Les Miserables

My mother-in-law and her boyfriend took me to see Les Miserables at the Kennedy Center last weekend! I am not a huge fan of plays or musicals but there are a select few I have always wanted to see and Les Mis was #1 on my list. It might be my favorite story of all time and the performance was amazing. How do these singers not have record albums?! They have way better voices than most famous singers do. Thank you so much Pamela and Sal! I had such a great time and loved every second of the play.

Me & Pamela

The Buff

While I was visiting my family in Colorado Springs, Derek and Andrea Bailey met me in Denver for a weekend trip. We went to Boulder for some breakfast I had seen on Man vs. Food and it was worth the traffic from game day in Boulder! We went to The Buff and I got my order of pancakes with bacon and sausage cooked it the batter. They're called Saddlebags but I didn't really like the imagery. Fat thighs or not, those things are good. I also bought a shirt because it says, "Eat in the Buff" on the back. I wore it on my bike ride and run today and felt extra cool.

I loved Boulder and Denver and could totally live there...in the summer.

I visited my husband

Two weeks ago I went to Arizona to visit Corey and it was amazing! Of course it was amazing. I haven't seen him in two months. Guess what we did?...Went to Tombstone, an Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon Ducks game, hung out. You know. 

After I left Arizona I got to visit my family in Colorado Springs and then Andrea and Derek Bailey (friends from Utah) met me in Denver for a fun filled weekend of eating :) It's too hard to go back to work after that much fun. I had a night full of anxiety before going back to work but I guess I'm okay now. 

Here's a few pictures from Arizona. The game and Tombstone. Uh, I remember Tombstone being a lot bigger but the only other time I was there was when I was 9. The gun fight in the street was less realistic and less terrifying this time.

LJ & CB

I was lucky enough to catch up with one of my oldest (not age wise) and best friends, last night for a few hours. Lindsay is in the DC area visiting her sister and I got to hang out with both of them and their kids. It's always so much fun hanging out and reminiscing. I could've stayed all night but I'm old and have a job and had to leave around 11. I think we stayed up late talking a lot when we were in High School. Probably more like 3 or 4 a.m.
Once again, I didn't get any pictures of Lindsay or Hillary's kids (all of whom are adorable!) but I never have the energy to try and persuade children to stop playing for a picture. I don't know how photographers do it. Anyway, Lindsay was easier to get a picture with ;)

I'm always the difficult one. I can't keep my eyes open!

New Places in the Same Ol' Place

Since Corey has been gone and I've moved closer to work, I've been discovering new places around DC and hanging out with more people. Not that we were old, boring, married shut-ins, but we were old, boring, married shut-ins. I liked it that way though :)
I finally went to The National Harbor in DC and to Old Town Alexandria in Virginia. Both are a lot of fun and I've really been having a good time trying to make the time go by fast so I can just be in Germany already, living with Corey again.

The National Harbor to see The Kelly Bell Band

Old Town Alexandria with John, Barb, Julie & Dwayne

 My friend Faith is very outdoorsy and adventurous so we have been hiking, running, biking, spinning, etc a lot. Every time we go on a hike there is some kind of freak flash flood storm so we decided to document it this time because it's getting ridiculous. If you need it to rain, let me know and I'll go on a hike with Faith.

Rosaryville State Park with Brittany's dog, Tucker

Potomac Airfield

I started flight lessons last week at Potomac Airfield in the DC restricted airspace. So far I've just been a sweaty mess trying to learn basic flight maneuvers, but it's been a lot of fun. Flying in this area presents a few obstacles due to Andrews AFB and the White House. Every time you fly anywhere you have to call with a flight plan or an F-15 will kindly escort you out of the air. I don't know how kind they are so we'll just keep calling in the flight plans. I don't really have a clue what I'm doing but luckily I have really good instructors who are braver than any normal person on earth. I don't think I would ever want to teach someone how to fly. Something about being 2,300 feet in the air with an idiot sharing your flight controls. These people are nuts! 

I'm not really sure where I'm going with this endeavor but this is pretty standard for me. I don't know what I would do if I ever had a clear plan of action. Hopefully something exciting works out and maybe I'll be flying you to some exotic location on a private plane one day. Are you brave enough to fly with me? Haha. Don't answer that yet. Wait until I pass some tests and get a license. 

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Dirty 30

I always thought 30 would be kind of cool but then I woke up this morning with a nasty head cold, walked out to my car and found a flat tire and got the on-call phone at work. Hmmm. Soooo, it started off bad but luckily I had a friend to help me with my tire, someone to bring me this awesome cupcake cake, tons of phone calls, text messages and facebook posts, and two sweet girls who decorated my room with balloons and made me more cupcakes!

I was sad that I didn't get to spend my 30th with Corey, but was so grateful for all the people who made my day so special. No one really helped me with the excessive snot problem this head cold has given me, but that's cool. I learned how to really change a tire (not just in theory). I finally took a tire off and put a fixed tire back on. I also snotted on the tire and didn't tell the guys at Mr. Tire. Birthday surprise for them! 

I thanked my mom for bearing me and putting up with me and she was all like, "yeah, you owe me $4,500 for the C-section" so I'm going to start working on that. Just kidding. My mom is so sweet and pretends like I was a precious angel. She has been blessed with the gift of forgetting. She thinks all her children were so sweet and easy going. Haha. We were ;)

Um, I like 30 and wasn't bugged about the age but I certainly don't want to turn 40. Let's just stop here and forget about the rest. 

In case you're bored and have been dying for a new viral video...check out the Honey Badger. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg