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The word “Hella” makes me cringe.  So when I use it in a sentence, like, “I’ve been hella busy,” I don’t even like hearing myself talk.

My work = crazy.  Colin’s work = even more crazy.  So crazy in fact that just over a week ago, I put in my notice at work.  I’ll be leaving my fulltime job in September to do freelance writing and help Colin out fulltime.  Scary?  Sure.  Excited about it?  Oh hell yes.  The freelance writing thing has taken off faster than I expected, and I’m happy to announce that this past week I found out that I am going to have an editorial featured in the St. Louis Beacon!  Ok, so it’s still no New York Times or anything, but it’s the first publication that purchased my work that I’ve actually heard of.  The editorial is about InBev’s recent attempt to buy out Anheuser-Busch and how that would effect my beer drinking.  Honestly, it wouldn’t really make or break what kind of beer I drink, but I had some other colorful comments about the whole situation.  I’ll be sure to put up a link when the time comes.

Hella busy means no real cooking.  When was the last time I cooked anything?  Last Wednesday I think?  BLTs on Thursday don’t count.  And with Colin gone on a shoot tonight, no cooking for me either.  And no cooking = no new recipes or pictures.  1,2,3, ok everyone pout. 

I’ve entered a new world of crazy.  I printed out the same marathon training program I followed last year for the Grand Rapids Marathon and plan on sticking to the plan pretty much this summer.  I don’t have a fall marathon lined up, and I might not run one at all, but I do know that I did really enjoy the marathon training last summer, and figure it will give me new goals.  Colin thinks I should run what he likes to call an “Imagiathon,” kind of like my own imaginary marathon this fall.  26.2 miles on a Saturday anyone?  My official Imagiathon training starts this week, with my Imagiathon in theory will be run on November 2nd.  The GR Marathon is on October 19th, so that is still an option.  I’d love to be last year’s time of 4:54 -  We’ll see what happens.

Since I have no new pictures of recipes, I will leave you with some of my favorite from the last few years:

 From May 2008:

Mozzy and Liesl

An Oldie, but a Goodie - Camping.

Grand Rapids Marathon

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