The best part of the day was going to the beach afterward. I always knew that I liked the beach but for some reason it provided even more of a sense of calm. I suppose it was because of the day, but it really emphasized how much being by the ocean is important to me. We’ve been talking about moving east of the mountains, but this has me reconsidering.

I know these past few posts have been more serious and less fun than usual, but I really appreciate everyone’s support while going through this. Friends are awesome.

First of all I would like to thank You Know Who You Are for telling me they were watching Make It or Break It like a year ago and then I would like to thank Netflix for reminding me about it this week when I was sick. Definitely watched all 40 episodes. Perfect thing to do while lying in bed. Not saying it’s good, but not saying it’s bad either. They better make a season 3! On the actually good stuff to watch, please check out Downton Abbey (also on netflix). They are making the second season this fall/winter, so you have time to catch up.

Now for the real stuff: on the Really?! front, I received the invitation to my dad’s wedding in the mail yesterday. Luckily he had already told me the date because on the REALLY?! front, his wedding is tomorrow. Am I freaking out? Yes. Actually, I really don’t know what I am feeling. It’s a mix between nothing, weird, sad, upset, and I don’t know. I have met the lady 3 times and she seems nice but I don’t know anything about her. She has two high school aged daughters, so after tomorrow I will have 2 step sisters. Even typing that out is weird… step sisters.

Other than dealing with that… which in my case is actually not really dealing with it, life is pretty boring, but also stressful. I’m working on starting a new business and planning my 10 year reunion has been driving me crazy. Maybe I’ll write more about that later, but I have to get my camera ready for tomorrow. Did I mentioned my dad asked me to take his wedding photos? there are no words. so weird.

love and miss you all friends!

in honor of tomorrow’s awkwardness… here is an awkward wedding photo…

Before Christmas when we got together, they told me they were losing their jobs. While they don’t really like their job, I think they like the idea of not having a job even less.

The last time we got together my dog bit one of them. She started crying and then I started crying in the middle of the bartell’s parking lot. it really put a damper on the whole day.

Then today, right when we were standing up to leave, one of them said “oh, I have some news…{ pause }…my spouse is divorcing me.” After what seemed like an eternity of stunned silence, we talked a little. But really, what can you say in the middle of a pho restaurant?

I really want to have lunch with them again soon, but I don’t know if I can handle any more cursed lunches. Also, what is going on in the world. It seems like everyone I know is getting divorced. It sucks.

now for the more lighthearted portion of this post…
eating: yummy pho. seriously, get the number 24.
drinking: mixing wine and painkillers from the dentist. don’t judge.
watching: the bachelor. seriously amazing breakdowns. don’t judge.
listening to: tbtl is still amazing. Come on people, just give it a week.
reading: sunset magazine and country living magazine. love.
exercising: 3 mile run today when I get home
doing: trying to develop my own iphone app
wanting: to not have a job besides photography
needing: to leave for my haircut appointment. Don’t want to be late for beautification!

Since soccer ended… yes in college… way back in the day, I’ve never really kept up my fitness. I played soccer in a women’s league for a while and I occasionally hit the gym, but nothing really motivated me to get in shape. Not just everyday go for a walk shape, but the kind of shape you only know after training an hour and a half a day for months. While I doubt I’ll ever been quite where I was, I’ve definitely been missing the feeling. However, I hate running and without any real motivation besides feeling out of shape (no, that’s not enough motivation), it’s not going to happen. So I signed up for a local half marathon. I am crazy. I definitely am a sprinter, not a long distance person, but I envisioned myself showing up at an adult track meet and I threw up in my mouth a little. So I’m giving it a shot. I’ve never run more than 8 miles and that was in 2001. Yikes. This is my second official week of training and it hurts… a lot. But I’m hoping in about 6 weeks to actually start feeling good and running fast(er), instead of just not trying to not walk.

This Thanksgiving, I’m working on my families genealogy. I’ve never been interested in it before, but now I’m obsessed with my family and where we can from. No one in my family has ever done it for several reasons, mostly that their parents all died untimely deaths. But my sister (I call her Capt. Spatch… long story) and I are trying to piece things together. The father-in-law is subscribed to a site that has access to a bunch of databases, so I’m looking forward to trying to find new information. It’s like a giant mystery. I like the idea of being a detective. W00t!

eating: pizza of all sorts. people are just giving me pizza left and right!
drinking: vanilla steamers and rose wine
watching: currently obsessed with Intervention. So sad and so interesting.
listening to: TBTL saves Thanksgiving! Seriously, listen to this monday’s episode before Thanksgiving.
reading: nothing. Saving everything I have for my vacation next week. Can’t wait to hit the beach!
exercising: Just renewed my gym membership. Gonna get my fitness on.
doing: getting stuff together before we head over the pass tonight!

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No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you, the white car is most definitely on top of the green one. Apparently, the gas pedal and the brake pedal are very confusing to tell apart. Crazy!

Here’s a blurb from the local paper.

Weekly update:
eating: pizza at work!
drinking: mikes hard punch at work!
watching: Britain’s Next Top Model finale. Worst season of BNTM ever! (and yes, I do use acronyms for my top model shows)
listening to: TBTL – Jen is back on the show. Start listening regularly Nov. 1!
reading: nope
exercising: nope
doing: playing my new ukulele!