five years on the 3-day!

Did you know it’s less than a month til the next Breast Cancer 3-Day? As you’re probably aware, I’ve participated in the 3-Day for quite some time. I walked in the 2004, 2005, and 2007 events here in Minneapolis; I’ve covered almost 180 miles and raised $10,000 personally for breast cancer research. The team I co-captain has raised over $75,000 ...

meet the (boyfriend’s) parents. 1

Harlan and Judy are, in my experience, some of the least-stressful parents to hang out with. They like to chill in the yard, play cards, have cocktails, go shopping, and see new things. They’re awesome. We grilled at our house Friday night, and went to Home Depot to buy a freezer Saturday, followed by a trip to Canterbury Park (where ...

THE BUSY.

This week, I had two days of companywide end-user training on one of the products we make here at work. If you want to lose track of time completely, I would recommend going to two days of training. Even if you get free breakfast and lunch, you will still wonder what happened to your well-ordered schedule. In the meantime, I’ve ...

roughing it? 2

Yep, that’s a poop notebook. We found it near our campsite. Camping was great. We were a little worried about not camping in Wisconsin, the land of anything-goes-as-long-as-no-one-dies, but our fears were unfounded. The funniest part is that the group sites are billed as ‘primitive’. I would argue, though, that ‘primitive’ does not include nearby water spigots and flush toilets ...