Good Things for a Sunny Friday

It's been a week since my last post, so I thought it would be appropriate to update my blog with several items of note that are good things in my book:

Spring is almost here!!!

This weekend, it's time to "spring forward" and lose an hour of sleep. I've always thought this was probably a smart way to go, because if I had to lose an hour of sleep in the fall, it would not be pretty. However, I manage to get excited about changing my wakeup time to be the equivalent of 4:30 a.m., all because it means that the days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer and most importantly, it's almost time to plant the garden (somewhat of an obsession with me). At any rate, excepting a few last storms, I think we are on our way to better weather. Hooray for spring!

Speaking of "Springs"...

Our vacation is booked for Palm Springs

John and I just booked a week's vacation at the Marriott in Palm Springs. This makes me unbelievably happy! We're going later on in the season, but I'm already planning what do to there. The resort is shared on the same property with the JW Marriott there and will be a dream.


So far on my list of things to do there: Golf, shop at Trader Joe's, Eat at In-n-Out Burger, swim, golf, swim, golf and so forth. There are three championship golf courses on site so there will be lots of different options there. Best part of all? Just hanging out with John :)

As far as good things go, let's talk about last night's best TV moments:

Lost and Meant to be Lost

In my opinion, LOST is the best show on TV. This season is amazing! I read an interview with the writers and they said that setting an end date for the show has been so liberating for them, and they feel like they can give us more and more answers. True to their word, last night's episode was another amazing one. It was Juliette-centric and gave us a lot more insight into the craziness that is embodied in Ben. Wow, one sick puppy. I can never get enough LOST. Oh, and the "inside man"? 10 bucks says it's Michael.

Other good news from last night? We said goodbye to Danny Noriega on American Idol.

Two words, America: THANK YOU!

Training for the Century

Training is going pretty well for the Century in June. I started spin classes at Gold's and will start riding outside within the next couple of weeks as the weather gets better. I still think I might be crazy trying this, but what the heck. The worst thing that could happen, other than getting yelled at by amazonian spin class instructors with fake tans, is I will probably get in better shape. Ta-freakin-da.

Pizza Party this Weekend

Saturday night, we're having a bunch of friends over for a gourmet pizza night. On the menu? My famous 4 cheese and pesto pizza, white pizza with fontina, ricotta, fresh tomatoes and basil, mushroom pesto pizza, hawaiian pizza with homemade sauce and fresh pineapple, vegetarian delight pizza, and any custom pizza to order. Oh, and a chocolate and raspberry creme brûlée tart. What an off-day it will be!

Last good news for the day?

Our good friend Chad got his mission call yesterday to the Chile, Concepcion Mission!

Now he can use the fake Mexican accent he's been practicing at Cafe Rio. Chad, we love ya! You will be amazing!!!

Happy Friday to everyone :)