Wal-Mart Finally Returned the Favor

For the past few months, our local Wal-Mart has been under construction.  As if a trip to Wal-Mart isn't stressful enough, they kept rearranging things to temporary locations.  For a whole month, they were out of every Crest toothpaste known to man.  I kid you not.

I'd love to tell you this story has a fairytale ending, but no, we did not get a Target.  However, coming in closely behind was this little beauty:

That's right.  The Walton Family sent me a gift card as a token of their appreciation for my patience.  I always knew I liked them.

Baby, It's HOT Outside!

I love summer.  Like, with all my heart.  There are few things that give me greater joy than sitting poolside with good book (which serves as a disguise for what I really do...people-watch).  Well, here in the good 'ol midwest, we are suffering from a scorching heat wave.  It has been humid, with temps in the 90s for days.  And days.  And days.  This makes my usual summer activity of being a pool-chair-rat less than appealing.  Yes, I realize it's a refreshing pool, but there's just something odd about a 27-year old frolicking in the water by herself.


Therefore, I've had to get creative and find other activites to keep me occupado in the recent days.  Here's my top-ten list of things to do when it's too frickin' hot to be outside:


1.  Drive 90 miles to get to the closest (decent) mall.
2.  Organize something (closets, file cabinets, drawers, basement...the list goes on).
3.  Find new blogs.  Speaking of, has anyone (other than my darling sister) found mine?
4.  Read.  Good books, trashy magazines, The Onion.  Anything goes.
5.  Add to my list of "Mr. C, you know what we really need...?"
6.  Buy ingredients to bake.  Then decide it's too hot to bake.
7.  Scour Craigslist, just waiting to swoop in on that good deal.
8.  Netflix.  Need I say more?
9.  Water my plants that I neglected yesterday.  And the day before.  Shit.
10.  Work on my little baby larva of a blog!


What would be on YOUR hot-weather top-ten list?

The Princess & Her Lack of Motivation

I've always considered myself a fairly active person.  Hell, I've run a half-marathon, along with about a zillion 8K and 5K races.  I frequent exercise classes at the gym and even did Zumba once a week all last winter.  So, what is it lately?  Why can't I seem to get myself out the door more than 1 day in a row (does 1 day even count as being 'in a row'?)?


So, in an attempt to snap myself out of this exercise mediocrity, I did what any self-respecting athlete would do.  I indulged in The North Face's fabulous summer sale, and scored some new workout clothes at a great price!  If this this smokin' hot running skirt can't motivate me, there's little hope.

http://www.thenorthface.com/

Losing my Blogging Virginity

It's official!!  I'm a blogger.  I keep telling myself that if nobody ever reads my blog, it's okay.  Really, it is, because I am doing this to document our days that turn into months that turn into years that turn into life.  Our life, in our little corner of the world at Camp Dallas.  However...it'd be more fun to have somebody read it.  Any takers?