Andrea: Is this thing on?

I’m alive! I swear!

I even had Erin texting me yesterday asking if I was okay 🙂 I’ve been super busy with work and busier than normal in my personal life. I’ve been having lots of fun, which has translated into eating lots of crap 😦 If you follow me on Twitter, then you saw this little gem…

I actually have a picture, but I’ll spare you. It ain’t pretty. Raw diet, wha??!! I haven’t turned on my Excalibur in two weeks and I think he’s getting pissed. Soon, my little friend, soon. I promise.

So, what HAVE I been doing?

A little of this…

That would be my friend Lucas turning one. It was my first “1st Birthday” party, and let me tell you – toddlers know how to celebrate. They play hard all afternoon and then pass out on the floor by 7 p.m.

I also went to see my Lover down in Eugene, OR…

Opening night, Baby! I’ve loved Conan O’Brien for as long as I can remember. I bought tickets as soon as I heard he was going on tour and I was lucky to snag these nosebleeds. The show was awesome, and his surprise guests included Spoon and Jack McBrayer from 30Rock. I love me some Kenneth, so I was more excited for him than for Spoon!

The hubby and I grabbed dinner in Eugene and we tried out Mara’s suggestion of Cornucopia Cafe for “the best veggie burger she’s ever had.”

Mondays are their “Burgers and Brew” nights (burger, brew & fries for $9.99), so we timed that pretty well. Chris and I had a Guiness in honor of Conan 🙂 The cafe calls their veggie burgers “Vurgers.”

They are made with tempeh and they did not disappoint!

  

It was pretty freakin’ good and Eugene has moved up a few notches in my book! They have lots of vegetarian options that aren’t burgers on their menu so we will definitely be going back next time we’re in town.

I also ran a 10k on Sunday with some coworkers. The 10k was a benefit for the local ALS chapter here in Portland. As I’ve mentioned on here before, I have a friend with ALS, so this race had special significance to me. My friend uses a wheelchair at home – two years ago he probably would have been running this race.

I stopped training for this 10k three weeks ago. Yeah, that was fun. Time wasn’t horrible, but I did have to walk for a little bit after mile 4. I finished strong though 🙂 I wore my new Bondi Band during the race….

….and got a TON of comments on it – everybody loved it. I loved that it kept my ears warm at the beginning of the race and didn’t slip AT ALL. I highly recommend these! Thanks Ashley for introducing them to me and a lot of other peeps in the blogosphere.

This is week is shaping up to be another crazy one – hopefully things will start to calm down soon. I’m still reading blogs every day, so I still feel in the loop!