"Round Here" - Counting Crows

What's been going on "Round Here" [in numbers] .

41 - minutes had to wait for Peanut's v-ball game to start Saturday.
30 - minutes I spent figuring out my 2011 mileage while I waited.
7 - times the Pita shook his head like, "seriously cannot believe you are doing that"
2 - times he actually said the above mentioned "thought".
1,523.5 - miles I have run in 2011.  I rounded down to make sure I was legit.

[I actually coame up with 1,524 - prior to my 15.5 today but. . . .I'd rather error on the side of caution]

4 - times I smiled thinking ----- I like that number.
1 - girls who's mom uses good laundry detergent.  Seriously. Cheer Color Guard people!

2 - times I went to Costco over the weekend.
4 - times I went to Costco during the week [last week]
6 - pounds of blueberries we I went through in 5 days.
2 - people in my family that had birthday's over the weekend!!
1 - number of marathons I signed up for since Friday. SAN FRAN here I come!
14 - number of marathons I will have run [after I finish SF]
3 - # of songs I downloaded over the weekend, "Edge of Glory", "Through The Fire" & "stupid" .
5 - times I iced my knee while driving around doing errands.  Awwww. yaaaaa. multi-tasking. rocks.

1 - number of iPad's purchased
1 - date night.
68 - dollar amount spent on sushi.
7 - times I thought ---- seriously, can I get this man a "starter bowl" of noodles?!
5 - number of accessories needed for above mentioned purchase [when the Pita shops with you].
112 - number of texts I sent to Dawn on Friday. wesodonothaveaproblem.
50 - minutes it took me to make Father's Day Breakfast yesterday!!  Holy crap.  My Dad used to get cereal & toast! [Sorry Dad]
51 - minutes I spent with MY Dad yesterday.  [I'm coming back for more today though!!]
5 - Days until Seattle Rock N' Roll!

**Numbers Please!!**

Tell me at least two things that happened to YOU over the weekend [in numbers].

H a p p y   M o n d a y !

stars

stars.

I've always loved them. always. always able to see them [these days]? No. But back in the 80's? yes. from a trampoline in Glendale, AZ? yes.


I spent a lot of time outside on that trampoline. [broke a lot of bones on that #@&%~`!# thing too]. great conversations happened on that trampoline. everything from spying on "happy" [eldest sister] with one of her 86 boyfriends to breaking up with one of my boyfriends [I wasn't supposed to even have] to having my dad swear [not literally] up and down that "your arm is NOT broken!". It was.


my favorite though . . .


when I was out there with my Mom at a very early age [this is from my baby book NOT my memory] and she said, "Emily, don't you wish you could reach up and touch the stars?". I said, "I can, I can just stand on the roof.". She then explained how that was good but not quite high enough. To which I replied, "I'll just stand on Daddy's shoulder's then."

roof = not high enough


but
Dad's shoulders = I've got the stars in my hand.


My Dad.

So many things to me . . .


my example
my go-to for advice [that I need to seek more of]
my comic relief
my motivator
my favorite email spamer forwarder
my biggest cheerleader
my loudest fan
my favorite TV yeller
my favorite Laker hater
my cooking [desserts] tester
my daughter's hero
my hero
my banker
my dictionary
my stock broker [sorry Pita, he takes less risk with my portfolio] ;)
my "Obama" news reporter
my husband's best example of what a father was supposed to be like
my best blog stalker [comment? what?]
my councilor
my friend


I love you Dad.


Happy Father's Day.