Back on the blogging trail

I said I was going to start blogging consistently again last Summer......apparently I lied. But this time I’m serious!!! I really enjoy blogging because it keeps me connected to all the family and friends thousands of miles away and because blogging is a great way to reflect on the important people and events in my life. Plus, it holds me accountable.....if all my friends know what I plan to do, I better follow through.

For those that do not already know, the Bayway Refinery in Linden, NJ has become a “full-time assignment”. I am working on a project that will not be completed until the end of 2010. Now that I am no longer on the permanent vacation referred to as a “temporary assignment” the blogs may be a bit more boring with less pictures and more words, but I am still basically living in NYC. I hope you still enjoy.

So what’s new in my life?? I signed up for my first half marathon, the NYC half marathon, which is scheduled for March 21. The race begins in Central Park, then snakes down Broadway through Times Square, and finally finishes in Battery Park on the Hudson River. I have been “training” since mid January, and truthfully, it hasn’t been going as well as I’d hoped. I’ve been battling a nagging lower calf/achilles injury, 30 degree temps, and lots of snow. I am running the half through a charity called “Inheritance of Hope”. If you’d like to donate to the cause or would like to learn more about the charity, here’s a link: http://inheritanceofhope.org/michael-davis
I’m also getting involved in several volunteer organizations in the area; Big Brothers Big Sisters and a tutoring program called Restore Ministries. I’m even volunteering to be one of 300 judges of a high school science fair in NYC.

This March will be a busy one. This weekend is the St. Paddy’s Day Parade in Hoboken, and Sunday is the Science Fair in NYC. Next weekend, the 13th, I’ll be in Houston visiting friends. The following weekend my mom will be in town, and I’ll be running the half marathon. The last weekend of March I’m heading to New Hampshire for Mountaineering training on Mount Washington.

That’s it for now. I plan to blog once a week. Let me know what’s new in your life!!