[berkeley]

>>how can you just walk away from me, when all i can do i watch you leave<< mariah carey's rendition of "against all odds"

festive decor
I managed to assemble the string of super cute paper lanterns that Pammy gave to me for my birthday. Chris and I hung them up above two of the windows in our room. Later this week we'll be putting up the clear christmas lights in our sunroom that i bought at Kmart.

I'm planning to leave the lanterns and the christmas lights up indefinitely, though, since lights are so festive. It's so welcoming to see our sunroom lit up from outside.

Too bad Kmart didn't have those large multi-colored bulbs that Pamela had when she was in Lafayette--those were so cool. That's the only time that i'll ever vote for multi-colored over classic white. Am i still talking about christmas lights?

push
I'd hit a plateau with my strength training and figured i needed to change things up because I was never ever sore. This morning, i worked out with Alex. I'm looking forward to feeling sore tomorrow because I was able to work to complete fatigue. Whenever i workout alone, i can't put in those last 2 or 3 reps because there's no one there to spot me. Crossing fingers, hope i'm sore tomorrow. I love that feeling! I feel so accomplished when i have trouble doing things like putting my jacket on or opening a door.