Sunday Confessions - Over the Edge

I've seen other people do this on their blog every Sunday so thought I'd give it a try. And this is linked up on Every Day is a New Adventure - go check it out for other Sunday Confessions and new blogs! I found some I'm going to follow.

I must confess...

1. I love doing things with charity - make it even better when it's adventurous things! Yesterday I went Over the Edge for Special Olympics Texas. I raised just under $1500 for Special Olympics and then I rappelled down a 20 story building. My sister and I went to a VIP meet and greet cocktail hour on Friday and the MC there explained how Over the Edge relates to Special Olympics. I'd never thought of it this way... let's see if I can the verbiage right.

"For Special Olympians, these are people who were told that they'd never be able to do things like this. But they push themselves to the edge of their fears and go past it. So we put together this special event for volunteers to raise money and push themselves past their fears and go Over the Edge!" Or something like that. It was really poignant.

Here are some pictures. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of pictures because I had to turn in my phone right when I got there, because we can't have any loose items in our pockets when we rappel.

My Everest the morning of!

Someone rappelling!

The hardest part - leaning your weight out over the air and getting all of your weight into the harness.

Walk down the building! Easy, right?

2. I have been a little bum this week, while my boyfriend's been out of town. I've been marathoning old episodes of Modern Family. Turns out I hadn't seen the first 3 episodes of season 2! Marathoning tv shows is one of my guilty pleasures. I find a do it a lot less now that I live with someone.

3. I need to workout more. And eat less sweets. 

4. I miss my boyfriend. He's been in Dallas for a board game convention since Tuesday. It's been weird basically living alone again. Kind of nice to have the place to myself but definitely a little lonely. It'll be good to have him back -- he flies back in tonight!

5. Um... I don't know. Oh. This is one of the first years in a long time that I'm not finished with my Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving is even here. But hey, there's still time! I really need to figure out my shopping list. I have ideas for people I just need to finalize it.