Thanks everyone for all the birthday wishes (via emails, texts, facebook, phone-calls..)!
Blaine and I had a great long memorial weekend in Bismarck and Jamestown. It was great just spending time with family. (and much needed after a crazy busy, stressful week of work in SD). I am so glad to be back home and back to working in the office!
My birthday was great. I told Blaine I did not want to go out to eat. Shocking I know. But spend a couple of weeks out of town, and you will understand the feeling. Instead I requested some yummy steaks from the grill, and Blaine definitely provided. I think they were the best he has ever grilled before. Rachel and Matt joined us, and afterwards we all went to ColdStone for a little dessert.
I volunteered to be a mentor for my firm's Summer Leadership Program. This program is for college students who are too young to intern, but want to get a feel for the choices out three. All the big four do a similar program. Its a pretty sweet deal. The students interview to get into the program, and once in, at the end usually they all get offers for a full time position when they are done with school or an internship. So the event for SLP on Friday was a high ropes course at a camp out west of the cities. It was awesome!! We were challenge to encourage each other to push our selves to do something we normally wouldn't. I made it to the top of the 40 foot rock climbing wall and rang the bell! What an exhilarating feeling. The second part of the day for our group was spent up 30 feet in the year, walking across ropes and beams from tree to tree - crazy!! At the end we all got to zip-line down - so much fun!
Today I am sore from my Friday experience. I also seem to have caught a cold at about 8pm last night. Weird. I don't know where it came from, but it sucks. I had a lot I wanted to get done around the house today, but I just feel like total crap. Blaine had something similar earlier in the week, so I guess that is where it came from.
Tonight the plan is to head downtown to watch the Twins kick some Yankee butt!! Right now I would much rather stay home, but I don't want to be the party pooper. I do feel a little better so that's good.
Keep your eyes open for some pics to come - Blaine got me a new camera!!!!!!!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Stuck in SD
Not much to say this week - I am in SD for a year-end audit. We work, go out for lunch, work, go out for dinner, go back to our hotel rooms, and get do it all over again. FUN! We have even been so lame, that both last night and tonight we just went to Applebees since it is across from our hotel. Not that there is anything much more appealing than that, sadly. I managed to run 5k this morning, but I squashed the benefits by getting an oreo shake at dinner tonight...boooo...
Blaine is back home keeping track of the dog and the house. Apparently we need a new deck door, the baseboard was rotting out pretty badly. He found one for a good deal on Craigslist, but I'm not sure if I will like the way it looks. We'll see. His excitement for the night, as unfortunately he shared the details with me, was watching birds mating in our backyard. SICK. I guess it looked like the guy stole the girl from another guy, what drama! hahaha
We had a great weekend! Pat and Janelle joined us for a nice relaxing weekend, with a good ol' Twins' game in the mix! Go Twins!
3 more days : )
Night!
Blaine is back home keeping track of the dog and the house. Apparently we need a new deck door, the baseboard was rotting out pretty badly. He found one for a good deal on Craigslist, but I'm not sure if I will like the way it looks. We'll see. His excitement for the night, as unfortunately he shared the details with me, was watching birds mating in our backyard. SICK. I guess it looked like the guy stole the girl from another guy, what drama! hahaha
We had a great weekend! Pat and Janelle joined us for a nice relaxing weekend, with a good ol' Twins' game in the mix! Go Twins!
3 more days : )
Night!
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Updates about nothing...
Friday: Dinner and Drinks at "the Office" (Matt and Blaine's name for their favorite local American Legion). That place is hopping every night of the week, so I had to finally check it out. I give it a 3 out 5. The guys find it humorous to call Rachel and I the secretaries. FUNNY. Afterwards more drinks and a movie - 27 Dresses. Pretty much a big disappointment. I give it a 2 out of 5. Thank goodness for all the drinks! I am pretty sure Blaine talked through 75% of the movie, but that's nothing new : )
Saturday: Blaine had drill. I went for a run and organized the house up. I also did a little shopping. In the evening we hit up the Twins game with some of my coworkers. Awesome weather, so it was very fun hanging out in the plaza for a pregrame drink and corndog! Twins Win - makes for a great night! We played old married couple and went home after the game, while everyone else went out....
Sunday: More drill for Blaine. I continued to clean the house, took the dog for a walk, ran a few errands....Another gorgeous day! We attempted to give Deja her "shocking" lesson. She is too smart. She just will not go across the flags, which is good because she is not suppose to, but she doesn't know yet that if she does she will get shocked. I just don't trust that a beep will stop her if she says a bunny run across the yard.
Yesterday: Work, bleh. Another nice weather day! Blaine and I took the bikes out for a near 10 mile ride. We biked to the EP community center to see if I should switch from Lifetime. It was nice, but I am just going to keep my Lifetime membership for now. Every day I am more aware of the fact that I am my mother's daughter. Mom, this is not a bad thing, but its true. Last night I cut my pinky slicing a banana. Such a mom move (you know what I'm talking about!).
Today: Work, still bleh (and its only 9:30am). I am not a fan of being unassigned, which I am all week. So I signed up for Employee Benefit Plan training tomorrow and volunteered for Junior Achievement Biz Town on Friday. Better than doing nothing....
On a side note, in the Sunday paper a couple of weekends ago, there was a featured article on a former MN couple. The young couple had their first baby, and less than 27 hours later, the wife died from an unknown blood clot on her way to hold her daughter for the first time. It is an unbelievably sad story. The husband maintains a blog of his own to share his daily struggle with the world and to help him cope with the situation. I highly recommend you check out the blog and read for yourself. He also has awesome pictures of his baby girl. The writing and pictures make you appreciate the small miracles in life.
Happy Tuesday!
Saturday: Blaine had drill. I went for a run and organized the house up. I also did a little shopping. In the evening we hit up the Twins game with some of my coworkers. Awesome weather, so it was very fun hanging out in the plaza for a pregrame drink and corndog! Twins Win - makes for a great night! We played old married couple and went home after the game, while everyone else went out....
Sunday: More drill for Blaine. I continued to clean the house, took the dog for a walk, ran a few errands....Another gorgeous day! We attempted to give Deja her "shocking" lesson. She is too smart. She just will not go across the flags, which is good because she is not suppose to, but she doesn't know yet that if she does she will get shocked. I just don't trust that a beep will stop her if she says a bunny run across the yard.
Yesterday: Work, bleh. Another nice weather day! Blaine and I took the bikes out for a near 10 mile ride. We biked to the EP community center to see if I should switch from Lifetime. It was nice, but I am just going to keep my Lifetime membership for now. Every day I am more aware of the fact that I am my mother's daughter. Mom, this is not a bad thing, but its true. Last night I cut my pinky slicing a banana. Such a mom move (you know what I'm talking about!).
Today: Work, still bleh (and its only 9:30am). I am not a fan of being unassigned, which I am all week. So I signed up for Employee Benefit Plan training tomorrow and volunteered for Junior Achievement Biz Town on Friday. Better than doing nothing....
On a side note, in the Sunday paper a couple of weekends ago, there was a featured article on a former MN couple. The young couple had their first baby, and less than 27 hours later, the wife died from an unknown blood clot on her way to hold her daughter for the first time. It is an unbelievably sad story. The husband maintains a blog of his own to share his daily struggle with the world and to help him cope with the situation. I highly recommend you check out the blog and read for yourself. He also has awesome pictures of his baby girl. The writing and pictures make you appreciate the small miracles in life.
Happy Tuesday!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Sunny AZ
Stace and I had THE best time in Arizona. We did so much, and time flew by way too fast. I am already ready to go back!
The trip started a little shaky. Of course the day we were suppose to leave for sunny AZ, MN/ND had a nice winter weather advisory – aka a blizzard. FUN. Stace made it to the cities, against a nasty wind and a little rain on Thursday night. We went to check into our flight, only to find out it had been cancelled. I quickly called the airline, and thank God we were able to get on the next flight leaving at 11am (ours was supposed to leave at 8am). However, the 11am flight was already delayed to 12pm. I was hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. Luckily, the flight was not delayed further or cancelled, and we made it to AZ with time to spare!
The trip started a little shaky. Of course the day we were suppose to leave for sunny AZ, MN/ND had a nice winter weather advisory – aka a blizzard. FUN. Stace made it to the cities, against a nasty wind and a little rain on Thursday night. We went to check into our flight, only to find out it had been cancelled. I quickly called the airline, and thank God we were able to get on the next flight leaving at 11am (ours was supposed to leave at 8am). However, the 11am flight was already delayed to 12pm. I was hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. Luckily, the flight was not delayed further or cancelled, and we made it to AZ with time to spare!
Our first night there consisted of experiencing Pam’s crazy driving – mostly gas station incidents that involved doing a few loops around : ) But we stopped in Tempe, where ASU is located and strolled down Mill Ave, similar to Uptown in the cities. After that we headed to Pam’s crib – very nice apartment by the way, and got ready for a night out. We joined some of Pam’s fellow dental students for dinner at place called Cadalac Ranch. Afterwords we drifted over to a bar across the way. The area we were in was all open to the outdoors and even had a band playing outside – pretty sweet.
Mill Ave.
Cadallac RanchSaturday we enjoyed some quality time by Pam’s ice-cold pool, eventually forcing ourselves to jump in once we couldn’t stand the heat. It took us awhile to figure out where we wanted to go for dinner, but Pam is lucky to have a patient bf. We drove to Old Town and walked around a bit before dinner. It is in Scottsdale and has all these little western/Mexican shops. Pretty fun. Dinner was at the Roaring Fork, and was yummy : ) I love being able to enjoy dinner outside, and they even had a fireplace out there.
Poolside
Old Town
Roaring Fork
Afterwards we headed to the Scottsdale mall, which has unbelievable shopping. Every store you can imagine pretty much. To end the night we went to a club called Suede and had the BEST drink ever – Strawberry Cheesecake martini. I will have to try to recreate that one sometime. The club had great music, and it was a good time, but we didn’t get too crazy since we were heading to the mountains the next morning.
SuedeSunday we hiked Superstition Mountain – well at least half of it. It was AWESOME, my favorite of the entire weekend. It was not easy, but the sights were amazing. I guess we came at a good time b/c everything was in bloom. Next time I will come back in climb to the top!
Hiking wiped us out pretty good. That night we enjoyed dinner at BJ’s brewery in Mesa. It was yummy, and the dessert was the best part – oreo cookie pazookie!!!!! Later we checked out Dana Park in Mesa, its basically a shopping strip mall with lots of fun stores. We had to stop at the Ra for an after dinner drink, and ended up having some sushi as well. We were so full it wasn’t funny, but it was still SO good!!
RAMonday Stace and I were on our own while Pam had class. We ventured back to Dana Park for some coffee and some more shopping. After meeting Pam and Scott for lunch at Paradise Bakery, we drove ourselves back to Tempe for some more Mill Ave shopping! We were sooo proud of ourselves for our navigating skills (of course it helps that they are on a nice grid system). We relaxed a little by the pool, until Pam got done with class. Then we did a little TJ Maxx shopping - Pam somehow managed to by 5 purses – yikes! To end the night we did a late but OH SO delicious dinner at Kona, and Asian Fusion restaurant. We also headed back to Ra to get the dessert we wanted the other night, but were to full for – fried cinnamon tempura ice cream. YUM. We almost went back to BJ’s for another Pazookie, but just couldn’t do it!
RA, againOn Tuesday before we left, Stace and I got a quick game (volley) of tennis in! We made it back to the cities no problem. Only now its back to reality. At least it is gorgeous outside today in the cities!!
Thursday, April 10, 2008
My Baby
Well parents are always showing everyone pictures of their adorable babies, so I figured I would share pictures of our adorable baby : )
We heart Deja!
Deja and her friend Tiny doing tricks for treats.
Deja and Tiny taking a car ride to the park. Such good little puppies : )
Last night: Bathtime. It was much needed, and boy did she have the zoomies afterwards!
We heart Deja!
Deja and her friend Tiny doing tricks for treats.
Deja and Tiny taking a car ride to the park. Such good little puppies : )
Last night: Bathtime. It was much needed, and boy did she have the zoomies afterwards!Wednesday, April 09, 2008
B-I-N-G-O
Last night Blaine and I joined some friends in Brooklyn Park for a serious night of BINGO! Blaine had gone with them last week, and I kept hearing how much fun it was, so I had to see for myself. It was definitely cheap entertainment - $5 for like 10 games, which lasted about 3 hours. There were some pretty interesting people there, but I have to admit that I did enjoy myself. None of us won anything, so it looks like we might have to go back next week : )
One more day after today and I am off to Sunny Arizona! Pam has provided us with an itinerary, which includes hiking, a baseball game, clubbing, shopping, relaxing by the pool, as well as trying lots of unique restaurants!!!! There is also room to through in an art museum or whatever else we feel like. I feel guilty leaving Blaine out, but he told me he is going to work on finishing a desk and possibly starting another project. That should keep him pretty busy...
Happy Hump Day!
One more day after today and I am off to Sunny Arizona! Pam has provided us with an itinerary, which includes hiking, a baseball game, clubbing, shopping, relaxing by the pool, as well as trying lots of unique restaurants!!!! There is also room to through in an art museum or whatever else we feel like. I feel guilty leaving Blaine out, but he told me he is going to work on finishing a desk and possibly starting another project. That should keep him pretty busy...
Happy Hump Day!
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
New Investment
I have wanted a bike ever since I began cycling a couple of years ago. Moving to MN made me want a bike even more. I think there are as many miles of trails in the cities as highways. MN also has the scenery to go along with the trails, as most of them wind around the lakes. Well a couple of weekends ago, when my sister and her friend came to visit to do a triathlon, we did a cycle shopping. I did not know the first thing about bikes, and had no idea what I wanted.
Nothing really came from our brief shopping, except an even large desire to buy a bike. A few days later, Blaine broke down and spilled the beans (he can never keep a secret). Before I started all this talk about getting a bike, he was actually doing a little research of his own for a b-day gift me : ) But he figured that it was best I actually try out the bikes first to get an idea of what I want. Pretty soon he had the bike itch too, and we were both 10-ft deep in bike info. We went to a few bike shops and the cities and gained more knowledge. I really liked the feel of the road bikes, but I wanted to have a more functional bike that I could go trail-riding on if we go camping or anything like that.
Well last night we took a drive to Bloomington, and test rode some more bikes. Both of us ended up liking the Trek 7.5. It is a fitness hybrid, which means it is not as aggressive and fast as a road bike, but it is faster and lighter than a comfort bike. The guy at Penn Cycle was great. He ended up giving us a discount on everything we bought. Of course little did we realize how much extra things we were going to invest in – including helmets, padded shorts, gloves, pedometers, car bike rack, etc. We are going to look SOO fast - hahaha. We both switched our tires for ones with more tread so we would be able go on gravel, and I switched out my seat to a women’s specific. It wasn’t cheap, and it could have been a lot more expense, but we had already decided it would be our anniversary gift to each other. Happy early anniversary! Now I am just itching for another nice day like last Saturday to get out there and cycle! We plan on keeping these bikes for years, so I think the cost will be well worth it!
Steph's Bike
Blaine's Bike
Nothing really came from our brief shopping, except an even large desire to buy a bike. A few days later, Blaine broke down and spilled the beans (he can never keep a secret). Before I started all this talk about getting a bike, he was actually doing a little research of his own for a b-day gift me : ) But he figured that it was best I actually try out the bikes first to get an idea of what I want. Pretty soon he had the bike itch too, and we were both 10-ft deep in bike info. We went to a few bike shops and the cities and gained more knowledge. I really liked the feel of the road bikes, but I wanted to have a more functional bike that I could go trail-riding on if we go camping or anything like that.
Well last night we took a drive to Bloomington, and test rode some more bikes. Both of us ended up liking the Trek 7.5. It is a fitness hybrid, which means it is not as aggressive and fast as a road bike, but it is faster and lighter than a comfort bike. The guy at Penn Cycle was great. He ended up giving us a discount on everything we bought. Of course little did we realize how much extra things we were going to invest in – including helmets, padded shorts, gloves, pedometers, car bike rack, etc. We are going to look SOO fast - hahaha. We both switched our tires for ones with more tread so we would be able go on gravel, and I switched out my seat to a women’s specific. It wasn’t cheap, and it could have been a lot more expense, but we had already decided it would be our anniversary gift to each other. Happy early anniversary! Now I am just itching for another nice day like last Saturday to get out there and cycle! We plan on keeping these bikes for years, so I think the cost will be well worth it!
Steph's Bike Blaine's BikeTuesday, March 18, 2008
"actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that."
- Old School quote
Well, I am unassigned this week, which means I have a whole lot of nothing to do. There are about 15 other staff also unassigned, so the chances my time gets picked up are very slim. It is great having some free time to get the administrative stuff taken care of (i.e. submit expenses, clean up my email box, clean up my computer, etc…) However, a whole week is quite a looong time. So far I am loving it though! Yesterday I got a new work computer! It is so much faster than my old one (and nicer).
I signed us up for an online savings account. I did a little research to find the best rates, and ended up choosing HSBC. They don’t have the highest rate, but they have a lot of recommendations as well as really good security. I guess their rates fluctuates less too. So these online savings accounts are great. They get better interest than CDs, and there are no minimum balances required (well $1 at HSBC) and you can withdraw or transfer money as you please (with a minimum of 6 times a month). So currently the HSBC account has 3.55% APY, which it compounds daily and pays monthly – not bad!! Much better than our current Wells Fargo savings account, which earns like 0.03% or something ridiculous like that. I think the one downside is that it takes a few days to get the money out, but we just plan on using it to hold our savings and only withdraw for large purchases or emergencies. Smart eh?
Blaine’s house project over the weekend was to install new outlets and light switches. The old ones were this nasty cream color with dust and dirt in all the crevasses. We were just planning on picking up a few house essentials at Home Depot (carbon monoxide detector, fire extinguisher, etc), but then ended up spending all this money on the switches. It looked so cheap initially. You could get a pack of 10 for $11, but then we realized we needed lots of the three way switches for lights that had multiple switch locations, as well as fancy dimmer switches. Had I known the whole project was going to cost so much I would not have suggested it. But once you get Blaine going on a project, you can’t stop him. It also took a lot longer than I would have guessed. But now it is done and looks good : )
On a side note – I ran 5 miles in 60 minutes on Sunday! I have never run that far, so I was just happy to do it, and I thought my time wasn’t horrible considering my lack of being in shape : )
We are looking forward to a trip home for Easter to see family!!!
Have a good one!
Well, I am unassigned this week, which means I have a whole lot of nothing to do. There are about 15 other staff also unassigned, so the chances my time gets picked up are very slim. It is great having some free time to get the administrative stuff taken care of (i.e. submit expenses, clean up my email box, clean up my computer, etc…) However, a whole week is quite a looong time. So far I am loving it though! Yesterday I got a new work computer! It is so much faster than my old one (and nicer).
I signed us up for an online savings account. I did a little research to find the best rates, and ended up choosing HSBC. They don’t have the highest rate, but they have a lot of recommendations as well as really good security. I guess their rates fluctuates less too. So these online savings accounts are great. They get better interest than CDs, and there are no minimum balances required (well $1 at HSBC) and you can withdraw or transfer money as you please (with a minimum of 6 times a month). So currently the HSBC account has 3.55% APY, which it compounds daily and pays monthly – not bad!! Much better than our current Wells Fargo savings account, which earns like 0.03% or something ridiculous like that. I think the one downside is that it takes a few days to get the money out, but we just plan on using it to hold our savings and only withdraw for large purchases or emergencies. Smart eh?
Blaine’s house project over the weekend was to install new outlets and light switches. The old ones were this nasty cream color with dust and dirt in all the crevasses. We were just planning on picking up a few house essentials at Home Depot (carbon monoxide detector, fire extinguisher, etc), but then ended up spending all this money on the switches. It looked so cheap initially. You could get a pack of 10 for $11, but then we realized we needed lots of the three way switches for lights that had multiple switch locations, as well as fancy dimmer switches. Had I known the whole project was going to cost so much I would not have suggested it. But once you get Blaine going on a project, you can’t stop him. It also took a lot longer than I would have guessed. But now it is done and looks good : )
On a side note – I ran 5 miles in 60 minutes on Sunday! I have never run that far, so I was just happy to do it, and I thought my time wasn’t horrible considering my lack of being in shape : )
We are looking forward to a trip home for Easter to see family!!!
Have a good one!
Friday, March 14, 2008
Quick Update
I know I have not blogged in a REALLY long time, but honestly there is not much to say.
I splurged and bought the new Asics I really, really wanted and needed. Totally worth it, I heart them. And since I bought them I have ran more than usual. That might also be related to the fact that busy season is officially over for me. My goals are to get back in shape and start reading again. Exciting stuff I know.
I think Blaine was in shock on Monday when he came home and I was already there! I had dinner at home every night this week (except one b/c I had a dinner with my intern advisee). It is nice to actually get to spend some nice quality time at home with Blaine and Deja : ). Although, I was not sure what to do with all that time! I think I will quickly relearn how to enjoy free time : )
I have to say that busy season was a lot of hours, but definitely rewarding in the end. I really got the opportunity to step up and take on roles that normally someone at my level would not get the chance to. The client I was on had lots of issues, which created more work, but also more learning. I am looking forward to next year, when I get to take on even more challenging tasks as well as be the person that the new staff go to with their questions.
Now I am looking forward to a fun, relaxing trip with my sister to sunny AZ to see my best friend!!!
I splurged and bought the new Asics I really, really wanted and needed. Totally worth it, I heart them. And since I bought them I have ran more than usual. That might also be related to the fact that busy season is officially over for me. My goals are to get back in shape and start reading again. Exciting stuff I know.
I think Blaine was in shock on Monday when he came home and I was already there! I had dinner at home every night this week (except one b/c I had a dinner with my intern advisee). It is nice to actually get to spend some nice quality time at home with Blaine and Deja : ). Although, I was not sure what to do with all that time! I think I will quickly relearn how to enjoy free time : )
I have to say that busy season was a lot of hours, but definitely rewarding in the end. I really got the opportunity to step up and take on roles that normally someone at my level would not get the chance to. The client I was on had lots of issues, which created more work, but also more learning. I am looking forward to next year, when I get to take on even more challenging tasks as well as be the person that the new staff go to with their questions.
Now I am looking forward to a fun, relaxing trip with my sister to sunny AZ to see my best friend!!!
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Taking care of business...
Today has been a very productive Sunday.
I slept in to start out with. I know that doesn't sound very productive, but trust me I needed it. I woke up with the strong intentions of getting a good workout in. I went to the gym yesterday morning, before heading to work, but it was one of those workouts that just seems forced. You know, you never get into a good groove, and you never really seem to perk up. I made myself do 15 min on thsi crazy stairstepper adn then 15 min run/walk on an incline. Today my butt is sore, so I guess somewhat of a success.
Well before I could head to the gym today, I had to take care of some other business - Deja's business to be exact. I think the snow melted last week, and an old layer of Deja's poo appeared. It was everywhere, and lots of it. Gross. Unfortunately it was also frozen into the snow, so it was a pain to pick up. Also, we appear to have a rabbit, who enjoys using every square inch of our yard to poop on. Double gross. I wasn't going to spend all day on that though.
Anyway, I finally made it to the gym and I swam. The last time I swam was back at college. Yikes. I wasn't sure what a good goal would be, but I thought I'll shoot for 10 laps. Well I did that, and figured I may as well shoot for a half mile. So I did 16 laps, and I think it took a little over a half hour. Not sure how horrible that is, but I did it. And it was a good workout. Done and Done.
When I got home I did the usually Sunday chores - laundry, clean the bathroom, dust, etc. I also went to the grocery store to by snacks for the game, but decided to make a real meal for once. A girl I work with told me her favorite recipe for baked ziti. I have to say it turned out pretty well (even though I accidentally got Sour cream with onions and chives), and Blaine appeared to enjoy it. Another success.
Blaine was busy at drill - doing another PT test this morning at 5:45. So nothing too exciting this weekend. We watched the Sioux last night tie the Gophers at Joe Sensors. I even ran into some people I graduated with! Love the UND bar in the cities! I also had a little success at Albertville with some friends. It was crazy how busy it was there. But now I know there is a Coach outlet, so I may have to come back!!!
Well I lost count of how many weeks of busy season have gone by, but I do know it is February now. There must be an end in sight.
Now back to watching commercials, I mean the Superbowl game!
Out!
I slept in to start out with. I know that doesn't sound very productive, but trust me I needed it. I woke up with the strong intentions of getting a good workout in. I went to the gym yesterday morning, before heading to work, but it was one of those workouts that just seems forced. You know, you never get into a good groove, and you never really seem to perk up. I made myself do 15 min on thsi crazy stairstepper adn then 15 min run/walk on an incline. Today my butt is sore, so I guess somewhat of a success.
Well before I could head to the gym today, I had to take care of some other business - Deja's business to be exact. I think the snow melted last week, and an old layer of Deja's poo appeared. It was everywhere, and lots of it. Gross. Unfortunately it was also frozen into the snow, so it was a pain to pick up. Also, we appear to have a rabbit, who enjoys using every square inch of our yard to poop on. Double gross. I wasn't going to spend all day on that though.
Anyway, I finally made it to the gym and I swam. The last time I swam was back at college. Yikes. I wasn't sure what a good goal would be, but I thought I'll shoot for 10 laps. Well I did that, and figured I may as well shoot for a half mile. So I did 16 laps, and I think it took a little over a half hour. Not sure how horrible that is, but I did it. And it was a good workout. Done and Done.
When I got home I did the usually Sunday chores - laundry, clean the bathroom, dust, etc. I also went to the grocery store to by snacks for the game, but decided to make a real meal for once. A girl I work with told me her favorite recipe for baked ziti. I have to say it turned out pretty well (even though I accidentally got Sour cream with onions and chives), and Blaine appeared to enjoy it. Another success.
Blaine was busy at drill - doing another PT test this morning at 5:45. So nothing too exciting this weekend. We watched the Sioux last night tie the Gophers at Joe Sensors. I even ran into some people I graduated with! Love the UND bar in the cities! I also had a little success at Albertville with some friends. It was crazy how busy it was there. But now I know there is a Coach outlet, so I may have to come back!!!
Well I lost count of how many weeks of busy season have gone by, but I do know it is February now. There must be an end in sight.
Now back to watching commercials, I mean the Superbowl game!
Out!
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