181/365 - Not Here

This is not where we live,

but we did contemplate buying a condo in this building when we first got married.

I wonder, sometimes, how different our life would be right now, if we'd attempted that.

Time: 8:30am
Place: Downtown

Just yesterday, I sent J this message,

If we lived at _____________, I could come home for a nooner.

They are such gorgeous condos. If we never end up back here again, and are looking to buy a place, I think we'll definitely look into these.

180/365 - Delivery Time

This is the outfit I was wearing when I answered the door for the delivery guy.

Time: 11:15pm
Place: Bedroom

Don't you wish you were delivering my dinner?

179/365 - Ew. Gross.

I went for a bike ride after work today.

21.6 miles.

All those little black specks?

Dead bugs.

Ew. Gross.

You'd think I was riding super fast. :)

Time: 8:45pm
Place: Dining Room

178/365 - CSA

Today, we picked up our very first CSA (community-supported agriculture) delivery. It included baby leaf lettuce blend, green onions, shallots, and radishes.

Time: 8:15pm
Place: Kitchen

It made a very delicious salad. :)

177/365 - Sleeping

I woke up this morning and started to do some Project 365 catch-up. I found this picture on the camera. Jasper must have snapped it when his two girls were sleeping last night. I must have been HOT! :) Jasper just told me that shortly before he snapped these pictures, we were sleeping pretty much in exactly the same position. Such little cuties, aren't we?!

Time: 1:49am
Place: Bedroom

176/365 - Finisher

I ran my first 5K of 2011 this morning. It was a great race!!

My official time was 30:19 with an average pace of 9:45.

I finished #83 (out of 164) overall and #10 (out 31) in my age division.

I was very pleased with my performance.

All finishers were given a rose.

Time: 8:30am
Place: Finish line

175/365 - Silly girl

Sallie like to make sure I'm okay in the mornings. Once she figures that nothing is wrong, she lies down but nearby enough to keep an eye on me.

Time: 5:15am
Place: Bathroom

174/365 - Ready

Our massage therapist was finally able to come over, and I was finally able to get the massage I'd been looking forward to for 3 whole weeks! Here I am all ready for the release to begin.

Time: 6:45pm
Place: Living room

For more pictures from my massage, see my HNT for this week.

173/365 - Rain Gear

It was raining pretty hard when I went to work this morning. I didn't think an umbrella would cut it, so I opted for the whole shebang.

Time: 7:30am
Place: Bathroom

172/365 - Snuggle Time

Whenever I sit on the bed to watch some TV, my little girl immediately comes and curls up in my lap - no matter now uncomfortable it may be.

Time: 8:30pm
Place: Bedroom

171/365 - Sexy!

I felt like dressy a bit sexy today, and I just loved how this outfit came together.

My day turned a little naughty once my boss called in sick.

Time: 9:27am
Place: Office

Click for a peek under my shirt

170/365 - HIT!

Father's Day was spent at my parent's house. There was an airsoft battle in the evening.

My brother took a pellet right to the neck.

Time: 8:00pm
Place: Backyard

169/365 - Bridge

Today, we spent the afternoon doing some conservation work, getting caught in the rain, canoeing down the river, oh, yeah, and getting caught in the rain. Did I mention the rain? It was coming down in buckets by the end.

Time: 2:45pm
Place: River

168/365 - Jimmy John's

Some nights, I simply do not feel like making dinner.

Enter Jimmy John's.

Their delivery really is "so fast you'll freak!"

Time: 9:00pm
Place: Bedroom

167/365 - Nipples

Back to the humdrum workplace. My nipples were feeling particularly perky today. Doesn't this nipple seem to be screaming, "Bind me with a rubber band! Please!!" Click the picture to see if she got her wish. ;)

Time: 2:30pm
Place: Desk

No Day 165 or 166. :(

164/365 - Accident

The final adventure of my weekend was spent hiking in a couple state parks.

This picture was a complete accident. I was adjusting the position of my camera and mistakenly hit the button to snap the picture. I was just going to delete it, but I thought it actually turned out pretty neat.

Time: 1:00pm
Place: State Park

163/365 - Swinging

Today's adventure was a bike ride.

My total distance of the day was 41.7 miles. Whoo!

I did the first 10 miles all by myself and was the first to arrive at the lunch stop. I waited for roughly an hour or so for my friend to arrive, so we could finish the ride together.

While killing time, I spent some time swinging on the park equipment.

Time: 1:00pm
Place: Park

162/365 - Kayaking

Today's adventure was kayaking.

I'm not a very experienced kayaker, so I was lucky enough to be in a double seater with one of the guides. It was a really fun experience. The section of the river we did (about 11 miles) included a couple Class I rapids and one Class II. Of course, the river was running pretty high, so the II were probably more like a 1.5, if that. :)

Time: 3:15pm
Place: River

 We saw LOTS of turtles out sunning themselves as we paddled along.

Time: 11:00am
Place: River

161/365 - Serenity

Today was the first day of my adventure weekend.

The is the lake at the campground we were staying at.

I love the clouds and the look of serenity.

Time: 6:00pm
Place: Lake

160/365 - Farmer's Market

Every Thursday (from April to October), the farmer's market comes to downtown.

It was a bit chilly this morning (50s. booooo! Where'd that hot weather go?), but this view of the market caught my eye as I was walking to work through the skyway.

Time: 7:45am
Place: Downtown

On kind of an unrelated note, I'll be out of town this weekend. Heading up north for a weekend of kayaking and biking. I leave tomorrow (right after my final) and return sometime on Monday. I'm super excited. And nervous. And excited!! :)

Have a fantastic weekend!!

159/365 - Pinky toe

OUCH!

I innocently picked at my poor pinky toenail (I desparately need a pedi. Stat!), and it immediately started to bleed.

Uncontrollably.

Time: 3:45pm
Place: Work

I had to get a bandage, in order to not get any more blood on the carpet.

158/365 - Slightly Inappropri​ate

It's gonna be a HOT out there today.

♥ IT!

To celebrate, I decided to wear a slightly-inappropriate-for-the-workplace summer dress today. It was still a little cool this morning and with the A/C on at work, I work a short-sleeved white sweater over the top.

Time: 7:30am
Place: On the bus on my way into work

How do you stay cool during the summer heat?

157/365 - Grandma

About one year ago, my grandma died. She lived in AZ most of my life, so we weren't particularly close. (Nothing against AZ other than it's super far away from MN). Still, it was fun to gather with family in her honor. There was lots of reminiscing from my dad and his siblings.

At the luncheon following the service, there were cacti on all the table. I brought this one home with me, and it's been on my desk at work ever since.

Time: 8:00am
Place: Desk

Apparently, my grandma loved cacti!

One of her sons called her the Cactus Lady.

Now, I can think of her from time to time whenever I look at this little cactus on my desk.

156/365 - Fridge

Are you ready for summer?! It's been a gorgeously HOT weekend.

I'm loving it! :)

We stocked up our fridge with all kinds of yummy beverages

that make me think of summer.

Time: 10pm
Place: Kitchen

What is your favorite summertime drink?

No Day 154 or 155. Double sad face. :( :(

153/365 - Flowers

I found myself with a few extra minutes on my way to work this morning, so I stopped to snap some pictures of different flowers that I walk by every day.

Lily of the Valleys

Time: 7:00am
Place: Outside

Bleeding Hearts

I'm not sure what kind these are, but I thought they were pretty!



I ♥ Flowers!

152/365 - Caterpillars

The sidewalk on campus was littered with caterpillars tonight on my walk home. I had to watch every step I took to ensure that I didn't step on any by accident.

Time: 5:45pm
Place: Campus

I've never really seen this many out on campus before. Jasper speculates that because it's been so windy, they're being blown out of the trees. What do you think?