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Darcy’s Swanky New Pad

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Ching under Life.

Darcy went to pick up the key to her apartment today. Since it is only two minutes from work, we decided to stop by. She had shown be pictures of the unit, but the pictures don’t really do the place justice. The loft is amazing!

The kitchen is completely open and has granite counters. There aren’t a lot of cabinets along the wall, but her pantry is enormous. I think the loft pantry is bigger than the pantry at her old house.

Every inch of the 2000 sq ft space is amazing. Darcy lucked out and got a unit with hardwood floors instead of polished concrete. I think the only thing I didn’t like was that the bedroom is open – meaning no door.

There’s a short hallway that you walk through and then there it is. I’d definitely need a door to hide my mess from everyone. LOL.

Believe it or not, my favorite feature is not the jetted tub in her master bath, the huge pantry, the amazing view (you can see both the BOA and Epic Center buildings from her apartment), the rooftop access (with outdoor hot tub), the granite counters in the kitchen and bathrooms, although all of these things are great. My favorite feature is the security monitor that shows the hallway, parking garage, elevator, and lobby. I think that’s what Brian and I got most excited about when Darcy first described her new place to us. What can I say? We are nerds.

Anyway, I am so excited for Darcy. She moves in to the ultimate bachelorette pad this weekend. I can’t wait to see how she decks out the place. From all of the things that she has shown and told me, it sounds like it will be really swanky!

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Time to Buy Some Goggles

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Ching under Health.

This is how Brian’s eye looked after he had a run-in with the power of Bruce.

Brian half-crying, half-laughing, with an ice-pack to his eye.

We were all really worried about Brian. One of the YMCA reps actually filed an incident report. I was wondering if I needed to take him to the hospital or at the very least maybe convince him to stay home tomorrow. He said he was fine, though.

He was like, “My boss got hit in the eye with a hockey puck and showed up to work the next day. If I tell him I’m not able to show up to work because I got hit in the eye with a racquetball, he’s going to call me a wuss.” Good point. No one wants to seem like a wuss. No one I know, anyway.

Brian hit my head with the racket on Sunday and I was too proud to admit that it bothered me. I wanted to keep playing and so we did. We finished three games. It was Monday night before I even admitted to Brian that my head still hurts. The bump is still there and tender to the touch.

I’m just thankful that it was Brian who hit my head and not Jay. I think that if Jay did it, Bruce would have done quite a number on me and my head might have needed some stitches.

I think Brian’s eye will be fine. It looked horrible at first, but it’s not so red anymore. I was afraid he’d have a black eye tomorrow, but I don’t think it will even be that bad. Definitely going to stop and buy some racquetball goggles before we play racquetball again, though.

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My BalanceBall Chair

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Ching under Health, Wishlist.

Brian put together my BalanceBall chair at lunch today. Merry Christmas to me!

Here are some helpful resources:
8-Minute Fitness Ball Workout Video
How to Do Ab Crunches on a Ball
4 Exercises for Back and Knee Problems
Tone Your Butt and Thighs on the Ball
Frequently Asked Questions

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Getting a Workout

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Ching under Health, Life.

I played racquetball with Ronnie, April and Jay yesterday. Brian had an appointment at Tracy’s Automotive so he dropped me off at the gym at 8:30 AM. Since I was there so early, I went ahead and did 30 minutes of the group fitness class before mine. The group fitness class I like is the All Tapped out step class from 9:00 to 10:00 AM.

We had the racquetball court reserved for three hours. Yes, we are court hogs. =P

Almost halfway through my step class, I thought I would step out (no pun intended) and see who was in the racquetball court. I guess Ronnie and April were running late because Jay was in there by himself playing with Bruce. Yes, he named his racquetball racket. Our friends are weird. Well, maybe just Jay.

I felt bad so I told him that I would grab my stuff from the studio and play with him instead. Ronnie and April showed up before we could finish an entire match. We played doubles instead.

Brian was hoping that he would be done with Tracy’s by 11:00 AM, so that he could play racquetball with us. No such luck. While I was getting a workout, Tracy’s was giving our credit card a workout to the tune of $650. You go in for one thing and you come out spending almost double. That’s pretty much how our luck goes.

Brian feels he got a good deal, though. We got four new tires (with free Nitrogen and free tire rotation for the life of the tires), new brake pads, and an oil change for $650. That’s not too bad, I guess. It could have been worse.

The sad thing is that we just paid our credit card bill (we zero it out each month so we don’t have to pay interest/finance charges) and I think there’s another $1000 in there right now (maybe more; we have been shopping a lot lately). We won’t have another paycheck coming in for another week at least. Did I mention that spending money is my least favorite part of the holidays? Spoken like a true Asian, right? Stereotypes aside, sometimes Brian is worse than I am. We are a couple of frugalistas. LOL.

Jay and I played racquetball until noon. Since Brian was still waiting for the Crichton to get done, Jay just dropped me off at Tracy’s. Thanks, Jay!

Since we were already downtown, Brian and I decided to have lunch at Caffe Moderne. They have the best sandwiches! Probably not the best for you diet-wise, but it’s delicious. I love their honey vinaigrette salad dressing also. Brian was proud of the fact that I resisted the slice triple chocolate bundt cake that was calling my name from the dessert display case. I really wanted it, too. Ugh.

Brian wanted to go home and nap before we went to the holiday party that evening in Hutch. I generally don’t like napping right after eating, but I was fighting the urge to stay awake. I think it’s because I stayed up late on Friday night and woke up at 7:00 AM on Saturday morning. Brian and I napped until 3:00 PM. Brian wanted to nap longer than an hour and a half, but we had to make it to Hutch by 5:30 PM and we still needed to get gas and cash.

Saturday was a full eventful day overall. I wasn’t too happy about napping after lunch because I can just imagine all those food calories being stored as fat as I slept. At least, I skipped the chocolate cake. I just try to remind myself of that so I don’t get too upset. LOL.

I felt bad because Brian had to spend his entire morning at Tracy’s and didn’t get to play racquetball with us. We are playing racquetball together today before my workout class, though. Let’s see if I can beat him this time.

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Employees Association Holiday Party

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Ching under Life.

Brian and I attended the Employees Association holiday party held at the Grand Prairie Hotel & Convention Center in Hutchinson, Kansas last night. Our entertainment for the evening was Tom Burgoon: comedian, magician and master hypnotist. He was actually pretty funny.

Carly and Sarah