Saturday things

 It was so nice to have yesterday off, as a bonus paid holiday. The company I just started with has a really generous time off plan, particularly compared to where I've previously worked. There is a mid year mini break (time off, where you don't have to use your PTO) of a Wednesday-Friday at the end of July, as well as a longer break over the holidays. I've never worked anywhere with mixed PTO (vacation + sick leave), but when given the option to work from home when sick, it's unusual for me to take more than a few sick days per year. There is also the standard collection of US holidays as well. 

What we were up to yesterday:

DH installed a shelf that I ordered for my treadmill. The treadmill hasn't gotten much use lately, because I typically run outside or at my workout class. However, you can set it at the very lowest setting, and walk while doing other things. I have a lot of training videos to watch, documents to read, etc, and this will be perfect for getting in some steps while I'm busy doing other things. My actual workouts will be shorter in the upcoming weeks, but hopefully I can use the treadmill for an hour a day or so at a very slow pace & pick up some steps. I'd like to keep my 12k steps/day goal for the year, if at all possible.

We had a fun day yesterday. DS18 was feeling very chatty about college, and we were able to understand how he did on his AP tests (scores aren't yet released to the students, but have been released to the colleges, so based on the credits given, we know which scores he got). He is going into college with 20 credits, thanks to his AP tests. He scored really well on everything but stats, where he passed, but got a 3, which means he received a general education credit, vs credit for a stats class. He was a little disappointed by that, but got full credit for: calculus & physics, both of which count towards his major. He is also bringing credits for US government & environmental science. All of these credits will save a lot of money in college tuition (about $20k), which is pretty crazy & also help him graduate on time, while not needing to overburden himself the first few semesters, as he's figuring out college.

I made everyone lunch, so they wouldn't eat out, and we chatted about all things college with DS18 & his girlfriend. She's studying abroad in Paris the first semester, and getting excited about her trip as well.

The adults had margaritas by the pool, which was so lovely, & caught up on the trip to Boulder, job searching, my new job, etc. DH grilled delicious burgers, and we had that with fresh fruit, and tater tots that DH made. He was so proud of himself, coming home with an 8 lb package of tater tots from Costco. I burst out laughing because... that's a lot to find room for in the freezer, but also, who is going to eat 8 lbs of tots?! He was so pleased with himself, when the teens loved them & cleared out the pan he made. ;-)

It's supposed to be pretty much perfect weather (for my taste) today, at 75 degrees. Sunny enough to enjoy, but not too hot to be outside & work in the yard. Yes!

I'm heading to a strength workout class this morning, will also do a walk or some sort of other cardio. Otherwise, I have a few errands to run, and plan to get ahead of some work for next week.

What are you all up to today?