thanksgiving times.

great long weekend. spent the weekend in glenwood with my family. my mom made an amazing thanksgiving meal, i got in a bit of running, saw new moon and swooned for the following 72 hours, got to lead a mini spin class, and had lots of quality nephew/neice time. it was all very nice.

my antisocial self is still rejuvenating from the long weekend of overeating and socializing, so i have very little to say about it at this moment, but i do so adore this picture of albert and my mom.

she's not a big animal holdy person, so this is a privledged lap he's sitting on....and he knows it.

guetta

it was a night full of unexpected happenings and occurances. johnny arranged the night, with the only requirement to show up looking good. the pre-game was at il gato, then we made our way downtown.

saw quite a few people i wasn't expecting to, but it was fun. also met some cool new folks. spin definitely gets a fire code fail for allowing so many people in that we had to fight for breathing room towards the end. i was more than happy to leave earlyish. i'm exhausted and completely ready for sleep.

a few pics from the night. it took a few drinks before any of us felt abrasive enough to use the flash indoors, so some of the pics are off. but. nevertheless they were taken. so. yeah.... oh and warning mom, my botched manicure made me feel flippy offy. more after the jump.

randomness

well. it's completely soggy out.

each time the weather gets like this there's a collective feeling of 'is this it?' in the air. everyone wondering if this is the day the weather finally turns. i didn't ride in, but i did get in a nice run last night and will do the same tonight. albert needs leg stretching, and surprisingly, despite his distracted tendencies, he's actually quite skilled at running along side me. it's cute watching his little ears flop.

after my run, i went to il gato last night. it was quite perfect. i was pleasantly surprised. with their renovation, parasole maintained the good bits of figlio, but definitely upgraded the atmosphere and gave it a new fancy trip hoppy vibe that makes me happy. and their pizza was phenomenal.

i started a new venture last week. i ordered the materials to study to become a spin instructor. i figure i can't kick anyone's ass on the road, but perhaps if we're all stationary i can turn insides out in pain....which is always fun.

i have a sports mangement minor, so reading this stuff is fun. it's good to get back into the 'field.' i've spoken to a few friends that sound like the have room for me on their roster of instruction once i get the certification and some practice under my belt. guinea pig anyone?

tonight is happiness in the form of electronica top 40 happiness and my cube is pumping the jams all day in anticipation. reminds me of the college days. capt john and co has arranged fabulousness at spin night club. i'm looking forward to it.

and i care for this song very much.

my life.

sun city

today I secured my reputation as tourist.

in a land where the average summer temperature is 112 degrees, 80 is hardly warm enough for pool time....unless you're from mn. so of course I was there. it was divine. and quiet.

and theres a picture of me and a cactus. I am oddly fond of these cacti... but getting close to them is bound to hurt like a bitch.

us 937

intentionally cryptic.

it's been a long week that lasted about four months. and so now i'm hitting the road for a bit.

i'm sitting at the airport feeling like a big tired ball of exhausted, defeated, contempt and the best song that could come on does in fact come on pandora while i wait. and just like that all the bullshit that i've listened to and spewed over the last several weeks just slowly ceases to matter and things begin to go back to normal.

or something.

it's not too late for you to figure out where next week's party of the year is.
dress code strictly enforced.