Wow, what a beautiful day outside today. This is definitely a perfect weekend, in terms of weather. Zoe and I went on a run this morning and then I met up with Linda at the Mall of America for some shopping. Bryan has been painting our bedroom and it looks great. I can't wait to see it with the crown molding up and when our new bed comes. We are going out for dinner tonight at Woody's and then going to game night at Chris' condo. Tomorrow, we going to the 5-8 Club for some tasty Jucy Lucy burgers. YUM!

 

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and enjoying the weather!

While politics is usually not one of my favorite topics, I must say that I am so glad that both the house and senate passed a bill for a state-wide smoking ban. I can't stand coming home from a restaurant or bar and stinking of cigarette smoke, along with all the toxins that we are breathing in as well.

 

In other news, I went to the Twins game yesterday and saw Torii Hunter get hit in the face with a baseball. Ouch. Other than that, it was a pretty non-eventful game. This weekend is supposed to be gorgeous and I can't wait!  Guess it'll be perfect weather to paint and redecorate our bedroom.

Allergies suck! I'm glad that I'm only allergic to two things, tree pollen and cats. I'd hate to suffer from year-long allergies. And I really don't believe in the "24-hour relief" of the allergy meds.

 

Took the Zoe dog to PetSmart this evening before going to Target to pick up groceries. I don't enjoy grocery shopping, but following a list, I can get out of there pretty quickly. Watched Notes from the Underbelly tonight, it was a pretty good show, but since I missed the first few episodes, I have no idea what's going on. I'm definitely going to have to make it a priority to invest in a TiVo. Just so we can watch tv more efficiently.  

 

I'm going to a Twins game tomorrow with some co-workers, so that should be fun. Once again, we have a full weekend, with the main goal of painting our bedroom and installing crown molding (or is it moulding?). Besides that, Linda will be in town and I'll be going to meet her at the Mall of America for some shopping, Jennie is hosting a game night and I've got another cooking class at Williams Sonoma. Sometimes, life just goes by too quickly.

As weekends usually go, this one went by quickly. We just got back from dinner at Veronica and Justin's apartment, they made a great salmon on the grill. Bryan has been busy working on making a couple of those ladder style leaning bookcases. We saw them in the Crate and Barrel catalog and since he made a pretty great looking scarf/hat rack that looks just like the one we saw in the Crate and Barrel store, I'm hoping ths bookcases are going to turn out nice a well. We picked out a paint color for the bedroom and will get started on the painting in the next few weeks. Another house project is installing a closet organization system. Busy busy! Summer is definitely on it's way and it's getting very nice outside. Met up with Rich, Steven and Jennie at Ridgedale today and walked around for a bit. On Friday evening, we went to dinner with Chris and Jennie's families at Wasabi in downtown Minneapolis. The hibachi chef did lots of great tricks and was way better than any we've ever seen at Benihana. For those of you familiar with the erupting volcano made with the onion rings, the volcano at Wasabi had FIRE. Impressive, I know. It was great to see Jerry and Karen again. Britani will be here this weekend and Mel and Steve will be here the week after that for the Walk for Animals. FUN! Zoe and I can't wait.

What a horrible massacre at Virginia Tech this morning. I can't believe what happened. It's really sad that people will hurt each other in this way. Kim lives in Blacksburg and her husband Richie attends Virginia Tech. I'm glad to hear that he's okay. How scary! My sympathies go out to all who were affected by this tragedy.

Looks like it's been a while since I've posted an entry. Just been busy with work, learning, training and trying to do it well. It's pretty challenging since the info is all new to me. So much easier to train as an expert when you are one.  We got some spring snow yesterday and it's all melting away today, which is a-okay with me! I'm ready for some warm summer temps. Bryan actually has a tee time on Sunday, which I think is crazy! We are going to Wenker's wedding on Saturday and Brett will be in town for a hockey tourney, so I'm sure we'll go to some games. Easter last weekend was nice, but flew by way too quickly, as most holidays and weekends tend to. We've also been busy planning a summer road trip to Chicago and Milwaukee. I've never really taken a road trip with Bryan before and I'm excited to go! We've booked Zoe at the PetSmart hotel that we toured a couple of months ago. Happy Spring to everyone! (except those folks in Australia, then Happy Autumn to you guys!) Only about 3 weeks until the Walk for Animals. Yay!

 

Q: What's the last movie you saw?
Blades of Glory

Q: Do you smile often?
Pretty often

Q: Are you a friendly person?
I'd like to think so

MOUTHOLOGY

Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
Caesar or thousand island

Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
McD

Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
Lots of them

 

Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant?
Approx. 15-20%

Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick off of?
Cheese

Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice?
Cheese!

Q. What do you like to put on your toast?
Just a bit of butter

Q. What is your favorite type of gum?
Don't chew gum

TECHNOLOGY

Q. Number of contacts in your cell phone?
No idea, I don't keep count

Q. Number of contacts in your email address book?
Again, I don't keep count

Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer?
Zoe with her fluff blowing in the wind

Q. How many televisions are in your house?
3- living room, kitchen area, guest room

BIOLOGY

Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed?
Right

Q. Do you like your smile?
It's okay

Q. What's your best feature?
My hair or skin

Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
Wisdom teeth

Q. Which of your five senses do you think is keenest?
Smell, definitely

Q. When was the last time you had a cavity?
Long, long time ago

Q. What is the heaviest item you've lifted in the past few days?
Groceries

Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
Nope

BULLOLOGY

Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you would die?
Yeah, sure, I like to prep for the future

Q. Is love for real?
Yes

Q. If you could change your first name, what would you change it to?
Karryn... just kidding!

Q. What color do you think looks best on you?
White

Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake?
Sure have

Q. Have you ever saved someone's life?
Nah, I'm no hero

DAREOLOGY

Q. Would you walk naked for a half mile down a public street for $100,000?
Hmm, maybe

Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100?
Again, maybe

Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000?
Nope, talk about painful! 

Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000?
Sure!

Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000?
Hmm, that's not so much for a naked pose

Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
I don't think I could drink hot sauce!

Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000?
NO

Q. Would you give up watching television for a year for $25,000?
Hmm, would be diffcult, but I'd try

DUMBOLOGY

Q: What is in your left pocket?
Nothing

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie?
It's okay, not that great

Q: Do you have hardwood or carpet in your house?
Pergo laminate and carpet

Q: Could you live with roommates?
Sure, I've done it before... although I much prefer living with just Bryan and Zoe dog

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
Quite a few

Q: Where were you born?
Kuala Lumpur

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
Can't say that's ever happened before

LASTOLOGY

Q: Friend you talked to?
Brett

Q: Last person who called you?
Brett

Q: Person you hugged?
Bryan

FAVORITOLOGY

Q: Number?
Don't have one

Q: Color?
Orange

Q: Season?
Spring, Summer and Fall!

CURRENTOLOGY

Q: Missing someone?
My mom and friends

Q: Mood?
Just want Bryan to come home from work

Q: Listening to?
The TV in the background

Q: Watching?
The computer screen

Q: Worrying about?
Work

Happy April! It's been a very draining day today. I taught my very first training class at work. Which is great because I've been there almost two months now and still trying to learn everything. I think my class went okay, definitely could have been more interesting, but I'm trying to become familiar with the material as well. I hope my future classes are more successful. I enjoyed getting to know my students, it's always interesting to hear about everyone's background and experiences.

 

Right now, I'm watching the Twins home opener on TV and it looks like the Twins are going to win. Sounds like they have a strong team this year. Maybe they'll go all the way and win the World Series? Crazier things have happened.

 

On to another good week and lots of learning. It's supposed to snow tomorrow. Definitely NOT so happy about that. I thought summer was almost here?