As I type it is 8 degrees C, or as Google tells me, 42.8 degrees F. And it is 8:30 p.m. Which means that it was warmer this afternoon when I "ran," warmer when the boys went to the park to play soccer, and warmer when I arrived, only to bust my you-know-what trying to make an heroic basketball goal. My phone told me that it was 48 degrees this afternoon.
48 degrees. Ahhhhh.
Oh, and the basketball story? I think my exact thought process was: "And she's taking it to the hole," whomp! My feet went out from under me and I landed on my you-know-what. I didn't make it to the hole.
The updates have been slow. Sorry. But you see, we are finally getting into a nice little routine, and my posting about how I walk (or stroll) with Wiley to school each morning (a 10-15 minute walk, if you are curious) then again in the afternoon isn't all that interesting. Here are a few random thoughts on what we have been up to:
I have decided that I really love the "walking lifestyle." I tried to equate what we walk to school to something in Birmingham. It is definitely shorter than what I would have walked to elementary school, plus there aren't any killer hills. I think there are a lot of distances in Crestline though that are definitely walkable. When we move back to the States, wherever we go, I hope that I can incorporate this lifestyle. I sure do love my big SUV, but a little walking won't hurt its feelings.
I bought Wiley some "wellies," and it is a good thing I did because rain is forecasted for the upcoming week. They are pretty much an essential item here, and it's really silly I didn't get him some sooner.
The next few months are pretty exciting. Trips are planned, friends and family are coming over, and it looks like Spring will do its usual thing and fly by.
American Idol is on. Over here too. Which makes us really happy. As I was watching the Atlanta auditions, it suddenly hit me why the World's perception of America is so screwed up, and probably why they don't like us. What do they see? Hollywood (not real), American Idol (oh. my. goodness. I love it, but where do they find some of these people?), Friends (we need more Friends, maybe only Friends. Then they would love us.), and those crazy reality shows (I keep hearing about somebody named Snooki from New Jersey, what is that? I don't think it is good for our image, though.). However, the Office is on now and that has to help. And Glee, who doesn't love some a cappella? And 24 is coming next week. Which means that they know that we have Jack Bauer. Yeah. That's right, ya heard.
2 things about American Idol:
- Posh Spice was so nice. She got bad reviews in the Metro here, but she was really pretty good about saying nice things to the people auditioning. Even when they were pretty bad. She also needs to eat. I would really like to fix her a nice meal. I think she is hungry. I know I would be if my arms were that tiny.
- Wil and I have agreed that if we could meet a Brit here it would be Simon. I used to think Paul McCartney. He lives near us so I thought it would be more feasible. You know, like I'd be out jogging, and he would too, so we'd just jog together, discuss the Beatles. It'd be great. But now, I'm pretty sure Simon would be super entertaining, albeit scary at first.
Oh and one more thing:
Did you see this?
How amazing was that? Thank you, Atlanta.
And on a serious note, Pray for Haiti.
