Fun with Cricut

Hey everyone! I've spent today playing around with my Cricut machine. In case you're not too familiar with the world of scrapbooking, a Cricut is like a little computer/printer all in one. Here is what it looks like:It comes with different cartridges that are really little software programs. Each cartridge has different fonts, designs, and other things that you can select, adjust the size, and then put the paper in and the machine cuts it. It is so cool! I got one for Christmas from Jeff, and of course I've been so busy with the bar exam for the last two months that I didn't even have time to take it out of the box. Well, it's been soooo fun playing with it just today. I'm also excited to use it to catch up on many of the scrapbooking projects that I've allowed to linger for too long.

In other news, I am continuing with marathon training. I ran eight miles today and it kicked my butt. I like to say that nutrition and hydration are the keys to successful running, but I didn't follow my own advice! I simply didn't pay attention to what I ate yesterday, and dinner last night was two large Diet Cokes and a peanut butter cookie. Yum at the time, but YUCK when it comes to running for over an hour the next day. I stumbled through my front door after I was done and nearly collapsed before I shotgunned a dragonfruit Vitaminwater. Lesson learned: No junk-food-as-meals (which is too often a way of life for us busy attorneys) while marathon training.

Also, we went to go see the movie "Taken" over the weekend. This is the kidnapping movie with Liam Neeson. It's pretty good, everyone! And I don't like too many movies. This movie is basically Liam Neeson kicking bad guys' butts for two hours. Lots of fun action and bad guys getting their butts kicked. Recommended!

Other activities this weekend include getting ready for my garage sale next weekend and cleaning the house. We hope that everyone has a great week! :)