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Day one of vacation and I’ve learned two things about myself. My workouts are so boring that a group of dogs aren’t interested in finishing them and I’m not much faster than a pug.

This morning I went out for a run at Flip and Janet’s, but the Camp Janet Dog Pack wanted to follow along. I could see that going terribly wrong, so I decided to do a set of 10 sprint circuits up and down the driveway. I’m sure the neighbors were wondering what was going on, but the dogs were loving it. Even Sydney was running back and forth with us.

That’s when my first realization sank in. As I was sprinting up the hill in the second circuit, I noticed the pug was going all out and was pretty much keeping up with me. Not exactly an ego boost.

My second realization sank in when I turned around for the 6th circuit. Not a dog in sight. Apparently pulling a stick out of the ground was more fun than my driveway sprint routine. Go figure.

I found myself at the book store the other day trying to find the book that I’m supposed to be reading for my book club. Of course, I found myself hugely distracted by all the other books calling my name on the shelf. After not being able to find the book that  I needed I asked the clerk to help me.

We found ourselves talking about all the different books that we love, and it turns out that one of my very favorite authors is releasing a new book this September. The clerk gave me a small preview of the  I am so excited. Her books have a special meaning to me.

The first in the series take place in Scotland and I happened to be in Scotland when my aunt Nancy introduced me to them. I can’t even begin to go into detail about the premise of these books because they sound too strange and unbelievable.

Needless to say,  I couldn’t put them down when I found myself on the shore of Loch Ness reading the first one that I’d purchased in a bookshop on one of the first days of our trip.This was almost 10 years ago and I’m still looking forward to seeing what is new with the main characters, Jamie and Claire. Reading again about their lives and immersing myself into their world will be like sitting down with two old friends and catching up.

I am having to exercise self-control and rad my book for Book Group so I can actually participate in discussion with friends that are living and breathing, not just fictitious characters!