To be honest, it feels weird to be in the same place for a week. I don't know the last time I wasn't living out of a suitcase for this long. It's nice, though.
I'm slowly getting my place organized so I can decorate it and make it feel like home. The walls are still bare, and I realized I impulsively bought furniture last year, so now I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do to make this place home!
My office has a new look, as well. I got a new desk over the summer, and it's plenty big. I feel like an executive of a company with its size and set up. In reality, it's just more room to make piles. No need for the drawers, just piles, piles and more piles. Actually each day I try to end the day with the desk looking somewhat organized, so it's just during the work day that it's a complete disaster.
The office is starting to feel like home, too, and I think all the other coaches and staff are used to seeing me every day and not just once in a blue moon. The girls are back on campus, and we've started practices with them. I'm really enjoying it. They're such a great group, and I'm excited to be with them full-time now.
Since I've been home, I've spent a couple weekends out with my extended family. We lay out by the pool, play backyard softball with a defense of three people, and occasionally my cousins want to play catch. It's been a fun couple weekends out there.
The biggest news since coming home is that I now have a new addition to my life! I bought a dog, a sheltie to be exact. His name is Tucker, and he's the most adorable puppy I have ever seen. We're still learning a lot of the basics - like not peeing inside - but for the most part he is well behaved and quite playful.
Tucker is a momma's boy to a T, though. He follows me everywhere. When we are outside, he'll venture off a little bit, but as soon as a car or person comes within five feet he's standing right under me. He's an absolute doll … most of the time. He has peed on my bed three times now, and yes, I have learned my lesson: yes, he isn't allowed on the bed anymore.
Well, it's getting late and Tucker and I need our beauty rest. Oh, and to quickly answer a few of you, I was not on Oprah when she had all the Olympians on the show. I had already made plans to visit some friends in Boston, so I couldn't make to the taping even though it was here in Chicago. The team said they had a fun time, though.
That's all for now!
Cat
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