Today I decided that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to run the 4th of July 10 K in Tower. That gives me exactly one week to be ready. Since the rain and some household chores gave me a good excuse for not running today, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to be diligent for the remainder of the week. I guess Brennan is going to run it as well, so I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll probably see him at the beginning and then I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll watch him kick my butt. Still, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be fun.<\/p>\n
April and I headed to Virginia this morning. I made her take me to Target\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 mainly because I just love Target. I seriously think I could spend a few hours walking around that store and not even buy anything. Maybe they pump something into the air.<\/p>\n
One thing I forgot to look for today was Tazo passion ice tea. I became addicted to Starbucks shaken iced tea lemonade with passion tea while I was in Baltimore last week. Now I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m thinking I can learn to make them myself. \u00e2\u02dc\u00ba<\/p>\n
Laura\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s back to work, so there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s far less Nintendo being played. Well, not really, I just get to play more. \ud83d\ude09 Really, Mario has been a big part of our lives this summer.<\/p>\n
Dad is heading into Trout Lake on Thursday. I considered going, but it just wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t the right time. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be a good trip.<\/p>\n
Bill is down in Alden at his grandparents. The whole Bryson crew is in the state now. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be heading up to the cabin tomorrow. In fact, most of Barb\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s family will be up. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re all going to celebrate with Mary Janet in honor of her 90th birthday.<\/p>\n
Time continues to move quickly. We have been fortunate enough to get some time with good friends we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t often get to see. This past weekend we spent a day celebrating Mike Svir\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s birthday (which just happens to be today). His wife, Amanda, threw him a surprise party, and we felt so lucky to have a chance to participate. It was so great to catch up with them both. We did some preliminary planning for our move to their basement next year. \u00e2\u02dc\u00ba<\/p>\n
My uncle Bill was up last week. I was in Baltimore most of the time he was here, but we did get out fishing one night. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always so nice to have family around! April and I would like to head out to Sturgeon Bay to see the Wisconsin crew before the summer ends.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve pretty much been avoiding the internet lately. First of all, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s incredibly slow. We tried to get a high speed connection out here, but the internet company wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t able to get a signal through all the trees (or whatever). I guess maybe it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a sign that we should be enjoying the outdoors. The second reason I avoid the internet is because I have to get on it for work. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m usually distracted and ready to do something else after I check my work e-mail and replay as necessary. So, here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my wide apology to those of you I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been out of touch with. I am, however, planning to update the blog a little more frequently now that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m done with travel.<\/p>\n
Well, I guess it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time to be done with the blog. Mario is calling my name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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