Saturday Run!

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Auburn Overlook

Average Pace: 13.35 (This includes the short breaks)

Apple Hill - Photo Entry

Fall is here and that means the apples are in full harvest!

First stop: High Hill RanchThey must have just loaded their pond. Schools of fish filled the water.
Accorns littered the ground and Victoria found every single one of them.

Victoria was deep in thought. What does an 18 month old daydream about?



This goat was hungry.

So Victoria decided to stare him down.

Then it snowed! The flurry lasted about 20 minutes, so we had lunch in the car!

Plubel's Farm in the snow.

After the sun came back out, it was time for the pumpkin patch.

Mom and Victoria.

Victoria sharing her thoughts about the day!

No Title Today

In the past few weeks I've helped a cousin move into his new place, bought a Samsung flat-screen, and experienced all that is Cabela's. And now it's back to business. During those two weeks I didn't exercise once, nor did I eat clean. I felt pretty disgusting after I got home last week. Some of the words I would use to describe the feeling are: sluggish, fatigued, sloth-like, apathetic, and torpid. (All of these words can be found in The New American Roget's Thesaurus)

This week has gone by much healthier. I started out by running with Stephanie, who thankfully invites me for her long runs. We ran 15.03 miles, and I really felt the last .03. I felt bad, just as it felt like we were almost finished, Stephanie asked, "how far have we been?" I looked at the GPS and mistakenly said "14.69", or somewhere close to that. What the GPS really read was 13.69. But we trudged onward around the block for the last mile. Sorry Stephanie!

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What else is new...

Oh yes, I've applied for a part time job at The City. They are no longer Circuit City, just The City. This is my attempt to save a little extra before leaving in March. I'm hoping they will give me a job and not turn me away. Everywhere else I've applied with has denied my application because I'm leaving in 5 months. I don't really blame them though. Who wants to go through the process of hiring someone, who's just going to vanish in a couple months? I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Cyclebration 2008

Went off with a hit! The blogs I've read about this first annual event are very positive. The only negative outcome of the Cyclebration was the TRAFFIC. Holy Cow! I drove from Greenback onto Folsom Auburn and it took me 30 mins to clear the bridge. I had enough time after the Treasure Hunt, to watch a little racing action. I'm not sure which exhibition was happening while filming, but it was fun. Enjoy this short clip.

Project Better Place

Today my dad and I were talking about the price of oil and how it's had an affect on the global economy. We both talked about the situation between Russia and Georgia. And how the two presidential candidates also seem to have a solution for this shortage. But my dad mentioned that a solution might already be on the way. He said Robert Kennedy jr. was involved with project in Israel who planned to be oil free in about 3 years.

So being the curious person I am I did a little digging and found Project Better Place. It's an Israel funded project contracted with Nissan autos. With Better Place, Israel plans to be petroleum free by 2010! How awesome is that? PBP, who has raised $200 million, will provide electric recharge grids while Nissan autos provides the electric vehicles. Together they are creating a gasoline free country. They will generate renewable energy from wind and solar sources.

It's also been mentioned that the states of Hawaii and San Francisco are taking part in this 'breath easy' project.

My only question is: will Nissan produce electric 18 wheelers?

Victoria, My Niece

So lately I've been working mornings at the complex, and this has given me a new opportunity in the eyes of my sister. Why not babysit in the afternoons? This is the way it's been the last few weeks; work in the morning and baby at night! woohoo! Victoria and I have spent some quality time together and I think I'm getting the hang of this baby care thing. We went for a walk the other day, just around the block. We saw lots of ''tees'' and ''dogeeees'' around the neighborhood.

Favorite activities:

Opening low kitchen cabinets

Playing with curious george

Moving dinning chairs

Trying to get uncle to chase her

Playing puppets

Going outside

Dance to "Head, shoulder, knees and toes"

Favorite things:

Strawberries

Curious George

Dogs

cats

computer mouse

music

keys

laptops

cell phones

Favorite Words:

"Uppee" - combination of the words: up and please

"Ja-jou" - Pacifier: we have no idea

"Crak-kuh" - Cracker

"our-ide" - Outside

"Hux!" - the sound you make when you're started, kind of an inhale. She does this when she sees something new or exciting.

"Eet" - Eat

She's a sponge: It's a common past time Victoria to imitate animal sounds. We always play this game where we ask her, "What does a cow say?" or "What does a duck say?". Well as a joke, I always imitate a turkey when we see them in the front yard. Yesterday, for fun, I asked Victoria, "What does a Turkey say?" and she mimicked my tongue rolling turkey gobble.

I couldn't have been any prouder. I taught my niece how to call Turkeys.

Victoria and the Zoo!