The week back...

I think I am FINALLY over my Haitian cold.  The people in Haiti really are going to be the last ones standing if there is a worldwide plague.  They have immune systems of steel.

My parents cleaned out my old room over the last week and got a new bed.  It looks really nice.

 

Now, this means I have A LOT of stuff to go through.  However, it doesn't seem to have bothered everyone.


There is a learning curve to gluten-free baking.  Mine had little to do with the heavy mix and more to do with the fact that there were no mix-ins.  And maybe, that you need to really watch the muffins in the oven.  No one died, so that's a plus.



We watched funny You Tube videos.  We now keep singing about roasted potatoes.  Why do cat videos never seem to get old?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ZrUI7RNfI&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzXaFbxDcM&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eHvJ-XVB3Q

Dad told us stories about Squirt Ramsey and the kid who really didn't understand how the guy got blind drinking coffee.

We went to the Farmer's Market.






...we kind of wanted to steal someone's dog.  Anyone's really.  We decided that the animal shelter should set up shop there.

We then went grocery shopping to avoid the made rush of move-in day.  Where we found entries for Cake Wrecks .

What are those exactly?  Music note sunglasses?  Alien feelers?

Treasures of a different kind.

And I saved a ton of money.

I signed my contract for a second job.  (I am pretty stoked...more on that to come soon.)

I found out that I had to submit my travel insurance claims a THIRD time.  Apparently, this has to be hand-written...

It is never boring at home...




 ...I promise I didn't try to do this.

What do you seriously do with a Fourth of July Snowman and a pooping snowman candle?  She has already informed me that we will be shaking our salt and pepper out of Santa and Frosty this Christmas.  She should not be allowed to go rummaging.

I hit the ground running at work, but have been in good spirits of having a busy schedule.  It is a blessing after a slow summer.

I had yummy gyros with my sister, coffee with my friends, and a cookout with the fam.

Kristen and I went back-to-school shopping.  The line for the dressing room was too long, so we just tried the clothes on over our running clothes.  Compression shorts can come in handy sometimes.
 

Kris and I eventually went running...8 1/2 hours after scheduled.  We cranked out a decent 14-miler.  However, can we maintain race pace for 26.2 miles?

And I went to my high school reunion. It is kind of like gong on a first date with your ex and deciding that God has bigger and better plans for you.