A Down and Up Weekend

It was an interesting week. I was on duty all week, so I couldn't be more than 10 minutes off campus. It was pretty quiet for the most part. I decided to go to the mall on Friday to see if I could find some fun clothes for Vegas. I wasn't in there too long, but when I went to my car there was a note attached to my windshield that read, "I left a scratch on your car...I'm real sorry...my parents have insurance." It also listed in a name and phone number. I looked around the passenger side of my car and nothing...however I was shocked when I walked around to the drivers' side. I have a pretty big scratch starting from the back drivers' side door leading all the way back to the bumper. There is some dents and other markings as well. I called my insurance company and they will take care of everything for me - as in contacting the kid and his parents, the dmv, filing paperwork, etc. I go in to the shop tomorrow for the estimate and hopefully will have it fixed by the end of the month. My guess is they will have to replace the back bumper and fender and buff the door. I will post pictures later (if I remember to take them). On Saturday, I got my fellow GRD to hold the duty phone for me so I could help Jeff and the rest of the General Mills crew set up for the Trix Run - a 5k. We got to Lodi around 5:30am! It made for a long day. Around 7am, Jeff and I decided that we would run. I told Jeff when we moved that I would run it with him, however, we stopped running after he hurt his ankle, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Here are some pictures of the day:

The Honey Nut Cheerios Bee and the Trix Rabbit made appearances and great photo opps!
Jeff finished the race in just under 23 minutes so he had plenty of time to get the camera and wait for me to finish.
The picture above is me passing the 3-mile marker. Jeff started running with me after he took the picture so I sprinted the rest of the way. My goal was to finish the race in 45 minutes, so my time of 34:30 was pretty good - especially since I have never really ran more than 2 miles before the race!
After the race, Jeff got to announce the top three finishers in each division while the mayor of Lodi handed out the medals.
It was a fun day, but I was exhausted afterwards. Toni and Drew had a BBQ that night, but I was unable to attend because I was back on duty. Jeff went and had a good time.
P.S. We'll be in Las Vegas in 4 days!!!