As I snack on my chocolate covered goodies (pistachios, blueberries, pretzels) and cashews, I am reminded of a lesson I learned in the Pyrenees.
---No matter how tired I am or how wobbly my legs become, a few bites of chocolate covered goodies will always give me energy to carry on!-----
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
The official start!
Training for the Half Marathon officially began last night. A has agreed to join in on the half-marathon training! (I'm the coach and training schedule maker because of my extensive years of experience).
We started off slow and easy for a full 20 minutes last night. Then we did a few sprints for fun! We had a healthy dinner chock full of vegetables....so this morning, I celebrated with a Boston Creme donut from Dunkin!
At the reservoir, after our run, we watched the baby geese swim, eat, and do their thing.
This week's movie pics: The Freedom Writers, Two For The Money
We started off slow and easy for a full 20 minutes last night. Then we did a few sprints for fun! We had a healthy dinner chock full of vegetables....so this morning, I celebrated with a Boston Creme donut from Dunkin!
At the reservoir, after our run, we watched the baby geese swim, eat, and do their thing.
This week's movie pics: The Freedom Writers, Two For The Money
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Happy 3-0 to Nate today!!! Wow, my schoolmates are turning thirty. I think that means I might turn 30 this year.... We'll see.
Still overcast and gloomy here.
Ambs canoed 18 miles!!! As part of an 85 ski-to-sea relay race.
Emily hit another personal record for marathon racing in the San Diego Marathon.
(so much inspiration to hit the ground running and get training myself!)
The Snapfish album of Spain is coming along... hopefully you'll have it accessible by week's end. The RI C forwarded this timely article along about the different online photoshare sites. It has a very helpful review, and it looks like I chose wisely with Snapfish!
As Vonnegut and A say: "Hi Ho"
P.S. Our art teacher stiffed us and didn't show up for the last class!
Still overcast and gloomy here.
Ambs canoed 18 miles!!! As part of an 85 ski-to-sea relay race.
Emily hit another personal record for marathon racing in the San Diego Marathon.
(so much inspiration to hit the ground running and get training myself!)
The Snapfish album of Spain is coming along... hopefully you'll have it accessible by week's end. The RI C forwarded this timely article along about the different online photoshare sites. It has a very helpful review, and it looks like I chose wisely with Snapfish!
As Vonnegut and A say: "Hi Ho"
P.S. Our art teacher stiffed us and didn't show up for the last class!
Monday, June 4, 2007
Monday morning update - June 4, 2007
We hosted a 35th Birthday Party at our house last night! Complete with a "tiki man" shaped pinata. All the kids walking down the street were jealous of us! One lady walked by and said it was her birthday, so we let her have a blind swipe at the "tiki man" too. It made her day! Thanks to A for rigging up the line so we could hang the "tiki man" in the front yard and away from danger of swatting the house.
Dinner with baby J on Friday was awesome!!! He is the cutest 3 week old baby I've ever met! He and his dads are very very lucky to have each other. We chowed on pad thai (well J had a bottle) and talked about babies, spain, work, etc.
I figured out that it wasn't Cara's b-day on Friday...but it was my half birthday! Also Kathy's birthday. She loved the cupcakes we brought to her this weekend. I'm grateful for the fresh cut flowers I got from her yard!
Does Nate turn 30 tomorrow??? So many birthdays this week. Yesterday was Grandma's birthday. Mom and Dad's anniversary is coming up!
It's pouring rain here... I'm drying off slowly.
Happy Monday!
Someone is riding around in CA with my name on their motorcyle! You can't really see it here, but the license plate says Wing Nut. Thanks M for thinking of me!
Dinner with baby J on Friday was awesome!!! He is the cutest 3 week old baby I've ever met! He and his dads are very very lucky to have each other. We chowed on pad thai (well J had a bottle) and talked about babies, spain, work, etc.
I figured out that it wasn't Cara's b-day on Friday...but it was my half birthday! Also Kathy's birthday. She loved the cupcakes we brought to her this weekend. I'm grateful for the fresh cut flowers I got from her yard!
Does Nate turn 30 tomorrow??? So many birthdays this week. Yesterday was Grandma's birthday. Mom and Dad's anniversary is coming up!
It's pouring rain here... I'm drying off slowly.
Happy Monday!
Someone is riding around in CA with my name on their motorcyle! You can't really see it here, but the license plate says Wing Nut. Thanks M for thinking of me!
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Friday, June 1, 2007
It's June!!!
Happy June 1st to everyone!
On this day I always wonder whether it's Cara's birthday today, or July 1st. Then, I check my calendar, which I will do now. It does not help me... I know her birthday is six months apart from mine which is Dec 1st. So, that must mean it's today?
I tried uploading Spain pics to Yahoo!Photos last night, to find out that Yahoo!Photos is phasing themselves out of the game... This weekend, I will conform, like everyone else, and put them up on Snapfish. Stay tuned!
Baby Jed is coming over for dinner tonight!
Today's fun: http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/05/31/lego.artist/index.html
On this day I always wonder whether it's Cara's birthday today, or July 1st. Then, I check my calendar, which I will do now. It does not help me... I know her birthday is six months apart from mine which is Dec 1st. So, that must mean it's today?
I tried uploading Spain pics to Yahoo!Photos last night, to find out that Yahoo!Photos is phasing themselves out of the game... This weekend, I will conform, like everyone else, and put them up on Snapfish. Stay tuned!
Baby Jed is coming over for dinner tonight!
Today's fun: http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/05/31/lego.artist/index.html
Thursday, May 31, 2007
HOLA!!
Did I make up that "boing boing" thing down below? that's Funny! I love making myself laugh.
I could apologize for skipping a whole two months of blogging, but then I'd just be apologizing everytime I post something.
Tomorrow begins the Month of June. I'll have to think of a catchy phrase for the "Happy Summer" post.
A and I just returned from 12 days in Spain (We toured Barcelona, Andorra, the southeast coast of France, the north east coast of Spain, and the Dali museum in Figueres)! Vacation is grand. It is such a great life to be on vacation. One disconcerting thing about the trip: We visited three countries and didn't get ONE stamp in our passport. What's the point of having pages in my passport if no one is going to stamp them?
We are back in the working world now...it's nice to be welcomed back, but it's still work. I'm sure you all understand.
I'll post pictures in a couple days so stay tuned!!! We took 925 pics during the trip, I don't think I'll post them all, but be prepared for several hundred!
Off the top of my head April and May highlights:
The east coast R's celebrated Easter with afternoon Tea on Saturday and dinner at the Parker House on Sunday.
Emily ran the boston marathon!
Britta visited from Guatemala!
Ro, Camille, and Leo came to "See Emily Run"!
Mom and Dad moved back to S-town! (They are loving the CA weather and not missing Beantown in the least)
All of the above happened in one weekend. Thanks to Al and Kathy for transporting my new pink couch in time for the guests!!!
Sis has begun the house hunt....phew that's a lot of work in addition to the overtime she's working!
I ran the James Joyce Ramble for the second year in a row....and am now gearing up for a half marathon in Montreal on Sept 9th.
I traveled to South Dakota for work. It was fun to listen to the cows outside of my hotel room at night.
We packed and prepped for Spain and fit in a weekend trip to the Vineyard between South Dakota and Spain. I lounged and went running, A cut down dead trees with a chainsaw.
Upon returning from Spain, we found out such happy happy news, I have to share: Rattler and Michael got a baby boy!!!
the BookClub is moving along at a quick pace. We read "The Namesake" and are now reading Kurt Vonnegut's "Slapstick". A man next to me on the plan was reading a book by Paolo Coehlo (the author of The Alchemist, which was our first bookclub book) called Virginia Decides to Die (or something). I'd like to read another Coehlo book. I am greatly enjoying my newfound love for books. I read "In Her Shoes" on the plane to and from Spain. The book is much much much better than the movie.
I think you're caught up now. More updates and random thoughts to come. (hopefully, more frequently).
P.S. I think I'm leaving the pink fashion phase and entering the green world. I bought a new green purse in Andorra and wore a green cardigan set yesterday. I kind old lady in the doctor's office waiting area asked me how I got my purse to match my sweater perfectly. I also have a new favorite sweatshirt from the vineyard which is green (a zip up hoody).
I could apologize for skipping a whole two months of blogging, but then I'd just be apologizing everytime I post something.
Tomorrow begins the Month of June. I'll have to think of a catchy phrase for the "Happy Summer" post.
A and I just returned from 12 days in Spain (We toured Barcelona, Andorra, the southeast coast of France, the north east coast of Spain, and the Dali museum in Figueres)! Vacation is grand. It is such a great life to be on vacation. One disconcerting thing about the trip: We visited three countries and didn't get ONE stamp in our passport. What's the point of having pages in my passport if no one is going to stamp them?
We are back in the working world now...it's nice to be welcomed back, but it's still work. I'm sure you all understand.
I'll post pictures in a couple days so stay tuned!!! We took 925 pics during the trip, I don't think I'll post them all, but be prepared for several hundred!
Off the top of my head April and May highlights:
The east coast R's celebrated Easter with afternoon Tea on Saturday and dinner at the Parker House on Sunday.
Emily ran the boston marathon!
Britta visited from Guatemala!
Ro, Camille, and Leo came to "See Emily Run"!
Mom and Dad moved back to S-town! (They are loving the CA weather and not missing Beantown in the least)
All of the above happened in one weekend. Thanks to Al and Kathy for transporting my new pink couch in time for the guests!!!
Sis has begun the house hunt....phew that's a lot of work in addition to the overtime she's working!
I ran the James Joyce Ramble for the second year in a row....and am now gearing up for a half marathon in Montreal on Sept 9th.
I traveled to South Dakota for work. It was fun to listen to the cows outside of my hotel room at night.
We packed and prepped for Spain and fit in a weekend trip to the Vineyard between South Dakota and Spain. I lounged and went running, A cut down dead trees with a chainsaw.
Upon returning from Spain, we found out such happy happy news, I have to share: Rattler and Michael got a baby boy!!!
the BookClub is moving along at a quick pace. We read "The Namesake" and are now reading Kurt Vonnegut's "Slapstick". A man next to me on the plan was reading a book by Paolo Coehlo (the author of The Alchemist, which was our first bookclub book) called Virginia Decides to Die (or something). I'd like to read another Coehlo book. I am greatly enjoying my newfound love for books. I read "In Her Shoes" on the plane to and from Spain. The book is much much much better than the movie.
I think you're caught up now. More updates and random thoughts to come. (hopefully, more frequently).
P.S. I think I'm leaving the pink fashion phase and entering the green world. I bought a new green purse in Andorra and wore a green cardigan set yesterday. I kind old lady in the doctor's office waiting area asked me how I got my purse to match my sweater perfectly. I also have a new favorite sweatshirt from the vineyard which is green (a zip up hoody).
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