marshmallow world times two

Iowa turned white this week. It's been beautiful and frustrating at the same time. Why Beautiful:
1. I love fresh snow
2. I love cancelled school
3. I love hot chocolate

Why Frustrating:
1. Car
2. Running
3. Utility Bill



It's hard to have hops in the snow... so don't judge.

Don't worry, this is NOT one of our bikes. Ours are safe and sound.

We had this guy named Lorenzo come and stay with us while he was interviewing for a residency at the hospital. He drove down early from Ann Arbor, MI to avoid the blizzard. We helped him clean off his car so he could get to his interview. Good thing he had four wheel drive or he might still be here!

9-0

What a year to be a Hawkeye fan, eh? Dave and I witnessed our first Hawkeye victory at Kinnick stadium on Halloween. Iowa has never in their history been 9-0 and are probable Big 10 champions. It was a nice, sunny, but windy day in Iowa City and we weaved our way through lots of excited and very tipsy fans to get to our seats. Despite 6 turnovers (including 4 interceptions in the third quarter!!) the Hawkeyes stole a win from the shell-shocked Hoosiers of Indiana, thanks to 28 fourth-quarter points. Needless to say, it was a very exciting game.

Pumpkins and more running

We carved some sweet pumpkins last weekend. We got really gooey and sticky and slimy and all that good stuff that comes with the pumpkin-carving territory. I love carving pumpkins, and I think Dave just does it to humor me....

I thought Dave's looked a lot like Jack from the Nightmare Before Christmas, except not as evil looking.


On Saturday, we participated in the "Muddy Monster" Cross Country race in Cedar Rapids. And it definately lived up to it's name. The course was super muddy after two days of rain, making us feel extra hard core. That's true cross country! Lots of people were dressed up in Halloween costumes and the volunteers scattered around the course were instructed to "scare" us as we ran by. It was actually really annoying.
Luckily for the rest of us, this guy didn't get scared enough.



It was a beee-yooo-tee-ful day!

We won neon green bags. Cool, huh?

Dave post-race. He was so awesome! It's no wonder he was tired. See results here

Results

I found the results from the race. Click here:
http://theracershub.com/results_view.php?id=718&result_type=db

run, run, run

Dave and I ran a fun 5k last weekend. We hadn't run one together in almost a year. The course wound it's way around the University of Iowa campus. The weather was nice, we got sweet orange t-shirts, and there were free cookies post-race, so hey, we were happy. We also both placed high enough to win prizes! Wahoo!

A very foolish thing

So a couple mornings ago Dave and I were heading out the door on our bikes for school and Dave specifically asked me, "Would you like a rubber band for your pants?" Being my stubborn self, I declined his offer, declaring I would be fine, and continued on my way. Behold the result of my foolishness. You can laugh, it's okay. I did.



Luckily, my pants didn't get caught in the chain and send me flying. Next time Dave offers, I'll take!


The culprit

And here come the pictures....

Here are a couple pictures from the first day of October. The rain hasn't let up much since! It is raining again today... and I'm still loving it. :)



The view from our lovely front window....