My 2009 Valentines Day Schedule

8:30 - Scrape snow off car

8:40 - Drive 0.6 miles to the gym where I typically spend the 9am hour in Spinning Class and the 10am hour in Yoga.

8:45 - Discover that those darned "New-Years-Resolutioners" stole all the bikes! Swim for an hour instead. (These days, I typically swim between a mile and mile and a half.)

10:00 - Do Yoga right next to my old friend, Christine Weiss. Awesome!

11:15 - Scramble Eggs and Fruit. Meanwhile, watch VH1's 3 Top music videos. Taylor Swift's Romeo and Juliet finally was dethroned apparently.

11:45 - Check to see if anyone has checked my blog. (Nope.)

12:00 - Sleep my sorrows (and tiredness) away for the following 4 hours.

4:15 - Lunch [3 different bowls of cereal and some apple-chunk oatmeal.)

4:35 - The Signature Game. Those in the ward already know what that is. For those who don't I'll amend this post with a scan of the rules. It's a game I made up to strengthen Ward unity.

6:45 - Scrape car again for a quick errand before going out with friends later.

7:00 - Narrowly escaping two accidents before parking at the University Mall. I finally made good on BG's See's Chocolate coupon. They were really nice. I got at least $2 worth of samples while waiting in line! Too bad I didn't see the backside of the chocolate catalog where all the good ones were hiding.

7:20 - Leave for Target to shop for a fedora. [Took the western side-roads this time to avoid traffic; a wise choice.]

7:40 - Take a video of my three favorite fedoras since I didn't have the extra 5 minutes needed to decide and checkout before meeting my friends. After gathering opinions throughout the night, I've decided on the first hat. (It's for swing dancing.) I was going to go swing dancing before my plans changed.

7:50 - Meet Amanda and Liz and some other friends from the ward for a French film at BYU's International Cinema. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not; a GREAT movie!

10:30 - Visit my friends in apt. 216. SCORE! I got to enjoy their leftover fondu goodies and catch up. I've missed them, even though it's only been a month since I was released as their Hometeacher.

11:30 - Turn in my Signature Game sheet. I'm hoping for 3rd place. With any luck, I might just win 1st! (I'll share the booty with my roommate Jon. He definitely went out of his comfort zone one Sunday night and collected signatures for over an hour.)

12:00 - Write this blog.

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