Walkin' it off!

I uncovered an old MP3 player, during a recent organizational effort, and lent it out for use once last week.... As my sister knows, the minute someone plays with my toys, I become re-interested in them. I had absolutely NO interest in the MP3 player for the last several years... Last night I couldn't think of anything I wanted to do more than go for a long walk with the MP3 player. Not with the player on a leash like walking a dog, but using it to listen to tunes.

I covered 5 miles :) 1.5 to get to the park. I ran one mile around the park (yup, I ran it). Then I walked one more mile around the park, and walked the 1.5 home. I did this all in about 70 minutes so I was moving at a pretty brisk pace. I credit the tunes for pumping me up.

It was definitely good times.

Have you all been watching the lates Gilmore Girl episodes... the WB is kindly replaying the end of last season. Get pumped! The new season starts September 13th. Will Luke say yes to Lorelai's marriage proposal???? I can't wait!

Happy Wednesday!

Yeah for Shooting Stars!!!

I know some of you avid readers are waiting for the recap on the Seattle weekend. It's coming. I promise.

For today, I'm squealing about the awesome shooting star we saw last night! Just walking down a greenbelt (along a big deserted, probably soon to be developed, field) in North Natomas, the big ball of fire fell right in front us. We even saw the meteor explode into pieces at the end. It was almost like firworks!

Anyway, shooting stars make me happy. A warm fuzzy feeling of goodness comes over me when I see one. I'm still elated a whole day later!

My friend (to remain nameless) tried to burst my bubble and tell me that they are common. How rude! I want to feel that I'm seeing something special :) How many shooting stars do you see in a week?

Happy Monday!!!

Reminder!

My friends (colleagues, co-workers, confidants) are still running hard on a regular schedule to train for the Nike Women's Half marathon and raise money for Leukemia research. Their websites are linked on the side...visit their sites, see what they're up to, and enter your credit card number. It's for a good cause :)

Weekend Report

Apparently some of my readers (at least one) are a little impatient. So, just for you, here is the weekend report.

The girls came into town (names not to be disclosed) Friday evening...The early arrival accompanied us to a work party. Fun times with water balloon tosses and sponge relays! After the late arrival came in we caught up on old times and went to sleep.

Saturday morning began with an attempted breakfast at the Fox & Goose. We got too caught up at the neighboring tea shop that we missed our table and went over to the Waffle Square for an equally unhealthy huge breakfast. With a quick stop at Kohl's for a necessary sports bra, we were off to the Sacramento Monarch's Game around noon time.

It's really fun to watch the Sacramento Monarch's! We had great seats right behind the basket. My favorite part was Monty the mascot. She rollerbladed around the basketball court. The little kids that danced to hip hop during time outs and half time, were the cutest things ever!! Have you ever seen a 3 year old break dance? It's great!

Post game, we hit the mall. Girls don't get together and not shop do they? We all found some good clothes :)

Saturday night, we hit the clubs and danced the night away! We were 6 sexy ladies tearing up the dance floor. Fun times!!!

Sunday morning some of the playmates left for their homes, and the rest of us went back to the Fox & Goose for a leisurely breakfast. Great scones!

After breakfast, and some more purchases at the tea shop, the group dwindled to a cozy threesome of myself, sis, and boyfriend. We took ourselves to Express (I needed another pair of jeans I had bought the day before...they're great!) and to the movies. We saw Four Brothers.

It was an entertaining show..I laughed, I cried, I was entertained.

The late afternoon was for napping...and by 5pm we were off to Raley Field for the Jack Johnson concert. He was good.. It was nice to be sitting outside...and of course, we indulged in really big soft serve ice cream cones :) YUMM!!

The next part is scary. I'm not sure you want to hear it. Well, here goes:

Monday came. I had to go to work. It's thursday, and I'm still overcoming the trauma.

Take care!

Tom Petty Rocks!

I went to the Tom Petty concert last night (at Sleeptrain in Marysville). It was a blast!!!

Those of you that know me can picture me dancing the night away. We all (every single person in the audience) had a great time.

I splurged and had a king size Kit Kat purchased from the candy man. Oh yeah, and a beer. Goodness...Who am I?

Next week, I'll be back to Sleeptrain to see the Back Street Boys!

Oh oh oh, I can't believe, I almost forgot to mention this: Shooting Stars!! My pals saw one pretty early in Tom's show and I was really jealous. I seem to always be missing them. But, I saw one later...right over the top of the sky. It was gorgeous. I jumped up and down, danced harder, and wiggled all the excitement I had for seeing the shooting star. We also saw one near the horizon on the drive home. I love shooting stars!

This Weekend's Wingnut-ism

So, we're having a nice breakfast at the most popular breakfast spot in Sacramento: The Fox & Goose. It's a British pub in an old brick warehouse all decked out in eclectic british type decor. It's a really place. They have bangers!

Anyway, five of us are eating & chatting this past Sunday morning. I glanced down the long narrow seating area and saw a chalkboard with this written on it "Wines".
Wingnut inner dialogue: "Hmm, someone forgot the 't' and the extra 's' in "witness".

No, it didn't occur to me that a sign saying "Witness" would be odd. Needless to say, the table got quite a kick out of this when I shared my thought with them. Actually, the chalkboard listed the different types of wines offered, so it turns out that the title was appropriate.

the end

P.S. The Fox & Goose has the best scones ever!!!

I'm on a roll!

Last night, some co-workers and I went for a leisurely bike ride along the river trail. It's so nice living in flat country... We biked about 20 miles, and I felt safe with my extra tubes (from REI) and freshly pumped tires (from my new pump purchased at REI). I'm getting less and less afraid of my snazzy road bike and it's clip pedals.

In other news...the library finally got a copy of the Third Summer of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants for me. Be forewarned that my future posts may revolve around this final book of the series. What will I do when the stories end???

We've got a big girls weekend coming up, with friends rolling into town, a Sacramento Monarch's game, some clubbin' and a Jack Johnson concert. It'll be action packed...Stay tuned for the report!