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By kilax, May 30, 2018 12:23 pm

I love it when I wake up in the morning and smell a stink bomb, then go to Data’s litter box to cover it up, and realize it’s NOT in his litter box. It’s all over the welcome mat. And door threshold. And door.

WHY DATA WHY

I love it when I get to work THEN realize the back of my shirt is see-through. Dammit. I had a funny feeling when I was getting dressed this morning, and should have checked at home. (Whiny side note: I wanted to wear a dress today, but elected to wear pants and a shirt because I have fifty+ mosquito bites and thought pants would deter me from scratching more than a dress. Ugh.)

I love it when the main program I use at for my job won’t work, week after week, despite help from IT.

I love it when I’ve been waiting for a month for info and I get it and it says “let’s discuss further” instead of answering ANYTHING.

I love it when I leave my desk for a few minutes and the same person calls me over and over.

Wednesdays seem to be my Mondays lately. Thanks for letting me vent, that’s all I wanted to do! (I realize none of these things are a big deal, except the first one since it means Data is still not feeling well.)

(What’s funny to me is that I woke up feeling achy (from a strength workout) and tired (from going to bed late after seeing Solo), and thought about this post (below) I saw and how I was going to do the things listed to start the day out right… and it was working!!!!! Until I found the sh*t on the floor and saw all the mosquitoes inside the house and immediately felt irritated. Ha. I’ll keep at it!)

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5 things to do before you get out of bed:⠀ ⠀ 1. Express gratitude. ⠀ 2. Set your intentions for the day.⠀ 3. Take five deep breaths in and out.⠀ 4. Smile for no reason.⠀ 5. Forgive yourself for yesterday’s mistakes. ⠀ ⠀ #MantraBand #liveinspired

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And I will end with a few positive small things from my week/day:

• It was AWESOME to have Monday off
• It was fun to go to the movies last night with Steven
• I found a birthday gift for a friend
• I got to have a “coffee” (really, chai) break with my work bestie today

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By kilax, May 29, 2018 4:49 am

Our weekend was AWESOME and I hope yours was too!

FRIDAY!

Although, Friday started out on a serious note. We took Data to the veterinarian because he’d had diarrhea for three weeks (we thought it was getting better, hence not taking him sooner). The vet ran tests to see if he has a malabsorption issue, or irritated dietary tract. Data has lost over two and a half pounds since his March vet visit. Our poor old man cat.

Sigh.

I should hear back from the vet midweek. It’s likely we’ll have to give Data meds, or change his diet (which he will NOT make easy – he’s a PICKY eater). He still has diarrhea.

While we were there, I remembered to ask to visit the kittens!

There’s six kittens, three males and three females. I definitely need to adopt two, right?!

Friday night was quiet after that. I was exhausted from not getting enough sleep (broken record). I was productive in picking out an outfit for the the outdoor barnyard wedding we’re going to next weekend, though. I’m planning to wear the dress in the top right corner.

Collage I made to send my mom and snis

Of course, we watched a movie Friday night. We finished All I See Is You. Blah.

SATURDAY!

On Saturday I woke up with the sun to do hill repeats before teaching fitness boxing.

I taught, then took my car to the dealer to get the piece replaced they forgot to swap out before.

We had lunch with Mad Men, then I got groceries and picked up these!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Craving satisifed!

sooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooodt

I thought I would pull weeds when I got back, but it was in the high 80s (or low 90s?!) and hella stuffy out. I tried to spend time on the balcony and it was even too hot for that. Ugh. So we stayed inside for the evening, reading a bit, then making dinner and watching Patti Cake$ (entertaining, seemed like a newer, Jersey version of 8 Mile to us).

SUNDAY!

I didn’t need to set an alarm Sunday, but the kitties woke me up nice and early! Thanks, guys!

Actually, it was nice to have a relaxing morning eating breakfast and reading on the balcony before we left at 8:00 for the race.

We ran the Chocholic 5K in Burlington, then headed to Milwaukee for the Brewers game. Rachel got us tickets as an early birthday gift for me! I’ve done a Spartan Race at Miller Park, but this was my first time being there for a game.

Guys, I LOVE ballpark food. Yes, it’s expensive, but it’s such a fun part of the experience! And all the ballparks seems so savvy with vegan options now! I could eat three hot dogs. I stuck to one. Hee.

We had a fun time watching the Brewers play (and beat!) the Mets. I was glad Rachel got seats that were in the shade because it was freaking HOT – as Steven and I like to say “too hot for touching.” Ha. We were careful not to bump arms or legs as we sat next to each other at the game. And to take a few breaks to walk around the concourse (and get more food and drinks) and cool off a bit.

It was fun to chat during the game and catch up. We love spending time with Rachel and Kevin! And yay for our first game of the year! Next month, we’ll be back at Miller Park to see the Royals play the Brewers! Woot!

When we drove home I started to get a headache and feel a little heat sick. I wasn’t surprised – I surely got a bit dehydrated (despite drinking a lot of water), and had a frozen daiquiri, and was sitting in a cold car after being out in the sun! A cold shower felt good when I got home, but I felt a bit off the rest of the night! We watched Baywatch and went to bed early.

MONDAY!

I was nervous about doing my tempo run (twelve miles at marathon pace!) Monday morning with it being in the high 60s/low 70s, and after eating and drinking a bit differently than normal, but I nailed it and felt great!

I was back at the house a little after 7:00, changed clothes, and got to work pulling weeds. Finally! I wanted to do that last weekend but it was too rainy and cold.

Several hours later, I was done, and took a cool bath to relax. We had lunch and watched another episode of Mad Men, then put the hammock outside on the balcony and hung out out there!

Pretty soon it was time to prep ALL THE FOOD to grill! Steven brought our grill home from storage this week. We’ve lived in this house for two years and almost four months and it’s our first time grilling here! We just didn’t think of it. We weren’t big grillers before because it was so unpleasant (spend time outside) to grill in the neighborhood we used to live in.

But now?! We can put it on our patio and it’s relaxing and peaceful! And delicious! Yay! The only annoying part was the mosquitoes (I got SO MANY bites this weekend), and that it was a bit hot!

We also grilled fruit that we had for dessert!

Um, so we ate dinner at 5:30. Ha! We usually eat past 8:00 on Mondays because that is when I get home from teaching! It was nice to eat early, watch a bit of Star Trek Beyond, then do a few chores/tidying up, and get in bed early with a book. Ahh, what a relaxing day!!!

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By kilax, May 24, 2018 7:25 am

• AHHHHH! Xaarlin brought me this Starbucks mug (and veggie candies!) back from her trip to Copenhagen!!!! What a sweetie! And BONUS: I can use the mug because I’ve been there! (I have two rules for Starbucks mugs: only buy them for locations I’ve been to, and if received as a gift, only drink out of if I’ve been there. I’m odd, yes.)

• Ugh, we’re seeing thousands of trees removed in the areas around where we live. It’s totally changing the landscape (making it worse, in my opinion) but I’m sure they’re being removed because of an invasive species, or they aren’t healthy, or to make the forest floor healthier (or to make room to build, ugh) or whatever. But still, it gives me the sads.
• Other sads – living in the forest, we have to deal with dead or almost dead animals sometimes. Sigh. As two animals lovers, it takes its toll on us.
• Weekly book update time! After I finished North, I started Station Eleven, which I am loving. It’s a novel about a swine flu that knocks out 99% of the world’s population, with some of it taking place in present time, but some of it going back before the flu. There’s several main characters, and it’s enjoyable to see how they all interrelate!
• Last month, someone asked me how I fit in running 50 miles a week with cross and strength training, and the top three bullets below are what I told them, with some extra stuff I’ve thought of later. Bottom line: working out is a priority and I am grateful for the lifestyle I have.
  • I don’t have kids
  • I work from home
  • I have a husband who works a lot and supports me working out
  • I take time off work (annual leave) to train
  • I get paid to strength train
  • I am obsessive about it
  • and most importantly: I LOVE IT

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By kilax, May 23, 2018 5:27 am

As much as I seem like a Grumpy Gus, I thrive off of good news from friends and family. When I need energy/good vibes, I think of their triumphs and successes. It’s cheesy, but that’s something I did at the Wisconsin Half Marathon when the pace got tough – I thought of good news friends/family had that would put a smile on my face and take me outside my discomfort!

Eventually I will get better at doing this at work when I am feeling frustrated. I’ve been working on that for years…

I really need good vibes this morning as I’m irate that the last automatic updates Windows did to my computer rendered Photoshop useless and I had to edit this photo on my phone. Why do things like that make me so freaking stabby?! 

Anyway! Chances are likely I already have a good news/triumph item in mind for you if you are a friend of mine, but share it with me anyway so I can stock it away for the next time I need to draw on it!

And of course, my most recent “big” one is my PR at the Wisconsin Half Marathon!

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By kilax, May 21, 2018 5:44 am

This weekend was all about birthday celebrations. Yay!

FRIDAY!

Friday was awesome from the start because:

• I had the day off work and could take a nap in the morning (I had a cold and haven’t been sleeping well… I say that like I wouldn’t have taken a nap anyway, ha!)
• I found out I won a $10 Starbucks gift card from Shelley!
• My Shitterfly magnet order came!
• I registered for Grandma’s Marathon in June in Duluth, MN!

In the evening, we met up with Jen and Troy for a late celebration of Jen’s April birthday. We ate at a local Thai place with delicious food that actually gives you appropriately sized portions. Everyone commented on how it was the right amount of food, and that they totally would have eaten more (because it was so good!), but were glad we weren’t given more so we could get movie theater treats later. (Don’t worry, I am not turning in to someone who complains about receiving “too much food”! I am all about the leftovers! I guess I appreciate a normal sized portion when I am giving an eff about what I eat?!)

Pad See Eiw is always my go-to Thai order!

After dinner we headed to the theater to see Deadpool 2!

My gosh, I laughed throughout the entire movie. Only a few jokes fell flat on me, and I was proud I understood 99% of the joke references (ha). I had so much fun, I would see it again in the theater (on $5 movie night Tuesday, of course). It reminded me of how much fun I had at Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. COMPLETELY different movies, but it’s a blast to laugh so much. Yay!

We went to a 9:50 pm showing (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) so that was a late night. I was in bed after 1:00 am, up for an hour from 4:00-5:00, and out of bed just before 6:00 am, because, (I had a) cold. Sigh.

SATURDAY!

I started Saturday off with a short run and ride, then taught fitness boxing and dropped off my bike for a tune-up (I like to get one every spring before I spend more time on it outside).

We had a small lunch then were off to my favorite coworker’s son’s first birthday party in the city!

I hit my raw “I didn’t get enough sleep” breaking point on the drive but rallied through and was able to be social at the party. Phew.

The decorations were ADORABLE (homemade, of course) and my coworker had special vegan food for me, including a piece of vegan cake OH EM GEE YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

When we got home, I read and took the short nap I needed so I could make it through the evening.

We watched Mad Men with dinner, which we just started this week, and I am seeing for the first time! We tried to use a free FandangoNOW rental code to watch Black Panther, but it wouldn’t work since it’s linked to my email, and the Roku is linked to Steven’s. Sigh. If you know how to fix that, let me know (I couldn’t figure it out with my internets search).

SUNDAY!

Sunday morning was productive AF. I woke up naturally at 5:00 am (after getting seven hours of sleep!), was done running by 8:00, and did errands from 9:00 – 11:00. I found almost everything I needed and didn’t have to wait in line anywhere to check out. WINNING! (I think it helped that it was early, and raining).

When I got home, I prepped the produce for the week, then we ate lunch and watched more Mad Men and generally had a lazy afternoon with a few chores (like programming my car), but mostly relaxing! Yay! (We had planned to do yard work but it was raining… and 40° out.)

I finished reading Scott Jurek’s new book, North, which made me want to reread his first book. I loved that this new book (about his 2015 attempt to get the fastest known time hiking the Appalachian Trail) included both his and his wife’s perspective. His wife, Jenny, was in charge of crewing for this over forty day event and it was interesting to see things from her perspective.

We watched the Netflix movie Anon with dinner (we were gonna watch Cargo but I was worried that might be too gory to watch while eating!). Meh. Oh Netflix and all your bad Netflix original films. We love watching movies (as you may have picked up on, ha!) and we’ve given a lot of Netflix ones a chance, but they’re mostly meh! (Anyone else watch The Titan?)

But anyway. Yay for a quiet Sunday! One more weekend left in May which BLOWS MY MIND. I don’t feel like summer is around the corner!

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By kilax, May 17, 2018 8:14 am

• If things go as planned, we’re busy every weekend until the end of June. Which has me kind of panicked, but also excited about all the fun things we have coming up (birthday celebrations, races, baseball, a wedding, my parents visiting, going to a cottage)! I want to keep my running mileage up during this time, which means longer week day runs and more of this sight on my runs (in theory, ha):

• As much as I complain about a certain piece of advice Runner’s World keeps posting, I still look forward to getting it in the mail because I love print media. But I can tell (for well over a year) the magazine is going down hill. It’s getting smaller, there’s no letter from the editor, every issue seems to be a re-brand attempt, etc. I don’t say these things to be mean. I can see they are struggling and trying to stay relevant! It just makes me sad and I hope the print edition doesn’t go away, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it did.
• Now that I’ve finished A Wrinkle in Time, I’m curious about seeing the movie (I’ll wait for DVD), which received poor reviews. One reviewer’s theory was that Disney strayed too far away from the religious tones of the book, which was interesting to me, because I didn’t pick up on them until the end (a few mentions of God, a lot of light vs dark talk, and a lot of focus on believing in things you can’t see). Eh. Disney can’t have 100% winners in the box office.
• After I finished A Wrinkle in Time, I started The Last Town… then realized that it was the third book in a trilogy! Oops! I requested the first two books from the library so I can read those first. I also picked up North (and two other books that came in from my hold request, eek, I have a lot of reading to do) from the library, and am reading Artemis digitally (couldn’t get the hard copy), and have the audio version for Steven to listen to. Yay, Book Club for Two!

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By kilax, May 16, 2018 11:54 am

I hate them.

But they’re often necessary.

“Vanilla conversations” are conversations you have with people about life stuff, but where you leave it “vanilla.” Plain. You don’t go in to the details. Because…

• they gossip and are just trying to get information out of you
• they’re judgmental about anything you tell them
• they don’t really care, so why bother?
• they don’t need to know
• they blow everything out of proportion
• etc.

Luckily I have very few people in my life I feel I have to be this way around, but I HATE it when I do. I hate holding back my true opinion/reaction because I know that person is going to gossip about what I say. I hate not sharing what I have going on in my life with someone because of the insensitive things they say. It’s just… blah.

You learn who these people are right away, and avoid them, but you can’t always do that. Hence, I will forever be in this position of feeling odd about not sharing my life/opinions/whatever.

This ties in to something else I’ve been thinking about a lot, which is having a support system. I do, thankfully! It’s crucial to have people who genuinely care to share your life/goals/whatever with. It’s disheartening when you talk to someone you’re “close” to about something you’re passionate about, and they might not be… and they show it… when you’ve made an effort to be interested in their passions, even though they aren’t yours. I understand people show they care in different ways, but often, you want someone to care when you are talking to them (at least some of the time!).

But all your talking makes us so sleepy…..

Sigh.

But do not worry! Nothing happened to spur this post. It’s actually something I’ve been thinking about sharing my thoughts on for months. Ha! It’s an “it is what it is” sort of thing, and they aren’t going to change, and I’m probably not either. But as I do think about it, I hope I don’t make anyone else feel like they can only have vanilla conversations with me!

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By kilax, May 14, 2018 7:00 am

(not together, sadly)

We visited Anne and Terry in Cleveland this weekend!

It was the first time both Steven and I had been there, which means… new pin in the map!

FRIDAY!

Most of Friday afternoon and evening was spent driving. It’s a six hour drive, plus some, when you leave during Chicago rush hour traffic. Happily, traffic was a breeze in Indiana and Ohio!

Anne picked up personal pizzas for everyone from Mellow Mushroom (which we’ve had before in Texas and enjoy despite their sometimes odd service), and we ate at 10:00 pm. Totally normal dinner time (ha, the four of us always joke about eating dinner at 4:00 pm so it was funny to be eating so late)!

Teriyaki tofu, caramelized onions, roasted red pepper, and vegan cheese

Of course, Heidi kept me company during dinner!

SATURDAY!

Anne and I had plans to run in the morning, but we decided not to set alarms because we went to bed at midnight. So I was impressed when I woke up and my watch said 5:30 am!

Um, Kim, that would be because your watch hasn’t reset to eastern time yet. It’s 6:30, derrrrr…

But we still got our run in! We went to Brecksville Reservation, part of the Cleveland Metroparks trail system close to Anne and Terry’s place.

The park was gorgeous! It’s a treat to see so much green, after our forever long winter. And I enjoyed seeing the places in person Anne’s told me about. And of course, getting to chat during a run!

After our run we were off to a main event of the day – getting donuts at Brewnuts. Anne is a supporter of my Vegan Donut Tour of America, and Brewnuts has several vegan flavors each day! This weekend’s flavors were Oreo P’Nut Butter and Lemon Ginger (the rest of the group tried Raspberry Chiffon, Hot Nut Frycake, and Strawberry Sprinkle).

The flavors were AMAZING! Everything tasted light and fresh. I thought the Oreo one was going to be my favorite but I ended up loving Lemon Ginger! Definitely four drooly faces.

State	Date	Name	Flavor(s)	Rating (0-4)	Photo
Kansas	1/15/18	Mud Pie	Cake Chocolate Frosted
Illinois	2/7/18	Do-Rite	Chai Maple
Illinois	2/17/18	Holcomb Hollow	Lemon Vanilla
Ohio	3/23/18	Holey Toledough	Blackberry Hibiscus & Cinnamon Roll
Wisconsin	4/1/18	Holey Moley Coffee + Doughnuts	Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Glaze, Cinnamon Sugar, Banana Bread, S’mores, Raspberry, Samoa, and Apple Fritter
Ohio	5/12/18	Brewnuts	Lemon Ginger and Oreo P’Nut Butter

We went to a park by Lake Erie after. The sunny skies from the morning were replaced with fog and it was chilly (naturally) by the lake, and also, windy enough for paragliding (ha, not by us, but maybe next time!)!

Guess what we did after that? Got MORE donuts. We went to Anne and Terry’s favorite donut place, Becker’s, so Steven could try those donuts too… but not then because we were all full (duh don’t be silly).

But not too full for lunch, which was leftover pizza and hummus and carrots! YUM!

After lunch was the main main event – more donuts! Just kidding – axe throwing (really, hatchets)! We tried it at Cleveland Axe Throwing. We’d already signed up online and signed waivers so we got to walk right in and get to throwing, after a brief safety instruction and a little bit of guidance and practice of two-handed and one-handed throws.

I’ll admit, at first I was really frustrated because nothing I threw would stick, but I eventually got the hang of it, as I thought of it as a strength move and talked myself through it like one – step and hard release, throw with your hips, exhale as you throw, etc.

Steven and I got matching bullseyes once

We were on teams of girls vs boys and had to come up with team and individual names (we kind of wished we had known that and could have prepped those in advance!). We were “You Axed 4 It,”  featuring 2 Axe 2 Furious and Lil’ Orphan Axie, and the boys were “Maxe Professionals,” featuring Maxe Payne and Mad Maxe (Why didn’t I think to use my maiden/middle name which has “ax” in it?! I don’t know!). The teams competed in several point tallying games and a version of tic-tac-toe.

I had fun, but it’s definitely something that can be frustrating if you aren’t successful at least a few times, or don’t have good pointers (for example, halfway through, our guide suggested I move my hands down the axe and I did much better after that… maybe we should have spent more time on form to start?).

Steven won the final competition, so he got the “Lumber Lord” tattoo!

We chilled at home after axe throwing (my arm was tired!) then got dinner at Taco Tonto’s. The service was baaaaaaaad, but I enjoyed trying their vegan nachos, and tacos!

And of course, we had to continue to vegan tour after that, by stopping at Mitchell’s for ice cream!

Steven casually showing off his tattoo while eating the vegan Salted Caramel Pecan ice cream

So. Much. Good. Food.

Anne had been telling me about how she noticed a lot of places out here have vegan options, and they sure do! Crazy that Cleveland is like that… and that we don’t see more of that near where we live in Chicagoland!

SUNDAY!

We were going to hike Sunday morning but it stormed during hiking hours (much like right now, as I took time off from work this am to run but it’s pouring rain)! Boo. So we had a relaxed morning. Anne and I went on a run (yay!) and the boys watched part of John Wick.

Then we went to the best restaurant ever, Melt Bar & Grilled.

Oh. My. Gosh. The menu is mostly crazy awesome options for grilled cheese sandwiches that you can completely customize. The menu is EXTREMELY vegan friendly with several meat substitutes, and two kinds of vegan cheese. I could tell the waitress really understood veganism too, by the questions she asked.

We got Wild Tofu Wings,

Hangover Fries,

and I got the Melt Vegan Cheeseburger (made with the Impossible Burger),

and Steven got the Backyard BBQ.

Everything was amazing and I found myself feeling giddy with excitement to try my sandwich after the appetizers were so good. I was actually clapping my hands when I saw our dishes come out! It’s totally not healthy, but such an awesome treat (and so fun to be excited about food!). I’ll be thinking about that sandwich for weeks and months.

After lunch we said our goodbyes and left! Sadness! We hit the road at 1:00 est. We did four shifts of driving and got home at 6:00 cst. A little quicker than our way out there, thankfully.

The kitties were happy to see us! They had even given Steven a card to give me that morning, aww.

Although right when we got home, Data did a very messy poo in his litter box that required cleaning walls and mopping floors after. Yeah, I’m calling the vet today.

After that it was our normal trip unpacking and Sunday evening chores!

We had such a fun time hanging out with Anne and Terry and eating our way through Cleveland! We both miss our monthly dates with them. I hope we get to see them when they’re in town this summer, and of course, at their new place in Columbus!

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By kilax, May 11, 2018 7:34 am

• Data is eating! But gawd, his poo. OMG. It is not, uh, very solid. And he has one goopy eye. I think the poor guy has a cold. He’s going to the vet next week if he’s not better.

• Speaking of the vet… they posted this video yesterday of a stray cat giving birth and mentioned the kittens will be up for adoption. I hadn’t thought much more about getting a kitten but now I feel the urge to go meet these cats!!!

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Mother Nature gave us a present to celebrate Mexican Mother’s Day! Congratulations to this stray Mama who gave birth to 6 kittens today! 💕 Kittens and Mama will be available for a adoption in a couple of months. Let us know if you need a feline companion in your life! 🐾 #catsofinstagram #kittens #mothersday #ahlv #LakeVillasLostAngels

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• Last week Steven asked me what I thought about selling Snow’s house. All the sads. That’s how I feel. I get where he’s coming from – we don’t use it anymore. And it just sits there and makes us miss Snow. But gosh, Steven put SO MUCH work in to it. Can’t it be, uh, like a safe haven for the neighborhood strays? Sigh. I miss our Snowbert.

• Khali continues to be a total sweetie and become more and more comfortable around us each day! She’s letting us approach and pet her without running off a lot more. Yay, progress!

• I wonder if my fur children remembered Mother’s Day is this Sunday?! Ha! Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms and mom figures!!!

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By kilax, May 10, 2018 4:55 am

• My new car hails from Brooklyn and had some NYC parking/traffic love – a few dents on the doors and on the bumper. It also had a few slightly rusted metal pieces and needed a full detail, so right after I bought it, I took it in to the dealer for all of those things to be taken care of. I just got it back Tuesday (they had it for nine days!). They missed one rusted piece, so I’ll have to take it back, but it’s nice to have for a short while (including an upcoming road trip… although I would have been fine taking the loaner on that trip, ha)!

• I grabbed The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks from the library at the train station last week, but couldn’t get more than a few pages in, so I took it back. Ha. Now I’m reading A Wrinkle in Time, loaned to me by Bobbi. I never read this book growing up!

Photo taken before my walk to work in the rain yesterday soaked the back of this book through my backpack. Ugh, I felt like such an ass but Bobbi wasn’t upset at all. 

• I actually like my official race photos from the Wisconsin Half Marathon! I doubt I’ll order any though – I’m on a bit of a spending freeze (minus a few magnets). Thankfully, the race shared a finish line photo of me on their Facebook page, and I have photos from Steven!

• Gotta nip this weight increase in the bud! I can do eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

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