for the season. i was just suprised by it. apparently we all run together on the first day of camp. we have physicals and we run. if you are over weight (some people have playing weights that they have to be at) or if you fail your run test, then you can't practice.

so, as soon as i found out about the test i went out and ran it to see how i was doing. the test for O-line consists of 12 60 yard sprints in under 10 seconds with a 45 second turn around time. i ran 14. i think i'm ok. i'm going to run them a couple times a week for the next few weeks and i think that i should be ready.

i got a quick membership to lifetime fitness so i can go in and do cardio and lift some weights. my pec is feeling great right now. i've been working for my father-in-law since i got back. he does heating and air for businesses. we changed out a 800 lb water heater the other day. that was some good work for my arms and my pec. we had to throw that thing around and fit pipes on it. i got a pretty good test.

we are going to Rib Fest in Naperville tonight. award winning ribs and music. i can't wait. fireworks all weekend. since when did fireworks become an all week thing? it seems all the cities i've been to for fireworks the last few years have had several days of fireworks. i like fireworks, but some places have an all week display.

that's about it for now. i love my wife, cause she's awesome! Caleb is bouncing everywhere. Rib Fest here we come...