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We've had a long week.

In addition to the continuing joys of having no health insurance Sunny escaped a week ago.

We found out yesterday from some kids that he was hit by a car last weekend.

So I've got nothing particularly funny to report about today. We are both just sad that Chad lost one of his best friends. He was getting old and tired and we wished we could have held on to him a little longer. He survived a house fire and being set free by a crazy neighbor. He only ever wanted to be loved and snuggled, usually on top of your face. He was an awesome cat and we miss him like crazy.

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

Rukia on our "run". It was a little hot and we were a little tired.

Awkward:

• Trying to figure out what we were going to do when we ran out of gas in the middle of the desert in Utah. Luckily we didn't have to walk 20 miles or call Ash and Pat to come rescue us. Geesh. Thanks for leaving out those 2 vital gas stations google maps.
• Ashley wondering who the man was who was chatting with me and Chad in the gas station. Someone from church? Ha, no. Work? No. School? Nope. We are just BFF's with people who work at our beloved Maverick.
• Feeling a tug on the leash as Rukia and I were running in the ridiculous heat. So I slow down and turn around to see her sitting in the middle of the sidewalk. And as soon as I stopped to laugh at her she ran over to the grass and flopped over and laid down. Then rolled on to her back. I think she was done. I know I was. We walked the rest of the way :)
• Our A/C keeps stopping. To be more specific, the fan keeps stopping while the A/C unit keeps running and our house stays 90. Slightly too hot for me.... especially in May. The maintenance guy has been over twice and the fan is always running like a freaking champ when he gets here. Uncomfortable.... 

Awesome:

• Ash and Pat following us down after our Idaho vacation to spend the week with us.
• Parmesan potato chips from Kneaders.
• The sweet new air mattress that Ash and Pat let us use when we slept at their house. It's heaven and absolutely nothing like an air mattress.
• Speaking of awesome mattresses we got to sleep on the best mattress at the Grandparents house. In the chilly basement with a thousand blankets. The Best.
• Giant bonfires in the gorge.

LLamas and Munchkins and Pancakes, Oh My!

The view from my Grandparents front window

Last weekend Ash and Pat were finally able to convince us to make the drive up to Montpelier with them to show the boys the town and hang out with the grandparents. We started up on Thursday, spent the night in Provo on Friday, and then made it into Montpelier Friday afternoon. Phew.

The grandparents may have loved that we took the longest way to get there. They also loved that Chad ordered 3 pancakes at the Ranch Hand. They loved showing off their beautiful home and Susie the vacuum. They loved taking us all on their house tour, showing us all the homes they had lived in. Grandpa gave us the extended tour that included a few more houses, property and the Mill. They loved that they boys were able to help out Uncle Stephen and get some yard work done and they loved that the girls could help with some handwriting. Grandpa loved teaching the boys to play snooker.

Ash and I loved wandering through Kings, watching the boys reaction as we passed cows, sheep and llamas on the way into town, and seeing the jankiest house with the junkiest trailer people ever... ever. We found out later that this was on the grandparents home tour, in fact grandpa found their landlord dead there. It was kinda fitting. Patrick almost died when we pulled up and stopped outside this trashpit house and grandpa told the story. We loved visiting with Aunt Peggy and Uncle Stephen into the wee hours of the morning. We loved trying to find something to eat for dinner and finally just going to every single fast food place in the town.... Subway and Arctic Circle.

We rounded out the trip with games of Munchkin, lots of sushi on the way home, and Chad and I almost running out of gas in the middle of nowhere in the middle of Utah. Next time we'll have to go up in the summer so we can take Grandpa out to the lake with us and wait 4 years to eat at the Bear Cave. I never did get my raspberry shake so we'll be back ;)

90 and counting

It's getting hot in heeeere.

The whole getting dressed like a presentable human being thing has been a little lacking. The sun has been out and we are heating up fast. Which means...

more running
more walks with the pup
more hiking
more rock climbing

A lot more athletic wear and a lot less real clothes. Which really makes me one happy girl.

Here's a rare instance when I decided to get dressed. Here's to the summertime!

Shirt: F21, Skirt: Thrifted H&M, Belt: Thrifted, Shoes: Target

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

Awesome: Matching sock slippers

Awkward:

• The naked rocker we spotted driving to a nursing home this week. Shirtless with a cowboy hat and guitar he was rocking out hard in an abandoned lot.
• A nursing home patient asking if I was married, and getting super bummed about the fact that I was. As we were leaving he says to the doctor, "that's just too bad that she's married". But if I wasn't let me tell you....
• The mentally challenged group were in this morning at work. They use m&m's as a bribe to sit still. Which mean that our office now smells like feet and chocolate, chocolate covered feet. It's even worse than your imagining.

Awesome:

• Getting Friday off :)
• Spending the weekend with Ash and Pat in Montpelier!
• Running a new 6 mile route home instead of the 3.5!
• It's not even May yet and we are pretty tan. Take that Michigan!
• Chad convinced me to try the whole rock climbing thing on real rocks. It was pretty fun. Although don't ask me how high I actually climbed....

Getting High

 

Chad and I both though it was hilarious that he was going to be climbing hundreds of feet into the air on 4/20, getting really high. We're super mature like that. I tagged along so I could take some pictures of the climb, and also because we knew I'd be freaking out until he got home and I knew he was back down on the ground.

It was beyond gorgeous outside. The sun was shining (we've got the sunburn to prove it), the birds were out chirping (and dive bombing), and Chad completed his first multi-pitch climb like the champ that he is.

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

It's almost the weekend.

I am almost done with work. Chad is almost done with school, almost done with the semester. My back is almost feeling better. Chad is almost ready for his crazy climb on Saturday. My kitchen is almost clean. The cold spell that hit us this week is almost gone. But most importantly...

that's right, it's almost the weekend.

Awkward:

• Talking with a patient on the phone who sounded like one of the frog muppets from Muppets Take Manhattan. I may have thought this was waaaaay funnier than it really was.
• A creepy patient coming in to pay his bill while I'm all alone in the office. Worst part? Not the weird staring, unbrushed hair in his face, or smell.....it was his 2 inch long, curled nails. Eeeeewww.
• The freakout that ensued while trying to thaw my feet out. We were up north making a video for Chad's class and I was running around in snow up to my ankles in tights and flats. So yeah, basically barefoot. Numb feet hurt, Un-numbing feet hurt even worse.
• Speaking of making a video for Chad's class, my "acting" in it. The last time I had to do anything close to this was recording a lip sync in my 8th grade English class. I am no natural. Chad was kind though and only made me speak a total of 3 times. He knew even that was pushing it.

Awesome:

• Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.
• Penny loves the new couch and the hiding spot it creates for her.
• Watching my crazy husband climb up giant rock faces and scream like a wild man.
• Taking a break from the exercising due to my old lady back. Crippled back, not so awesome. Forced break from running/P90X, kinda awesome :)
• Private Selection ice cream from Kroger (Smith's, whatevs). It's the best.