Ah, Speed Dating...

Let me just say, speed dating was a success tonight. Besides meeting a lot of really great guys in a matter of minutes, it unexpectedly spurred on the daydreams of my one-day-bakery. How, you may ask? For the conversationally impaired, our organizers started off the evening by passing out some "conversation starter" tips. I quickly skimmed through as I took my place on the outer circle of the speed circuit and my eyes fell on "What is your dream job?" Bad question for me because, oh my goodness, let me tell you, have I got big plans!

Cute glass-top cafe tables, brightly painted chairs, local artwork on the walls, a mile long order list for fancy cakes and a bunch of wonderful employees-in-training gaining on the job experience as they learn to manage their mental illness in the workplace. Ah! Sometimes I just want to scream, I'm so excited!

(me being so excited even though this angle makes my nose look huge)

But for now, I'll melt some chocolate and work on sculpting a miniature creature for an upcoming post. Okay, it's your turn to get excited! Ah!

13.1 Miles? Done and Done.

That's right. I am officially a Baltimore Half Marathon Champion! And I reached my goal to not only cross the finish line, but to do it in under 3 hours! Special thanks to Judy for our carb-load dinner the night before and an eggy breakfast sandwich at the crack of dawn.

And, ooh! Look at those awesome shoes! At first I was opposed to hot pink, but when it's combined with neon yellow, how could you possibly go wrong? They're totally 80-riffic!

Look how happy I am before we even started! It sure is a good thing we were hunching down so all our awesome running muscles would fit in the picture. And I'm sure we looked just as lovely after crossing that finish line, just plus a little more sweat.

Okay, fine. Besides emerging for bites of food and a few hours of church, I pretty much spent the rest of my weekend watching movies and sleeping. I think I earned myself a treat...or maybe that mixer!