Diamonds and pink

I don't know the names of diamond settings. Jo was talking about one today and I had to ask "um, is that a diamond?" I think a big diamond would be really annoying to have wear the rest of my life. You can't take it off but I would probably snag all my clothes or something. Or scratch my face. "What's that on your face?"... "Oh, just a bleeding reminder I am engaged/married."

I think I'd rather wear a white dress with lots of red accents on it rather than pure white. I'd rather just have long, curled hair than all tangled up in a tiara and flowers. I'd rather have ice cream cake than traditional wedding cake. I'd rather have a huge game of Cranium than the Dollar Dance. But I still want the dollars. There can be roses or tulips at my wedding, but under no circumstances will a carnation or daisy set foot in the church. Nor is the Macarena or Hokey Pokey allowed. The Electric Slide is OK.

I am high-maintenance. But not in the traditional girl kind of way. More in the "STOP TOUCHING MY FACE" way.

Marathon report

The inline marathon in Duluth was super cold, super windy, much slower but fun. Start time it was a temperature in the 30s with a wind chill in the 20s. After a few miles, there was a definite headwind. The cold wasn't so bad except my legs felt tight and my hands were swollen from the cold. The course was beautiful along the lake and rocks.

I didn't beat my St. Paul time last year but considering the cold, wind and my being out of town the majority of the last month or so I am not disappointed. It was so much fun, and I am glad my parents could be there, cowbell and all.

Fantasy moment

After doing some work in San Diego, I went on a long jog (Ok, long for me) on this path by the San Diego river past luxury condos then changed into my swimsuit and spent the next few hours swimming and laying out in PERFECT 75-degree weather.

I got back to my hotel only to have wine and cheese delivered to my room by a cute boy who taught me how to open my wine with a cheap corkscrew. So there I was drying my hair, sipping white wine with my antique pearls around my neck.

It was at this moment I concluded that I most certainly am going to have to find a rich doctor or lawyer to marry because otherwise these moments will remain fantasies.

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