my body hates me

Over the last 24 hours, I got sunburnt over lunch in the sun (just sitting there for 40 minutes in the Microsoft commons!), then attended an intense Circuit Training class at the ProClub and then suddenly had the inspiration to bike 30 miles home around Lake Washington. My body hates me. It feels good but man, my legs are like jello. Here was my route:



In other news:

• My dearest friends, Jigna and Matt, celebrated the birth of their daughter, Kiran, on May 9th---congratulations! I went and visited them on day 2 and she was so precious!
• Another couple we love -- Jessica and John -- got married up in Friday Harbor on May 16th. We had a fabulous weekend in the San Juan Islands, renting a log cabin with Matt & Asayo and also hanging out a bunch with Katy & Lenny. While there, we biked into town, saw a camel and spent a lot of time hanging out with Jessica's relatives from Tennessee! Some picture to check out:
  
  • Weekend in Friday Harbor
  • John & Jessica's Wedding
    

• The weather in Seattle has been unusually warm -- it'll be in the upper 80's today! No wonder I got a sunburn. I'm putting sunblock before going to work....bizarre.
  
• For the 2nd time, Matt and I decided to attend the Secret Film Festival as part of SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival)---I'd love to tell you about the movies we've seen, but...they're secret!
• Remember how I had to replace my tires? Well, one month after getting the new tires, my rear passenger side tire went flat AGAIN! I brought it in and got it replaced for free...but a weird coincidence.
• For Mother's Day, my brother and I secretly flew to Vegas and surprised our mother by sitting in her bedroom until she got home. It was a fun weekend, filled with karaoke, bowling, yummy food, Cirque du Soleil and swimming in the pool together for the first time. Here's the video of us surprising her:



• My favorite quote from the weekend with our mother was when Aaron and I were teaching her how to plays craps in the Palazzo casino. Afterwards, we asked what she learned: "when Aaron rolls, better bet "Don't Pass!"" Ha Ha.
• I'm in love with 2 new recent neighborhood joints: Molly Moon's Ice Cream and Oddfellows Cafe for brunch
• Matt is graduating soon!!! 2 more weeks!
• To celebrate his graduation and our upcoming anniversary, we've recently booked a Caribbean Cruise!!! We're going on RCI's Adventure of the Seas, leaving from San Juan, Puerto Rico and visiting Curacao, Dominica, Aruba and St. Thomas...at the end of June. I've never been on a cruise without my parents and it's probably been a good 10 years since my last cruise...this will be Matt's first. I'm really looking forward to a bunch of relaxation, sitting by the pool with a dacquiri in hand, scuba diving in Curacao and ice skating! Yes, there's a freakin' ice skating rink on this boat.