Thursday Night Dinners at Don's

Most every Thursday night, at least during the summer, Kate's uncle Don hosts a big group dinner over at his house. The rules change from week to week. Sometimes everyone brings a dish. Sometimes Don just gets hot dogs and hamburgers. It's loose, which is great. We've attended three dinners this summer I think, and it's a tradition we're getting attached to.

It's just a good group of people. An amalgam of many different social circles, brought together with Don as the glue. Kate, and now I, have known some of the people for years, just from random gatherings at Don's. But some are new, and there's probably at least one new person each week. Thursday Night Dinners are a great opportunity to get out of the house, socialize, and take a well-deserved dip in the pool.

Thanks for having us, Don.

New Regiment Begins...

I believe I've done a blog on a similar subject before but with having to do this everyday for a year it's bound to happen. :>)

Okay, today I started a new exercise regiment that I am going to stick too!! Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I'm going to stick to my regular 30 minute Pilate's workout at home, then on Tuesday and Thursday I'm going to walk fast/jog to the gym (which is about 5 blocks away) then I'm going to bike for 5 to 8 minutes, then I'm going to lift weights for 30 minutes, and then walk fast/jog home. Today I started the Tue/Thur workout and I feel great. I sweated my tail off and it took about an hour total. I didn't start my workout till about quarter till 10 today, cause my stomach was acting up. Thursday I'm going to get up earlier, probably 8 am or so to get an earlier start. I really hope I keep this up. Jae's started going to the gym twice a week. It's week two now for Jae and so far so good.

I can already feel it, I'm definitely going to be sore tomorrow!