Random on Purpose -- Part 2

Here again, is a your short and concise gathering of all things Ryan and Emma. And only short and concise because we can't devote enough time to writing dedicated posts on each of the topics. Not yet anyway.

• We're counting down just over 50 days until we leave for Central America for a few weeks. It's kinda crazy. I'm pretty sure we should be more excited about the trip than we currently are.. but we'll blame our exhaustion on that. More on all this as we get closer.

• After much thought, I've finally settled on a "before-I-hit-30" goal -- a sprint triathlon (750 m swim, 20 km bike, 5 km run). That being said, in addition to my current biking routine, I'm also running (pathetically) and soon to be swimming.

• And because of that, if you know somebody who's willing to part with their road bike for absolutely zero cash, I'll actually ride it so you can use that space on your garage wall (Hi Bryan!).

• Rocco and Bella are weirding us out. Out of nowhere, they suddenly started licking each other's mouths. Gross. Evidently it's a sign of affection between two dogs living together -- acknowledging and respecting each other. But to me, it's a sure sign I won't do well with a teenage daughter.

• I'm over 20 pounds lighter than I was in the beginning of December (I still blame Ashley's cheesecakes for that weight gain). Much of the loss due to biking daily plus a modified diet. I owe a lot of accountability to Livestrong.com. Again, when I have more time, I'll get into that process a little more.

• If you actually look at the "what he/she's reading" sidebar at ryanandemma.com, you'll note that Emma's apparently in a morbid mood lately. Like every other female lately, she's been diving into vampire books -- first the Twilight series and most recently, a series that always has the word "dead" in it. Encouraging...

• Apparently we live in "Awesometown." This campaign is so discouraging on so many levels. And I've thrice debated critiquing it on the Rhyno blog, but elected not to each time so I'm not appearing overtly negative. But seriously... it's embarrassing to live here now.

• It's not fair to blame it on Amy, but I'm a huge Menchie's fan now. Not to say that Emma's not, but in my mind, every time is a good time for Menchie's. In her's, there's also time for a burger.

That's it for now...

When I'm able to get to bed the night before the next day begins, we'll be sure to digress about my upcoming purchase of gorilla-like shoes, my 5-10 steps for shedding weight, and a few posts bragging about all the places we'll be visiting in a couple months.