CPA Basketball Tourney 2009

I wanted the title to sound all official because the CPA tourney is pretty much a big deal. On this very night in fact, Bryan's KSM team will find out if they have what it takes to be number one after two brutal back-to-back games against some of the toughest accountants in the city!

Heh heh. OK, so maybe work leagues aren't that big of a deal, but I think they're pretty fun. Especially when they consist of dorky accountants in sweat bands and glasses. Can't you just picture it? It can be very entertaining. Since I couldn't find a picture of a nerdy looking guy in a sweat band, these vintage basketball shoes will have to do.

Of course the highlight of basketball night is watching my super talented husband dominate the court (while looking very non-dorky, I might add).:) Sadly, I'm usually the only cheerleader there to watch the fun since most of the other guys aren't married yet. But that doesn't dampen my spirits! In fact, I think everyone should join a league. Playing sports and getting a good workout with your co-workers seems like a good time to me.

And don't worry, I'll be sure to let you know whether or not KSM ends the night as the reigning champions. I'm sure the suspense would be too much to take otherwise.:)

The Weird Neighbors

OK, so Bryan and I are actually the weird neighbors on the block. Take yesterday for example. Bryan was trying to mow our very overgrown and weedy lawn with a reel mower. Maybe you've seen one...they're those old, vintage looking things that your grandparents probably had laying around and getting rusty in their garage. Well, they still make them and ours is new and quite svelte.:) It runs without gas or oil, is noiseless and provides a pretty decent workout to boot. Even so, Bryan did look a little ridiculous out there. What makes it even worse is that our house is on a busy road, right next to a stop light. Meaning that no one has anything better to do than watch us while they wait for their light to turn green. Poor Bryan said he could feel the eyes on him as he hacked away at our hay field by hand.

But compared to what I was doing yesterday, Bryan looked pretty normal. The deal is that we have these two little evergreen trees in front of our house in pots, and of course they died and turned a bright orange color a few months after we bought them. Because I hate to spend money, I decided to get creative. Hence the reason I was standing in front of our house yesterday, spray painting our trees green (hoping that this time they would actually stay "ever green"). Yes, it felt awkward. And yes people were laughing at me. A guy in a fire truck actually leaned out and yelled, "are you painting those?" I smiled, nodded and gave him a thumbs up. It was pretty funny. He honked back at me and I'm sure it was because he thought it was such a cool idea.:)

So yeah, we usually provide some good neighborhood entertainment. It's fun for now, but I think I'll be ready to move to a less conspicuous location next time around.:)

Lunch, Shopping and...Running

Yes, accountability CAN be fun! For the past 5 weeks, my sister Andria and I have committed to run at least 3 times a week. I know this doesn't sound fun yet but hold on, I'm getting there. At the end of each successfully completed month, we get to plan some kind of reward to do together. Reward #1 was lunch outside on their back porch and shopping at Anthropologie.

I would have taken some pictures of our cute lunch setup but I STILL have not bought the new camera that was supposed to be my Christmas gift and then my Birthday gift in March. I think Ann might post a couple though so check out her blog.

The really cool part is that this accountability thing has actually been working. That's impressive when considering that I have never, in my entire life, been able to figure out a way to get myself to run regularly. Who knew that this was all it would take?

So for those of you that have finally given up in despair at being able to accomplish your unreachable goals, try this method. It's effective and oh so fun...though our husbands might not share our level of enthusiasm about monthly shopping trips.:)

Disclaimer: The picture of the glorious runner above is not me!