What's cool?

So it appears Converse Chuck Taylor's struck a deal with AC/DC and Metallica for new shoe designs. I kind of get the AC/DC one, as Angus sometimes wore these shoes. But Metallica? Really? Is this "cool?" Metallica and Chuckies just don't go together in my head.

You know what definitely isn't cool? My gray hairs. Chris discovered them while sitting next to me on the plane for vacation. There are about 8 on the right side of my head by my ear. *cries*

New things

1. A Five Guys just opened in Madison near my office. I would've never known about Five Guys if it weren't for RTVW.

2. I went out to lunch with coworkers today. We very, very rarely venture out for lunch. We went to a new place & it was delish! The decor was a little "old world french" for me, but the food was kind of "gourmet bakery". I had a shitake mushroom soup that wasn't cream based and a hard roll.

3. We closed on our mortgage refinance today, so I suppose that's new again.

4. I visted Chris Cooley's blog. That was new.

5. I need new athletic shoes.

6. I would like the Fleet Foxes cd. They are a new band to me.

I'm being scandalous and ending on six.

I have a partner

You meet the bestest people online. Really.

My awesome 3 Day Partner list is expanding. Boo Boo, who I lost my 3 Day virginity with, might not be able to make the walk in Chicago this year. This makes me very (VERY) sad, but it makes me very happy that another friend stepped up to walk with me. Miss Breezy is doing the 3 Day this year! Three cheers for Breezy!

Now, I'm going to need some strategies to get her to shut up. I mean, I have to listen to this woman ramble on and on for 60 miles. :-) However, I can rest assured she will not steal my string cheese from the pit stops.

I'm still holding out hope Boo will crew the event, but she needs some time to make that decision. I'm holding out hope that Boo will hand me her "little drops of sunshine" at one of the pit stops. If she volunteers for a pit, I think it should be the last one of the day so we have something to look forward to all day. And, she'll get more sleep. :-)

If any of you have the opportunity to do this, or a similar event in your area, please just do it. It's an amazing experience and your fundraising is so important.

I received three Valentines

I feel lvoed!

Valentine #1 is very special because it's from him.
Valentine #2 is very special because they finally admitted their stalking behavior.
Valentine #3 is very special because it's the prettiest valentine evah. All my other lurrrvahs already got their smooches, so pucker up baby, it's your turn! *smoooooch*

Vacation Pics

Puerto Vallarta. We went to the Botanical Gardens considerably south of town and then walked along the Malecon, which is famous for sculptures and sand art.

Apparently there was an entire "Last Supper" scene during the Christmas season.

This was a bus stop. Notice the cows grazing in the background. :-)

This little fella visited while I was sitting in the bathroom at the botanical gardens. Eeek!

The blue spiky plants on the bottom are agave, for you tequila fans.

Mazatlan. It was bigger than I expected! We went over to Stone Island and drank and ate (OMH-the shrimp were AMAZING), away from the crowds. It was a nice, scenic, relaxing way to spend some time. Later we went to the touristy area and did some shopping.

Some of the "palapas," the beach huts that served food and drink.

Mazatlan is home of Pacifico Brewery.

Our ship. It's smiling at you. :-)


Cabo San Lucas. It was pretty, but otherwise basic boring touristy stuff. If you go to Cabo, go because you want to golf, do water sports and fish. There's really not much else there other than the "get wasted" scene. On a better note, the whales were constantly around the ship and harbor, teaching their babies how to breathe. I took some pics, but they were crappy because they never came far out of the water.

*snort* Spicy Tuna. I would name my boat Spicy Tuna.

Can we not talk about how huge my oobies look here? It's a hair embarassing.

We kept missing sunsets because we didn't ever have the camera with. This is as close as we got (in Puerto Vallarta).

Foods you don't like anymore

I was just eating a bowl of Frosted Flakes this morning, and realized I haven't enjoyed my last four bowls (I rarely eat cereal-this was a leftover from when niece and nephew were over during the holidays). I'm tossing them out. I don't think I care for sugary breakfast cereals anymore. I know, this means I'm old.

Other items I've crossed off my "enjoyable" list:
Pop Tarts
Funyons (sp?)
Whole candy bars whose names are not "Hershey's" or "Kit Kat"
Crabcakes (I've had too many bad ones)
Pillsbury canned cinnamon rolls

What do you no longer enjoy?

Stress? What stress?

My how a vacation helps the stress levels. I have no oddities this week in my schedule, so I feel like I can get back into the swing of things rather easily.

Vacation was good. The weather was in the 70s & 80s each day and was sunny. Friday was kind of a weird weather day and the seas were a little choppy, so we spent more time inside. We made friends, saw family, and enjoyed some great entertainment over the week. I can't say that I plan to return to Mexico. Though it was fine, it definitely wasn't my favorite destination we've visited. I much prefer the Caribbean for sun & surf. Pics to come later.

So, what did I miss last week?