| Blog Entry - Saturday, November 25th, 2006 | Add / Read (0) |
Last few weeks have been full of paper-writing, RenFest attending, lesson planning, and general busyness.
The last few days?
Meals cooked: sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce for pot luck at school, wild rice, shiitake, and sausage (pork, venison, and turkey) stuffing and more cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving, and lasagne and apple-cherry pie for dinner with friends last night
Miles run: back on the running wagon after a long hiatus, Philip and I have gone running three of four days off so far - about 1.7 miles at a time with a new routine: walk slow for 2 minutes, walk briskly for a minute, jog slowly for a minute, jog briskly for a minute, run all out for a minute, then repeat, starting with the brisk walk. Wow - harder than it sounds, especially when you've been a way from it for a while, but it feels good.
Books read: Only one so far - I've been so busy cooking. But I'm hoping to get another one in after I finish my lesson plans today.
Movies seen: I have to recommend both Stranger than Fiction (I don't really like Will Ferrell in most of his roles, but he did a spectacular job in this, as did Emma Thompson, Queen Latifah, Dustin Hoffman, and Maggie Gyllenhal!), and Casino Royale (much more Sean Connery-like than Roger Moore or Pierce Brosnan, plus a return to less-gadgetry mystery solving and action).
Parades watched: About 1/3 of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - thanks to Tivo! I love watching parades - my parents and I even went to watch the thanksgiving parade in New York one year.
Things for which I'm incredibly thankful - too many to count: My mom and my grandparents; the wonderful dad I had; enough money and time to have my lovely house, be in grad school, and be able to do most things I want without worry; the kids I teach; my sweet boyfriend; all my wonderful friends; and so much more.
Author: Libby Ingrassia
Posted at: 10:09:22 AM
