A Well-Balanced Week of Activities!

The first full week of Spring will be keeping me busy, as I have a lot on my plate. I have a lot of needs, and some wants as well. I should be able to satisfy all of my requirements. The key this week is to mix business with pleasure. I have to make some moves to plan for my future, in addition to preparing a speech for Tuesday’s Laurel Highlands meeting. I also need to tie up some loose ends in order to meet my Toastmasters goals. This blog post does seem like a monthly preview, but in reality it’s looking like an active week ahead. I don’t mean that with the weather, even though Sunday is trending towards severe weather. 

Sunday will see me returning to one of my favorite coffee shops, enjoying some seasonal coffee. The menu will be changing over this weekend as Cutie’s begins to really think Spring. If the weather holds, maybe I’ll get a thirty minute walk around town. With an active week ahead, I need to get my exercise time in when I can. Sunday’s forecast is trending towards showers and thunderstorms later in the day. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds, heavy downpours, and you can’t rule out the threat of a tornado, either. 

The week ahead takes me to Connellsville for my Laurel Highlands Toastmasters meeting, and to Blairsville over the weekend. I will be there for our Divisional Speech Contest, and I’ll cover that in more detail soon. It’s the first day of the new Spring menu at Cutie’s and I’m trying to decide what I want to get. I’ll be down there just after it opens so I may be in the long line at 8 o’clock on Saturday morning. I’ll be sure to enjoy some festive coffee to usher in the Spring season.

I’ll miss the Spring Market Saturday morning, but I’ll be en route to Blairsville for the speech contest Saturday morning. Now unlike last year, the universe isn’t exactly working in my favor. I had luck on my side as I was able to attend three out of the four division contests in March. I am happy to attend my division’s contest though. In addition, I’ll be enjoying the first consecutive days off I’ve had since the end of December. It’s also the first free Saturday I’ve had since the Fall (December 6 was the last one I had off). That day I attended Winter TLI at Westmoreland County Community College. 

I have not put in my hat to ring yet but if I don’t help out, I’ll cheer on my fellow contestants. There will be plenty of speeches and evaluations to enjoy at this level just as there was at the area. A few of them I’ll definitely be rooting for.

Finally, the Dinner Series resumes on Thursday night and I couldn’t be more excited. We’ll have a moment of silence for a former teacher and coaching legend. Also, we’ll remember Kings as the Hempfield location closed the day after Christmas last year. It was a very heartless decision to close the day after a major holiday and I wish the employees had more notice. Valvoline and 7 Brew are going to eventually move into that location. 

Kevin and I will meet at Eat’n Park and I have my heart set on the Whale of a Cod as it’s lenten season. Our talking points will most likely include the pool and the upcoming renovations set to take place. We’ll reminisce about good times and all the memories of meets and swimming alumni past. The future for the team as they swim at other pools will be discussed as well. We’ll also catch up on life as we wrap up another workweek.