This weekend Nick and I went for a 10 mile bike ride with our friends Sharon and Brian. The first part of the bike path is a loooooooong hill and I wasn't 100% sure Sharon and I were going to make it to the top. All you could hear was the frantic clicking of gears as we slow motion pedaled to the top. I think the only thing that kept us going was the shame of watching Nick and Brian zoom ahead and become tiny dots in the distance. Most of the rest of the trail was fairly flat, but 10 miles is 10 miles, and by the end of it we all felt like we'd had a decent workout. The minute we got home I jumped in front of the mirror and asked Nick if my thighs looked smaller... with a totally straight face he replied, "Definitely". Smart man.
In other news... the old stove and dishwasher are gone!! When Sears came to install our new stove, dishwasher and microwave, they took the old stove away. Looking at our beautiful new appliances made me more annoyed than ever by the continued presence of the dishwasher... so last night I threw it on craigslist just for the heck of it. Literally 2 minutes after I posted the listing someone emailed me... and less than an hour later he was loading the dishwasher into his van! Now all we have left to unload is an old, possibly not functional trash compactor... (I know you want it) and if no one claims that by tonight I will most likely be sneaking it into the dumpster, because once that's gone we can rearrange our living room furniture and get the place looking nice!
We also made a trip to our storage unit, so I now have dishes, pots and pans, and all my other kitchen essentials. No more empty cabinets. No more dining on paper plates with plastic forks - well not out of necessity anyway. Last night I made dinner and I actually had everything I needed which felt wonderful. Tonight Nick is going to put my bookshelf together and possibly hang the decorative votive holders we bought to hang over the couch in the living room. Things are finally starting to look put together!
One last thing... if you haven't already entered the contest over at SITS you should really go do that. I'm crossing my fingers that this contest will be my first win, because my ipod died a few weeks ago and the loss is KILLING ME. Total silence at my desk everyday. It's really very tragic. :( So if you're reading this SITS girls... I am desperate to win that ipod! :)
molly - Thank you!! I wil send out some good vibes for one of us to win the ipod... I'm dying without mine. It's almost enough for me to desert Verizon and go over to AT&T, just so I can get an iphone! (Unfortunately I just resigned my contract...)
Posted by: Kimmers | July 29, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Well Burg will do a brilliant job if you are lucky enough to win her, but either way, I want you to be a winner and you have four chances, so get entering!
If I win the iPod by some fluke, I may just have to send it over to you because now I feel like you have to be a winner!
Posted by: Molly | July 29, 2008 at 07:19 PM
But... *sniff, sniff* my ipod drowned... and I think a shiny new one is just the thing to get me over the loss!
Besides, Ms. Target giftcard, I haven't won anything yet. :) It's very sad. I need a win. I promote and promote and promote, and still I lose lose lose... that's the Kimmers luck for you!
I will definitely be entering your contest, just need to get the creative juices flowing first! I've got my eye on the blog makeover, because I don't have a clue how to do that myself and I'm dying for an overhaul.
Posted by: Kimmers | July 28, 2008 at 04:25 PM
How can you win the iPod when I am going to win it?!! You can be a winner over at my blog, I have some cool martini giveaways that would look lovely in your new kitchen!!!
Posted by: Molly | July 28, 2008 at 04:19 PM
Thank you! I actually only recently found SITS... but I think it's an interesting concept, and great if you're looking for some fun new blogs to read, which I usually am.
Posted by: Kimmers | July 28, 2008 at 02:46 PM
congrats on the progress! I've never really gotten to check out SITS, i'll have to start doing that.
Posted by: hautepocket | July 28, 2008 at 02:28 PM