Warning: Rambling ahead

I've been meaning to blog for a few days but keep getting distracted! Where to start...Matthew got a much deserved raise and interviewed for a new job yesterday which went well. It's more what he's looking for--management type stuff, they scheduled a second interview which is good, but if he's offered the job he's got a tough decision to make! He really enjoys the atmosphere where he works, just not the yucky quest stuff! And he would like to do more management type stuff anyway.

Matthew's company Thanksmas party was a lot of fun, had a wee bit too much to drink accidentally but it was a good, it was in the house the Road Rules Denver crew lived in, it's a really fancy bar/club now.

I had an AMAZING run this week. My GPS is not working at all, but I went to this lake which is pretty close by, the perimeter I just always thought wasn't that long because you can see all the way around, but everything I read said it's 2.5-3 miles, not sure which for sure since my GPS wasn't working. Based on my time I think it was closer to 3, anyway, I did two laps for my mid week run and it was the best run I've had yet! It has an amazing view of downtown and the mountains. I was almost all the way around once when I looked up and saw the mountains and I was shocked! Soooo beautiful! Everyone probably thought I was nuts because from then on I was pretty much smiling ear to ear I was in such bliss! I think I will do most of my runs there from now on--just need to get my GPS fixed so I know for sure how long one lap is. At 2.5 miles a lap I would only need to do 8 for 20 miles, and it's so beautiful it sounds like a breeze!

I did a 7 day trial at the 24 down the street, was thinking of buying a couple months when the weather was really bad but we'll see. If I did I would go to the one that's a little farther away because this one was AWFUL. The sun was shining right into the cardio area--it must have been about 85 degrees, and it is so bright you can't even see the TV's they have there. I felt like I was going to puke the heat was so bad. They don't even have any screens or blinds or anything, the guy who was trying to sell me the membership asked how it went and I told him I didn't like the heat, and he just went on about how it gets so much worse sometimes (like that's going to make me want to join that gym?). One of Matthew's coworkers girlfriends and I were talking about working out together at the one she's goes to, which isn't the one I did the trial at, so we'll see--maybe there will be a good special at the new year. It was nice having access to a lot of weights, mainly the lat pull down and bench I got a better workout with than I usually can with my free weights and resistance bands.

So much rambling and not much actually said! I'm crazily excited to go home on Sunday and have my first full holiday season with the hubby. Then I get to spend 2 whole days with Mandi and Mike! It will be so great to have quality time, I really hope Mike's coworkers help him out so he can get at least one of those days off. He works so much harder than the rest of them and he never gets a break...bastards.

I am getting more confident about the marathon, the lake is a lot safer and more enjoyable so I can just relax and enjoy my run, the other path I ran on I was always having to look out for crazies and it kind of stressed me out.

It will be really nice to have some time with Hershal and Michelle. Whenever Michelle has been in town to visit or I've been there (which was for her wedding which of course was super busy for her!) there is always so much going on we hardly get to visit, so it will be nice to have a few days without any big events going on to just hang out. Plus, we discovered that Hollywood and Miami Florida are both really close to Ft. Lauderdale and they both have Hard Rock Cafe's--Matthew collects hurricane classes, so maybe we will have some extra time to go by there to get some collectibles. I accidentally broke one--lucky for me it was the Denver one! So we replaced it easily, whew! It's kind of surprising how popular Hard Rock is, because the few times I've been to them the food hasn't been too amazing, but it is a cool atmosphere.

Well, in the future I will try to blog more often so when I do blog they are much shorter. I doubt anyone was brave enough to read this whole thing, and if you were, then you must really love me ;) Hey, what is family for! So, I apologize for that hour of your life you won't get back, and I am so excited that within the next two months I will be seeing ALL of you!