Kelly
Putting together a couple of blogs for our family goings-on, I realized that the blog has become very Miles-centric. I love that little man - don't get me wrong! But why not step out a little to let you know that Nate and I do have active lives that do not involve 4-6 year old athletics! This is a blog about the family, is it not?!
To begin, Nate is studying and taking exams, like-a-boss!
He's been combing through binders of material to review the facts and formulas needed to pass the 7 exams that make up the Architectural Registration Exam for licensure. So far, so good!
Nate's softball league with his co-workers starts up again on June 7th. He'll play every Thursday, assuming he's not injured or backed-up with a tight deadline at work. Again, it's an architectural league this year. Local firms put together teams and they play each other for bragging rights. If there's one thing that I've learned about architects in my long-time relationship with Nate - it's that they prefer to mingle with their own kind! (see bullet point #13 pasted below from "Dating an Architect" by Bob Borson)
Can I also add "phenomenological" and "methodologies" ??
- Be prepared for all your new friends to be other architects. Architects lose the ability to speak like regular people because in college, “archispeak” is drilled into their heads like waterboarding. Listen to an architect talk for an evening and I can guarantee that you will hear at least one of the following words: ”juxtaposition” “axis mundi” “clarity” “truncated” “uniformity” and “composition”.
Nate's also planning to run a race this summer (Thurs., May 23)! Again, his office a put together a group of active bodies to run in the J.P.Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge! It's a 3.5 mile race. Miles and I are super excited to cheer him on, even though Nate HATES running!!
I've also signed up for a few races.
Coming up on Saturday, May 25, I'll be running the Soldier Field 10-miler! I've done it once before, but this year is super exciting! It's the 10th anniversary of the race and the shirts are FINALLY ChiBear's colors!
On Sunday, June 23, I will be running in the Chicago Women's Half Marathon. Also, on Saturday, July 27th, I will be running in the BTN BIG10K. Fun, fun! There are so many other fun races yearning for my attention, but I really need to settle down.
Other than that, our summer will involve weekends to the beaches along Lake Michigan, camping getaways, family time, and far-away family time! Happy start to your summer!
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