Up, Up and Away!

The other day was an exciting day for Adelyn... she got to go on the big ski lift! This was her third time skiing this year. The first time Ben took just her. He taught her how to make pizzas (aka snow plow). She seemed to get it and do well. The second time she went Grandma and Grandpa Roy were in town. That meant Odin got to ski too. He just likes to go fast. Anyway, Adelyn and Daddy went on the tow rope. She did pretty good. A few days later it was just Ben and Adelyn again. They did a few tow rope runs and then they went on the lift! I didn't know this was the plan. Probably a good thing. I think I would have been a nervous mommy until I heard from them. Ben said she did really well. When she got scared, she just sat down. Not the worst plan. We are going to try and get her out a few more times this year. Hopefully the snow will stick round long enough for that... forecast has upper 30's/40's for the next week or so. :-/

Twins!

(No not me).
On Tuesday night I had my first experience at the new Target Field to watch the Twins. The weather was 44 and cloudy, but thankfully the rain stopped before the game started. Still not sure why we didn't build the field with a retractable roof or something for when the weather isn't great. It's Minnesota, people! But anyway... I did like the field. Everything was nice and new. We were sitting in the Legends Club area (thanks to the General) and the seats were comfy and we had great views - just right of home plate.

We were there with three of Ben's teammates from India. They didn't really appreciate the weather. We offered them hats, gloves and blankets, but I guess they were too cool for that (hee hee). Hopefully they still had fun. One nice thing about the Legends Club is that there is a very nice enclosed area that is climate controlled. About half of the game the Indians were in there to stay warm.

One super cool thing is that Ben got a foul ball! Notice my words - got, not caught. It rolled down the stairs while people were trying to get it and landed at Ben's feet. He passed it on to one of the Indians. Would have been kind of cool to keep it, but don't really need a random baseball sitting around either. :)

Wild Times

I guess there is a perk to being one of the last in the office on a Friday of a holiday weekend - I got 4 free tickets to the Wild game! I was so excited! I haven't been to a hockey game in forever. We had to ditch out on dinner with the in-laws, Malachi and my parents, but I think they will forgive us. The game was pretty good. We lost, but it was exciting up until the final buzzer.

After the game the four of us (Grant, Maddy, Ben, me) went to Wasabi sushi restaurant. So jealous. I couldn't eat what I usually do, so I had to stick to cooked options. They were tasty, don't get me wrong, but everyone else was raving about the salmon and yellow fin. A few more months....

We got home after midnight. Since we had guests we didn't want to disturb, we parked in the driveway. We were sure that Zoey would wake up the neighborhood. But no Zoey to greet us. Ben checked her kennel, but I figured she had gone up to bed. Sure enough, curled up on Ben's pillow fast asleep. I quietly called her name but she didn't even stir. So I put my hand on her side. She woke up with a start! I don't think I've ever seen her so startled.

On the Map

I just found out yesterday that you can know use Google maps to find us! The satellite picture is still of a field, but the streets are out there. How cool!

Using Gmaps Pedometer, I have verified that our morning walk is indeed a mile. I also checked our current running route. That is about 1.6 miles. So on both accounts, my calculations were not that far off.

Vitamin D

Today on the way home I had the windows down and the sun roof open. It was a glorious day! So perfect, in fact, that I decided to go for a run. Zoey must have known what I was thinking because she was going nuts from the time I got home until we started our run. I took ibuprofen before we set out as a "just in case" for my foot. We had a nice run. Our time was pretty close to what we were running at the end of last year, so I was happy (and a little surprised).

And now I have procrastinated long enough... back to studying.

Brown!

Ever since my foot started bothering me, I have been wearing flat shoes to work. I have a black pair and a red pair. As a result, I haven't been able to wear a good portion of my work clothes. Last night I had dinner with Cassie and then we did a little shopping. I found a really cute pair of Clark's at Marshall's. They are super comfy, and brown! So excited to wear them today!

Oh, and my foot is doing a lot better but I just don't want to try heels for a while yet. I want to keep my foot healthy so I can run in the upcoming Run of the Mills 5k at work. I can't wait to figure out costumes this year. We have an idea, but haven't fleshed it out yet. Last year we were the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. http://www.xanga.com/sroy325?nextdate=5%2f2%2f2007+23%3a59%3a59.999&direction=p

7 for Dec! Dec at 7!

Yesterday I went on a field trip with work to the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. It was a lot of fun. We first watched a couple short videos about the history of the Exchange. Then we got to watch the close of the day (opens at 9:30 and closes at 1:15 - and I thought "Bankers Hours" were good!). It was kind of a slow day, so not much was happening in the pit. Until the last minute or so. Then everyone was yelling and trying to get in before close. After close we went down on the floor and got to do a few rounds of mock buying and selling. It was so much fun!

When I got back to work I ended up having to work late on a project (thought it was due next week, found out yesterday it was due yesterday). Ben picked me up and brought me to volleyball... except he forgot my shoes! Luckily because of my foot I have been wearing flats, and the shoes I was wearing yesterday were Mary Jane style so they didn't come off while playing. I'm sure it was due to the "magic" shoes that I was wearing that we won 2 games.

... You can dodge a ball

Friday morning when I woke up I felt terrible! I had a fever and was very tired. I thought about not going to work, but then thought that my dodge ball team would think it was very convenient that I was sick. So, I drugged up and went to work.

Dodge ball was a lot of fun! We got completely slaughtered, but I think we all had fun. We did end up winning the last two games, so that left us with a good feeling. The other team was all male. While the two of us girls on my team are freakin' awesome (evidenced by the fact that most games it was one of us in the final two on our team), I do think that the other team had an unfair advantage. One of our coworkers that refrained from playing was watching and she said the other team was playing "dirty." She said that there were several times that they didn't go out when they should have, etc. She said she tried very hard to keep her "basketball mom" rage locked up. I think it's funny and sad that they "cheated." 1. It was just for fun. 2. We did suck, so it's not like they would have lost. 3. It was just for fun.

After the game I went home to take a nap. Much better! Then we had David and Heather over for dinner (bribe for getting David to play on my team after I told him I wouldn't play on his). We had a great time. We played Scrabble with them. It was a very close game. Ben ended up winning because he used up all his tiles.

Anyway, my fever is gone and I am just left with a cold. Yesterday I slept and relaxed (but yes, still studied). Today I plan to do more of the same with a trip to the store worked in to buy some Super Bowl munchies.

If you can dodge a wrench...

Yesterday I got an email from David asking if anyone was interested in joining his dodge ball team for Friday (every year the fitness center hosts a dodge ball day).

I was telling Vizma (from my team) about it. We decided it would be funny to forward the invite to my boss (Tom) and another guy (Jason) from our work team and tell them I signed us up. So I sent it to them.

A few minutes later Tom comes over and asks if I am serious. I play along and say yes. Then he starts asking why some others from the team weren't on the invite and what time we were going to play. I 'fessed up and told him it was a joke. He was disappointed because he decided that it would be a fun team thing to do.

So, I guess the joke is on me... our team is playing tomorrow.

Wrapped around her little paw

I will be the first to admit that I spoil Zoey.

On Wednesday night after volleyball (we won all three games, BTW), I came home and let her outside. When she came back in, we were in the kitchen getting something for me to drink. She gave me the look - meaning either she's tired, hungry, needs to go outside, or thirsty. I asked her what she wanted (we have "trained" her to bark in response to this question if she needs to go outside). Instead of her normal one bark reply, she kept barking and barking (What?! Timmy's in the well?!)... finally she moved out of the kitchen to where her treats are. And she nearly destroyed the box trying to get a rawhide. I laughed and caved and gave her one.

She has never been so insistent on getting a treat. I wonder what that was all about.