Can you believe it's been a year already?

So we did our anniversary in Chi-town this weekend. Did one of those Brazilian meat places for dinner last night - I had never done that before, although Ben had tried it in Shanghai. Brazzaz or some such. I've seen Fogo in Buckhead and always wanted to try it, but never have. I dunno if Brazzaz is a chain or not. Anyhoo, we had amazing weather so that was cool and did a piano bar...which was, um, interesting. Very smoky. Yuck. Dry cleaner's dream as Ben called it. This was not the most interesting or fun trip we have taken. I know that sounds bratty to those who don't know me (and only two people in this world know why I wasn't keen on this trip, Ben being one) but we'll just say it was the equivalent of "I'm sorry" flowers for broken promises and general insensitivity.

So, anyway, happy 1 year to us. I guess we're not "newlyweds" any longer.

Oh...I had the top tier of our wedding cake remade and they actually let me carry it on. I wasn't aware that you could bring food on like that. Anyway, so the cake made it safely and I even remembered the cake "jewelry" (although, the flowers were all broken off of their stems in my checked luggage, damn AA) and I had the Anna Griffen plates and napkins that matched our invites (the prettiest ever, of course) for us to eat it on. It was sweet.

Ben is watching Ken Burn's WWII documentary and I just can't take it. I just can't. Anything WWII horrifies me. And they're not even showing anything about the concentration camps. I grew up with a mother who has some sick interest in concentration camps and I have seen too many images of naked frames thrown in pits for burning. Too many.

Lovely

There's a typhoon headed straight for Shanghai.

Someone asked..

..what I'm running to these days...so here's the latest playlist (in no particular order):

Amy Winehouse, You Know I'm No Good, Rehab
Carrie Underwood, I'll Stand By You
Bjork, It's Oh So Quiet
Everything But the Girl, Missing
Dashboard Confessional, Stolen
Corinne Bailey Rae, Put Your Records On
Lily Allen, Alfie
Mika, Love Today
Quietdrive, Time after Time
Ok Go, Here it Goes Again
Fleming and John, That's All I Know
Christina Aguilara, Candyman
Dixie Chicks, Sin Wagon
Timbaland, The Way I Are
John Legend, PDA (We Just Don't Care)
Cake, Stickshifts and Safety Belts
Various Shins & Postal Service

Anyway, these are what's getting me through runs these days.

Jess's shower at work! (and for Andre, too)

Love the dress!

Isn't Evan cute?

Crazy rock climbers...

I clicked just a second too soon - wish I had him further in his fall.

Viva la Mika!

I don't need the cheese or the car keys, boy I like you just the way you are!

So. Not much going on around these parts. Well, work has been incredibly busy and somewhat stressful as of late and not looking to let up until around Christmas.

Oh, yeah - I've been working with a physical trainer. Wow. In only a few short weeks, there has been a remarkable change.

This is why I'm so busy these days - I've gone from 3 workouts per week to 6.

Jess's shower is coming up! Yay!

Oh....and we're going to Chicago. And maybe another trip to the UK (a short one for me).

Um. I like silence in the house. Ben likes NPR. I'm ok with NPR when I'm driving, but I like silence in the house. We must compromise.

Ok...should probably get moving - always tons to do on Saturdays and Sundays, isn't there?