Not much news... and no pictures :(
But we did do our first 5K today! We didn't think of any good costume ideas, so we just went as runners. ;) We finished in a little over 36 minutes! That was faster than I ran it on the treadmill last week. And this was uphill (1/2 of it anyway!) J finished a little before me since he sprinted at the end. But we are both proud of ourselves for doing it! I want to do another... J not so much. :) I think Anna and I might run one in December. We'll see.
We had tons of trick or treaters tonight! Since my mom (and maybe me..) had eaten some of the candy, we ran out QUICK! J ran to the store to get more (2 bags) and we still ran out before it was over! Next year... more candy!
Short and sweet this week. Maybe I'll update more later this week. Pumpkin pie is calling my name.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
A Day Late and A Dollar Short
Delay in posting this week since my parents were here. :)
Last week seems so long ago, and it is only Monday! I know my week wasn't too bad. I did have a quick meeting on Wednesday with 2 hours notice. Somehow I made it work though. J had class Tues-Thurs in Raleigh. He also took 4 more tests, and we should find out about those this week.
Thursday after class, J went to the airport and picked up mom and dad. When they got here, we ate at the Fish Fry. We had heard good things about it, but never been (even though it is like 3 blocks from the house!) It was pretty good!
Friday, I had a workday, but I did manage to take mom and dad around to most of my schools. We stopped in Wal-Mart to buy a springform pan. We then came home and made pumpkin cheesecake. That was an adventure. We didn't read the directions all the way through, so we were quite surprised to learn we had to cook it in a water bath. (Oh! That's why we wrapped the outside in foil..) And mom can't read (TABLEspoon is not the same as TEASPOON.) But it still turned out delicious. I am planning to make it for Thanksgiving... we'll see though!
Friday night, we went to eat at Yamato and then went bowling. It was a good time, even if the guy next to us had my ending score in 3 frames...
Saturday, we had sort of a lazy day. Mom and I walked around a lot, then we all headed to Sunny Skies for ice cream. We then drove to Fuquay and back home for football. I cooked spaghetti for supper, and the bulldogs won!!!
Sunday, we went to church in Cary, then ate at Jason's Deli. We walked around a lot of the stores, then headed tot he TJ Maxx in Apex. Heaven! We watched some football, ate some pizza, and just enjoyed being together. Mom and Dad left this morning right after I left for work.
This week we will be busy trying to prepare for our 5K Sunday. We haven't run in a week! It's going to be a long week. :)
Last week seems so long ago, and it is only Monday! I know my week wasn't too bad. I did have a quick meeting on Wednesday with 2 hours notice. Somehow I made it work though. J had class Tues-Thurs in Raleigh. He also took 4 more tests, and we should find out about those this week.
Thursday after class, J went to the airport and picked up mom and dad. When they got here, we ate at the Fish Fry. We had heard good things about it, but never been (even though it is like 3 blocks from the house!) It was pretty good!
Friday, I had a workday, but I did manage to take mom and dad around to most of my schools. We stopped in Wal-Mart to buy a springform pan. We then came home and made pumpkin cheesecake. That was an adventure. We didn't read the directions all the way through, so we were quite surprised to learn we had to cook it in a water bath. (Oh! That's why we wrapped the outside in foil..) And mom can't read (TABLEspoon is not the same as TEASPOON.) But it still turned out delicious. I am planning to make it for Thanksgiving... we'll see though!
Friday night, we went to eat at Yamato and then went bowling. It was a good time, even if the guy next to us had my ending score in 3 frames...
Saturday, we had sort of a lazy day. Mom and I walked around a lot, then we all headed to Sunny Skies for ice cream. We then drove to Fuquay and back home for football. I cooked spaghetti for supper, and the bulldogs won!!!
Sunday, we went to church in Cary, then ate at Jason's Deli. We walked around a lot of the stores, then headed tot he TJ Maxx in Apex. Heaven! We watched some football, ate some pizza, and just enjoyed being together. Mom and Dad left this morning right after I left for work.
This week we will be busy trying to prepare for our 5K Sunday. We haven't run in a week! It's going to be a long week. :)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
It's All About the U
It hasn't been a very exciting week here. Just a pretty boring week, which is kinda of nice since my weeks have been a little crazy lately.
Saturday, we went to a pumpkin patch. We really just got 2 pumpkins and left. :) Then we headed to Durham to watch the Duke/Miami game. We ate lunch on Duke's campus. It was chilly in the shade, but pretty warm once we got to the stadium. Unfortunately, it was a rather boring game, so we left before halftime. We then headed to North Raleigh to look at a Juke. One will be coming to our driveway... in a couple of years. :) (hopefully!) Then we came home and watched some football! GO STATE! Ranked for the first time since 2001.
Today, we went to Cary to church. The preacher is a little long winded- but nothing like the one in Fuquay. We also met a nice couple. They have the two cutest kids. They even invited us to lunch. We went and ate at a Mexican place with them. She likes couponing and yard sales! They were older than us, but super nice!
This week, my parents are flying in and John has class. Should be a good week!
Eating on Duke's campus
Saturday, we went to a pumpkin patch. We really just got 2 pumpkins and left. :) Then we headed to Durham to watch the Duke/Miami game. We ate lunch on Duke's campus. It was chilly in the shade, but pretty warm once we got to the stadium. Unfortunately, it was a rather boring game, so we left before halftime. We then headed to North Raleigh to look at a Juke. One will be coming to our driveway... in a couple of years. :) (hopefully!) Then we came home and watched some football! GO STATE! Ranked for the first time since 2001.
Today, we went to Cary to church. The preacher is a little long winded- but nothing like the one in Fuquay. We also met a nice couple. They have the two cutest kids. They even invited us to lunch. We went and ate at a Mexican place with them. She likes couponing and yard sales! They were older than us, but super nice!
This week, my parents are flying in and John has class. Should be a good week!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Hello, Autumn!
The weather has been amazing outside this week! It has gotten pretty chilly at night, and since the house isn't very airtight, it has been in the 60s in the mornings. I refuse to turn on the heat yet though! :)
Because of the weather, we have been running outside more. And we officially signed up for our first 5K today. It is on Halloween in Raleigh. Now we just have to figure out what to dress up as that will let us still run!
We also made our first Apple Pies of the season... flat (Pioneer Woman style) of course!
Wednesday was an adventure we haven't had before... which is great since we have been together for 4 years. John locked himself out of the house and his car. He went to leave for work, locked the door behind him, only to realize that his keys were inside. He called me several times, but since I was with students, I didn't hear until almost 9. I had a meeting I couldn't miss, but thankfully, I gave him the landlady's number and the neighbor drove him over to get the spare key. He was only a little late for work... and we have now found a good hiding spot for a spare key. :)
This weekend, we had planned on going to see some of my students from MSD play in a volleyball tournament at the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, but we couldn't get any information about when they would play! We called several people, but never got anywhere. :( So we stayed home and watched several movies (thanks Netflix!) We watched Arranged Friday night, and Greta, Sherlock Holmes, and Angels & Demons Saturday. The we watched some good football. Go Gamecocks! woot. So excited to see Bama lose. We should have gone to THAT game!
Today, we went to church in Cary again. We were super excited a Jason's Deli just opened up not far from there, so we had that for lunch. SO GOOD! Might be a regular Sunday thing. We headed to Old Navy and Michael's and picked up a couple of things before heading to Kroger and then home.
Now we are grilling out since it is not too hot and not too cold.
This week should be a pretty good week. I don't have ANY meetings (at this moment), and we are going to the Duke vs. Miami game this coming weekend! The next weekend, my parents will be here!
Because of the weather, we have been running outside more. And we officially signed up for our first 5K today. It is on Halloween in Raleigh. Now we just have to figure out what to dress up as that will let us still run!
We also made our first Apple Pies of the season... flat (Pioneer Woman style) of course!
Wednesday was an adventure we haven't had before... which is great since we have been together for 4 years. John locked himself out of the house and his car. He went to leave for work, locked the door behind him, only to realize that his keys were inside. He called me several times, but since I was with students, I didn't hear until almost 9. I had a meeting I couldn't miss, but thankfully, I gave him the landlady's number and the neighbor drove him over to get the spare key. He was only a little late for work... and we have now found a good hiding spot for a spare key. :)
This weekend, we had planned on going to see some of my students from MSD play in a volleyball tournament at the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, but we couldn't get any information about when they would play! We called several people, but never got anywhere. :( So we stayed home and watched several movies (thanks Netflix!) We watched Arranged Friday night, and Greta, Sherlock Holmes, and Angels & Demons Saturday. The we watched some good football. Go Gamecocks! woot. So excited to see Bama lose. We should have gone to THAT game!
Today, we went to church in Cary again. We were super excited a Jason's Deli just opened up not far from there, so we had that for lunch. SO GOOD! Might be a regular Sunday thing. We headed to Old Navy and Michael's and picked up a couple of things before heading to Kroger and then home.
Now we are grilling out since it is not too hot and not too cold.
This week should be a pretty good week. I don't have ANY meetings (at this moment), and we are going to the Duke vs. Miami game this coming weekend! The next weekend, my parents will be here!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
High Country
This week has been crazy! I had 4 meetings this week (thankfully, one got canceled!) At least the weather has turned nice! After days of rain, it finally feels like fall. Though rainy days make my days long- going in and out of 4 schools a day is rough when it is windy and rainy!
We just decided to head to the mountains this weekend. We had talked about going in November, but were afraid all the leaves would have fallen since they are predicting the leaves to change early. So we just went. :) We left EARLY Saturday morning- really, we saw stars when we left. We stopped to eat breakfast at Biscuitville, which is a chain here. It was fine, but nothing fancy. Now we can say we have been. We drove on to Boone. We stopped and walked around Appalachian State and downtown Boone before heading to Grandfather Mountain. We enjoyed driving up and seeing everything there. So pretty! And the leaves were definitely starting to change. We drove back to Boone and ate at Melanie's Food Fantasy. It was pretty good! Even if we were eating lunch at 3. After that, we were exhausted, so we went to the hotel to take a quick nap... which turned into a long one. :) We did go swimming for a little while, then went to supper at The Red Onion Cafe. We shared pumpkin cheesecake for dessert. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.! Wish I could eat that all the time... well except for all the calories.
This morning, we woke up and ate breakfast at the hotel. We stepped outside... and it was cold! It was about 45 degrees... wow! It was somewhat exciting though after all this heat we have had this summer! We drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway, stopping a few times. We went to an apple orchard and picked some apples. They didn't look anything like the apples that are in stores. They had a sign up that said "Here, Ugly is only skin deep." So far, we have found that to be true. :) Tom Tom then took us on a 1 lane gravel road back to civilization. Gotta love Tom Tom!
We got caught in lots of construction traffic, but it was nice to take our time getting home. We saw an RV pulling a car- the car had a sign in the back that said, "Please be patient. I am pushing a big motor home!" A teddy bear was driving. Don't worry- he had his seat belt on. We ended the trip with a trip to Steak n Shake. Oh yeah!
This week, Monday is early release for students. I have a meeting that afternoon (of course.) I also have a meeting Wednesday, but other than that, it should be a normal week.
Now.. anyone have good recipes for apples? :)
We just decided to head to the mountains this weekend. We had talked about going in November, but were afraid all the leaves would have fallen since they are predicting the leaves to change early. So we just went. :) We left EARLY Saturday morning- really, we saw stars when we left. We stopped to eat breakfast at Biscuitville, which is a chain here. It was fine, but nothing fancy. Now we can say we have been. We drove on to Boone. We stopped and walked around Appalachian State and downtown Boone before heading to Grandfather Mountain. We enjoyed driving up and seeing everything there. So pretty! And the leaves were definitely starting to change. We drove back to Boone and ate at Melanie's Food Fantasy. It was pretty good! Even if we were eating lunch at 3. After that, we were exhausted, so we went to the hotel to take a quick nap... which turned into a long one. :) We did go swimming for a little while, then went to supper at The Red Onion Cafe. We shared pumpkin cheesecake for dessert. A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.! Wish I could eat that all the time... well except for all the calories.
This morning, we woke up and ate breakfast at the hotel. We stepped outside... and it was cold! It was about 45 degrees... wow! It was somewhat exciting though after all this heat we have had this summer! We drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway, stopping a few times. We went to an apple orchard and picked some apples. They didn't look anything like the apples that are in stores. They had a sign up that said "Here, Ugly is only skin deep." So far, we have found that to be true. :) Tom Tom then took us on a 1 lane gravel road back to civilization. Gotta love Tom Tom!
We got caught in lots of construction traffic, but it was nice to take our time getting home. We saw an RV pulling a car- the car had a sign in the back that said, "Please be patient. I am pushing a big motor home!" A teddy bear was driving. Don't worry- he had his seat belt on. We ended the trip with a trip to Steak n Shake. Oh yeah!
This week, Monday is early release for students. I have a meeting that afternoon (of course.) I also have a meeting Wednesday, but other than that, it should be a normal week.
Now.. anyone have good recipes for apples? :)
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