It was a period of huge adjustment. Thankfully, I was put on a light rotation, which allowed me to spend time at home and be available on the weekends. The highlight was being able to go back to California for Eid and spend time with family. Now with my own family, I'm starting to see my priorities. No matter how bad work can be, I know who is waiting at home, and that is all the matters.
For the time being, I'll be on my own. ICU starts tomorrow and I won't be around much. And when I am, I'll be exhausted. We figured it wouldn't be good to have two babies at home. So I'll be in Philly with the family stays in California and maintains the help they'll need for the next few weeks. I find myself missing them more and more. I also find my life to be a little boring without them here. I caught up on Game of Thrones and watched a lot of Twitch, but I found myself trying to go outside to keep from going stir-crazy.
I finally got back into playing some hockey this week. On Friday, I made it out to a roller hockey rink in the suburbs. There was a decent amount of players, but there was a lack of goalies. I also found myself really taking a step back in skating. I didn't want to hockey stop and I missed being able to use my edges. I felt slow, and was slipping on my wheels while trying to accelerate. This morning, I made it out to ice pick-up and I actually felt more comfortable. I was able to move and stop without issue. I'll guess I'll be switching to ice permanently.
I also ordered a bunch of new hockey gear, thanks to Hockey Giant and Hockey Tron. I'll be awaiting my new toys in the mail very soon, which includes a great deal on a new APX2.
