Catching up

Hey friends!

We have some catching up to do don't we?

My friends Melissa and Molly came into town from Omaha so that Molly could run the Lincoln Half Marathon on Sunday, May 1st.  She finished beautifully in 1:52!! Melissa and I were proud to cheer her on along with my cousin Jamie who finished the half in just over 2 hours! They were both so inspiring that I decided to run the half next year!  Yikes!  That will definitely be something I will keep you posted as I train, but let's be honest here. Right now I'm lucky if I can run around the block.

Releasing the foodie on the city of Lincoln!  So I am a total foodie, I will try anything once, so I've wanted to post restaurant reviews here.  Unfortunately I tend to forget to take any pictures of the food before I dig in!  I'll work on that, promise.  But I can tell you a couple places that have been absolutely amazing!  El Toro is a great kind of hole in the wall Mexican place with amazing food and to.die.for margaritas!! The same family that owns it owns several other Mexican restaurants in town, all with equally great food I've heard!

I also took in a Lincoln staple, The Oven.  Excellent Indian food, so good!  I had Tandoori shrimp which was amazing and just the right portion.  Both places were introduced to me by good friend Kristin who has been a fabulous tour guide since I moved to town.

The city is full of great restaurants, coffee shops (LOVE The Mill!), bars, etc. I'm so excited to try them all out and definitely have a list of places to check off!

This weekend is full of errands unfortunately, but weather permitting I'm hoping to check out one of the two farmer's markets in town this weekend.

Also, I ask you all to raise a glass tonight to the MU HMI Class of 2011 who are graduating tonight!! I so enjoyed spending my second year of grad school with these people and am so excited for them!!