ex(PR)essed

Happy Friday, friends! Greetings from a girl who is feeling pretty giddy about leaving for vacation tomorrow. Jeff and I are looking forward to a week of merry-making in western Pennsylvania and western New York. Once the business of the vacation is over — Jeff’s marathon on Sunday morning — it will be all about sleeping in, reading, relaxing with family and friends, shopping, and leisurely days.

My goals for the week are pretty modest: finish reading “East of Eden,” do some Christmas shopping, have a good visit with Jeff’s grandpa, and hike at Watkin’s Glen.

We’re taking our mountain bikes with us, which means that we’re driving the Element instead of the Civic. Who cares, you ask? We do. That means we have the pleasure of listening to XM in the car instead of shuffling through CDs and my MP3 player, which seems to have major trouble understanding the word “random.”

If I feel like it, I will post an update about the marathon next week. (I know Brandie will be waiting anxiously for a few photo of Jeff in an aluminum foil cape.) But, I will be on vacation (did I mention that?) so I’m not making any promises.