This is hysterical. PG-13 language, but extremely funny. Watch it. NOW! :)
Ladies. hahahahaha
Sunday, October 28, 2007
We love visitors! :)
What a wonderful weekend in Austin, Texas!
Jeremy and I just spend the most delightful time with his Mom, Dad and cousins. The stars aligned for us and we had beautiful cool weather in addition to good luck finding lovely places to eat and visit. We hung out at one of the UT Field Stations on Thursday night for its 40th anniversary celebration. We pilfered some BBQ from the reception and listened to a really fun Austin band. Friday came along and we hit the Alamo Drafthouse and saw the Darjeeling Ltd. Saturday morning brought more beautiful weather and a chance for our visitors to explore more than 5 miles of the Town Lake Trail, the Texas State Capitol, and a couple of yummy restaurants (County Line & Shady Grove for those of you who are familiar). After feeling ridiculously old from simply walking down 6th St. (lots of college freshman with fake ids frequent its bars), we plopped ourselves down at the Elephant Room on Congress for some jazz. And this morning's brunch at the East Side was excellent, as expected.
In between the eating, walking, and sight-seeing, Jeremy's parents also changed the headlight on my car, added transmission fluid to Jeremy's vehicle, tuned our piano and picked 18 pounds of pecans. I'm tired from typing all that!!!
We will post pics when we can.
Since we've been fortunate to have a ton of visitors this Summer and Fall, its our turn to reciprocate. So you can track us on your map: next weekend I'm headed to Boston to visit my Grandpa Ed, cousin Katie, and any other family members I can scare up. :) I'll travel on down to DC mid-week and hope to return home on the 10th. We will be in Mobile for T-giving, and then in Indy for Christmas week. Our season of travel wraps up in Mid-January after we return from the marathon in Orlando. We would love to see anyone we can on our travels.
Jeremy and I just spend the most delightful time with his Mom, Dad and cousins. The stars aligned for us and we had beautiful cool weather in addition to good luck finding lovely places to eat and visit. We hung out at one of the UT Field Stations on Thursday night for its 40th anniversary celebration. We pilfered some BBQ from the reception and listened to a really fun Austin band. Friday came along and we hit the Alamo Drafthouse and saw the Darjeeling Ltd. Saturday morning brought more beautiful weather and a chance for our visitors to explore more than 5 miles of the Town Lake Trail, the Texas State Capitol, and a couple of yummy restaurants (County Line & Shady Grove for those of you who are familiar). After feeling ridiculously old from simply walking down 6th St. (lots of college freshman with fake ids frequent its bars), we plopped ourselves down at the Elephant Room on Congress for some jazz. And this morning's brunch at the East Side was excellent, as expected.
In between the eating, walking, and sight-seeing, Jeremy's parents also changed the headlight on my car, added transmission fluid to Jeremy's vehicle, tuned our piano and picked 18 pounds of pecans. I'm tired from typing all that!!!
We will post pics when we can.
Since we've been fortunate to have a ton of visitors this Summer and Fall, its our turn to reciprocate. So you can track us on your map: next weekend I'm headed to Boston to visit my Grandpa Ed, cousin Katie, and any other family members I can scare up. :) I'll travel on down to DC mid-week and hope to return home on the 10th. We will be in Mobile for T-giving, and then in Indy for Christmas week. Our season of travel wraps up in Mid-January after we return from the marathon in Orlando. We would love to see anyone we can on our travels.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Good morning, all.
We've had a busy few weeks here. After slogging through a 14-mile training run on the 7th, I spent the next day getting my temperature back below 100 degrees while trying very hard to keep any liquid or food down. Sounds like fun, eh? Don't run outside in Central Texas if you can help it.
The incident made me realize I'm not invincible and need to pay more attention to, as my Grandma would say, "not over-doing it". Now I've been making a pointed effort to cut back on other volunteer activities and prioritize my own sanity and physical health.
Jeremy and I both had some big applications/funding requests due this week, so we are both relieved it is the weekend. Rocky and Lizz are visiting us from Indy today and we are hoping to catch a concert at Stubb's BBQ tonight. I'll be doing a bit of traveling to Boston and other parts of the Northeast very shortly. The organization I work for was awarded a scholarship to attend a fundraising workshop for Catholic organizations facilitated by the Fundraising School at IUPUI. How cool is that??? We get to stay at a fancy hotel right next to the Capitol! I think it will be awesome.
It is finally expected to drop below 80 on Monday! The supposed high is 69 degrees. YAHOO!
Ok, gotta go find some clean running shorts. We are scheduled for 18 miles today but that won't happen unless I morph into the bionic woman. Or someone chases me with a dog. The dog thing might happen, actually. Part of our Town Lake trail takes us right through the dog park (which I hate running through). Somebody always thinks it is a good idea to let their un-neutered pit bull "play" with the other animals and people. I take that chance to practice sprints and toss out the raw meat I normally keep in my pockets.
We've had a busy few weeks here. After slogging through a 14-mile training run on the 7th, I spent the next day getting my temperature back below 100 degrees while trying very hard to keep any liquid or food down. Sounds like fun, eh? Don't run outside in Central Texas if you can help it.
The incident made me realize I'm not invincible and need to pay more attention to, as my Grandma would say, "not over-doing it". Now I've been making a pointed effort to cut back on other volunteer activities and prioritize my own sanity and physical health.
Jeremy and I both had some big applications/funding requests due this week, so we are both relieved it is the weekend. Rocky and Lizz are visiting us from Indy today and we are hoping to catch a concert at Stubb's BBQ tonight. I'll be doing a bit of traveling to Boston and other parts of the Northeast very shortly. The organization I work for was awarded a scholarship to attend a fundraising workshop for Catholic organizations facilitated by the Fundraising School at IUPUI. How cool is that??? We get to stay at a fancy hotel right next to the Capitol! I think it will be awesome.
It is finally expected to drop below 80 on Monday! The supposed high is 69 degrees. YAHOO!
Ok, gotta go find some clean running shorts. We are scheduled for 18 miles today but that won't happen unless I morph into the bionic woman. Or someone chases me with a dog. The dog thing might happen, actually. Part of our Town Lake trail takes us right through the dog park (which I hate running through). Somebody always thinks it is a good idea to let their un-neutered pit bull "play" with the other animals and people. I take that chance to practice sprints and toss out the raw meat I normally keep in my pockets.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Karma
I just returned from a great trip to New Orleans to help my sister pick out her wedding gown. Whoo!! She looks gorgeous and should have photographers paying HER to take photos at the wedding. I, on the other hand, just eat a bunch of beignets and have bangs.
A few posts ago, I made fun of my mom for being an amateur in the burglary-of-one's-own-home department. When I returned from New Orleans Jeremy warned me that the deadbolt on the front door broke off in the locked position, rendering that door totally unusable. As we tried to get in through the back door, we realized the asymmetrical door frame was preventing us from unlocking it. Sadly, we only had a AAA Plus membership. Were we to upgrade to premium, we could call a locksmith. (we didn't. we are cheap) We tried and tried and tried to force the key and got blisters and probably yellow fever from all the mosquitoes while the fish, meat, and ice cream I'd just bought stewed in the trunk.
Then, after 20+ minutes of trying to unlock our door with the key, some really smart person (me) suggested we get some WD-40. I have to say, after the rust, moisture, and one spider shot out of the lock, we were in! Before you invite me to teach a shop class or give lectures on home remodeling, know that I do charge quite a lot of money. ($1-$5) I also require my own dressing room/trailer.
We always assumed that it was really easy to break in here - I guess the quirks due to the home's age are more of an asset than a liability! I'm still REALLY glad we don't own the place.
A few posts ago, I made fun of my mom for being an amateur in the burglary-of-one's-own-home department. When I returned from New Orleans Jeremy warned me that the deadbolt on the front door broke off in the locked position, rendering that door totally unusable. As we tried to get in through the back door, we realized the asymmetrical door frame was preventing us from unlocking it. Sadly, we only had a AAA Plus membership. Were we to upgrade to premium, we could call a locksmith. (we didn't. we are cheap) We tried and tried and tried to force the key and got blisters and probably yellow fever from all the mosquitoes while the fish, meat, and ice cream I'd just bought stewed in the trunk.
Then, after 20+ minutes of trying to unlock our door with the key, some really smart person (me) suggested we get some WD-40. I have to say, after the rust, moisture, and one spider shot out of the lock, we were in! Before you invite me to teach a shop class or give lectures on home remodeling, know that I do charge quite a lot of money. ($1-$5) I also require my own dressing room/trailer.
We always assumed that it was really easy to break in here - I guess the quirks due to the home's age are more of an asset than a liability! I'm still REALLY glad we don't own the place.
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