now home for 2 1/2 days before heading to Las Vegas for the marathon! i'm hoping to run a 3:30-something marathon.... but we'll see what happens!
after Vegas, we're off to NYC for a few days!
busy, busy, busy!
Having always lived away from my family and having often read about the overwhelming amount of crafty things that parents had to deal with and store, etc., i always hope my sister would send me some of her kids crafts. i think i even asked her to do so once in awhile but she had a lot on her plate and never did so. one of my nieces made a paperplate spider in kindergarten and gave it to me (i was in my gothier phase of life and she must have known i'd love it!). This niece is now 17 and i still have the spider hanging in my closet. I moved it from state-to-state, city-to-city with me.
anyway... now i'm a mama. to a kid who HATES crafts! mostly he hates coloring but he's not the biggest fan of painting or gluing either.
i also have a stainless steel fridge so i can't magnet anything up there!
i did, however, get Sidney to make a jack-o-lantern and a bat (out of his hands)... and taped them up. i think it drives Chris crazy to have stuff taped to our fridge (in our otherwise very...sparse house)...but i've waited a really long time to have kid stuff up... and it makes me happy every time i walk past.
i think i'll look around for some other Sidney art and send some to my sister. I think she'll appreciate it.
| Distance | HALF MAR |
| Clock Time | 1:41:09 |
| Chip Time | 1:40:54 |
| Overall Place | 335 / 12358 |
| Gender Place | 58 / 7854 |
| Division Place | 10 / 1278 |
Anaheim, CA
Sunday, September 5, 2010
But for the past few days, my foot has been killing me. I have to start training for Vegas and i'm getting concerned about my pain and ability to suck it up and keep running. Of course, when i'm not active, they don't hurt - but that just isn't my reality.
I was fine all summer and ran loads of long runs with one of my running partners who was training for a summer marathon - but now that it's time for me to get my miles up, it's really starting to hurt.
i have a race next Sunday in Disneyland (California) and i have a long run schedule this Sunday with my partners so i guess we'll see how it holds up after that (when i'm really supposed to start training) and maybe another trip to the doctor is in order.
it's annoying.
in other news - i only have 3 days of work left. but they offered me a consulting position so i'll be working less but still making some money. :)
what was fo-uh is now fourrr.
it's strange to hear that sound coming from his mouth.
i love this kid.
while the years/days/weeks haven't always been pleasant, fun or otherwise wonderful - i'm happy that i have Chris is my life. Neither of us are perfect but we are pretty close to perfect for each other.
on a related note, i came out of the bedroom with my wedding dress on this morning. It is waaaayy too big (which feels pretty good) but my sweet little boy said.. "mama, you look like a princess!".. it was probably the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me.
i love my family.
I just got fired from my job... well, "let go" but it's all the same in the end, innit?
we are working out my severance package and exit date.
it's a whole new world.
:)
- attempt to make homemade larabars. Sidney and I both love these and they are a little expensive.
- go through my photo albums and purge. Ask ex-boyfriend's mom if she wants some pictures of him
- Be more mindful of calories. I've been eating way too many sweets lately.
- Register for the Goofy Challenge and possibly the Las Vegas marathon. Goofy will sell out and i think this is my last Disney marathon year.
- Make sure I take vacation days. I'm maxing out and losing hours!
- Swim more.
- find something fun to do in Ft. Lauderdale/Miami.
I am thankful:
- that my sister bought me a Snuggie. i LOVE it!
- for the movie, CLUE. It never fails to make me laugh. "Mrs. Peacock was a man??!"
- that Sidney has a healthy immune system. Chris and I were just commenting on how we can't remember the last time he had anything more than a one day sniffle.
- for our Disney passes. We are fortunate to be able to go to the park for a little while at a time and not have to drag a tired and over-stimulated kid around b/c it's our only chance. We use them very often and i'm very thankful we are able to afford them.
- that i'm feeling better today. The past few days have been a dangerous mix of arguing, sadness, hunger, hormones and busy. i'm ready for the weekend.
I am thankful :
- for my running buddies. I've had a couple really enjoyable runs the past week and it's all because of the people I run with. It would be very hard to wake up at 4:45am to run myself or with people I didn't like being with.
- for my sweet boy. Just because. He's so wonderful.
- for the guy on the internet that provided the link to the free webcast of the Boston Marathon. I was pretty bummed that I wasn't going to see it but didn't want to pay for a crappy feed.
- that it's hot again!
- for my outdoor clothes rack. I only use the dryer for towels and socks. Everything else gets hung up.
Today feels like a Friday. I need to get myself together.
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