Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Cruisin'

This last week good ol' Runner's Corner took Tristram and I on a cruise for meeting a sales goal we had set.  There were 15 of us employees/spouses total that went and it was good fun.  It was fun to interact with my coworkers outside of the context of work.  We definitely brought some of Runner's Corner with us, running everyday, but I guess that is how we roll.  We even had people running the halls on the ship when the weather was bad.  People probably wondered what on earth we were doing on a cruise.  A cruise and running seem like a contradiction.  I say running is justification for the gluttony and indulgence that we partake of on a cruise.  To appease my conscience.

The dock at Avalon, Catalina Island.  Beautiful morning for a run.  


Tristram charging the hill.  I was catching my breath.


A plaque at the very top of the hill.


I think Tristram's shorts are shorter than mine.




Look how small the cruise ship is.


Found this rib bone on our run.  We were making guesses about what kind of animal would be on Catalina Island with a rib cage that big! Then we saw a buffalo.  Crazy.


Finished our run at this cool cathedral/memorial/gardens place.  Not really sure what it was but it was cool.




Our cheesy but cool picture.  I like how you can see the ocean in the background.


From the ship.



People watching (one of my favorite pastimes on a cruise.  Super entertaining.)

A blow hole in Ensenada Mexico.  



My FAVORITE.  Chocolate Melting Cake (with double ice cream).  Heavenly

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Chalk the Block









On Saturday we decided to go on a date to the Chalk the Block at the Riverwoods.  It was crazy crowded but it was a really cool event.  They turned the Riverwoods into a Farmer's Market of sorts and used the parking lots for the chalk art.  The atmosphere was great.  Some guy was playing the electric violin and there were tons of homemade trinkets to look at.  Some of the art was just fun and entertaining but some of the art really was remarkable.  All in all, a pretty cool cheap date.  Provo/Orem should do more things like that.