Kate's Bday

To celebrate Kate's 26th birthday, a group of us girls got together for a Twins game. We were seated way up in the second level of the family section, but, we didn't mind.




Here's a shot of the game (notice the guy in the crowd with his arms up - he actually got escorted out for being a nuisance later on).




We're all enjoying our hotdogs!

Training

The State Fair Milk Run is only a short 3 weeks away and I'll be running it. It's a 5k run, so, nothing I can't do. But, I'd still like to be in better shape for it than my previous race. I think my time was like 35 minutes or something. I'd like to aim for all 3 miles to be 10 mins or under. Especially since 1000 people will be running this race and I don't want to come in DEAD LAST.

I got up an ran this morning at 6. I have a pretty decent route - I run a mile to Centennial Park and then half way around it (.5 mi) and then back home. Totals about 2.5 miles. I'd like to add the other half of the park onto my route (both halves = 1.4 mi) so I'll be running just over 3 miles. That should at least prepare me for the 5k a little better. I've also incorporated some weights into my work-out.

Now if I could just force myself to get up every morning at 6 to train. It's really not that difficult, I don't know what my problem is. I actually feel better throughout the day when I've had some exercise in the morning.

So, there's my update on the running. Think of me on August 24th at 8am and wish me luck!

Framed

This past week, Dena and I got to spend some time with our lovely friend, RiAnna. We got to talking and figured it had been over a year since we had last gotten together. It's sad how that happens. We share so many fond college memories with RiAnna. We were laughing and reminiscing about our thrift store "runs." Whenever there was a free period (which was about an hour in length), we would round up anyone interested, pile in someone's car and head to rice street for some shopping. These are the memories that make me wish for those college days again. It was fun to have that community and friends that were just a few doors down.

Flickr Fun

I found this through a friend...

Rules for making your mosaic:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into mosaic maker.

1.What is your first name?
2.What is your favorite food?
3.What high school did you go to?
4.What is your favorite color?
5.Who is your celebrity crush?
6.Favorite drink?
7.Dream vacation?
8.Favorite dessert?
9.What you want to be when you grow up?
10.What do you love most in life?
11.One Word to describe you.
12.Your flickr name.

A Benihana Birthday

We celebrated Jen's birthday at Benihana! It was really interesting.



Benihana website

Dalida Pool Party

Darin and I spent our July 4th at his parent's home swimming in their outdoor pool, enjoying good food and relaxing with friends and family. Wayne provided a display of fireworks in the front lawn. I took a few photos...

Mabel

So, Darin and I got a kitty today. Her name is Mabel. Our friend, Amanda, works at a vet's office and this poor kitty no longer had a home. She is 7 years old, with all the 'fixings.' She has a sweet nature, is very laid back but likes to be petted. She also hardly makes a peep. Isn't she cute?






















Amanda and Mabel pictured above.