LAUREN: First off, my apologies to everyone for being a bad blogger. Things have been a bit crazy in my life, but are now starting to settle down. For this, I am grateful.
Let me bring everyone up to speed. How much riding have I done since I last blogged? I rode once for an hour. Am I terrified of what lies ahead on October 14? You bet! But, it will be fun and it will be a challenge for me indeed.
Here's the scoop on my other life stuff.
New Job - It's great. I am on a tremendous learning curve, but it's fun. The people are great, the technology is interesting and I am enjoying it. Here's a sneak peek of what lies ahead for me for 2007 regarding tradeshows for National Instruments. I survived my first NIWeek too!
Working Out - My new job has a gym on campus, so I have been doing yoga classes twice a week. I love it and it is a great perk to the new job. I have been sprinkling in some light cardio sessions too, which is muy bueno.
Health - Since I left LAF, I have been dealing with hypothyroidism. Luckily, it can be managed by taking a pill everyday and I have seen a MAJOR improvement in my quality of life since I have been on the meds. The down side is that I have been on "restricted exercise" since my body is adjusting to the drugs, which doesn't bode well for someone who is supposed to be training for a 70-mile ride.
Getting Older - I just celebrated another birthday a few weeks ago and I am feeling the effects of aging. I have a gray hair (sadly, it's not the first) but I am a bit intrigued by it. This one is near the front of my head and I am tracking its growth. Sad...I know.
A Visit from the Milligans - Karen (one of my BFFs) and Greg came from London for a visit. I miss her dearly and was so happy that we were able to spend time together while she was in the States. Our night on the town included a visit to Trudy's near campus (just like when we were in college) and drinks at Union Park and Molotov.
Milford's Back - One of the smartest people I know finally returned home after a summer of making the world a better place. MM and BP hosted a fabulous brunch and I was the last person to leave the fiesta. Luckily, they didn't mind it and I was grateful that I was able to spend time catching up with both of them.
Jen and Lauren's Day of Fun - Due to busy schedules and my phone being broken for what seemed like an eternity, Jen and I haven't been able to hang out or catch up on life. Hence, we scheduled a day-long fun fest that included an office design class at Pottery Barn, our first (and lengthy!) visit to Le Garage Sale, a quick run-through of the City-Wide Garage Sale and a lovely lunch at Zocalo. Fun times!
Longhorn Football - My favorite time of the year is about to begin - it's time for COLLEGE FOOTBALL! I went to Mack Brown's Football Clinic for Women on Thursday with my pal, Melanie, and we had a blast. Not only did we walk away with a bag full of goodies, we also got an autograph from Mack and a photo opp. Bring on Arkansas State. Hook'em!
The LIVESTRONG Challenge in Philadelphia is this weekend. Good luck to all of the participants! To the Challenge girls at the LAF, I hope all goes well this weekend.
That's all for now.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
Lots to say on Friday
JENNIFER: I could swear that Sawyer's (LOST) friend and hair stylist left a comment on my blog, and now I can't find it anywhere which makes me think that either I forgot to publish the comment or I was dreaming when I thought I got a note from someone who knows Josh Holloway. Sigh.
Melissa and I are well into season 2 of LOST. Last night we watched episodes 5-8 of season 2, and it was the first time I was left a bit unsatisfied. Rumor has it that season 2 goes slower than season 1. Still, the show is greatness.
This weekend Lauren and I are taking a class at Pottery Barn about sprucing up your desk area at work. I hope we learn some fun tips! It's timely because soon I'll be moving my desk to a different area of the office to be closer to the rest of the marketing team. I just hope I can find good spots for my framed Wicked and Rent musical posters.
My friend Haley and I saw Wicked last month when we were in Chicago for a meeting with the YMCA. It was my third time to see it, Haley's first. I love that musical! Defying Gravity is my favorite song from Wicked, and I also like Idina Menzel's non-Wicked version of the song.
Speaking of songs and Haley, today we listened to the song by Heidi from The Hills. Spencer, um, raps during the song. Seriously?
If it doesn't rain tomorrow morning, I'm going to ride my bike. Today I got a little freaked when I learned that although the LIVESTRONG Challenge ride in Austin is 60 miles, not 70, it will feel like 70 miles or even more because of all the hills. (Thanks, Lance.) Eight weeks and counting!
Melissa and I are well into season 2 of LOST. Last night we watched episodes 5-8 of season 2, and it was the first time I was left a bit unsatisfied. Rumor has it that season 2 goes slower than season 1. Still, the show is greatness.
This weekend Lauren and I are taking a class at Pottery Barn about sprucing up your desk area at work. I hope we learn some fun tips! It's timely because soon I'll be moving my desk to a different area of the office to be closer to the rest of the marketing team. I just hope I can find good spots for my framed Wicked and Rent musical posters.
My friend Haley and I saw Wicked last month when we were in Chicago for a meeting with the YMCA. It was my third time to see it, Haley's first. I love that musical! Defying Gravity is my favorite song from Wicked, and I also like Idina Menzel's non-Wicked version of the song.
Speaking of songs and Haley, today we listened to the song by Heidi from The Hills. Spencer, um, raps during the song. Seriously?
If it doesn't rain tomorrow morning, I'm going to ride my bike. Today I got a little freaked when I learned that although the LIVESTRONG Challenge ride in Austin is 60 miles, not 70, it will feel like 70 miles or even more because of all the hills. (Thanks, Lance.) Eight weeks and counting!
Friday, August 10, 2007
Flight of the Conchords - Business Time
JENNIFER: Matt got me into watching Flight of the Conchords on HBO on Sunday nights and it's hilarious.
So what am I doing on this Friday night? Playing around on YouTube looking for Flight of the Conchords videos.
Business Time is my favorite!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
I'm lost without LOST
JENNIFER: In case you were wondering what I'm doing when I'm not riding my bike, at least once a week I am watching LOST with my friend Melissa.
Here's how it started: Sometime a while back, I watched the last five minutes of some random episode. Then in May, I watched the season 3 finale and was instantly hooked.
Melissa has seen a few episodes here and there too, so we decided to embark upon the LOST adventure together.
She orders the LOST DVDs from Netflix, and once a week we get together and watch an entire DVD-worth of LOST episodes. That's four, 42-minute episodes each time. That's a lot of TV.
But it's SO good!
So, last month we watched the last four episodes of season 1, and boy, did it not disappoint.
Wow, that final episode, what a cliffhanger - made even more suspenseful by the fact that we've both been traveling the last four weeks so we can't get back together to begin watching season 2 until next week.
In an effort to capture my enthusiasm about the show...but also in the spirit of not spoiling the surprises for anyone out there who hasn't watched LOST before but might watch in the future...
I can't believe that ____ kidnapped ____ off the ____! I can't believe that ____ tried to steal ____'s ____! I wonder what's in the ____! And although this was a few episodes back, I'm still in shock...I can't believe ____ wasn't on the ____!
No spoilers, please. Melissa and I want to be surprised. We can't wait for season 2 - just a week away!
Here's how it started: Sometime a while back, I watched the last five minutes of some random episode. Then in May, I watched the season 3 finale and was instantly hooked.
Melissa has seen a few episodes here and there too, so we decided to embark upon the LOST adventure together.
She orders the LOST DVDs from Netflix, and once a week we get together and watch an entire DVD-worth of LOST episodes. That's four, 42-minute episodes each time. That's a lot of TV.
But it's SO good!
So, last month we watched the last four episodes of season 1, and boy, did it not disappoint.
Wow, that final episode, what a cliffhanger - made even more suspenseful by the fact that we've both been traveling the last four weeks so we can't get back together to begin watching season 2 until next week.
In an effort to capture my enthusiasm about the show...but also in the spirit of not spoiling the surprises for anyone out there who hasn't watched LOST before but might watch in the future...
I can't believe that ____ kidnapped ____ off the ____! I can't believe that ____ tried to steal ____'s ____! I wonder what's in the ____! And although this was a few episodes back, I'm still in shock...I can't believe ____ wasn't on the ____!
No spoilers, please. Melissa and I want to be surprised. We can't wait for season 2 - just a week away!
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