Lunch today was some spicy vegetarian chili! It looks curiously like yesterday’s taco salad. I thought I would go all out today and allot myself not two but three chips! The spicy meals lately have been making my undereyes sweat! It feels really weird because that’s about the ONLY place I don’t sweat when I’m working out.

Surprise! We got a special delivery of a wedding gift from Kristy Crabb’s Fullan’s dad who is on vacation in Denver this week! Can you GUESS what was in this beautiful package? It was a serious workout carrying it the .33 miles from the front leasing office to our third floor apartment. Maybe that’s how I earned the extra chip!

I finally put my big girl running shorts on and ran through coyote-infested territory all by my lonesome!

I figured if Lady with Safari Hat on a String  could do it I could too. But there was no walking involved. My plan was to sing aloud with my iPhone whenever there were no other human beings in sight so the commotion would scare away the coyotes.

I found the bridge picture above a little intimidating. I don’t like all that field cover for coyotes on BOTH sides of the bridge. Trust me, I took this picture AFTER I sprinted across. It was a harrowing experience.

Luckily, this was the only wildlife I saw. Okay. And one butterfly that startled me out of the corner of my eye! I’m jumpy! I ended up running 5.04 miles in 39:01 – that’s a 7:44 pace. I had a few extra breathers because I was trying to figure out the trail. Trails are so confusing when they’re interspersed with roads, sidewalks, and parks. And when you have zero sense of direction. Ok, maybe 1%. I could guide Megan straight to El Rinconcito every time! I jogged out another 1.5 miles in the gym before Joans interrupted me with a phone call. I only interrupt workouts for very good friends. I actually did a little cycling while we chatted.

All day today I was dreaming about the Skinny Vanilla Latte I would have while I grocery shopped for the Cookie Friday ingredients. Kevin and I had a PLAN. He would go get his hair cut at Sports Clips (that man is obssessed with grooming his hair) and I would hit up King Soopers. The $20 I found in th clean laundry was going to be my Sbux money! It turned out that particular King Soopers didn’t have a Starbucks inside. I was devastated, but I remembered spotting one on the way in. Kevin was shocked that I had seen it given my horrible vision. I explained to him that I have Stardar and can recognize that little green emblem anywhere no matter how blurry it is!

Mission accomplished! And as a special bonus, I got to text Aimee and make lame Starbucks jokes. Poor Starbuckless Dubuquers!

Happy campers. We don’t mind that the cart lady in the King Soopers parking lot looks at us like we are insane in the brain!

My accountant husband taking inventory of the shopping cart before he forks over the cash!

For dinner we had some cute little flatbread pizzas. I FINALLY GOT TO HAVE MY FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING! Pineapple. Kevin hates pineapple on pizza. That’s soooo annoying because I always make everything for him. But today we had some because it’s a Cookie Friday ingredient so I used it. I prefer to pair it with green peppers, but I didn’t have any on hand.

I had this soup stock in my fridge and all day every time I opened the refrigerator all I could think about was The One Where Ross Drinks the Cup of Fat! I don’t think that’s the real episode title…

What’s the opposite of man? JAM!

What’s your favorite pizza topping? Cheese, pineapple, and Green Peppers!

Are you a Friends fan? I joined the party super late, but Friends cracks me uuuup! Kevin too. He has a special laugh that I only ever hear when we’re watching Friends.

What do you think was in the big purple gift?!?!