Look at this.. It's only a couple of weeks into the new year, and I've already failed to keep up with my blog. But in my defense, I've been busy. Katy and Matt came in for a few days and we were out running most of that time. Katy and I had a shopping day to get her hair cut and find a new pair of boots. We did manage to find the boots, but only after looking in every shoe and department store in the area. This is what she wound up with:

I found a new purse along the way, too.

I don't know how I am so abusive to my purses, but the poor things don't last very long. The one I had the most hope of lasting for longer than six months died a horrible death by syrup after a McDonald's breakfast run one morning.

Anyway, in addition to shoe and purse shopping, we took everyone to see "Into the Woods" after Katy said she really wanted to see it. Their comments? "There was too much singing." Hello! It's a musical! And yes, they knew it was a musical before they went in. So much for culture.

And in other news, I've had to give up my elliptical thanks to plantar fasciitis. It's excruciating. I had to buy some Dr. Scholl's inserts and tape up my feet with this stuff:

What a difference. Two weeks later and I can almost walk normally again. Almost. I'm planning to start walking again, but it's cold outside and I don't have a treadmill. Ugh. 

Is winter over yet?