Sunday, August 1, 2010

Back together....

It is so great to have Jeff and Norah back home! I love having us all together! This morning it is rainy and cloudy here...which has cooled off the temperatures...but has us inside...so it is play-doh time...



Norah takes Play-Doh time seriously!

So we got some tickets to see Disney on Ice: Toy Story 3 in October. I think it will be lots of fun! We are going to be going with some friends and I actually got a special friend of Norah's a ticket too...Shhhh....I haven't told him yet....it will be a birthday surprise for him!
I guess I should fill in on the whole weekend...Friday was work, then ran a couple errands, got one of my favorite dinners (Salmon Kabobs from Zoes...yum!), went for a run, showered and headed to Shannon's house to say goodbye before she leaves for a month! Then came home and talked on the phone with a dear friend who loves to play "phone tag" so since I actually had her on the phone...it ended up being a 2 hour conversation...I hope to get to see her soon. So once I was off it was time for bed.
Saturday...took the dogs out and then crawled back in the bed as I stayed up way past my bedtime Friday night. I had originally planned to run at the Greenway early but since I couldn't drag myself out of bed...I opted to run a couple errands first and then headed out for my run at 11:30 and just ran down the street and a neighborhood beside us. My original plan was for 4-5 miles but the humidity got to me and I only did 3.7 miles. I definitely like to run in the colder weather better...just have to remember in the summer I really need to run early in the morning. Got home and got ready for the family to return. J and N got home and then it was Norah's nap time. When she got up I took her to get "ice cream" at Yofuria and then we headed to a baseball game for a work event. Norah was tired and hungry...so Jeff decided to just bring her back and I stayed at the game. I actually left early compared to others (was there 4 hours) and got home around 9:30 or 10 pm. Was pretty tired so it was off to bed!
So back to today...indoor activities are happening...play-doh, coloring, etc. So just hanging out with the family. :)
Back to running...I have been thinking about races I want to do...first I know that I want to do races in colder temps...so here are some races I am doing or at least thinking about...
This is the medal for the Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon on October 24, 2010

Kiawah Half Marathon which is December 11, 2010.

Charleston Half-Marathon January 15, 2011
All these courses should be pretty flat and I am not really concerned about my time doing any of them...but having races to look forward to keeps me motivated. I really love to run but I am slow and really don't have intentions to ever really get "fast." Don't get me wrong...I want to improve on my time but really just enjoy doing a race and running. Now if I could just talk Jeff into doing one of these with me....
Also my boss did approve my part-time schedule once school starts...which is in 3 weeks! I am getting excited and hope to be able to juggle everything :)
Well I'm off to chill with the precious little one!

1 comment:

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sounds like you are in the right direction of planning your marathon...it sounds fun!