High Five for Friday

1. Whoot. Our second weekend in Colorado. So far, our only plans are to pick up a second sign for Zeb, the welcome bear. 2. We’re still procrastinating on the unpacking thing. The boxes are emptied, but we’re looking for places to put everything. 3. Mac decided to buy a treadmill, and it was delivered…

1. I neglected to wish my wonderful sister a happy birthday yesterday. Mainly because I wrote yesterday’s blog post two days ago about what I did three days ago. I’m just as confused as you are. But Happy Birthday, Leslie! 2. Our Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies link up starts tomorrow! Be sure to stop…

1. I really never said anything official here, but our offer was accepted on the house I found in October. We are closing on Tuesday! 2. All of our stuff was packed up on Monday and should be en route to Colorado. 3. I never knew how materialistic I was until my household goods spent…

1. I’m off to sunny Florida this weekend for a food safety and quality conference. The last time I went, this conference was in St. Louis in November. 2. I’m packing a bathing suit and sunscreen. It’s practically Halloween. 3. My original plan was to attend a two-day advanced SQF course before the conference started. That…

1. I woke up at the ass-crack of dawn this morning to go to the DMV. Now that I’m awake, I have zero motivation to leave my very warm bed and deal with humanity. 2. It’s officially fall. I’m excited because 1) I love fall, and 2) winter is coming (you’re welcome, fellow GOTers). Winter…

Back to reality. Whomp, whomp. We’re on the downhill side of this deployment, and I’ve made some goals for the next five months. 1. Lose those last pounds. I have about 25 more to go. Thanks, mid-tour leave. I didn’t need all those calories. 2. Train for and run the Las Vegas half-marathon. Surely, I could’ve…