Monthly Archives: June 2008

This morning we left very early and drove up just past Minocqua, WI to Crystal Lake.  I actually dropped Justin off at TimberRidge Golf Course in Minocqua, where he met his dad and they played a round.  I drove the rest of the way to Crystal Lake, and met up with Justin’s mom, Sarah.  They have been camping there for the week.  We spent a very nice morning riding bikes, reading on the beach, talking, and walking along some of the trails.  The day was mostly sunny, but very breezy at times.  They had a great campsite location, right off the beach, and the breezes kept all the bugs away.  John and Justin’s round took much longer than expected – very busy – and we didn’t end up eating lunch/ dinner until after 3:30.  But it was very tasty.  There was a slight mishap with the tripod spilling the brats, but as the guys hadn’t shown up yet, we just rinsed them off and put them back on the grate!  We put shrimp kabobs on the heat just as they pulled in, and lunch commenced without any more plunging proteins!  Afterwards, we cleaned up the dishes and such, and then headed into Minocqua for ice cream before heading home.  A very nice day.

So this morning I went to the gym again and ran 2 miles and walked 4, and then came home and baked again (can you see the pattern here!).  Well, I did get to have the pleasure of having a few more shots in between there (typhoid & hep A vaccines this time).  And, in my defense, I made a somewhat healthy cookie today (as opposed to the peanut butter brownies, which there is probably a picture of next to “unhealthy” in the dictionary!).  I tried another new recipe, and Justin and I have both pronounced it a hit.  And at only around 85 calories per cookie, they are practically guilt-free (until you reach your fourth or fifth of the day!!).  

Well, both Justin and I have sore arms today from tetanus shots.  I needed to get one for when I go to Peru in August, and since they were only $4 at the free local clinic, I dragged Justin along to experience the fun right along with me!  It has been over 10 years since either of us had had one, so we were due anyway.  We were both very grown up about it, and neither of us cried at all.

Quite a bit on our schedule today!  Typical Monday morning workout at Adventure 212 (BodyPump!) and then immediately came home and made peanut butter chocolate bars (I know, I know.  Quite laughing at me!).  I am completely hooked on a new (to me) blog, smittenkitchen.com.  Her pictures of food are INCREDIBLE, and descriptions are so funny and detailed that you want to try some of her recipes right away!! This was the first recipe that I have tried, but I have a stack that I printed out and want to work through.  As you can tell from the picture, our small group thought they were alright.  I think I would tweek the recipe just a tiny bit.  I felt like the semisweet chocolate overpowered the peanut butter in them, and thought they would be great with some strawberry rhubarb jam swirled in with the batter.  Or maybe just cut back on the chocolate a little.  They were certainly easy to throw together, and were excellent as is!

Happy Father’s Day to our own dads, but also to all of our friends and family who have kids!

Another gorgeous day! Sunny, warm, and a little breezy, and it feels great. I always like to think my favorite season is fall or spring, but they really just don’t compare to summer. And the fact that I actually get a bit of a tan and am no longer creepily pale is certainly a benefit!

Justin drove up to Wausau today to play a round of golf at Greenwood Hills Country Club. It is one of the nicer courses in the area, but as it is a country club and he needs to be invited by a member to play, he doesn’t get to go very often. Hopefully he and his dad will have a good time with the other two men they are playing with, no matter what the scorecard says!

After a week of so much rain, it is bright and sunny and warm today. Justin and I celebrated by going to the Driving Range at SentryWorld. It was a bit breezy, but the sun made it well worth our time.

I’m not sure if enjoying reading a blog is a good reason to actually start a blog, but it is what it is. We also thought, if anything, it will help our friends and family keep better track of us and what we are up to.  So whatever your reason is for reading, I hope you enjoy it, even through the days when not much is happening!