Friends

Today was a great day. This morning Melissa and I were able to go running with Randy. Melissa broke off to do interval training, while Randy and I did an 8 mile loop. This evening we had Val and Tala over to play Carcassonne and eat dessert. Dessert consisted of chocolate pudding made from scratch on chocolate-chip cookie bars with vanilla frozen yogurt and whipped cream, topped with cherries, peanuts, M&Ms, and chocolate and carmel syrup (this year we made no resolutions about what we would or would not eat!). We feel so blessed that we just happen to live within 2 miles of such wonderful friends.

Recently there is a new trend in our house. Jason is becoming more attached to our bunny Cassidy.Many people will say, "You have a pet bunny? Do you keep it indoors?" Bunnies are actually really great pets. They don't need much and are easy to keep happy with little attention. Initially Jason wanted nothing to do with her, wanting her to live outdoors, in the basement etc etc . . . I tried to argue her case b/c although she is not nearly as friendly as a dog, she does show affection with sniffing and licking and she is very nice to pet b/c her fur is so soft.Until lately Jason would ignore her and her antics. However as of recently (perhaps b/c of his more frequent time in the office, which is a.k.a. Cassidy's room) they have developed a bond of sorts. It's quite cute actually. We're just a little happy family now: Jason, Melissa and Cassidy.