Run N Fun

I'm having a busy yet productive Thursday. After my workout this morning I went over to Run N Fun. For my birthday my pals at the gym: Jane, Linda and Carol gave my a gift certificate to Run N Fun. Obviously, I've held on to this gift certificate for awhile since my birthday is in June. Anyway, the wait was well worth it because I purchased a pair of Brooks running shoes and 4 workout tops. The tops were in the the clearance room so I got them at 50% off and the shoes for 15% off. Thank you gym friends, what a treat! I wanted the shoes in black because I've never owned running shoes in in any color other than white and I thought the black shoes looked cool; so I'll have to wait about 10 days for the black shoes. After Run N Fun I went over to Trader Joe's to see what all the fuss was about over this grocery store chain. I've been in Trader Joe's in the Boston area but the chain opened here a year or two ago and everyone says how great the stores are so I wanted to check it out for myself. I'm the world's worst grocery shopper so the fact that I only spent $11 and left with a bottle of strawberry lemonade, two boxes of crackers, and a frozen pizza should in no way color your view of Trader Joe's. The store is very nice and the selection of products is interesting and varied; I just don't know how to shop for groceries. After that I drove home and took a 30 minute nap. I watched some NCAA basketball and then called my big brother for a catch up chat and to hear about his weekend with grandpa. Marie and I had planned to meet up for dinner but her training ran long and she has a very early flight tomorrow so we've made tentative plans to get together late next week. I finally sat down long enough to start my '09 tax return and hope to complete both forms before we leave for CA on Saturday. I've been using Turbo Tax online for several years and it really is quite simple especially since I've had no significant changes to my filing status. I spent about 30 minutes working on the tax return and then drove over to John's. He's making popcorn right now and we're going to watch The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) winner of 7 Academy awards, so I guess it's a good one.

Photo taken yesterday at Dairy Queen but the weather today was just as beautiful, sunny and 60s