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Monday, 07 May 2012

Friday, 13 April 2012

  • Half the run, twice the fun

    The much-anticipated Big D Half Marathon is Sunday. I have been training and thinking about this since the year began! I am both excited and terrified. All training and new knowledge aside, I still have this small fear that this bucket list item won't be realized, that somehow, I will be unable to complete the 13.1 miles. It certainly doesn't help my fear that it is almost certainly going to rain this Sunday. Howevet, the thought of running in the rain for the first time doesn't scare me as much as the thought that the race could be cancelled (if there is lightning).

    I am always glad to remind myself how far I've come. With all my physical ailments and pain, I am a runner! I am in the best shape of my life! These are definitely the thoughts that should be running its course through my mind.

Monday, 09 April 2012

  • Top 10 Things I Learned in Europe

    10. Paris, London, and Barcelona do not take Discover. Visa really is everywhere you want to be.
    9. Google is a godsend. Maps, Docs, thank you.
    8. It really helps to attempt to speak the language initially, before defaulting to English (or before the listener puts you out of your misery). It also helps to be female. And young.
    7. Rick Steves is your best friend. So are people who post on his travel forums.
    6. Apparently, there are a million Filipinos in Barcelona.
    5. Everyone is hot in Barcelona. And Paris. And London.
    4. The amount of walking you do never balances the food you eat.
    3. When selecting clothes, go up by 2 sizes. It doesn't matter if the tag claims to convert to the UK or USA measurements. You are still too big.
    2. It is unbelievable how Europeans stay so skinny when every restaurant's meal begins with free bread.
    1. Getting servers to understand you want (free) tap water, not bottled spring or mineral water, will undoubtedly be the hardest thing you have to do in Europe.

  • 6 days to 13.1 miles

    Got back from my Europe trip. It was a trip of a lifetime, for sure, especially with the set of girls I went with.

    The Euro-phoria (wink wink) is still there, but it is tapered down by the fact I am doing a half marathon in...oh, 6 days, and I haven't run in 10. Granted, I "cross-trained" in Europe, as we walked 6.5 to 10 miles a day. (Yes, I wore my pedometer.)

    I ran/walked 2 miles today and had to stop bc I am still so sore/tried from the trip. Wish me luck!

    P.S. I will update on the trip soon, hopefully, if I get a chance between training and sorting through hundreds upon hundreds of photos.

Sunday, 08 April 2012

Friday, 23 March 2012

Friday, 16 March 2012

  • Green and Blue

    Sometimes I get a sting of longing for another life. It doesn't happen very often, thank goodness. I've learned you have got to let yourself cry about it, talk/pray it out, and just keep moving.
    If you are making mindful decisions, taking care of yourself and others, and investing in things that make progress... You are probably where/who you need to be.

Wednesday, 07 March 2012

  • Nontrivial Pursuits

    It's funny how I worry myself with fear of public failure, even if it is only in front of people that love me.  But just when I think I'm going to keep my new pursuits to myself, in case everything goes south, I can't stand not sharing with others.  I can't hold back the excitement...or not beg opinions and advice.

Monday, 27 February 2012

  • Hello, I'm still alive!

    Making good on my new year's resolutions and bucket list items are exhausting!  Perhaps I've bitten off more than I can chew?  Just keep chewing, just keep chewing...!

    I've swapped out for yet another roommate, decidedly my last.  Come summer, I'll be flying solo.  Exciting and hopefully less lonely than I am imagining it will be.  Been busy with work.  My 6 monthsary will be the 29th, Leap Day.  I am still training for my half marathon in April, but it's been slow as I've been hit with an ear infection and a small cold since the I ran the Chocolate Run.  Darn Sjogren's Syndrome!  Apparently, lots of exercise is bad for me. :o)  I can't wait to feel normal again, because I'm constantly tired so I've barely been running much at all.  I made good on another New Year's Resolution last Friday, and the experience so far is eye-opening.  I am feeling very much out of my element, but I am hoping for good outcomes.  I've been planning a trip to Europe (London, Paris, Barcelona) with a few girl friends, and I cannot wait!  I feel like it's been forever since I've had a vacation. 

    It's going to be a busy year.

Saturday, 11 February 2012

  • Love is...

    Had a fantastic Single's Valentines Day dinner with friends Friday night at Toulouse.  Amazing food, conversation, and the best scotch I've had to date.  I've been in many 5ks, but I ran my first one this morning.  It was brutal, running in our first below 30 degree day this winter (I think).  If the temperature had been warmer, I'm certain I would have done much better, but I am thrilled with my time and it was a great bonding experience for Vanessa and me, as we ran the entire race side by side.  We completed the 5k/3.5 miles race in 38 minutes!  This was definitely the most fun 5k I've ever been in, running with some great friends and getting rewarded with delicious Ghirardelli fondue and hot chocolate!  I definitely would like to run the Hot Chocolate next year!

    Good times.  I've got everything I need and most everything I could want in my life right now.  I'm terribly terribly blessed.