Last night, Ryan had some people over to his apartment. I’m sad that most of the people in my program will be graduating and heading off to grand ESL adventures in the spring (Except you, Kayla. You’re stuck with meeee!). I hope I can spend the next few months really enjoying their company.
Obviously, I couldn’t show up empty-handed, so I made my first pie out of a book Mom gave me for Christmas. To be honest, I was too intimidated by crust to make a “real” pie, so I made a peanut butter pie with chocolate graham cracker crust. (That’s tastier anyway.) I think it turned out pretty well, though it looks like a disaster here:
This morning, Jessica and I went running in the damp, icy fog. Very few people were out, so I think that we deserve to pat ourselves on the back for being troopers.
- 8.72 miles in 1:21.02 (9:19 min./mile pace)
Jessica is also leaving in a few months, which is very sad. Fortunately, I have managed to insert myself into several of her weekly workouts so she is forced to spend time with me this semester. What, Jessica? You’re busy writing a dissertation and starting a new career and moving in with your fiancé and planning a wedding-of-awesomeness? Obviously, these are lower on the priority list than spending as much time as possible with yours truly!
Speaking of workouts, those have been happening. I’m actually taking a new approach to running and exercise in general this semester. It is one that I think will be more satisfying and enjoyable and ultimately, more productive. Perhaps I’ll blog about that soon.
In the mean time, I’m going to go to bed and grumble about how much time I had to spend in meetings and trainings at the gym today. The good news? I’m now trained and certified in First Aid and CPR!
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I am anxious to hear about your new approach
And I think it’s awesome you are trained in First Aid and CPR!
It’s crazy how we get so close to people in college and then all go off in different directions after graduation. Well, crazy isn’t the right word… I guess it just kind of sucks, because you build these day-to-day relationships that eventually (usually) come to an end! I am not trying to be depressing, it just made me think about my college relationships. It’s good that you are spending as much time together with your friends now as possible!
I am stoked that you are now CPR certified. You know, because it’s a crap shoot whether I’ll make it through the run without keeling over!
Let’s bake through that pie book, mmmkay?