It is getting dark so early! I hate short days. That's probably one of the worst parts of winter -- going to work before the sun rises and leaving work after the sunset, and never being outside during the day light. By 8:00 tonight, it was dark outside. It just reminds me that fall (and winter) are coming.
Actually, the freezing temperatures during winter aren't so great either. I could definitely do without that. Ironically, it's warm and humid tonight, and we're supposed to get thunderstorms. This last weekend was perfect fall weather. Nice and cool, so I could wear sweatshirts. But bright and sunny, so I still wanted to be outside and enjoy the days. You have to enjoy those days when you get them...because they don't happen often. We gave Otis some good walks, ran, and I played fetch with Nels and Otis.
The leaves are already changing. I notice it everyday when I am driving home from work. The trees on Southbridge Parkway are turning red. Soon they will be falling off the trees. That's one thing I don't miss about my parents' old house. We don't have to do any raking this year!!!
School, of course has already started...so in most ways fall is already here. School, the leaves are changing, the temperature is cooling, the days are shorter....yep fall is here. I guess I should change the title of this blog...but I'm too lazy.
What's your favorite part of fall?
Monday, September 17, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Good weekend...
This weekend was pretty enjoyable. Dave and I had a day off together...without one of us requesting the time off of work. So that was awesome! My parents took Dave, Rachel and I to breakfast at Panekoken. We spent the day doing some housework and errands...and we ran 5 miles!
For dinner, we went to the Black Forest Inn, a German restaurant in Minneapolis, to celebrate my dad's and Rachel's birthday. German food is one of my dad's favorites, and he only gets to eat it about once a year -- typically when we go out for his birthday. The whole family went, so it was fun spending time with them. Emily sat next to me on one side, Amanda sat next to me on the other side, so I was pretty busy talking and coloring with them. My mom took some pictures, so hopefully I will be able to get them on the blog in the next couple of days.
After dinner Dave and I met up with our friends Angela and Matt. We had lots of fun hanging out with them and some of their other friends. Hung out at their house for a while, went downtown and then went back for a little bonfire.
This morning Rachel and I were ushers at church. It was our first time, but it went pretty well. I guess it's not really that hard to hand out the hymnals and collect the offering. After church I went home for a quick (3 hour) nap. Gracie and Otis slept with me, so that was so cute. Rachel invited Otis and I over for an Ugly Betty marathon, so that's were I spent most of the day today. Okay, Otis wasn't invited, but I hate leaving home alone on the weekends. Since I have to do that all week long, I feel guilty doing that on days off. Dave is just about done with work, so I gonna find something to make for dinner...
Well, that's how I spent my weekend. Did you do anything fun?
I can't believe it's almost Monday morning and time to go back to work...so much fun. ;)
For dinner, we went to the Black Forest Inn, a German restaurant in Minneapolis, to celebrate my dad's and Rachel's birthday. German food is one of my dad's favorites, and he only gets to eat it about once a year -- typically when we go out for his birthday. The whole family went, so it was fun spending time with them. Emily sat next to me on one side, Amanda sat next to me on the other side, so I was pretty busy talking and coloring with them. My mom took some pictures, so hopefully I will be able to get them on the blog in the next couple of days.
After dinner Dave and I met up with our friends Angela and Matt. We had lots of fun hanging out with them and some of their other friends. Hung out at their house for a while, went downtown and then went back for a little bonfire.
This morning Rachel and I were ushers at church. It was our first time, but it went pretty well. I guess it's not really that hard to hand out the hymnals and collect the offering. After church I went home for a quick (3 hour) nap. Gracie and Otis slept with me, so that was so cute. Rachel invited Otis and I over for an Ugly Betty marathon, so that's were I spent most of the day today. Okay, Otis wasn't invited, but I hate leaving home alone on the weekends. Since I have to do that all week long, I feel guilty doing that on days off. Dave is just about done with work, so I gonna find something to make for dinner...
Well, that's how I spent my weekend. Did you do anything fun?
I can't believe it's almost Monday morning and time to go back to work...so much fun. ;)
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Surprise
Dave surprised me at work one day this week and brought me these beautiful flowers. I finally got a chance to take a picture to put on my blog! Thanks, husband!
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Lunch
Lunch was the highlight of my day. (Of course, because I got to eat!). No seriously, me and most of my department went to see Tonya during her chemo treatment. We all got sandwiches from Jimmy John's and hung out with Tonya for almost two hours! (oops....guess lunch went a little long!)
I can't tell you who benefited the most -- Tonya or us. All I know, is that I had a great time bonding with all of my co-workers today. I think we're all going through so much together right now -- a co-worker being sick with cancer and a lot of job insecurity. It just did us all really good to just leave our building and go hang out somewhere and talk...about work and all the uncertainty, but also fun stuff, like poop. (Adults with toddlers like to talk a lot about poop.) Of course, there are probably better places to go to hang out than the Cancer Center at Park Nicollet. But then again, it was great to see Tonya and support her and to see that she is doing great with her treatments and to know that she still has the same laugh and sense of humor...even while she's receiving her chemo treatments.
This was her third chemo treatment. Next will be a PET scan (on Sept. 27), which will determine how effective the chemo has been. If the tumor is gone, she'll get to start radiation. If it's still there, then she'll have several more rounds of chemo. We'll just have to keep praying and hope that it'll be a good diagnosis.
I can't tell you who benefited the most -- Tonya or us. All I know, is that I had a great time bonding with all of my co-workers today. I think we're all going through so much together right now -- a co-worker being sick with cancer and a lot of job insecurity. It just did us all really good to just leave our building and go hang out somewhere and talk...about work and all the uncertainty, but also fun stuff, like poop. (Adults with toddlers like to talk a lot about poop.) Of course, there are probably better places to go to hang out than the Cancer Center at Park Nicollet. But then again, it was great to see Tonya and support her and to see that she is doing great with her treatments and to know that she still has the same laugh and sense of humor...even while she's receiving her chemo treatments.
This was her third chemo treatment. Next will be a PET scan (on Sept. 27), which will determine how effective the chemo has been. If the tumor is gone, she'll get to start radiation. If it's still there, then she'll have several more rounds of chemo. We'll just have to keep praying and hope that it'll be a good diagnosis.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Another busy day..
Today was just another busy Monday. I left work early to meet with a career counselor at UST. They offer free counseling services to their students, so I thought it'd be worth it to have a professional review my resume and give me some resume writing advice. I think it was pretty useful. I'm actually excited to make some of the changes she suggested, but it won't be tonight. Just too tired to do anything but write my oh-so-important blog and check Facebook.
I ran 3 miles tonight with Dave. We continue to get ready for our 10-mile race. It's less than a month away now. Dave and I are really getting about running and training now. Hopefully, our hard work pays off.
I guess those are really the highlights of my day. Nothing really exciting...no big news from work....so it was a good day and now I'm ready to say, "good night."
I ran 3 miles tonight with Dave. We continue to get ready for our 10-mile race. It's less than a month away now. Dave and I are really getting about running and training now. Hopefully, our hard work pays off.
I guess those are really the highlights of my day. Nothing really exciting...no big news from work....so it was a good day and now I'm ready to say, "good night."
Saturday, September 8, 2007
total blogging slacker
I've been a total blogging slacker this week. I have good excuses. I have the worst allergies. Well, I guess, I had the worst allergies ever is more appropriate. On Tuesday, I went to the doctor and she gave me some prescriptions. So the allergies are under control now, but it took a solid 24-hours for the prescriptions to do their magic.
I had my first night of my new class Wednesday night, Communication Law. I think it will be a good one. I know a couple of people in my class and my professor is pretty cool.
Work was super busy this week. Two of my co-workers were out, so I had to manage their responsibilities on top of my own. I managed all of it pretty successfully, only got stuck at work late one day, and only for a half-hour.
Sometimes life is busy, it's hard to find time to slow down and write it all down. But here you go, I did it! Enjoy!
I had my first night of my new class Wednesday night, Communication Law. I think it will be a good one. I know a couple of people in my class and my professor is pretty cool.
Work was super busy this week. Two of my co-workers were out, so I had to manage their responsibilities on top of my own. I managed all of it pretty successfully, only got stuck at work late one day, and only for a half-hour.
Sometimes life is busy, it's hard to find time to slow down and write it all down. But here you go, I did it! Enjoy!
Friday, September 7, 2007
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