My little life

I've deleted all my old posts and posted a somewhat newsy/detailed account of our arrival yesterday and bits of today at my old blogger address: http://jethpear.blogspot.com. Read if you so desire :)

Every now and then, since the wedding, I've thought, "oh, I have a couple minutes, perhaps I'll post something."

Clearly, that hasn't happened. I have a few minutes before we go out to breakfast with my parents and say goodbye to them (definitely in denial about that one), so I thought I'd give a quick run-down. The wedding was absolutely perfect. Everyone (including me, when I'm involved in someone else's wedding) always says, "things will go wrong, but it's ok, because at the end of the day, you're married." The only thing Jesse and I could think of that even came close to going "wrong" was that we thought we had the cha-cha slide on our itunes playlist for the reception, and we did not. I had a slightly disappointed sister and aunt, but really, no big deal in the grand scheme. The best compliment I received was that people found the ceremony to be meaningful and had a lot of fun at the reception.

We spent a day in Angelica at a Bed and Breakfast, with the afternoon carved out to open presents with family, which was fun. Monday morning, we headed to Rochester and flew all over the place, arriving in Fresno that evening. After staying near the airport, we headed for Yosemite on Tuesday morning. We stayed at Wawona, an 1800's hotel with a free delicious and amazing breakfast. There weren't a ton of people there (although the subsequent weekend was a bit crowded), both at Wawona and in the park in general, so we could pick and choose every day what we wanted to do. We saw all the cool rock formations, hiked through Mariposa Grove, drove up to Glacier Point, had dinner one night at the Ahwahnee, drove in to Oakhurst for some Mexican food and a look at some local art galleries, watched a lot of 'Burn Notice' (as an aside, this is a great series. does anyone know if it's still running?) and 'Office' Season 4, and generally had a great time hanging out and relaxing.

After our honeymoon, it was off to Tucson to visit Jesse's Grandmom. It was fun to see her, and show her the wedding dress too. We went and saw the Desert Museum (where Jesse's Grandpa had been a volunteer), which was cool for me, not having been to Arizona before, and Old Tucson, an 1860's town/movie set where the likes of Westerns and Little House on the Prairie have been filmed. We got the cool sepia photos done there, took a 'haunted' mine tour (mostly because we wondered what it was, and the old man was so excited that someone wanted to go, we couldn't disappoint him), drove little cars around a small track, and saw a gunfight complete with an actor falling off a roof. Those were just the highlights. So, we think that's a great way to spend a day in Tucson.

After Tucson, it was off to Lawrence, where I need to go have breakfast with my parents.

Back in Houghton, for the last time for I don't know how long! The past few weeks without work have been wonderful; it's been nice to be more relaxed about things and have the wedding as my only focus. It's also been amazing that Jesse's been here, that he's awake when I am, and that he's HERE. So nice.

We're not without drama; please be praying for Michelle, as she's still not better, and last I heard, the doctors didn't seem to be sure as to what is wrong. It's sounding like she may have multiple ailments, but I'm hoping to see her today for the first time in weeks.

On the positive side, a few people have said they're able to come last-minute, and that's really exciting. On that note, it's back to the seating chart to shuffle people around. I'm excited! :)

I turned in my computer today. And my little treo, my broadband card, my corporate card, and all. I closed my last review note, and sent away my last audit file. As I was driving out of downtown, I was realizing that everything is happening; this is the major catalyst to life as I know it being drastically changed.

So crazy! Just over 3 years ago I started this adventure (or continued, if you count internships). Saying goodbye to coworkers was hard, especially when some of them sported unexpectedly misty eyes. They have been like family, a strange family that spends excessive amounts of time together in high stress situations, but family nonetheless. And I will dearly, dearly miss them.

But on to new adventures. I had dinner with a bunch of my girls tonight at Mamasan's - possibly my last time there too (weird!), and one friend came in from out of town for a surprise. It was fun to celebrate with them as we talked about the wedding and the move. It was also, however, missing its great planner. For the praying folks out there, my friend and matron of honor Michelle has been very sick. If you could remember her, that would mean a lot to both of us.

Only a few more days until Jesse arrives. He's moving out of the current flat today/tomorrow/right now, and his stuff will have a temporary resting place until the people from the church move it into our rented house before we return. In just a month from tomorrow, I'll be married and boarding a plane for Australia. If this month goes as quickly as last month (as it's bound to), it will feel like just a heartbeat.

Anyway, enough blabber. I'm going to either pack or veg in front of the tv. We'll see what wins out.

Still lots going on; had a lot of fun at my shower yesterday, and at the SU/Northeastern football game (the Orange won!). I've been cheating a lot on my diet in terms of eating out, etc., and have been feeling the tired effects of that. So today, I took the time to make a couple of meals for easy lunches & dinners this week. I found the recipes on Wegmans.com and then, of course, modified them so they would be ok for my diet. The first was just meat lasagne; nothing too special. I got that in the oven first and then made Harvest Pasta, which I just finished eating (well, one serving anyway) and it was tasty. For interested parties, the things I did differently were: (1) brown rice pasta, (2) make my own alfredo sauce (purchased alfredo sauce often has wheat and/or sugar), (3) burn the first set of pine nuts prior to kind-of toasting the remaining ones (I don't really recommend this approach :), (4) using prosciutto instead of pancetta (are they the same? I could only find prosciutto), and (5) omitting any extra salt; the pork was plenty salty.

Now, off to clean up my mess and take care of a few things before church tonight. :)

Well, the 'end' began awhile ago, I suppose, but I turned in my official resignation today (even though I'd informally given notice in April). I have only 3 weeks left in Rochester, my home for the last 3 years, before I truck out to Ohio to my parents' house for all the last-minute planning (and to pick Jesse up from the airport!!).

I'm so looking forward to all the exciting things ahead, I've barely had the chance to acknowledge how bittersweet I feel about leaving Rochester. I've made some great friends here (and have been close to old friends too), and as much as my college years were formative, so these past few years of living largely "on my own" have shaped me. Interesting time, for sure, with new adventures ahead. One of the pastors at church on Sunday night talked about living well in the transition times of life; if I really think about it, so much of life feels like transition. So I guess it's pretty important :)

Anyway, there's a little wishy-washy post for you. Wedding plans are going smoothly; I'm glad I have some extra time to prepare before the wedding so I'm not running around like mad now. Then again, my tendencies are to freak out way before things need to be done, so that when they're actually right around the corner, there isn't as much left. So we'll see how it all shakes out.

There's a card in my aunt & uncle's "office" room of their house that my aunt received when leaving a job. It has a quote from Louis L'Amour - "There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning." Who knows what original context it was said in (I'm certainly too lazy to look that up), but that's a bit of what I'm feeling right now; preparing simultaneously for an end, and a beautiful, wonderful, adventurous beginning. :)

Our wedding is two months from tomorrow! I wish I could say the time has flown by... it has, and it hasn't. But the invitations, aside from a couple of straggling addresses, are out for the wedding, and I've designed drafts for the Kansas reception and rehearsal dinner invitations. Granted, this is one task that might be easier than some others to have delegated, but it's something I really enjoy, so I'm glad I can keep it for myself. My wonderful friends Janet and Christy have been corresponding with the florist to get those details put into place, my cousin Erin is putting together a slideshow to have at the reception, and my Grandma and Aunt are providing a lot of the reception centerpiece stuff from past dinners and my aunt's wedding.

Other than wedding, I've enjoyed getting back into softball, playing with the Green Dots. I was "promoted" from catcher to right field this year, and even managed to get on base, not from a walk, for the first time in my Deloitte career. It was a fielder's choice to second, but at least I got on base :) I'm going to move in to a friend's new-to-her house this coming weekend, and stay there for a couple of weeks, which should be pretty fun.

Hannah and Nich's wedding last weekend was a lot of fun, too. They had hoped to have it outside on the beach, but it was a rainy day, so we decorated the hearth inside the lodge at Houghton's Star Lake campus and had a beautiful indoor ceremony. My cousin Christie took the photos, so it was fun to hang around with her and the couple afterward for a bit. There were only about 30 people in attendance, so the happy couple opened their presents at the reception and it had a very intimate feel. Jill, Eryn and I rented a cabin for Friday night, and lucky for Tim, Hannah's parents decided to head back to the Saratoga area early, so he was our next-door neighbor for the evening. Saturday was glorious; we spent a couple hours sitting near the lake and chatting, followed by a walk around the grounds and nearby streets. I caravanned with Jill and Eryn for a bit, and after a Subway lunch in Watertown, said goodbye to them. Time with good friends is such food for the soul.

So, yet another post dedicated entirely to weddings and work. That's my life right now :)

One month later, still going. I had a fantastic vacation to Aus, during which we did little-to-nothing, although Jesse did take me ice skating, to see Get Smart, and out for dinner in Newcastle for my birthday. Very fun. We managed to register for some of our gifts at a place in Sydney (after getting very lost a few times, resulting in the Garmin on our Target registry ;) and that was fun, too, and I got to watch him play in his indoor cricket league. It was such a treat to spend time together, and for me to relax.

My flight out of Sydney was delayed 9 hours, which we learned when I went to check in for it on Monday morning. We proceeded to buy a map and hang out at a beach in Botany Bay for a little while, climbing on the rocks and watching the water. I never used to be scared to climb around things, but I was a bit skittish. It was fun, anyway. We found a nearby library to alert the interested masses (read: my mom & aunt) of my delayed schedule and I bought some books for the plane (The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, which I'd started to read and forgotten the copy of, and The Constant Princess). Both were good airplane-reads; page-turners and interesting plots. I can understand better the fuss over the first now, better than I could before I'd read it ("it's fiction, people!"), because I could see the ways the heresy is dangerously laced with truth and fact. Perhaps if it had been more blatantly non-Christian (i.e. been based around Greek mythology, as opposed to Christianity) it wouldn't have caused such a stir. I know I'm way on the back end of the fuss about this, but it was interesting to have my own perspective. I really liked Digital Fortress, another Dan Brown book; he has a great way of dragging you in to the story and making you interested in all the sub-plots that are happening.

And, of course, The Constant Princess was purchased due to my love for historical fiction, Philippa Gregory, and drama. It did not disappoint. In the same vein as The Other Boleyn Girl, it gave a glimpse of what it might have been like to be royal in the days of Henry VII and VIII. I know there's a lot of license taken, but I'm fascinated by that life. And I know enough about it to be very thankful I'm a 21st-century middle-class American.

I arrived back late morning Tuesday here due to the delays, and had a couple of hours before Hannah arrived and we traipsed about Rochester hunting for her wedding dress. We found a beautiful one, and the shop's able to get it in time for her wedding, which is exciting. I then found a bridesmaid dress online for myself and ordered it 3-day shipping. The wedding is August 8th, and I'll need to have it taken in when it comes, so there isn't a ton of time, but I think I can get it done. She and Nich are doing a great job of putting it together, so I'm sure it will turn out great. She remarked to me, "this will be your last wedding as a maid!" So funny. As much as I've thought about the wedding and being married to Jesse, it was a new angle of perspective I hadn't thought about before.

Speaking of Jesse, I'm going to organize some of my mess before talking with him later.

Well, my love seat went home with its new owner yesterday, and the couch is scheduled to do the same at some point this week if not today. The sole "furniture" I will have will be my card table, a couple large boxes and some empty bins ;) I was able to get through a lot of stuff yesterday, though.

It amazed me yesterday, as I sorted more things into what I'm taking, what I'm storing (not much), what I'm giving away, that after all the stuff I've sold, given away, thrown out, or piled up to be donated, I STILL have so much stuff. Really sobering. A lot of it is clothes, and some of that stems from needing to dress professionally for my job and have enough both business casual and business professional attire when each is merited. But then there are casual non-work clothes, workout clothes, swimsuits, fancy dresses, casual dresses, etc. It's unreal. The good thing is, clothes don't weigh much, and if you roll them tight enough, don't take up a lot of space.

I had to make a hard call yesterday. I'd been hoping to bring my KitchenAid stand mixer over with me, and use it with a transformer for the time we're over there. My logic was that they're expensive, so it would be worth taking it as opposed to trying to find a new one over there. After purchasing a piece of luggage that was just barely too small to transport it IN the box, I took it out of the box and wrapped it with blankets and pillows in the suitcase. I still didn't feel good about that. So, with counsel from Mom, it will stay here with her. Not only does that ease my mind about it traveling and getting ruined, but it also gives me so much more space to pack in. I know it shouldn't be a big deal, but I really like using it in the kitchen.

The only other really hard call (more so than this one) was my books. Letting those go was harder than I would've expected. I kept a few of them, which my parents will store for me, but the majority of them are given away. I think it even surprised me how attached I was to them, but I realized that sitting in boxes in someone's basement for 4 years means they're not being read, and potentially being damaged by mildew, etc. So, hard things on that one.

But at the same time, having to move out of my apartment in a week and bringing a load of stuff with me to Australia in July is just increasing my anticipation for this adventure. It will truly be a fresh start for so many reasons, and while I'm packing, I think of it in those terms. Jesse said someone he knows told him "don't look at something and ask if you want it, start by saying, 'what can't I live without?'" Although I haven't been great at following that, I think it's good advice for packing up a life and plotting a new course. Learning not to hold on too tightly to possessions, as awesome as some of them are, and trust in God's provision for the next adventure. It's an interesting place to be, for sure.

That about sums up my life right now. Laura's all moved out of the apartment, and my stuff is strewn about various places (sans most furniture).

Does anyone want to buy my pretty love seat?

Things are going pretty well, though. I'm out of town during the week, which I suppose is giving me more of a chance to focus on wedding plans when I might be tempted to sift through stuff and clean in the apartment. I'm already living out of a suitcase, and won't really settle anywhere until November in Australia, provided the visa stuff sorts itself out. What an adventure :)

Scott & Bonnie's wedding was last weekend, and it went off really well. It was swelteringly (?) hot, but very sunny and all the photos I've seen have been beautiful. Scott wrote a reading as a surprise for Bonnie (she knew he was writing it, but not what it said) that was really beautiful, and read by a couple of their friends during the ceremony. I got to do a lot of coordinating for them, which was fun and exhausting, like weddings tend to be :) It was great to spend time with them, and with the whole family. I'm realizing how numbered those times are, and really cherished the chance to be together with everyone.

So, those are my ramblings for now. I get to go visit Hannah & Nich tomorrow night, a side benefit of being on this side of the state, for sure. Yay :)

After a whirlwind month, things are about as settled for me as they're going to get! I'm back in Albany through the end of June (aside from weekends), so it's home sweet hotel. I had a chicken pot pie and a slice of pizza for dinner. I feel like I'm in college.

Jesse's visit was so much fun. We had a great time in Kansas, and I got to meet a lot of his friends, see the area where he grew up, and spend time getting to know his Mom too. I also scanned a bunch of Jesse-growing-up photos for use in the wedding festivities in October. Then, it was back to NY. We headed down to Houghton to spend time with my family around graduation, since Scott & Bonnie were graduating. We did the Jessica method of graduation attendance, which means dressing nicely and showing up on the quad right around when graduation lets out in order to be present for pictures, snacks, and chatting with professors. That was a lot of fun, and we got to see some people we hadn't been expecting, so that was an extra bonus.

After graduation, it was back home for a family party. We made ice cream sundaes, played Guitar Hero, and had 2 innings of cricket in the soccer field. It was great to see all the cousins that made it, and to realize just how much I'd learned about cricket in my short few weeks gallivanting with Jesse. Since everyone was in town for graduation, it meant that Jesse and I didn't have to travel around much to see them, which was nice too.

Jesse flew back last Thursday to Aus, and things haven't slowed down. Well, that's partly my fault, at least. Friday, Laura and I went to see Prince Caspian, which I enjoyed (I haven't read the books since I was very little; I need to pick them up again). Saturday, I went to John & Stephenie's wedding (Steph's family and ours have been close since she and Scott were 2), and Sunday was the usual church in the morning and evening, with a little preparation for the work-week. Then today, I hopped in a car bright and early to come here. Next weekend promises a baby shower for Jamie and then packing, so that I can move some of my furniture out the weekend after.

So, despite the fact that I have a lot of things that need to be done at home, it's kind of nice to have the chance to focus on relaxing a bit in the evenings here.

We're having a great time on vacation. It's been so nice not to be constantly going-going-going.

Oh, but first things first. For those of you who haven't been facebook-stalking, Jesse and I are engaged!!! Although we've been talking this way for months and had set a few things up previously, he proposed on April 16th. Details thereof may be found at our website, currently under construction. We'll be getting married October 18th in Houghton, right before I pack up all my stuff and move over to Australia. That is all very exciting. The major factors are in place, and now it's just a matter of putting it all together. I've protected this entry, only because we're hoping he'll be able to tell the members of his church in person when he returns to Oz. If not, we've at least tried ;) (EDIT - the announcement has been made :)

Anyway, we're having fun with his Dad and Rose Anne. We went on a hike on Sunday, Jesse and his Dad graciously took me to the Mall of America yesterday (and I found a nice grey suit jacket for only $20 at Ann Taylor! A successful hunt), and today, we played cricket at a park, and I didn't do nearly as poorly as I did last Friday. So, we're having lots of fun. Tomorrow (Jesse's 25th birthday), we head for Kansas to spend a few days with his Mom before going back east. So much fun.

Jesse gets here in approximately 3 1/2 hours.

Is it time yet?

How about now?

;)

Hm, how to sum up the last month? Mostly, recovering from busy season, and taking care of the things that were neglected during that time (excepting, apparently, this blog). I had a week in Albany and the pleasure of dinner with Nich & Hannah one night during that week. I went to the good restaurants and was pleased to discover that my hotel decided to give me free pink socks. Not only did I eat and get free socks, I also worked. Good trip, overall ;)

My more astute facebook-stalker friends will note that Jesse is coming to visit in 3 days. As a result, on today's list (not quite the length of last month's Saturday list), the most fun item is getting ready for his visit. We have quite the itinerary planned, and it will be nice to put all of that in motion, finally.

In social life news, Shel and I went last night to hear her students' band play after I finished a dinner with coworkers. It was very fun; it's always funny to meet my friends' students, because they call them by such formal names.

I'm playing piano for church again tomorrow night. This means I need to get myself over to Doug & Chris's at some point today and practice. Most of the things I'm playing are familiar, which helps a lot. Someday, I will have a piano in my place of residence that I can play whenever I want to. We'll add that to the potential list of birthday resolutions when that comes around again.

So, in conclusion, there's a lot going on. Only 2 weeks left until some time off from work, but in the meantime, I'll have Jesse around and that will be very cool.

That's all. :)

Laura hasn't made any furniture lately, but I did have to chisel my car out one morning this week. Don't get me wrong, I've had to scrape it off many mornings, but this was particularly brutal. I'm sure it was amusing to whoever saw me; I would periodically give up on scraping and start hitting the ice with my scraper as hard as I could to try to break it into chunks.

I got up and made a list with 25 things on it that I need/want to do today. Pretty sure they're not all going to get done, but at least I've got the laundry going and can get to working on work stuff. In honor of the beautiful snow on the ground, I had a nice big bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. Yum! I'm excited to start cooking dinner for myself again, too, instead of always eating at work. That may or may not start tonight, however, given that the 25 things on my list don't currently include cooking dinner.

Guess that's about it for now. Jesse and I watched Casino Royale last night. It was somewhat amusing, because I think I inadvertently picked up some kind of "special edition", so periodically, his movie would jump ahead of mine. But it was the closest thing we could have to a movie date, and I liked the movie. Perhaps soon I'll resurrect the movie list and get to watching again; we'll see. I'm slowly emerging from the fog of busyness and will need to do the required spring cleaning in many ways before I can go back to a routine of movie-watching :)

overheard by me this week:

Woman 1: My husband and his girlfriend are buying a house, too.
Woman 2: Your husband and his GIRLFRIEND!?!?!
Woman 1: My SON! My SON and his girlfriend! I can't believe I said that...

Also, telling a bit of a story on myself, I tend to think I'm coherent sooner than I actually am after waking up. Laura has been known to re-finish furniture from time to time. So on Thursday morning, when I heard what sounded like sanding and/or sawing, I burst from my bedroom, looked over at Laura (who was in her coat, about to leave the apartment), and said, "were you making furniture?" She looked at me funny.

"What?"

"Were you making furniture? I heard a sawing-type noise."

"I was cleaning the dishes and used the garbage disposal. I'm sorry if I woke you."

"No, you didn't, I just heard..." I went on my way, then heard the noise again. Suddenly, I was more awake and understood what I had heard. "It's the people outside scraping off their cars!"

Laura laughed, said she hoped I had a good day, and left. And I realized just how crazy that whole thing must have seemed to her.

Busy season is here again! I'm back in SC, enjoying above-freezing weather and free little Bath and Body Works shampoos that are small enough to put in a carry-on liquid ziploc bag. Is it unfortunate that I view things that way? I like to think of it as more "planning ahead."

I've been working on keeping the right side of my brain alive, too; stealing moments here and there during the evening at home to scrapbook and to enjoy various movies Laura's renting with her new Blockbuster subscription. Speaking of movies, there was a recent chick flick pretty much made about me; it's called 27 Dresses and I highly recommend it. Most, if not all, of you know that I love a good chick flick, and that I have been in my share of weddings. However, Laura and I both found the main character strangely similar to myself in a lot of ways. So watch it, and see if you agree. :)

We're in the greater Detroit area for training, and went to Buca di Beppo's for dinner tonight, a favorite of mine from Spring '06. I'm sleeping better than I had been, which is good, because I need the sleep and that's not always a given when in hotel rooms.

Had a great visit in Georgia, celebrating Ryan & Britt's wedding with HC friends, including Matt & Rachel, who I hadn't seen for almost 18 months since their own wedding. It was lovely. We all sang "Going to the Chapel" together at the reception (Ryan & Britt vetoed the tapping on glasses for kisses and decided we had to say something into the microphone). Also, we sent them off with sparklers, which was very cool. The next day, the 9 of us (3 couples and Sooz, Jill and me) went out for breakfast at the Cracker Barrel and went shopping at Kohl's afterward. We picked up some funky martini glasses as a housewarming gift for Andrea (figuring they were cooler than champagne flutes), and parted ways with Ja, Na, Ra, and Matty :)

The remainder of us headed for Andrea's house to ring in the new year with Swedish meatballs, Apples to Apples, How to Steal a Million, and most importantly, good friends. It was fitting to start the new year with such awesome people, even if it would have been nice to have one more there with me [end sappiness].

Guess that's it for now, kids. Hope you're enjoying 2008!

Life is unexpectedly great. I had the chance to see almost all of my extended family over Christmas, and although the constant attention got to be too much at times, it was wonderful to see them and to catch up on life. I also managed to *finally* finish my afghan, originally started in March 2006, worked on in fits and starts from that point and for which I'd previously set deadlines of October 1, then November 19, then December 25. I'm happy to report that I met the final deadline, and finished it Christmas Eve. One of the best things about being home with the family was that I could sit around and work on my project for a bit.

This was our last Christmas in Houghton, and that wasn't lost on me, but we were able to enjoy it together. Christmas Eve morning, we opened our stockings, as Bonnie was over and we wanted to include her in the family tradition. We had drama with a mouse in the light fixture in the bathroom, and generally a good time. It was a treat to go to the Christmas Eve service at Houghton Wesleyan, as that's still the church where I feel the most at home. It's hard to believe we're closing this chapter in our lives, with Mom joining Dad in Ohio and plans to sell the house this summer. It's all a part of growing up, and moving forward, though, and that's a good thing :)

We had another game night last night; plenty of fun. I was the first runner-up in round 2 of poker, and had my first take at Guitar Hero. Michelle and I playing together was reminiscent of the days in front of her bedroom mirror with a baseball-bat guitar and pen-microphone. :) It was great to see all the friends (mostly HC classmates).

Today, I've been loafing in front of movies (Sense and Sensibility, now Stranger Than Fiction) and cleaning up stuff. Call me crazy (I know that I am), but I like going through things and getting rid of as many as possible; it's freeing, and indulges my need for control ;)

It's hard to believe there's only a week and a half left of work before Christmas! I've really enjoyed being in town this week. I've been able to get a lot done during the day, and have made great progress on my afghan too. My new goal is to have it done before Christmas, but faithful blog readers will realize that these goals have been easily missed in the past.

In party news, Laura and I are planning our next game night for the 28th, so if you want in, either invite yourself via the facebook event or send me an email. I think I clicked on all the names of people that might be around, but if you are my friend and find yourself in this area that evening, please drop by! It should be fun.

I finally bought my tickets for Ryan & Britt's wedding at the end of this month (plane tickets, not tickets to the wedding). Although, that is an intriguing idea. Question: would you come to my wedding if you had to buy a ticket? How much would you be willing to pay? Hmm... this might need some tweaking, but it could work. I'm thinking we could implement it for Scott & Bonnie's wedding this summer as a test run. Yes, yes, that's what we'll do.

I made Snickerdoodles on Sunday and have been enjoying them very much. In fact, I started eating them when I got home from work on Monday and not only spoiled my dinner, but realized as I was eating them that I'd eaten so many, I no longer had an appetite. Yeah.