Zombies, Run!

This is a little app that has changed my life.

As so many people in the world do, I don't really enjoy jogging. It's tiring, it doesn't burn very many calories, and to me it's boring. With swimming at least I don't have to pay attention to where I'm going and can just zone out, not really a good idea when running around outside.  I've tried music but it doesn't keep my attention for long enough. I've also read books while walking on a treadmill and that was awesome except for the fact that I can't read and jog at the same time. Audio books would work but I'm not good at motivating myself to go faster than a moderate walk.

That is the beauty of this app. It's essentially a zombie story that you as a runner are a part of. It tells you a story but it's interspread with your music playlist and occasionally zombie hordes chasing you. So I get two different kinds of entertainment and someone telling me to occasionally run faster in a way that is really motivational.

Other cool things about it. You pick up supplies along the way so during one of your songs it will interrupt for a second and say "picked up a pair of trousers." or maybe first aid kits or whatever and at the end of you run you can build up your little town. It's like those silly addicting games on your phone but you only get items during your run.

Did I mention it tracks your run on GPS so you know your speed, how far you ran, and the actual route you took?

Aaron and I both walked/jogged 5km yesterday and I actually had fun. What!?!? I actually had fun jogging? I never thought I'd say it.

So if you want a fun way to get into jogging check out Zombies, Run!

Best Things about the New Place

Here are some of my favorite things about our new apartment

1. I can walk to pretty much everything I need: 2 grocery stores, a pharmacy, the post office, various mom and pop restaurants and a Top Pot Doughnuts. What more do I need in life? Also having a grocery store across the street means better dinners. Why? Because say I was making Mu Shu pork lettuce wraps and I forgot to buy mushrooms, instead of just leaving them out I walk downstairs and buy them. Hmm I'm feeling like taquitos for dinner but don't have fresh cilantro? Walk the 2 minutes and buy some. Seriously it's my new favorite.

2. Big, NICE kitchen. This is pretty much amazing. Cooking is sooooooo much easier when there is more than 2 square feet of counter top. The granite counter tops, new appliances and new cabinets are just lovely

3.  Roof Garden. Do I need to even say anything else?

4. Free BBQ grills. There are two grills on the roof for anyone to use which is nice. We invited some friends over and we grilled and ate outside on the roof. It was beautiful.

I'll post up some pictures soon.

Wedgewood

No we are not moving to an Elizabethan manor in the English countryside, though that would be cool.

Aaron and I found a place in Seattle in a neighborhood called Wedgewood. All of the neighborhoods here have names. Weird. Anyways, it will cut Aaron's commute not quite in half and be an all around adventure.

Delicious Seattle restaurants here we come!

Yay Books!

One of my all time favorite authors is one I found relatively recently. Her name is Lindsay Buroker. I've read all of her books, follow her blog and even donated a fair amount to her kickstarter campaign. Seriously guys, I love her books. They are full of adventure, witty banter and just a touch of romance. Add in the fact that they are in her words 'high fantasy novels in the era of steam' and you have a book that seems personalized just for me. Go get the first one right now, it's free for kindle and various other sites


These came in the mail as the 'goodies' for donating to kickstarter. I was so excited I pretty much was jumping up and down.

Yes I'm hugging the books

The author even wrote me a note! I'm so happy :)

Awesome

I laughed for a full minute after reading this.

http://xkcd.com/1069/

If you want me to explain why it's so funny, I'd be happy to :)

House update

So remember all of those pictures I posted of our house? Yeah, it was the wrong house. The builder built the wrong house :( We met with them yesterday and are currently looking for a lot to build the correct house somewhere else. If we can't come to an agreement in two weeks then Aaron and I will be scrapping the whole thing and renting for another year.

This experience does make me really grateful to know that we have a Father in Heaven who loves us and has a plan for our lives. Thank goodness for the gospel.

Footings!

Here are some more pictures of our house

From 5-13-2012

And here are some from 5-20-2012

Yay it's getting built so fast!!!