y = soul sucker

can i admit something?  i think the y has stolen my soul. that's right.  i officially spend all my waking hours there, shower everyday (sometimes twice!) there, have the majority of my social life there -- it's not horrible, i mean i'm getting paid to do this, but come on!  perhaps i am not used to having a full-time job again, but it seems so ridiculous.

two other pros of being a resident of the y:

    1. it gets me to work out.  so maybe i only dream of sitting in the hot tub after my workouts, but whatever works, right?

    2. the beautiful trees growing in the parking lot.  i know!  it's stupid to admire a parking lot accessories, but they are just so stinkin' colorful!  as i mentioned in my previous post, it seems like the colors of fall have lasted so much longer here! here are some photos i shot before one of my shifts began last week -- yes, i looked like a crazy out in the parking lot.  even the guys at the front desk questioned if i got some good shots.  i dared them to have the courage to do it, too!



i'm only used to these fall colors being here for a week, and then falling off and blowing away.  it's hysterical to see them next to palm trees for so long!  they look like they were imported!







again, completely out of place.



so bright!





i must say, this tree looked great next to janice - the new "tea grean" cr-v.

 



these were my fave leaves!  i wanted to pluck them off and use them for decorating.  they actually remind me of a barret i used to have in a bright red curly assortment. 

 





i do believe that this one was behind janice.  it almost enhanced the glowing of her!



in other news:

• ashley and andrew made a trip to the beach in sf and played with a bunch of dead jellyfish -- poking them and such -- which actually lead to them being filmed by the local news.  we just watched the segment with no luck, but they said it was definitely a sight to see!
• i just took a 20 hour training (of course, not continuous) on water fitness instruction.  the real reason i took it: the pay raise.  but it does open doors to somemore opportunities and it forces me to work with a new population (not just kiddos).  it will be an adventure, that's for sure.
• we watched the "julia marathon" on the lifetime channel last night, which included the film "sleeping with the enemy."  andrew has now clutched on to the quote "i'm sorry we quarreled."  it's hilarious when he says it to me after a minor disagreement, but it's not the only thing we pulled from the film.  others included a deep fear of mustached men & don't beat your wife, because she will take swimming lessons and leave you.
• ashley is the best roommate ever!  as we speak, there is a chili chicken soup almost ready to put into a breadbowl that she has created throughout the day.  among other things, she is incredible & i am so glad we're getting to spend this time with her!
• there are creepy crawlers living under the floor board of our entry way & i am not fast enough with the vacuum.  they are big & like nothing i have ever seen before.  one crawled out from underneath our dryer last month (a bigger one) and i'm pretty sure these are it's relatives, perhaps even offspring.  UGH!
• andrew has made a couple sales (still at the leasing company, so not quite official), but we are so proud!