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Despite the fact that I don’t particularly LOVE to run, I’ve been doing quite a bit of it lately. I know it’s not the best exercise for the body, with all the strain it puts on the knees, hips, feet and spine — especially if you’re not doing it properly — but it’s a great way to get some good cardio in every once in a while. And it’s one of those activities that Gerry and I can be cute and do together outdoors. We both run in our VFFs, which we find to be a heck of a lot more comfortable than running sneakers.

So that being said, both of us, as well as Jessie and Heather and a whole lot of other people we don’t know, are running in a 5K race this Saturday, June 19th. It’s the 7th annual Sharon Timlin Memorial 5K Race in Hopkinton, MA, which is an event to raise money towards a cure for ALS (aka Lou Gehrig’s disease). The four of us are running as part of Team Vorlauf and we have sponsor pages setup for anyone who may wish to donate some cash toward the cause. Check it out if you’d like to sponsor me!

There are a couple beer dinners coming up that I think are worth mentioning. One of them is a Sixpoint dinner at Sierra Grille on Sunday, February 21st at 6pm. I don’t have a complete menu for this yet, but the food at Sierra is always good and the guys from Sixpoint brewery will be there to chat with. This dinner is $65/person, including tax and tip. Gerry and I have already got a table booked, so if you’d like to join us just let me know and I’ll call to add you.

Edit: I talked to O’Brian at Sierra Grille and found out that the menu will be spice trade themed, since Sixpoint uses a version of the nautical star as their logo. Here is what I got…

Soup Course
Butternut Bisque served w/ Dunkelweiss

Appetizer Course
Braised rib done in Otis Oatmeal Stout w/ a mole sauce

Intermezzo
3 different types of gravlax served w/ the Righteous Rye

Entree
Different meats, shrimp, veggie options all done Indian style and served w/ Bengali Tiger

Dessert
Flan w/ a mocha cookie and Double Sweet Action

The other is an Avery dinner at Bottega Cucina on Sunday, February 28th. 2 seatings, one at 4.30 and one at 7.30. This dinner is $55/person NOT including tax or tip. Unfortunately Gerry and I can’t make it to this one, but if you can, be sure to tell me how awesome it is and make me jealous. ;)

The menu is:
1st course
Old Jubilation Ale paired with
Ale infused carbonara with roasted veal tortellacci

2nd course
Karma "Golden Belgian" Ale paired with
Honey roasted beet tartar with grilled crostini

3rd course
Maharaja IPA paired with
NY Strip steak with beer poached egg and toast points

4th course
Mephistopheles Imperial Stout paired with
Bacon wrapped dates with a Roquefort blue cheese sauce

this is what we’ve got planned so far for the thanksgiving menu this year. we’ve got a LOT of people coming over throughout the day and it’s sure to be a great time!

apps
spinach and artichoke hummus & pita chips (sarah)
cheese & crackers (jess and sarah)
-gruyere
-havarti w/ dill
-smoked gouda
-shires of england cheddar
-dairy crest w/ blueberries
-goat gouda
-jarlsberg
garlic and lemon green olives, black olives & assorted pickles (jess and sarah)
collard green galette w/ shallots, pine nuts, pancetta, gorgonzola and lemon (sarah)
chips & dip (sarah)
pumpkin bread & cream cheese (jess)
deviled eggs (sarah)
shrimp cocktail (sarah)

butternut soup and beer bread (ed)

dinner
turkey (30lbs)
gravy
mashed taters
turnip
bread stuffing (mom)
french meat stuffing (mom)
butternut/chard/leek gratin (sarah)
roasted gruyere onions (mom)
greenbean casserole (heather)
sweet potatoes and carrots roasted w/ the turkey
sauteed brussel sprouts w/ pecans (sarah)
homemade cranberry sauce (heather)
plain and cranberry pecan flax rolls (heather)

dessert
apple pie (jess)
pecan pie? (possibly christina)
pumpkin cheesecake (jess)
macaroons dipped in dark chocolate (sarah)
brownies (gram)
cookie platter (jess)
pepper cookies (heather)

for anyone that might be interested and does not already know, i am hosting a pampered chef party this friday evening. i’m not usually a huge fan of these types of parties, but there are some pampered chef products that i’ve purchased in the past and absolutely love. they make some products that are definitely worth the money. if you’re interested in attending the party, please let me know and i’ll send you more info. otherwise if you’d like to purchase anything online and have it shipped directly to you, you can do so here and just enter my name as the host.

I think it’s time to reclaim my blog from twitter.  I find that I use twitter a heck of a lot more than I ever thought I would, especially since I’ve got tweetdeck installed on both my iPhone and my computer (so happy they have a decent linux client!) and I’ve got it plugged into facebook as well. So with the new design change for codebitch I think I’ll go with a format change and move to a twitter feed in the sidebar and save my main blog for actual entries.. as in, I may actually post those every once in a while. I love that twitter is super short and fast.. it’s definitely got that instant gratification aspect going for it, but I miss spending time writing things out in detail.  So yeah, let’s see how long this lasts for.  ;)

@stephaniekays good shirt! 8)

@stephaniekays what shirt are you wearing that’s gathering so much attention at #babbf?

@ssoper so true!

@ssoper haha i know! wish i could have made it to #babbf today, but at least i was there for #notf last night.

@ssoper wow! that was only 17 minutes between standing in line and getting drunk @ #babbf. hehe that was quick. have fun!