People are so kind!

It's been far too long since I made an entry. This has been a day to deal with things on my computer, though, as I just archived or deleted over 600 emails in my yahoo account. I'm hoping that seeing Inbox (2) instead of Inbox (347) will help to ease my mind and make replying to those work-not-play-generating emails that much easier.
Anyhoo - commuting update - My legs are very strong. Since the first or second week of school, I have been regularly carpooling with a colleague who lives just a little over a mile from my house. So - I walk around 15-30 minutes or a half a mile or more each morning, depending on how early each of us is leaving the house (We meet somewhere in the middle), then I do it again in the evening.
Still, that doesn't prevent my gym's Sunday morning yoga instructor from kicking my ass leg-wise. I noticed she had extraordinary calves from the beginning - but I didn't expect the soreness from all of those poses to last for a week! Note to self - remember to stretch every day!

Financial update - I had to rejoin Geico as a second driver on Julius's car. So - am I REEEELY saving money? Well, carpooling has saved me the cost of SEPTA tickets and passes for now (Thanks, Elisa!), and, compared to the penalties I'd face for driving without being insured, I guess it's a bargain!
Also, without a car, I make far fewer trips into the world of shameless commerce.

Wedding update - We're gonna make that trip to visit possible wedding venues one of these days! Any day now - really! Sheesh. It's not even funny how little we've got ready for the spring or summer nuptials. And I haven't even had the energy to think about the carbon footprint we're leaving just by having a bunch of people from different places all fly or drive to the event. Would that Philly venues weren't so expensive - at least we could work public transport into PART of the day. At least we're shooting for ceremony, reception, and lodging for the family at one place. Wish me luck in finding venues and caterers we can afford!
Also, we're going to make a trip up to NYC soon to visit Rev. Ron Brugler. Julius really dug him when they met this summer at Almont summer camp, and so we're hoping we can have this officiant, with his warm and fuzzy voice on the big day. I'm hoping that he and his wife of 30+ years can also give us some tough questions to sort out in the realm of pre-marital counseling. We could use some guidance on how to disagree fairly and...I dunno....constructively? I could hardly euphamize it any more than that - but I think married people know what I'm talking about!

My summary of this entry - walk more. It feels good.

Also, Julius is quite handsome. Seriously. (Thank you for that addition, Julius).