Is there anything sweeter...

Than the smell of mini corn dogs baking? Is there? Really?

Think you know how Stonehenge was built?

I think you're wrong! (And so does Nigel Tufnel!)

Jaime's Leavin' on a Jetplane!

That's right, Jaime's gone to Belgium for ten days for work...bring on the frozen pizza and beer! What? I still have to go to the gym? Whatever...
Stay tuned for updates, who knows how I might spend our "economic stimulus" while she's gone (if it ever gets here!) Hmmm.... Kegerator anyone?

Oh, also tomorrow is her birthday, so send her an email and wish her well. It was her choice to leave for Europe anyway!

Memorial Day Weekend

Jaime and I had a nice relaxing Memorial day weekend. Drove over to the cabin on Saturday morning and spent the day/night there relaxing. Drove back on Sunday (beat the traffic) and had a very nice dinner with our neighbors (now a monthly thing). Granted I'm learning more and more that I just can't drink like I did when I was 22. Bummer. But I still love me some Red Bull and Vodka. Anyway, here's a few pics from up at the cabin -

Niece Kendal and Nephews John and Ethan enjoy a bubble gun (pants optional)

Enjoying the nachos!

Got a Wii? Make a Mii!

Make yourself a mii of a world famous dictator!

Dull Week = No Blog Posts

It's been a quiet week at the Graves household - work, dinner, work, gym, work, clean, work (there's a theme!) so in order to entertain you, well, actually, I've got nothing. Hope everyone has a safe and relaxing Memorial Day weekend! And I'll update you when fun things happen. Now here's a quote to ponder -

"For every person whose boyfriend fits 98 percent of her criteria, there are dozens of others who find Mr. Right smoking drain cleaner in the basement and maintaining a Web identity named Daisy Hotrocks."

Taken from - Magical Lists can Make it Happen

(Observant blog readers will also note that I'm posting from work...)

Didn't quite Beat the Bridge, but...

Well, Nick and I didn't beat the bridge during the race on Sunday, but we did finish all five miles! The only time we stopped jogging, was while waiting for the bridge to open and close at mile 2. Thats right, no walking! The unofficial results say we finished in just under 55 minutes, but the final results aren't posted until next week. So I'm super proud of both of us, as neither of us had ever run in a race before. (Nick, thanks for hanging back with me, I know you could have sprinted ahead a couple of times!) And kudos to Craig who beat the bridge and finished in under 40 minutes!!!

Thanks for everyones supportive words!

And a special thanks to Geoff who did two big things:
1. he wouldn't let me back out of the race when I was getting nervous before the race and
2. he was Super Supporter Extraordinaire who dropped us off in time, parked the car, met us before the race, cheered us on at the start, cheered us on at mile 2.5, and was there to remind us to walk after we finished running so we didn't get too sore (he parked a mile away from the stadium).

Here are the three of us before the race


And here at mile 2.5!