This past Friday, I headed down to visit my folks for my Mom’s birthday. \u00a0We went over to my sister’s on Saturday and got to hang out with her and my brother-in-law – and my two nieces. \u00a0The older is not quite 3 and she’s full of energy. \u00a0She talked up a storm and ran around the whole time we were there – when she wasn’t having Grandma or Grandpa read to her. \u00a0 The younger is 3 months and is really adorable. \u00a0I got to hold her a few times and even managed to get her settled down a couple times when she was crying.<\/p>\n
They also have an Xbox Kinect and we got to play that quite a bit after we got back from lunch at a mexican\u00a0restaurant. We played dance games, adventure games and a few sports games. \u00a0I sweat through my shirt a couple times and had a lot of fun. \u00a0Mom said I did a good job with the dancing game, but I think she was just being nice.<\/p>\n
The next day we were back over there for more cake and hanging out. \u00a0We played more of the Xbox and I managed to wear myself out again. \u00a0 \u00a0The drive home Sunday night was a little uncomfortable – stuck in a car after all that activity wasn’t a fun time.<\/p>\n
On Monday, I was really sore, but it didn’t stop me from hitting the pool and getting in my laps. \u00a0I’m over \u00a0125 miles for the year and trying to figure out my new goal.<\/p>\n
This morning I got up extra early and headed to the polling place to cast my vote. \u00a0I had all the info I needed – including the precinct number and my ID – and was ballot number four for my precinct. \u00a0I used my cheat sheet to quickly fill out my ballot and I was on my way. \u00a0No matter how things go, it’s still pretty awesome that we live in a country where we can determine our own leaders and cast a ballot without fear. \u00a0 It’s also awesome that the political ads are done for a while – it kinda sucks being in a swing state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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