Kris came over this afternoon to ask Matt some questions about work. He happened to be wearing one of his Ragnar shirts. When he came in the door I mentioned to him that if he ever did the race again, he should tell me because I really want to do it. After he talked to Matt and the kids for a while, he mentioned that his dad has done a team every year and might have an open spot on his team. I can't believe it! I'm so excited, albeit very nervous, about possibly getting to do a Ragnar. I had even looked up next year's Wasatch Back a week or two ago to see when they were opening 2013 registration and it was already sold out...for June...of NEXT YEAR. Crazy. I really hope that they need someone and that they don't mind if that someone is slow.
We had a babysitter come over tonight so Matt and I could go our for a date night. We didn't really do anything exciting, but it's nice just to have some alone time together since we don't get much of that during the week. We ended up going to MacCools for dinner and splurged on the Mud Pie. It's SO good - mint, chocolate and mocha ice cream all swirled and pressed together into a thick Oreo crust with chocolate sauce drizzled over the time. I don't even like mint or mocha and I love this dessert. It's probably good that they closed the one closer to our house because I think I might be eating it a lot more often.
We wandered through REI for a little while. I ogled the Garmin running watches for a few minutes, then wandered through the clearance racks. I found a really nice running jacket that would have been perfect for colder weather but at $85 on clearance I decided I could skip it. The need isn't urgent yet, so I'll keep looking.
Since we were fairly close to Toys R Us we decided to get some birthday shopping for Alyssa done since her birthday is in a couple of weeks. We bought her a few small things that she has been wanting or that we thought she would like. Now we just have to figure out which set of Legos to get her and find a diary with a lock on it and we will be set.
The last stop was Hastur Games so Matt could get some dice for a game he is working on. That store is always an adventure. :) There were lots of people playing different games so I kind of people-watched as Matt checked out the games and figured out what he wanted.
All in all, it was a nice relaxing evening and even though we were mostly just running errands it was so nice to have the time to talk without so many distractions. Working opposite schedules makes it really hard to get the time together that many couples get on a nightly basis so I feel really lucky that we have found a way to stay connected with each other like this!
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